From 6a9222996d2f6fb574c3ce928739cb43bebc2178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robi Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:23:35 +0000 Subject: versions stuff 0.2.0-pv2 --- ChangeLog | 17 ++--------------- NEWS | 5 +++++ README | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ configure | 2 +- configure.in | 2 +- 5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ba45ee3..7725a05 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,19 +1,6 @@ + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0.2.0-pv2 new: support and modification for some filetype +0.2.0-pv2 new: support and modification for a lot of filetype change :adjusting settings for version file-5.04 change :stabilization of the magic scan functions BUG: segfault if filesystem can not open. diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b4e914c..eeca32c 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +ext4magic 0.2.0 pv2 The magic functions have been adjusted for libmagic (file-5.04) + Many bugs have been fixed and added support for many file types + + + ext4magic 0.2.0 pv0 First test version of ext3 magic-scan-functions. This is a novel multi-stage recovery. There are several recover methods used in succession. All functions use journal entries. Furthermore, the library libmagic and coded file properties are implemented. diff --git a/README b/README index 9432047..573804c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ Now you can test ext4magic with the deleted copy. A few responses: working or not working, the last words before a crash, or what file types are ok and which not, can help to improve the features and to develop the tool further. + + + + A few words about the current development status 0.2.0-pv2 + ----------------------------------------------------------- + Extensive testing has confirmed that magic-functions are now stable with libmagic of file-5.04. + Good support exists for: all text file types, a lot of image formats, Open Office documents, PDF, + TAR, CPIO, BZ2, ZIP, GZIP, 7Z. Some audio and video formats and a lot more is often restored correctly. + + Major problems still exist with some multimedia formats and some documents. + For example: MP3, OGG and MS Office files. The recovery of CD/DVD images and other file system containers + is also problematic. + + The Magic functions do not work particularly fast, but we find some files that other tools can not recover. + In real file systems are unfortunately often ext4magic also find many very old files. + The idea, to prevent this by using the metadata from the journal, is definitely good, but + in a real file system it works only limited. In test file systems it works very well, but in a real + file system journal we find not always enough of these metadata to prevent the recover of very old files. + + + robi@users.berlios.de !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! diff --git a/configure b/configure index 9d6b49a..261ddd6 100755 --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ fi # Define the identity of the package. PACKAGE=ext4magic - VERSION=0.2.0-pv0 + VERSION=0.2.0-pv2 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in index dfd6c8a..388db36 100644 --- a/configure.in +++ b/configure.in @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ AC_INIT(configure.in) AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h) -AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ext4magic, 0.2.0-pv0) +AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ext4magic, 0.2.0-pv2) AC_LANG_C AC_PROG_CC -- cgit v1.2.3