ChangeLog
2021-08-02 - 3.1.2 -> 3.2.3
- Home page link http to https
- Added repository link
- Removed Slackware package versions from 11.0-12.1 and
added 14.0, 14.1, 14.2
- Changed rsh (netkit) link from
ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/
to
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/netkit
- Change to sha256sum
- Removed stunnel prerequisite
- Added several new prerequisites
- Moved old file cleanup to bottom
2017-03-02 - 3.0.2 -> 3.1.2
- Removed md5sum
- Added stunnel prerequisite
2008/05/21 - 2.6.9 -> 3.0.2
includes security fix:
<a href="http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_2">http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_2</a>
- Updated Slackware note for 12.0 and 12.1
May 8, 2007 - 2.6.8 -> 2.6.9
- Added note about version included with Slackware
- Clean up old versions in /usr and /usr/local
- Pass --prefix=/usr to configure
Aug 5, 2006 - 2.6.7 -> 2.6.8
Apr 4, 2006 - 2.6.6 -> 2.6.7
- Only run removepkg if it exists
Sep 8, 2005 - 2.6.5 -> 2.6.6
Jun 9, 2005 - 2.6.4 -> 2.6.5
- Added sha1sum verification
- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
- Run chown -R root:root . when $UID = 0
- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
Mar 31, 2005 - 2.6.3 -> 2.6.4
- root.root -> root:root
- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
Sep 30, 2004 - 2.6.3pre1 -> 2.6.3
Sep 2, 2004 - 2.6.2 -> 2.6.3pre1 (security)
<a href="http://rsync.samba.org/#security_aug04">http://rsync.samba.org/#security_aug04</a>
May 4, 2004 - 2.6.1 -> 2.6.2
Apr 29, 2004 - 2.6.0 -> 2.6.1
Feb 5, 2004 - Updated download URL from http://ftp.samba.org/ to
http://rsync.samba.org/
Jan 14, 2003 - 2.5.7 -> 2.6.0
- Fix configure by downloading a fixed configure.in, then
run autoconf
Dec 4, 2003 - 2.5.6 -> 2.5.7
Fixes a heap overflow that combined with the Linux kernel
brk problem, opened up a gentoo rsync server to a root
compromise
CVE candidate:
<a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962</a>
- Create ~/installed with mode 700
- Minor update to gpg verification part
- Added a few (obvious) prerequisites
Mar 13, 2003 - 2.5.5 -> 2.5.6
- Added gpg verification of tarball
- Added removal of old source and tarballs
- Added homepage link
- Added prerequisites
- Added --disable-ipv6 to configure
Jun 11, 2002 - First entry