From e61ade9e03e754b5bde70518223b1e9d92ab57e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Wong Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 06:39:36 +0000 Subject: doc: TODO and release notes updates ahead of 1.6 Some more things have happened... And drop some items which are too expensive to support, such as automatic mirroring. --- Documentation/RelNotes/v1.6.0.eml | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/RelNotes') diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/v1.6.0.eml b/Documentation/RelNotes/v1.6.0.eml index 4f72f352..153b1f13 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/v1.6.0.eml +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/v1.6.0.eml @@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ on HDD storage, though we can't defy the laws of physics, either. on message delivery (or spam removal) to wake up read-only daemons via inotify or kqueue. -* Upgrading + - `--help' switch supported by command-line tools + +* Upgrading for new features in 1.6 The ordering of these steps is only necessary if you intend to - use some new features of this release. + use some new features in 1.6. Future releases may have + different instructions (or be entirely transparent). 0. install (use your OS package manager, or "make install") @@ -129,13 +132,35 @@ on HDD storage, though we can't defy the laws of physics, either. retrieval - mbox search results may now include all messages pertaining to that - thread (requires `--reindex' mentioned in `Upgrading'). + thread. Needs `--reindex' mentioned above in + `Upgrading for new features in 1.6'. + + - fix mbox.gz search results downloads for lynx users + + - small navigation tweaks, more prominent mirroring instructions * public-inbox-watch - Linux::Inotify2 or IO::KQueue is used directly, Filesys::Notify::Simple is no longer required + - NNTP groups and IMAP mailboxes may be watched in addition + to Maildirs (lightly tested). + +* Ongoing internal changes + + - reduce event loop hogging for many-inbox support + + - use more Perl v5.10-isms, future-proof against Perl 8 + + - more consistent variable and field naming, improve internal + documentation and comments + + - start supporting >=40 char git identifiers for SHA-256 + + - test -httpd-specific code paths via Plack::Test::ExternalServer + in addition to generic PSGI paths. + Please report bugs via plain-text mail to: meta@public-inbox.org See archives at https://public-inbox.org/meta/ for all history. -- cgit v1.2.3-24-ge0c7