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.IX Title "nbdkit-release-notes-1.8 1"
.TH nbdkit-release-notes-1.8 1 2024-01-17 nbdkit-1.36.3 NBDKIT
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.SH NAME
nbdkit\-release\-notes\-1.8 \- release notes for nbdkit 1.8
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
These are the release notes for nbdkit stable release 1.8.
This describes the major changes since 1.6.
.PP
nbdkit 1.8.0 was released on 12th November 2018.
.SS "New features"
.IX Subsection "New features"
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New plugin: \fBnbdkit\-sh\-plugin\fR\|(1) for running shell scripts and other
external programs.  See:
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/write\-nbdkit\-plugins\-in\-shell\-script/
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New plugin: \fBnbdkit\-partitioning\-plugin\fR\|(1) which creates a
partitioned disk from a list of partitions in files.
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New plugin: \fBnbdkit\-iso\-plugin\fR\|(1) which creates an ISO (CD-ROM)
image on the fly from a directory of files.  See:
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/new\-in\-nbdkit\-create\-an\-iso\-image\-on\-the\-fly/
.IP \(bu 4
New plugin: \fBnbdkit\-floppy\-plugin\fR\|(1) which creates a virtual
FAT-formatted floppy disk from a directory of files.
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/new\-in\-nbdkit\-create\-a\-virtual\-floppy\-disk/
.IP \(bu 4
Magic config key allows simpler invocation of many plugins, eg:
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\& nbdkit file file=foo
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becomes:
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\& nbdkit file foo
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\&\fBnbdkit\-data\-plugin\fR\|(1): Add \fIdisk2data.pl\fR script to generate data
parameters.
.IP \(bu 4
\&\fBnbdkit\-data\-plugin\fR\|(1) Use \f(CW\*(C`<file\*(C'\fR to inline a file.
.IP \(bu 4
\&\fBnbdkit\-vddk\-plugin\fR\|(1): Use \fI\-D\ vddk.diskinfo=1\fR to enable extra
debug information.
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tests: Use a helper function to refactor and simplify most tests.
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\&\fBnbdkit\-partition\-filter\fR\|(1): Can handle > 128 GPT partitions.
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nbdkit can be compiled on the Haiku operating system
(François Revol).
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New \f(CW\*(C`nbdkit_parse_bool\*(C'\fR API for parsing boolean parameters
(Eric Blake).
.IP \(bu 4
\&\fBnbdkit\-log\-filter\fR\|(1): Add \f(CW\*(C`logappend=[true|false]\*(C'\fR
(Eric Blake).
.IP \(bu 4
\&\fBnbdkit\-ocaml\-plugin\fR\|(3): New \f(CW\*(C`set_error\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`debug\*(C'\fR calls.
.IP \(bu 4
Analyze code under AddressSanitizer and ThreadSanitizer and fix bugs
(Eric Blake).
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Analyze code under Coverity and fix bugs.
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Tests now run more quickly.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBnbdkit\fR\|(1),
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2018\-November/msg00111.html.
.SH AUTHORS
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
Eric Blake
.PP
Richard W.M. Jones
.SH COPYRIGHT
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright Red Hat
.SH LICENSE
.IX Header "LICENSE"
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
.IP \(bu 4
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
.IP \(bu 4
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.IP \(bu 4
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used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
specific prior written permission.
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