CHANGES.md

   1 CHANGES - 2.2.6 - 2017-10-19
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   4
   5 Changes in CUPS v2.2.6
   6 ----------------------
   7
   8 - Added USB quirks rules for Canon MP540 and Samsung ML-2160 (Issue #5148)
   9
  10
  11 Changes in CUPS v2.2.5
  12 ----------------------
  13
  14 - The scheduler's `-t` option did not force all errors to the standard error
  15   file, making debugging of configuration problems hard (Issue #5041)
  16 - Fixed a typo in the CUPS Programming Manual (Issue #5042)
  17 - Fixed RPM packaging issue (Issue #5043, Issue #5044)
  18 - The `cupsGetDests` function incorrectly returned an empty list of printers if
  19   there was no default printer (Issue #5046)
  20 - The `cupsGetDests` function waited too long for network printers (Issue #5049)
  21 - Libtool support was completely broken with current libtool versions that use
  22   an incompatible command-line syntax (Issue #5050)
  23 - Fixed a build issue with `--enable-mallinfo` (Issue #5051)
  24 - The ippserver test program contained a deadlock issue (Issue #5054)
  25 - The `cupsLocalizeDest*` functions did not provide base localizations for
  26   all registered IPP attributes and values (Issue #5056)
  27 - The --enable-libtool configure option requires a path to the libtool program,
  28   but doesn't document or check for it (Issue #5062)
  29 - Fixed the `SSLOptions DenyCBC` option when using GNU TLS (Issue #5065)
  30 - Fixed the `ServerTokens None` option (Issue #5065)
  31 - Fixed the default `ServerAlias` value from `ServerName` (Issue #5072)
  32 - Fixed the adminurl field in the TXT record for fully-qualified `ServerName`
  33   values (Issue #5074)
  34 - The scheduler now creates a PID file when not running on demand with a modern
  35   service launcher (Issue #5080)
  36 - The web interface did not support newer language identifiers used by Microsoft
  37   web browsers (Issue #5803)
  38 - Updated the cups-files.conf and cupsd.conf file documentation for missing
  39   directives (Issue #5084)
  40 - Fixed an Avahi-related crash bug in the scheduler (Issue #5085, Issue #5086)
  41 - Fixed the interactions between the "print-quality" and "cupsPrintQuality"
  42   options (Issue #5090)
  43 - The IPP Everywhere PPD generator now sorts the supported resolutions before
  44   choosing them for draft, normal, and best quality modes (Issue #5091)
  45 - Fixed the localization unit test on Linux (Issue #5097)
  46 - The CUPS library did not reuse domain sockets (Issue #5098)
  47 - Fixed the "make check" target for some environments (Issue #5099)
  48 - The scheduler woke up once per second to remove old temporary queues
  49   (Issue #5100)
  50 - Added USB quirk rule for Kyocera printer (Issue #5102, Issue #5103)
  51 - Re-documented the limits of `file:///...` device URIs and moved the FileDevice
  52   directive in `cups-files.conf` to the list of deprecated configuration
  53   directives (Issue #5117)
  54 - Added USB quirk rule for HP LaserJet 1160 printer (Issue #5121)
  55 - Fixed the script interpreter detection in the configure script (Issue #5122)
  56 - The network backends now retry on more error conditions (Issue #5123)
  57 - Added a French translation of the web interface (Issue #5134)
  58 - `cupsGetDests2` was not using the supplied HTTP connection (Issue #5135)
  59 - `httpAddrConnect` leaked sockets in certain circumstances, causing some
  60   printers to hang (rdar://31965686)
  61 - Fixed an issue with Chinese localizations on macOS (rdar://32419311)
  62 - The IPP backend now always sends the "finishings" attribute for printers that
  63   support it because otherwise the client cannot override printer defaults
  64   (rdar://33169732)
  65 - The `cupsGetNamedDest` function did not use the local default printer
  66   (rdar://33228500)
  67 - The IPP backend incorrectly sent the "job-pages-per-set" attribute to PDF
  68   printers (rdar://33250434)
  69 - Fixed the `cups.strings` file that is used on macOS (rdar://33287650)
  70 - CUPS now sends the `Date` HTTP header in IPP requests (rdar://33302034)
  71 - The `ippCopyAttribute` function did not copy out-of-band values correctly
  72   (rdar://33688003)
  73 - Fixed the localization fallback code on macOS (rdar://33583699)
  74 - The scheduler did not run with a high enough priority, causing problems on
  75   busy systems (rdar://33789342)
  76 - Added support for Japanese Kaku 1 envelope size (rdar://34774110)
  77 - The `ipptool` program's `-P` option did not work correctly.
  78 - The `ipptool` program did not compare URI scheme or hostname components
  79   correctly for the WITH-ALL-HOSTNAMES, WITH-ALL-SCHEMES, WITH-HOSTNAME, or
  80   WITH-SCHEME predicates.
  81
  82
  83 Changes in CUPS v2.2.4
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  85
  86 - The scheduler did not remove old job files (Issue #4987)
  87 - cupsEnumDests did not return early when all printers had been discovered
  88   (Issue #4989)
  89 - The CUPS build system now supports cross-compilation (Issue #4897)
  90 - Added a new CUPS Programming Manual to replace the aging API documentation.
  91 - Added the `cupsAddIntegerOption` and `cupsGetIntegerOption` functions
  92   (Issue #4992)
  93 - The `cupsGetDests` and `cupsCreateJob` functions now support Bonjour printers
  94   (Issue #4993)
  95 - Added a USB quirk rule for Lexmark E260dn printers (Issue #4994)
  96 - Fixed a potential buffer overflow in the `cupstestppd` utility (Issue #4996)
  97 - IPP Everywhere improvements (Issue #4998)
  98 - Fixed the "cancel all jobs" function in the web interface for several
  99   languages (Issue #4999)
 100 - Fixed issues with local queues (Issue #5003, Issue #5008, Issue #5009)
 101 - The `lpstat` command now supports a `-e` option to enumerate local printers
 102   (either previously added or on the network) that can be accessed
 103   (Issue #5005)
 104 - The `lp` and `lpr` commands now support printing to network printers that
 105   haven't yet been added (Issue #5006)
 106 - Fixed a typo in the mime.types file.
 107 - Fixed a bug in the Spanish web interface template (Issue #5016)
 108 - The `cupsEnumDests*` and `cupsGetDest*` functions now report the value of the
 109   "printer-is-temporary" Printer Status attribute (Issue #5028)
 110 - Added Chinese localization (Issue #5029)
 111 - The `cupsCheckDestSupported` function did not support `NULL` values
 112   (Issue #5031)
 113 - Fixed some issues in the RPM spec file (Issue #5032)
 114 - The `cupsConnectDest` function now supports the `CUPS_DEST_FLAGS_DEVICE` flag
 115   for explicitly connecting to the device (printer) associated with the
 116   destination.
 117 - The `SSLOptions` directive in "client.conf" and "cupsd.conf" now supports
 118   `DenyCBC` and `DenyTLS1.0` options (Issue #5037)
 119
 120
 121 Changes in CUPS v2.2.3
 122 ----------------------
 123
 124 - The IPP backend could get into an infinite loop for certain errors, causing a
 125   hung queue (<rdar://problem/28008717>)
 126 - The scheduler could pause responding to client requests in order to save state
 127   changes to disk (<rdar://problem/28690656>)
 128 - Added support for PPD finishing keywords (Issue #4960, Issue #4961,
 129   Issue #4962)
 130 - The IPP backend did not send a media-col attribute for just the source or type
 131   (Issue #4963)
 132 - IPP Everywhere print queues did not always support all print qualities
 133   supported by the printer (Issue #4953)
 134 - IPP Everywhere print queues did not always support all media types supported
 135   by the printer (Issue #4953)
 136 - The IPP Everywhere PPD generator did not return useful error messages
 137   (Issue #4954)
 138 - The IPP Everywhere finishings support did not work correctly with common UI or
 139   command-line options (Issue #4976)
 140 - Fixed an error handling issue for the network backends (Issue #4979)
 141 - The default cupsd.conf file did not work on systems compiled without Kerberos
 142   support (Issue #4947)
 143 - The "reprint job" option was not available for some canceled jobs
 144   (Issue #4915)
 145 - Updated the job listing in the web interface (Issue #4978)
 146 - Fixed some localization issues on macOS (<rdar://problem/27245567>)
 147
 148
 149 Changes in CUPS v2.2.2
 150 ----------------------
 151
 152 - Fixed some issues with the Zebra ZPL printer driver (Issue #4898)
 153 - Fixed some issues with IPP Everywhere printer support (Issue #4893,
 154   Issue #4909, Issue #4916, Issue #4921, Issue #4923, Issue #4932, Issue #4933,
 155   Issue #4938)
 156 - The rastertopwg filter could crash with certain input (Issue #4942)
 157 - Optimized connection usage in the IPP backend (<rdar://problem/29547323>)
 158 - The scheduler did not detect when an encrypted connection was closed by the
 159   client on Linux (Issue #4901)
 160 - The cups-lpd program did not catch all legacy usage of ISO-8859-1
 161   (Issue #4899)
 162 - Fixed builds on systems without a working poll() implementation (Issue #4905)
 163 - Added a USB quirk rule for the Kyocera Ecosys P6026cdn (Issue #4900)
 164 - The scheduler no longer creates log files on startup
 165   (<rdar://problem/28332470>)
 166 - The ippContainsString function now uses case-insensitive comparisons for
 167   mimeMediaType, name, and text values in conformance with RFC 2911.
 168 - The network backends now log the addresses that were found for a printer
 169   (<rdar://problem/29268474>)
 170 - Let's Encrypt certificates did not work when the hostname contained uppercase
 171   letters (Issue #4919)
 172 - Fixed reporting of printed pages in the web interface (Issue #4924)
 173 - Updated systemd config files (Issue #4935)
 174 - Updated documentation (PR #4896)
 175 - Updated localizations (PR #4894, PR #4895, PR #4904, PR #4908, Issue #4946)
 176 - Updated packaging files (Issue #4940)
 177
 178
 179 Changes in CUPS v2.2.1
 180 ----------------------
 181
 182 - Added "CreateSelfSignedCerts" directive for cups-files.conf to control whether
 183   the scheduler automatically creates its own self-signed X.509 certificates for
 184   TLS connections (Issue #4876)
 185 - http*Connect did not handle partial failures (Issue #4870)
 186 - Addressed some build warnings on Linux (Issue #4881)
 187 - cupsHashData did not use the correct hashing algorithm
 188   (<rdar://problem/28209220>)
 189 - Updated man pages (PR #4885)
 190 - Updated localizations (PR #4877, PR #4886)
 191
 192
 193 Changes in CUPS v2.2.0
 194 ----------------------
 195
 196 - Normalized the TLS certificate validation code and added additional error
 197   messages to aid troubleshooting.
 198 - The httpConnect functions did not work on Linux when cupsd was not running
 199   (Issue #4870)
 200 - The --no-remote-any option of cupsctl had no effect (Issue #4866)
 201 - http*Connect did not return early when all addresses failed (Issue #4870)
 202
 203
 204 Changes in CUPS v2.2rc1
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 206
 207 - Updated the list of supported IPP Everywhere media types.
 208 - The IPP backend did not validate TLS credentials properly.
 209 - The printer-state-message attribute was not cleared after a print job with no
 210   errors (Issue #4851)
 211 - The CUPS-Add-Modify-Class and CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer operations did not
 212   always return an error for failed adds (Issue #4854)
 213 - PPD files with names longer than 127 bytes did not work (Issue #4860)
 214 - Updated localizations (Issue #4846, PR #4858)
 215
 216
 217 Changes in CUPS v2.2b2
 218 ----------------------
 219
 220 - Added Upstart support (PR #4825)
 221 - CUPS now supports Let's Encrypt certificates on Linux.
 222
 223
 224 Changes in CUPS v2.2b1
 225 ----------------------
 226
 227 - All CUPS commands now support POSIX options (Issue #4813)
 228 - The scheduler now restarts faster (Issue #4760)
 229 - Improved performance of web interface with large numbers of jobs (Issue #3819)
 230 - Encrypted printing can now be limited to only trusted printers and servers
 231   (<rdar://problem/25711658>)
 232 - The scheduler now advertises PWG Raster attributes for IPP Everywhere clients
 233   (Issue #4428)
 234 - The scheduler now logs informational messages for jobs at LogLevel "info"
 235   (Issue #4815)
 236 - The scheduler now uses the getgrouplist function when available (Issue #4611)
 237 - The IPP backend no longer enables compression by default except for certain
 238   raster formats that generally benefit from it (<rdar://problem/25166952>)
 239 - The scheduler did not handle out-of-disk situations gracefully (Issue #4742)
 240 - The LPD mini-daemon now detects invalid UTF-8 sequences in job, document, and
 241   user names (Issue #4748)
 242 - The IPP backend now continues on to the next job when the remote server/
 243   printer puts the job on hold (<rdar://problem/24858548>)
 244 - The scheduler did not cancel multi-document jobs immediately
 245   (<rdar://problem/24854834>)
 246 - The scheduler did not return non-shared printers to local clients unless they
 247   connected to the domain socket (<rdar://problem/24566996>)
 248 - The scheduler now reads the spool directory if one or more job cache entries
 249   point to deleted jobs (<rdar://problem/24048846>)
 250 - Added support for disc media sizes (<rdar://problem/20219536>)
 251 - The httpAddrConnect and httpConnect* APIs now try connecting to multiple
 252   addresses in parallel (<rdar://problem/20643153>)
 253 - The cupsd domain socket is no longer world-accessible on macOS
 254   (<rdar://problem/7542560>)
 255 - Interface scripts are no longer supported for security reasons
 256   (<rdar://problem/23135640>)
 257 - Added a new cupsHashData API and support for hashed job passwords
 258   (<rdar://problem/20221502>)
 259 - Localization fixes (<rdar://problem/25292403>, <rdar://problem/25461517>,
 260   Issue #4041, Issue #4796)
 261 - Documentation changes (Issue #4624, Issue #4781)
 262 - Packaging fixes (PR #4832)