Bazaar 0.90 release candidate 1 now available

James Westby jw+debian at jameswestby.net
Wed Aug 15 00:18:26 BST 2007


I am happy to announce the Release Candidate 1 of Bazaar 0.90. This
release provides over 50 changes, including:

 * 10 bugfixes
 * 25 user visible improvements
 * 20+ enhancements to internals.

Some of the highlights include pyrex implementations of some performance
critical functions, algorithm changes giving performance improvements to
merging and merge directive generation, a send command which will make
contributing changes back easier and connection sharing to reduce the
number of connections that must be made to a remote location in some
situations.

As noted above this release includes optional pyrex implementations of
some performance critical functions. In order to use these you need to
compile them before installing. If you are running from source then
it is recommended to use 'make' to build and install Bazaar. 'make' will
take care of compiling the extensions for you. If you use
'python setup.py install' then the extensions will also be compiled for
you as well. Note that you will need the python headers installed in
order to compile the extensions against them. On some Linux
distributions that may involve installing an extra package (commonly
called python-dev or python-devel).

If you would like to help us improve Bazaar by telling us about yourself
and what we could do better, please register and complete the online
survey here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=L94RvLswhKdktrxiHWiX3g_3d_3d.

Tarballs:

http://bazaar-vcs.org/releases/src/bzr-0.90rc1.tar.gz

and GPG signature:

http://bazaar-vcs.org/releases/src/bzr-0.90rc1.tar.gz.sig

  (signed with B577FE13)

Please test this release and report any problems.  If there are no major
problems, this release will become 0.90 final on or around the target
release date of 21-Aug-2007.

I've attached a summary of the changes in 0.90rc1, based on NEWS.
*Authors of plug-ins and 3rd party tools should note the library API
breaks section in particular.*

Many thanks to all the contributors to this release!

Thanks,

James Westby - 0.90 Release Manager


bzr 0.90rc1 2007-08-14

  BUGFIXES:

    * ``bzr init`` should connect to the remote location one time only.  We
      have been connecting several times because we forget to pass around the
      Transport object. This modifies ``BzrDir.create_branch_convenience``,
      so that we can give it the Transport we already have.
      (John Arbash Meinel, Vincent Ladeuil, #111702)

    * Get rid of sftp connection cache (get rid of the FTP one too).
      (Vincent Ladeuil, #43731)

    * bzr branch {local|remote} remote don't try to create a working tree
      anymore.
      (Vincent Ladeuil, #112173)

    * All identified multiple connections for a single bzr command have been
      fixed. See bzrlib/tests/commands directory.
      (Vincent Ladeuil)

    * ``bzr rm`` now does not insist on ``--force`` to delete files that
      have been renamed but not otherwise modified.  (Marius Kruger,
      #111664)

    * ``bzr selftest --bench`` no longer emits deprecation warnings
      (Lukáš Lalinský)

    * ``bzr status`` now honours FILE parameters for conflict lists
      (Aaron Bentley, #127606)

    * ``bzr checkout`` now honours -r when reconstituting a working tree.
      It also honours -r 0.  (Aaron Bentley, #127708)

    * ``bzr add *`` no more fails on Windows if working tree contains
      non-ascii file names. (Kuno Meyer, #127361)

    * allow ``easy_install bzr`` runs without fatal errors. 
      (Alexander Belchenko, #125521)

    * Graph._filter_candidate_lca does not raise KeyError if a candidate
      is eliminated just before it would normally be examined.  (Aaron Bentley)

    * SMTP connection failures produce a nice message, not a traceback.
      (Aaron Bentley)

  IMPROVEMENTS:

    * Don't show "dots" progress indicators when run non-interactively, such
      as from cron.  (Martin Pool)

    * ``info`` now formats locations more nicely and lists "submit" and
      "public" branches (Aaron Bentley)

    * New ``pack`` command that will trigger database compression within
      the repository (Robert Collins)

    * Implement ``_KnitIndex._load_data`` in a pyrex extension. The pyrex
      version is approximately 2-3x faster at parsing a ``.kndx`` file.
      Which yields a measurable improvement for commands which have to
      read from the repository, such as a 1s => 0.75s improvement in
      ``bzr diff`` when there are changes to be shown.  (John Arbash Meinel)

    * Merge is now faster.  Depending on the scenario, it can be more than 2x
      faster. (Aaron Bentley)

    * Give a clearer warning, and allow ``python setup.py install`` to
      succeed even if pyrex is not available.
      (John Arbash Meinel)

    * ``DirState._read_dirblocks`` now has an optional Pyrex
      implementation. This improves the speed of any command that has to
      read the entire DirState. (``diff``, ``status``, etc, improve by
      about 10%).
      ``bisect_dirblocks`` has also been improved, which helps all
      ``_get_entry`` type calls (whenever we are searching for a
      particular entry in the in-memory DirState).
      (John Arbash Meinel)

    * ``bzr pull`` and ``bzr push`` no longer do a complete walk of the 
      branch revision history for ui display unless -v is supplied.
      (Robert Collins)

    * ``bzr log -rA..B`` output shifted to the left margin if the log only 
      contains merge revisions. (Kent Gibson) 

    * The ``plugins`` command is now public with improved help.
      (Ian Clatworthy)

    * New bundle and merge directive formats are faster to generate, and
      more robust against email mangling.  New `send` command replaces
      `bundle-revisions` and `merge-directive`.  (Aaron Bentley)

    * Annotate merge now works when there are local changes. (Aaron Bentley)

    * Commit now only shows the progress in terms of directories instead of
      entries. (Ian Clatworthy)

    * Fix ``KnitRepository.get_revision_graph`` to not request the graph 2
      times. This makes ``get_revision_graph`` 2x faster. (John Arbash
      Meinel)

    * Fix ``VersionedFile.get_graph()`` to avoid using
      ``set.difference_update(other)``, which has bad scaling when
      ``other`` is large. This improves ``VF.get_graph([version_id])`` for
      a 12.5k graph from 2.9s down to 200ms. (John Arbash Meinel)

    * The ``--lsprof-file`` option now generates output for KCacheGrind if
      the file starts with ``callgrind.out``. This matches the default file
      filtering done by KCacheGrind's Open Dialog. (Ian Clatworthy)

    * Fix ``bzr update`` to avoid an unnecessary
      ``branch.get_master_branch`` call, which avoids 1 extra connection
      to the remote server. (Partial fix for #128076, John Arbash Meinel)

    * Log errors from the smart server in the trace file, to make debugging 
      test failures (and live failures!) easier.  (Andrew Bennetts)
      
    * The HTML version of the man page has been superceded by a more
      comprehensive manual called the Bazaar User Reference. This manual
      is completed generated from the online help topics. As part of this
      change, limited reStructuredText is now explicitly supported in help
      topics and command help with 'unnatural' markup being removed prior
      to display by the online help or inclusion in the man page.
      (Ian Clatworthy)

    * HTML documentation now use files extension *.html (Alexander Belchenko)

    * The cache of ignore definitions is now cleared in WorkingTree.unlock()
      so that changes to .bzrignore aren't missed. (#129694, Daniel Watkins)

    * ``bzr selftest --strict'' fails if there are any missing features or
      expected test failures. (Daniel Watkins, #111914)

    * Link to registration survey added to README. (Ian Clatworthy)

    * Windows standalone installer show link to registration survey
      when installation finished. (Alexander Belchenko)

  LIBRARY API BREAKS:

    * Deprecated dictionary ``bzrlib.option.SHORT_OPTIONS`` removed.
      Options are now required to provide a help string and it must
      comply with the style guide by being one or more sentences with an
      initial capital and final period. (Martin Pool)

    * KnitIndex.get_parents now returns tuples. (Robert Collins)

    * Ancient unused ``Repository.text_store`` attribute has been removed.
      (Robert Collins)

    * The ``bzrlib.pack`` interface has changed to use tuples of bytestrings
      rather than just bytestrings, making it easier to represent multiple
      element names. As this interface was not used by any internal facilities
      since it was introduced in 0.18 no API compatibility is being preserved.
      The serialised form of these packs is identical with 0.18 when a single
      element tuple is in use. (Robert Collins)

  INTERNALS:

    * merge now uses ``iter_changes`` to calculate changes, which makes room for
      future performance increases.  It is also more consistent with other
      operations that perform comparisons, and reduces reliance on
      Tree.inventory.  (Aaron Bentley)

    * Refactoring of transport classes connected to a remote server.
      ConnectedTransport is a new class that serves as a basis for all
      transports needing to connect to a remote server.  transport.split_url
      have been deprecated, use the static method on the object instead. URL
      tests have been refactored too.
      (Vincent Ladeuil)

    * Better connection sharing for ConnectedTransport objects.
      transport.get_transport() now accepts a 'possible_transports' parameter.
      If a newly requested transport can share a connection with one of the
      list, it will.
      (Vincent Ladeuil)

    * Most functions now accept ``bzrlib.revision.NULL_REVISION`` to indicate
      the null revision, and consider using ``None`` for this purpose
      deprecated.  (Aaron Bentley)

    * New ``index`` module with abstract index functionality. This will be
      used during the planned changes in the repository layer. Currently the
      index layer provides a graph aware immutable index, a builder for the
      same index type to allow creating them, and finally a composer for
      such indices to allow the use of many indices in a single query. The
      index performance is not optimised, however the API is stable to allow
      development on top of the index. (Robert Collins)

    * ``bzrlib.dirstate.cmp_by_dirs`` can be used to compare two paths by
      their directory sections. This is equivalent to comparing
      ``path.split('/')``, only without having to split the paths.
      This has a Pyrex implementation available.
      (John Arbash Meinel)

    * New transport decorator 'unlistable+' which disables the list_dir
      functionality for testing.

    * Deprecated ``change_entry`` in transform.py. (Ian Clatworthy)

    * RevisionTree.get_weave is now deprecated.  Tree.plan_merge is now used
      for performing annotate-merge.  (Aaron Bentley)

    * New EmailMessage class to create email messages. (Adeodato Simó)

    * Unused functions on the private interface KnitIndex have been removed.
      (Robert Collins)

    * New ``knit.KnitGraphIndex`` which provides a ``KnitIndex`` layered on top
      of a ``index.GraphIndex``. (Robert Collins)

    * New ``knit.KnitVersionedFile.iter_parents`` method that allows querying
      the parents of many knit nodes at once, reducing round trips to the 
      underlying index. (Robert Collins)

    * Graph now has an is_ancestor method, various bits use it.
      (Aaron Bentley)

    * The ``-Dhpss`` flag now includes timing information. As well as
      logging when a new connection is opened. (John Arbash Meinel)

    * ``bzrlib.pack.ContainerWriter`` now returns an offset, length tuple to
      callers when inserting data, allowing generation of readv style access
      during pack creation, without needing a separate pass across the output
      pack to gather such details. (Robert Collins)

    * ``bzrlib.pack.make_readv_reader`` allows readv based access to pack
      files that are stored on a transport. (Robert Collins)

    * New ``Repository.has_same_location`` method that reports if two
      repository objects refer to the same repository (although with some risk
      of false negatives).  (Andrew Bennetts)

    * InterTree.compare now passes require_versioned on correctly.
      (Marius Kruger)

    * New methods on Repository - ``start_write_group``,
      ``commit_write_group``, ``abort_write_group`` and ``is_in_write_group`` -
      which provide a clean hook point for transactional Repositories - ones
      where all the data for a fetch or commit needs to be made atomically
      available in one step. This allows the write lock to remain while making
      a series of data insertions.  (e.g. data conversion). (Robert Collins)

    * In ``bzrlib.knit`` the internal interface has been altered to use
      3-tuples (index, pos, length) rather than two-tuples (pos, length) to
      describe where data in a knit is, allowing knits to be split into 
      many files. (Robert Collins)

    * ``bzrlib.knit._KnitData`` split into cache management and physical access
      with two access classes - ``_PackAccess`` and ``_KnitAccess`` defined.
      The former provides access into a .pack file, and the latter provides the
      current production repository form of .knit files. (Robert Collins)

  TESTING:

    * Remove selftest ``--clean-output``, ``--numbered-dirs`` and
      ``--keep-output`` options, which are obsolete now that tests
      are done within directories in $TMPDIR.  (Martin Pool)

    * The SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable is now reset to avoid 
      interaction with any running ssh agents.  (Jelmer Vernooij, #125955)

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