now -A turns off preallocating (which is turned on by default)

[syren.git] / ChangeLog

v0.0.0
  [i] there were no changelogs nor public releases
v0.0.1 beta
  [+] added config file parser/loader/writer
  [+] added reconnection
  [+] added quiet/megaquiet modes (not tested)
  [+] save/load downloading state
  [*] fixed bug with config reader
  [+] added temporary options -ww & -d
  [*] fixed bug with "quiet" mode
  [*] brain-damaged svitonline replies with fucked status line. workaround.
      somebody, please, find the guy named "bymer" (author of "bandit" server)
      and cut his balls off. veeeery sloooowly.
      I WILL NOT MAKE "FIXES" FOR IDIOTIC PROGRAMS WRITTEN BY IDIOTS ANYMORE.
      READ RFC. WRITE *NORMAL* SOFT.
        Status-Line = HTTP-Version SP Status-Code SP Reason-Phrase CRLF
      RFC-2616.
      DIXI.
  [+] sources moved to "src" dir; added Makefile
  [+] added separate HTTP header manipulation module
  [*] HTTP interface changed
  [+] added option to write config file (-ww)
  [*] option "-d" active only in debug mode
  [+] added option "-D" to url-decode pathname for ftps
  [*] several small bugs fixed, not worth mentioning here
v0.0.3 pre
  [*] driver code rewritten
  [+] Syren prepared for 'big files'
  [*] 'download loop' moved out of main. i'm so close to libsyren... %-)
  [*] several small bugs fixed, as usually, not worth mentioning here
v0.0.3 beta
  [?] brain-fucked youtube gives relative address in "location". fixed?
  [-] 3drealms ftp can't accept my connection after PASV. where's the bug?
  [*] .syren file format changed
  [+] added option to re-download file with ".syren" (so one can keep and
      pass away state files)
  [+] added option to keep state file after successfull downloading
  [?] added (but not checked) proxy support
  [+] added signal catching (save state on user break or HUP/USR1)
  [*] brain-damaged FTP "server" on ftp.3drealms.com was written by dumb idiot.
      the author doesn't know that TCP is a STREAM protocol. fuck. made a workaround
      for this. 3drealms must die.
  [*] now calling "progress function" once in a half of a second (fix for speedy
      LAN connections)
  [+] added support for >2GB files
  [*] fixed stupid bug in syren_http.c (access to freed memory)
  [+] compiled and working on FreeBSD
  [*] several memleaks removed (tnx, valgrind %-)
  [*] fixed bug in http redirecting
  [*] and again fixed bug in http redirecting; i hope it's FINALLY fixed this time %-)
  [*] several small bugs fixed, as usually, not worth mentioning here
v0.0.4 beta
  [+] added switch to dump .syren state files (-D)
  [+] added switch to send "POST" request/data (-P)
  [*] not storing path to file in .syren
  [+] added switch to skip state file creating (-N)
  [+] added option to save to stdout ("-o -")
  [+] added switch to force retrying on any error (-F)
  [+] HTTP header field names now convered to "normal" form
      ('User-Agent' instead of 'user-agent')
  [+] added cookie manipulation routines
  [+] added switch to dump received cookies (-C)
  [+] added switch to send cookies (-c)
  [-] removed hash tables (-4kb)
  [+] no hashes -> case insensetive config
  [+] no hashes -> preserving names of HTTP header fields
  [+] compiles (and seems to work %-) on windoze
  [*] rebuilded with MinGW; the size DOES matter! %-)
  [*] FUCK M$! fuckin' msvcrd undestands neither %lli nor %Li; i wrote a workaround for it
  [-] option "-D" was lost somewhere in time
  [*] several small bugs fixed, as usually, not worth mentioning here
v0.0.5 beta (stardriven)
  [i] "we are fighting! fighting in Holy War!" (c) %-)
      sources was restructured a little, some interfaces was changed,
      some obsolete code was replaced or removed.
      i'm expecting even lesser size with all features of 0.0.4 included.
  [i] no SOCKS support yet, but it is close, so close... %-)
  [*] should be 64-bit clean (at least i think so %-)
  [*] several small bugs fixed, as usually, not worth mentioning here

  [+] shows messages & progress in xterm/[m]rxvt window title
  [+] now saving referer type and referer string in state file (hi, Underdogs! %-)

  [+] fix for stupid servers who sends header fields with empty values
  [+] tinySCHEME engine added (but no bindings yet); engine can be excluded

  [*] fixed stupid bug in SyHdrSetCookie() that causes segv with "-c"  

  [*] header fields with empty values will be silentely dropped
      (fix for operafan.net -- it likes to send fields with no values)
  [*] now using -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 for *nix systems (hope it will not break anything)

  [*] lines and headers will be read with MSG_PEEK (bye-bye windows?)
  [+] new option: -i -- show server reply and stop
  [+] new option: -T -- don't touch terminal window title

  [?] should work on windoze again (not tested)

  [+] option -E (to URLDecode) and -e (to URLEncode) to 'fix' urls

  [*] syren silently uses HTTP proxy if FTP proxy was empty. bug!


v0.0.5 gamma (diamond monster)
  [+] added patch from amber (Darwin fix); can I write "a lightweight downloader for
      Linux/BSD/Win32/MacOSX"? %-)
  [*] fixed idiotic ancient bug with ~2GB files
  [+] added info about "-h all" and "-h <optname>"

  [*] fixed another idiotic bug introduced by "2GB fix" (can't download files if
      HTTP server omits "Content-Length")

  [*] now syren understands multiple one-char options as other programs does (i.e.
      one can write "syren -sk <file.syren>" and it will work ok)
  [+] option "decode_ftp_url" now works
  [+] added "-I" option (use specified iface)
  [+] added "-X" option (shorthand for "--use_*_proxy=ona")
  [+] added "interface" config option (and it really works now %-)

  [+] added "-q" and "-Q" options

  [*] bug: invalid cookie parsing for -c option

  [*] now syren fails on unknown protocols


v0.0.6 (atomic alien)
  [i] a major new feature added: HTTPS support! but it costs ~80 kb. TANSTAAFL.
  [*] TCP layer reworked
  [+] HTTPS support added
  [-] there's no proxy support for HTTPS yet (will-be-fixed-soon %-)
  [*] moved to Jam (sorry, all you make-lovers)

  [+] proxy support for HTTPS
  [+] CONNECT method for proxified FTP

  [+] proxy module added (preparing syren for SOCKSifying %-)

  [+] syren now uses SetConsoleTitle on windoze to show progress in winconsole
  [-] compiler doesn't complain on windoze syren_os.c and syren_tcp.c
  [*] build system changed (taken from Trigger -- tnx, boys!)

  [*] now Jamfile builds libsyrendl (which includes XySSL if necessary)
  [-] tinySCHEME leftovers removed

  [+] now syren shows socket errors (msg on *nix, code on windoze)

  [*] build system changed again (bye-bye, Trigger %-)

  [*] seems that proxy authentication was broken %-(
  [+] added proxy authentication for CONNECT method
  [?] is it right to pass user and password in GET for proxified HTTP request?
      or i should do it with Authorization: header field?
      (changed to use "Authorization" for now)
  [+] added port info to "Host" field
  [+] added "const" here and there

  [+] added option "-H" (send custom HTTP headers)
  [*] license changed to GPL v3
  [*] upgraded to XYSSL v0.9

  [-] fuck m$. no more windoze ever

  [*] -o - was imfunctional

  [*] preparing for scripting; script now prints "syren.lsp loaded." %-)

  [+] stupid script for sf.net is working! %-)

  [*] new version of KLISP; not tested yet
  [+] can add more than one url from the command line; can read urls from list file

  [+] parsing "size" field in Content-Disposition (so textpattern.com downloads now
      has correct sizes %-)

  [+] new option (-A) to preallocate disk space. will be moved to config someday
      (hehe, i'm preparing to BitTorrent downloads %-).