Changelog 2.0.0-rc4

Version 2.0.0rc4 ~The 'Mules and rabbits like apples too' version~

2004-07-12

alehack:

 

* Patch to show extra QR info

 

* Patch to colorize the download list

aquatroll:

 

* Fixed includes for Win32 compilation

 

* Cleaning of unused variables on Win32

 

* Fixed compilation on Win32

Citroklar:

 

* Lots of unicode slave work ;)

croakerc:

 

* Fixed OpenBSD compilation

deltaHF:

 

* Added websearch function (filehash.com)

 

* Added jugle.net as Fake-check URL

 

* New buttons added:

 

- reload sharedfiles

 

- switch upload/uploadqueue

 

- clear completed files

 

* Added 3 new columns in upload window (Client Software , Upload/Download , Remote Status)

 

* Added 'Client Software' column in upload-queue window

 

* "Asked for another file" on sources now with the filename that is asked for ( i.e. A4AF -> xyz.avi)

 

* Added 'copy file feedback to clipboard' function

 

* Added new Toolbar icons [ thx again to http://www.everaldo.com ;) ]

 

* Added icons in Preferences

 

* Download menu changed

 

* Work on skin support

falso:

 

* Typo fix: bandwith to bandwidth

hellimod, one_2_one:

 

* MacOSX support

Hetfield:

 

* Fixed unicode issues on SysTray.cpp, now apps is really unicoded!

 

* Deleted separated i18n stuff from SysTray, now uses global one

 

* Fixed 2 memory leaks in SysTray

 

* Updated italian and napoletanean translations

 

* Fixed unicode issues in serverlist updates and download tab

 

* Fixed unicode issues that stopped adding files to download from ed2k utility and internal link handler

Jacobo221:

 

* New feature to open webpages in new tab instead of new window

 

* Fixed a compatibility bug in OnlineSig with eMule's and added connecting support

 

* Fixed bug in Statistics limits in Preferences

 

* Fixed bug in Upload/UpQueue button

 

* Fixed SERV.4 bug

 

* Fixed DISP.14 bug

 

* Added DOS compatibility into CAS and update onlinesig support

 

* Several features in XAS (see XAS's changelog)

Kry:

 

* Fixed wxWidgets 2.5.x socket code. aMule now works on wx2.5.1 perfectly, wx2.5.2 introduces some GUI bugs.

 

* Rewrote Preferences engine to be much nicer, and Mac compatible :) Thanks to deltaHF for the new icons.

 

* Wrong .part.met files no longer make aMule abort on startup. Now a warning is displayed on log and aMule ignores that file.

 

* Added the new compatible client flags tag agreed with lphant devs and eMule devs. xMule devs refused to use it.

 

* Overloaded the wxSocketClient::Destroy to a safer version, to check cases when deletion is not called from Destroy()

 

* Fixed the disconnection of clients that have MS_CHATTING state.

 

* Fixed the usage of QueueLogLine fucntion to avoid crashed on too fast computers ;)

 

* Remove spaces from search string start and end.

 

* Remove spaces from ed2k links start and end.

 

* Fixed a mem corruption due to lphant icon size (we all know lphants are big)

 

* Splitted internal core and GUI events

 

* Socket events mover to core

 

* Timer got separated into core_timer and gui_timer, each one with the matching functions.

 

* Fixed UDP socket handler being... the TCP handler. Since lmule times.

 

* Delayed deletion of sockets to avoid async deletion issues that happens when Destroy() is called on a event

 

* Fixed several rare crashes happening on some fast computers on shutdown aMule.

 

* Added a debug function to get track of double-deletion of clients.

 

* Socket handlers now stop notifying new events when Safe_Delete() is called.

 

* m_pszUsername inited before a new call to handle 'new' exceptions correctly.

 

* Added a hack on IsRunning() to check for current app object not existing yet (or deleted on shutdown)

 

* Fixed all icons to be 16x16 to avoid asserts on 2.5.x for unmatching wxImageList sizes.

 

* Fixed all wxImageList sizes to avoid asserts on 2.5.x on object construction.

 

* KnownFileList takes account of the duplicates now, so those are not rehashed each time anymore.

 

* Fixed EC password not being shadowed on preferences.

 

* The preferences dialog should be resizable now.

 

* Updated lphant stats to show the version as they added the extended version tag.

 

* Fixed 1 double-delete on ListenSocket, when socket is not connected.

 

* Each socket has its own handler now. Much safer and faster.

 

* Fixed hashing thread implementation to make it shutdown safely.

 

* Fixes on geometry handling to make it work properly from commandline.

 

* Fixed minimize to tray to work properly with no more double-minimizes.

 

* Coded the skeleton of the core/gui separation event system, improved by lfroen later.

 

* Fixed CString implementation for operator '+'

 

* No linking cas, wxcas and ed2k against crypto, please :) Fixed.

 

* Lots of speedups on ClientUDPSocket handling, someone went paranoid and added lot of redundant code.

 

* Changed most of the wxT("") to wxEmptyString

 

* Fixed the splitter position and client size on restart.

 

* Fixed compilation on wxWidgets CVS

 

* Fixed amuledlg not being set to null + moved the init to beginning on amule.cpp

 

* Fixes mem corruption and crash on PrefsUnifiedDlg

 

* Fixed missuse of inet_addr on BaseClient.

 

* Fixed crash on stats disabled

 

* Reduced memory usage with a centralised icon handling.

 

* Fixed wrong var type on EMSocket.h causing mem waste.

 

* Fixed bug on SetFileSize (thanks to Pichuein on eMule forums)

 

* wxWidgets 2.5 compatible CDirectoryTreeCtrl.

 

WARNING- NEW BEHAVIOUR IS: LEFT CLICK ON ICON -> SHARE, RIGHT CLICK -> RECURSIVE SHARE

 

Also made the icon red if the folder is shared.

 

* ModString fixed - Now mods identify themselves correctly.

 

* As xMule now identifies as eMule 0.0a, added xMule detection based on username and modstring to keep stats coherent.

 

* On debug builds, client stats now show the amount of clients with open socket.

 

* Changed theApp.glob_prefs->GetAppDir() to theApp.ConfigDir for speed improvements.

 

* Fixed crash on empty shareddir.dat

 

* Fixed listen socket being processed before created on fast computers and thus causing crashes on startup.

 

* Fixed server version tag.

 

* Added frame name to the aMule main window to be handled correctly by X server

 

* Fixed a crash on log file re-creating on startup.

 

* Fixed the update of the categories tab names to show the file count and the downloading files.

 

* Fixed the update of the categories tab names tp happen only when needed to save cpu.

 

* Changed several vars and functions to const for speed improvements.

 

* Enter button working now for web search.

 

* Added a check to disconnect clients sending non-hello packets before finishing handshake.

 

* Added preferences items for the upcoming Skin engine.

 

* Fix from lugdunum to avoid blacklisting on servers because of key repeat on pressing enter for search :)

 

* Use generic BSD wx preprocessor define to make aMule FreeBSD and OpenBSD compatible.

 

* Fixed Incoming folder not being shared on strange situations.

 

* Fixed usage of '/' instead of '\' on Win32 builds.

 

* Made file comparison case-insensitive on Win32.

 

* Better fitting of notebooks

 

* Fixed shared files reloading to stop being dependant of buttons/labels

 

* Socket handling now deletes the client if connection fails ;)

 

* Fixed some wxSizer usage causing compilation compatibility problems between wx 2.4.2 and 2.5.x

 

* aMule now filter bad ips on source seeds.

 

* Autoconnect and onlinesig are now on by default.

 

* Added a check on graphic stats drawing to avoid crashes if no DC is created yet.

 

* aMule now uses crypto++ for MD4 calculation (faster, and endian safe)

 

* Added two sanity checks for source drawn with no reqfile associated, avoiding crashes.

 

* Fixed mem corruption and possible memleaks and crashes on file comments received.

 

* Fixed a BAD and UGLY and EVIL mem corruption happening since more than a year ago and still present on the original program (xMule).

 

* Client sending wrong OP_FILEREQUEST packets are now disconnected to avoid further problems caused by their corrupted packets.

 

Old shareazas and most xMule versions have been warned since 2004/04/13 from aMule and since much more time ago from eMule.

 

Shareaza fixed it, but xMule refuses to fix it. eMule 0.43x disconnects them too now.

 

* Fixed crashes on sockets because of packet overhead being calculated after packet was deleted.

 

* Fixed the CVS mod reporting for aMule 2.x

 

* Fixed the Online Signature dir selection.

 

* Fixed some shared files not being shared due to a return; on a wrong place ;)

 

* Fixed some events being posted to wrong event handler.

 

* Added GUIEvents.h to take care of the core/gui separation events.

 

* Cleaned ColorFrameCtrl class

 

* Cleaned otherfunctions.*

 

* Lots of misc code cleaning

 

* Several minor messages and GUI bugs.

 

* Several warnings removed.

 

* Removed useless files:

 

XBMDraw.cpp

 

XBMDraw.h

 

SplitterControl.cpp

 

SplitterControl.h

 

------------ MAC -------------

 

* Fixed compilation on wxMac CVS and 2.5.x

 

* Fixed socket connection on Mac.

 

* Fixed endian issues causing crashes on server communication.

 

* Fixed string tags being read wrong.

 

* Fixed known.met being corrupted on every save and reload.

 

* Fixed stats not working on Mac (no longer crashes because of drawing)

 

* Fixed mnemonics on file search not being endian-safe.

 

* Fixed server TCP flags.

 

* Fiexd bug on lowid callback.

 

* Fixed serverlist on Mac:

 

- Server users

 

- Server files

 

- Server ip being reversed on restart

 

- Server port set to 0 on restart.

 

-------- UNICODE ---------

 

* Fixed unicode compilation of most files (except those by Citroklar, Hetfield, and shakraw)

 

* Fixed search on unicode builds.

 

* Unicoded most of the app internals :)

 

* Fixed part.met on unicode builds

 

* Hunted and killed (char*) casts and c_str() calls.

 

* Fix unicode client names and misc.

 

* Percentage & Download speed fixed

 

* Reported several bugs to wxDesigner's mantainer to make it work properly on unicode builds

 

* Fix usage of st_mtime to allow files with non-std chars to be shared without crashes on wx2.5.1

 

* Fixed PerformFileComplete to allow unicoded files to be finished :)

 

* Fixed part met filename being 001.part everytime on unicode builds.

 

* Fixed renaming on file completion causing crashes on unicode builds

lfroen:

 

* Started to implement various changes needed to split the core and GUI.

Madcat:

 

* Fixed preferences layout of panels.

 

* Minor positioning/layouting fix.

 

* Simpler ed2k link integration for Mozilla 1.3+ / FireFox 0.6+ - Using Mozex plugin

niet:

 

* Added support for memory usage and binary name (on xas)

Phoenix:

 

* Code cleaning in several modules due to making the members size, opcode and prot private in packets.h.

 

* CFile Close(), Read() and Seek() made const. Seek() needed the use of mutable with m_fd to be const.

 

* Put lots of consts around the code in the routines that should be so.

 

* Patch to --enable-stdin to aid in debug with valgrind.

 

* Code cleaning in module Packets, made a lot of stuff private now.

 

* Small hacks to print debug messages and avoid crashes, mainly in PartFile.cpp.

 

* Sanity checks in debug mode (MagicNumbers) to aid finding bogus clients and files.

 

* Created debugstuff module, debug build only.

 

* New configure option --enale-verbose, so that normal users are not flooded with debug messages.

 

* MagicNumbers are swapped to signal deleted source/PartFile.

 

* Removed deprecated wxArrayString::Remove(size_t nIndex, size_t nRemove = 1) using wxArrayString::RemoveAt(size_t nIndex, size_t nRemove = 1) now.

 

* Get rid of evil wxString::GetWriteBuff() and wxString::UngetWriteBuf() in ECSocket.h.

 

* Added -pw/--password command line option to amuleweb.

 

* Small unicode fixes.

 

* Fixed a messed up display in html code in aMule.tmpl (thanks to steve.reaver)

 

* Fixed font problem after Xaignar's great flicker free work in download list control.

 

* Fixed broken sort arrow after flicker free clean up.

 

* Enabled mouse wheel scrolling in all aMule list controls.

 

* Fixed two unhandled events in amule.cpp: CHAT_REFRESH_FRIEND and CHAT_FIND_FRIEND.

 

* Fixed compilation in 2.5.x and some unicode issues in aLinkCreator. Using wxAppConsole when wx > 2.5.0.

 

* Fixed compilation and linking in 2.5.x for amuleweb. Now uses wxAppConsole when wx > 2.5.0.

 

* Added a test for the return value of theApp.serverlist->GetServerByAddress(), which could be NULL.

 

This was the reason why aMule was crashing when trying to connect to server with wxWidgets-2.5.2.

 

* Fixed compilation and linking in 2.5.x for amulecmd. Same problem as amuleweb.

 

* Commited a patch from wolti that fixes compilation on sparc/Solaris systems.

 

* More sparc compilation fixes, thanks to wimms.

 

* Removed the declaration of void ParseCommandLine(); from TextClient.h and WebInterface.h. It seems to have been forgotten here.

 

* Patch to listctrl.cpp, was segfaulting in 2.5.1 when hiding/resizing columns. In 2.4.2 was just asserting.

 

* Patch to Partfile.cpp, workaround the socket == NULL bug, so that amule does not crash.

shakraw:

 

* Fixed the "remote connect" bug

 

* Unicode support for amuleweb

 

* Fixed typos on amuleDlg

 

* Unicoded some files.

steve.reaver:

 

* Fixed a messed up display in html code in aMule.tmpl

thepolish:

 

* wxCas:

 

- Fixed for amulesig.dat changes

 

- Solved localized decimal separator pb

 

- Embeded all pixmaps in src files and remove now unused pixmaps dir (better for portability)

 

- Win32 toolbar pixmaps have transparency now

 

- Added variable refresh timers

 

- Added user preference system

 

- Added statistic image creation

 

- Added FTP support for an automatic upload of the statistic image

 

* aLinkCreator:

 

- Added this new maaarvellous tool suggested by DeltaHF to compute ed2k links from a file (same behavior as eMule link creator, but no shared code)

 

- Rewrote md4hash and ed2khash code to avoid external dependencies (libcryptopp free), and to be Big Endian proof (works on Mac afaik)

 

- Added alcc, the "alc for console" command line client

 

- Added toolbar themes (KDE and DeltaHF's default for now)

 

- Thanks to Phoenix (Unicode, Hook, commandline...) and one_2_one (Mac tests)

 

* aMule:

 

- Rewrote Makefile.am tree to fit to GNU standards

 

- Removed Makefiles stuff for wxwidgets < 2.2.6

 

- With >= wx-2.5, use wx-config --libs=base,net instead wxbase-config (because base in buggy on 2.5), and keep using both on 2.4 versions

 

- Check for wx >= 2.4.2 instead of 2.4.0

 

- Removed GTK2 warning with wx >= 2.5

 

- Fixed GTK2 not detected

 

- Enabled documentation installation

 

- Install xas in $(libdir)/xchat/plugins. Will work if aMule and xchat are installed with same DESTDIR

 

- Suppressed widlcats in makefile (not fully supported in all make)

 

- Enabled make dist and make distcheck targets

 

- Force automake scripts update (missing...) to suppress warning in configure

 

- Force autogen.sh to regenerate intl at each call to keep sychronised with system gettext templates

 

- Some minor i18n and unicode fixes

 

- Updated POTFILE.in

 

- Removed Win32 stuff from autotools scripts

 

- Added static MakefileWIN32 for win32 compilation

Unleashed:

 

* Cache get_path homedir to speed up multiple calls

 

* Removed unused Tag_Struct

 

* Fixed var init and memleak in SearchList

 

* Fixed COMP.10 bug

 

* Wiped out USE_DEBUG_SYMS

wimms:

 

* More sparc compilation fixes.

wolti:

 

* Patch that fixes compilation on sparc/Solaris systems.

Xaignar:

 

* Merged lists used to identify file-types to avoid duplicity.

 

* Added wrapper-class around MD4 hashes.

 

* Fixed a number of places where the hashes where used as NULL-terminated strings, despite them not having a NULL-terminator.

 

* Most functions using hashes now use the MD4 wrapper class for arguments.

 

* Fixed rare possibility of ending with an unclosed file in CServerListCtrl.

 

* Fixed unsafe parsing of OP_SERVERIDENT type packets.

 

* Fixed unsafe passing of strings as arguments to functions using format-strings.

 

* Changed the chat-dialogs to textctrls, which means that it is now possible to copy text (the unix way) by highlighting it.

 

* Fixed some memleaks.

 

* Fixed "&"s not being escaped on status-bar.

 

* Fixed incorrect source exchange packet format (Many thanks to the eMule Plus team for reporting).

 

* Started to document source-files with a Doxygen compatible comment format.

 

* Fixed the height of the barshaders used on the download list, it was 2 pixels too high, resulting in a slight cutoff.

 

* Reducing CPU-usage of auto-priority by not forcing a redraw every time the priority was automatically changed.

 

* Fixed that some overloaded functions hadn't been declared virtual in the base class.

 

* Replaced gif-animation widget with something more lightweight.

 

* Added sainity checks to CMemFile::Read.

 

* Fixed a number of uninitialized variables.

 

* Fixed several warnings about non-existing files.

 

* Fixes warning about not being able to create dir "" on first run.

 

* Changed "Extended Drop Sources" preferences, with the result that the option will be reset to "Swap Sources" when this version of aMule is first run.

 

* Got rid of most warnings when compiling.

 

* Lots of work on getting rid of c-strings.

 

* Fixed bug that would cause deleted sources not to be removed from the A4AF lists. This was a major source of crashes.

 

* Improved performance and safety of the source lists used with PartFiles.

 

* Lots of small imports from eMule.

 

* Made reqfile attribute of CUpDownClient private and added wrapper functions to fix the avilable-part information getting out of sync.

 

* Cleanup of includes.

 

* Fixed that we were always sending an OP_REASKACK packet and then the correct packet when recieving an OP_REASKFILEPING.

 

* Fixed Bug 45: URLs are now properly escaped when opening browsers for Fake-check and such.

 

* Fixed Bug 62: aMule will now be brought to front when left-clicking on the tray icon and when it is redisplayed after having been hidden.

 

* Added checks against aggressive clients (clients who reask for files too often).

 

* Imported checks for known leech-clients from the BlackRat eMule mod ( Many thanks to Le Rat Noir and inoteb for allowing us to use their work ).

 

* Fixed wrong initialization of headers for some packets ( Thanks to thomas001 for reporting ).

 

* Fixed a delete called on an uninitialized pointer in the statistics dialog and properly initalized serveral other pointers.

 

* Optimizing the Comp(Up/Down)DatarateOverhead functions to something that didn't require traversing a list at each call.

 

* Complete rework of the source-swapping functions.

 

* Fixed the possibility of sources being added to multiple source-lists at the same time (No more mis-matching hashes warnings).

 

* Fixed the new columns added by deltaHF not being displayed and added checks in case the same thing happens again.

 

* Almost completly eleminated flicker on the download list and did a cleanup of the drawing routines associated the the download list widget.

 

* Fixed some lists (Server list, maybe others) not being sorted when aMule is started.

 

* Fix mem-corruption bug in SysTray code if the systray was compiled in but hidden.

 

* Fixed the problem with deleting the last (connected) server on the server list.

 

* Removed the following files:

 

- ini2.*

 

- CString.h

 

- mfc.h

 

- position.h

 

- resource.h

 

- strings.en

 

* Cleaned up the following files:

 

- CTypedPtrList.h

 

- BarShader.*

 

* Many other smaller changes.

Special thanks to:

 

* Le Rat Noir and Inoteb of the BlackRat eMule mod (http://www.blackrat.fr.tc/) for allowing us to make use of their work on detecting bad clients.

 

* Optimazer and the eMule Plus team (http://emuleplus.sourceforge.net/) for reporting a bug in source-exchange packets.

 

* thomas001 for reporting a problem with packet headers.

 

* Everaldo (http://www.everaldo.com) & "Jimmac" (http://jimmac.musichall.cz/ikony.php3) for new icons

 

* Phk for searching for new icons ;)

 

* kno and thermoman for their fixes :)

 

* TheBlackHand and Hawkster eMule mods

 

* uberpenguin for AMPS :)

 

* All aMule users, testers & translators

 

* eMule & wxWidgets devs

 

* Everyone we forgot here ;)