2011-01-10  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.14 released.
	* Added new option `-R, --reverse'.
	* Added new option `-E, --max-error-rate'.
	* Extended syntax `--max-errors=+N' to specify new errors.
	* Changed short name of option `--retrim' to `-M'.
	* Removed spurious warning about `preallocation not available'.
	* Code reorganization. New class `Genbook'.

2010-08-27  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.13 released.
	* Non-regular output files are no more overwritten by default.
	* Added new option `--force'.
	* Added new option `--preallocate'.
	* main.cc (write_logfile_header): Write command line to logfile.
	* ddrescue.texinfo: Added info about logfile and recoverable formats.
	* ddrescue.texinfo: Added a couple more warnings to the tutorial.
	* testsuite: `test1' renamed to `test.txt'
	* Revert to use `long' instead of `time_t' for time variables.
	  Ddrescue only needs counting seconds and `time_t' causes
	  warnings on some systems.

2010-04-06  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.12 released.
	* main.cc: Outfile is now created with mode 0666 if umask allows it.
	* main.cc: New constant `o_binary'.
	* Makefile.in: Added quotes to directory names.
	* Makefile.in: Added `--name' option to help2man invocation.
	* testsuite/check.sh: Use `test1' instead of `COPYING' for testing.
	* Use `time_t' instead of `long' for time variables.

2009-07-10  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.11 released.
	* logbook.cc (update_logfile): Ask user in case of write error.
	* rescuebook.cc (split_errors): Modified the split threshold.
	* rescuebook.cc (copy_and_update): Verify after every read error
	  that the input file does still exist.
	* ddrescue.cc (Rescuebook::show_status): Show the time elapsed
	  from last successful read.
	* ddrescue.cc (set_signals): Ignore SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2.
	* ddrescue.texinfo: Improved description of `-d', `-D' and `-S'.
	* ddrescue.texinfo: Improved description of algorithm.
	* testsuite/check.sh: Verify that files are open in binary mode.
	* Added logfile usage warning to `ddrescue --help' output.

2009-02-19  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.10 released.
	* Added new option `--try-again'.
	* rescuebook.cc: `skip_size' has been made independent of `softbs'.
	* `change_chunk_status' is now faster for large logfiles.
	* Fixed overflow when reading from devices of undefined size.
	* Block does no more admit negative sizes.
	* `make install-info' should now work on Debian and OS X.
	* New file testsuite/check.sh.

2008-11-17  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.9 released.
	* Added new option `--domain-logfile'.
	* Verbosity control of messages has been simplified.
	* Changed LONG_LONG_MAX to LLONG_MAX.

2008-02-24  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.8 released.
	* Added new option `--generate-logfile'.
	* Added new option `--synchronous'.
	* Fill mode now works when outfile offset differs from 0.
	* Updated `Fill Mode' chapter of the manual.

2008-01-04  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.7 released.
	* Skips faster over damaged areas (small read, big jump).
	* Logfile is maintaned minimized at all times.
	* Rescuebook::errors now counts the error areas found.
	* Target `check' added to Makefile.
	* rescuebook.cc (split_errors): Added new variable `error_counter'.
	* Added new option `--retrim'.

2007-11-16  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.6 released.
	* Code reorganization. New classes `Fillbook' and `Rescuebook'.
	* logbook.cc (copy_non_tried): Added new variable `skip_counter'.
	* Added new pass that trims error areas backward before splitting.
	* Added support for sparse output files.
	* Blocks longer than hardbs are now split at sector boundaries.
	* Added new option `--fill'.
	* Added new chapter `Fill Mode' to the manual.
	* Added status line to logfile.
	* An interrupted retry pass is now resumed instead of reinitiated.
	* Perfect resumability if interrupted during trimming or splitting.
	* ddrescue.cc (set_signals): Handle also SIGHUP and SIGTERM.
	* `--quiet' option also quiets error messages.
	* Print a more informative error message when reading an old logfile.
	* Added note to ddrescue.texinfo about old logfiles.
	* Added some consistency checks.

2007-06-29  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.5 released.
	* License updated to GPL version 3 or later.

2007-06-18  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.4 released.
	* Added new option `--direct'.
	* Fixed a bug showing bad initial error size.
	* Fixed error counting.
	* Small changes to documentation.

2006-12-13  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.3 released.
	* Some fixes made to `configure' script.
	* Added `sddrescue' target to Makefile.in.

2006-04-03  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.2 released.
	* Added new option `--complete-only'.
	* Added new argument parser that replaces `getopt_long'.
	* Logfile save interval is now dependent on logfile size.
	* Small changes to documentation.

2005-10-10  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.1 released.
	* `iobuf' is aligned to the sector size for use with raw devices.
	* Added a small tutorial to the info file.
	* Added two missing headers.

2005-06-07  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 1.0 released.
	* A new logfile format makes multi-part rescue possible.
	* Logfile is saved every 30 seconds.
	* Logfile is now also saved in case of write error on outfile.
	* Fixed a race condition that could result in data not written
	  to outfile but annotated in logfile if computer crashes at
	  the wrong moment.

2005-01-04  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.9 released.
	* ddrescue is now part of the GNU project.
	* Added configure script and info file.
	* Two small bugs corrected.
	* Added new option `--binary-prefixes' to show binary multipliers
	  in numbers (SI prefixes are used by default).
	* Numbers are accepted with decimal (SI) or binary multipliers.
	* `badblocks file' renamed to `logfile'.
	* Logfile is now also saved if max_errors are exceeded.

2004-12-14  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.8 released.
	* Added new option `--no-split' to disable splitting of damaged areas.

2004-10-30  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.7 released.
	* ddrescue now can be interrupted at any time, and resume
	  rescue at the same point later.

2004-09-28  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.6 released.
	* Skips faster over damaged areas (tries 1 block first).
	* Error messages have been improved.

2004-09-15  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.5 released.
	* Badblocks file is now also saved if ddrescue is interrupted
	  while splitting damaged areas.
	* Added man page.

2004-09-03  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.4 released.
	* The project name has been changed to `ddrescue' to meet
	  command name standards.
	* Added long option names.

2004-08-18  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.3 released.
	* Added badblocks file, making the rescue much more efficient.

2004-08-14  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.2 released.
	* Fixed bug that sometimes ignored the last sectors of a damaged area.
	* The algorithm is now faster in presence of errors.

2004-08-12  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>

	* Version 0.1 released.


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