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(4.2.4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
* monopt.html fixes from Dave Mills.
* [Bug 452] Do not report kernel PLL/FLL flips.
* [Bug 746] Expert mouseCLOCK USB v2.0 support added.'
* driver8.html updates.
* [Bug 747] Drop <NOBR> tags from ntpdc.html.
* sntp now uses the returned precision to control decimal places.
* sntp -u will use an unprivileged port for its queries.
* [Bug 741] "burst" doesn't work with !unfit peers.
* [Bug 735] Fix a make/gmake VPATH issue on Solaris.
* [Bug 739] ntpd -x should not take an argument.
* [Bug 737] Some systems need help providing struct iovec.
* [Bug 717] Fix libopts compile problem.
* [Bug 728] parse documentation fixes.
* [Bug 734] setsockopt(..., IP_MULTICAST_IF, ...) fails on 64-bit platforms.
* [Bug 732] C-DEX JST2000 patch from Hideo Kuramatsu.
* [Bug 721] check for __ss_family and __ss_len separately.
* [Bug 666] ntpq opeers displays jitter rather than dispersion.
* [Bug 718] Use the recommended type for the saddrlen arg to getsockname().
* [Bug 715] Fix a multicast issue under Linux.
* [Bug 690] Fix a Windows DNS lookup buffer overflow.
* [Bug 670] Resolved a Windows issue with the dynamic interface rescan code.
* K&R C support is being deprecated.
* [Bug 714] ntpq -p should conflict with -i, not -c.
* WWV refclock improvements from Dave Mills.
* [Bug 708] Use thread affinity only for the clock interpolation thread.
* [Bug 706] ntpd can be running several times in parallel.
* [Bug 704] Documentation typos.
* [Bug 701] coverity: NULL dereference in ntp_peer.c
* [Bug 695] libopts does not protect against macro collisions.
* [Bug 693] __adjtimex is independent of ntp_{adj,get}time.
* [Bug 692] sys_limitrejected was not being incremented.
* [Bug 691] restrictions() assumption not always valid.
* [Bug 689] Deprecate HEATH GC-1001 II; the driver never worked.
* [Bug 688] Fix documentation typos.
* [Bug 686] Handle leap seconds better under Windows.
* [Bug 685] Use the Windows multimedia timer.
* [Bug 684] Only allow debug options if debugging is enabled.
* [Bug 683] Use the right version string.
* [Bug 680] Fix the generated version string on Windows.
* [Bug 678] Use the correct size for control messages.
* [Bug 677] Do not check uint_t in configure.ac.
* [Bug 676] Use the right value for msg_namelen.
* [Bug 675] Make sure ntpd builds without debugging.
* [Bug 672] Fix cross-platform structure padding/size differences.
* [Bug 660] New TIMESTAMP code fails tp build on Solaris Express.
* [Bug 659] libopts does not build under Windows.
* [Bug 658] HP-UX with cc needs -Wp,-H8166 in CFLAGS.
* [Bug 656] ntpdate doesn't work with multicast address.
* [Bug 638] STREAMS_TLI is deprecated - remove it.
* [Bug 635] Fix tOptions definition.
* [Bug 628] Fallback to ntp discipline not working for large offsets.
* [Bug 622] Dynamic interface tracking for ntpd.
* [Bug 603] Don't link with libelf if it's not needed.
* [Bug 523] ntpd service under Windows does't shut down properly.
* [Bug 500] sntp should always be built.
* [Bug 479] Fix the -P option.
* [Bug 421] Support the bc637PCI-U card.
* [Bug 342] Deprecate broken TRAK refclock driver.
* [Bug 340] Deprecate broken MSF EES refclock driver.
* [Bug 153] Don't do DNS lookups on address masks.
* [Bug 143] Fix interrupted system call on HP-UX.
* [Bug 42] Distribution tarballs should be signed.
* Support separate PPS devices for PARSE refclocks.
* [Bug 637, 51?] Dynamic interface scanning can now be done.
* Options processing now uses GNU AutoGen.
(4.2.2p4) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
* [Bug 710] compat getnameinfo() has off-by-one error
* [Bug 690] Buffer overflow in Windows when doing DNS Lookups
(4.2.2p3) Released by Harlan Stenn <stenn@ntp.org>
* Make the ChangeLog file cleaner and easier to read
* [Bug 601] ntpq's decodeint uses an extra level of indirection
* [Bug 657] Different OSes need different sized args for IP_MULTICAST_LOOP
* release engineering/build changes
* Documentation fixes
* Get sntp working under AIX-5
(4.2.2p2) (broken)
* Get sntp working under AIX-5
(4.2.2p1)
* [Bug 661] Use environment variable to specify the base path to openssl.
* Resolve an ambiguity in the copyright notice
* Added some new documentation files
* URL cleanup in the documentation
* [Bug 657]: IP_MULTICAST_LOOP uses a u_char value/size
* quiet gcc4 complaints
* more Coverity fixes
* [Bug 614] manage file descriptors better
* [Bug 632] update kernel PPS offsets when PPS offset is re-configured
* [Bug 637] Ignore UP in*addr_any interfaces
* [Bug 633] Avoid writing files in srcdir
* release engineering/build changes
(4.2.2)
* SNTP
* Many bugfixes
* Implements the current "goal state" of NTPv4
* Autokey improvements
* Much better IPv6 support
* Rewrite of the multicast code
* New version numbering scheme
(4.2.0)
* More stuff than I have time to document
* IPv6 support
* Bugfixes
* call-gap filtering
* wwv and chu refclock improvements
* OpenSSL integration
(4.1.2)
* clock state machine bugfix
* Lose the source port check on incoming packets
* (x)ntpdc compatibility patch
* Virtual IP improvements
* ntp_loopfilter fixes and improvements
* ntpdc improvements
* GOES refclock fix
* JJY driver
* Jupiter refclock fixes
* Neoclock4X refclock fixes
* AIX 5 port
* bsdi port fixes
* Cray unicos port upgrade
* HP MPE/iX port
* Win/NT port upgrade
* Dynix PTX port fixes
* Document conversion from CVS to BK
* readline support for ntpq
(4.1.0)
* CERT problem fixed (99k23)
* Huff-n-Puff filter
* Preparation for OpenSSL support
* Resolver changes/improvements are not backward compatible with mode 7
requests (which are implementation-specific anyway)
* leap second stuff
* manycast should work now
* ntp-genkeys does new good things.
* scripts/ntp-close
* PPS cleanup and improvements
* readline support for ntpdc
* Crypto/authentication rewrite
* WINNT builds with MD5 by default
* WINNT no longer requires Perl for building with Visual C++ 6.0
* algorithmic improvements, bugfixes
* Solaris dosynctodr info update
* html/pic/* is *lots* smaller
* New/updated drivers: Forum Graphic GPS, WWV/H, Heath GC-100 II, HOPF
serial and PCI, ONCORE, ulink331
* Rewrite of the audio drivers
(4.0.99)
* Driver updates: CHU, DCF, GPS/VME, Oncore, PCF, Ulink, WWVB, burst
If you use the ONCORE driver with a HARDPPS kernel module,
you *must* have a properly specified:
pps <filename> [assert/clear] [hardpps]
line in the /etc/ntp.conf file.
* PARSE cleanup
* PPS cleanup
* ntpd, ntpq, ntpdate cleanup and fixes
* NT port improvements
* AIX, BSDI, DEC OSF, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Reliant, SCO, Solaris port improvements
(4.0.98)
* Solaris kernel FLL bug is fixed in 106541-07
* Bug/lint cleanup
* PPS cleanup
* ReliantUNIX patches
* NetInfo support
* Ultralink driver
* Trimble OEM Ace-II support
* DCF77 power choices
* Oncore improvements
(4.0.97)
* NT patches
* AIX,SunOS,IRIX portability
* NeXT portability
* ntptimeset utility added
* cygwin portability patches
(4.0.96)
* -lnsl, -lsocket, -lgen configuration patches
* Y2K patches from AT&T
* Linux portability cruft
(4.0.95)
* NT port cleanup/replacement
* a few portability fixes
* VARITEXT Parse clock added
(4.0.94)
* PPS updates (including ntp.config options)
* Lose the old DES stuff in favor of the (optional) RSAREF stuff
* html cleanup/updates
* numerous drivers cleaned up
* numerous portability patches and code cleanup
(4.0.93)
* Oncore refclock needs PPS or one of two ioctls.
* Don't make ntptime under Linux. It doesn't compile for too many folks.
* Autokey cleanup
* ReliantUnix patches
* html cleanup
* tickadj cleanup
* PARSE cleanup
* IRIX -n32 cleanup
* byte order cleanup
* ntptrace improvements and patches
* ntpdc improvements and patches
* PPS cleanup
* mx4200 cleanup
* New clock state machine
* SCO cleanup
* Skip alias interfaces
(4.0.92)
* chronolog and dumbclock refclocks
* SCO updates
* Cleanup/bugfixes
* Y2K patches
* Updated palisade driver
* Plug memory leak
* wharton kernel clock
* Oncore clock upgrades
* NMEA clock improvements
* PPS improvements
* AIX portability patches
(4.0.91)
* New ONCORE driver
* New MX4200 driver
* Palisade improvements
* config file bugfixes and problem reporting
* autoconf upgrade and cleanup
* HP-UX, IRIX lint cleanup
* AIX portability patches
* NT cleanup
(4.0.90)
* Nanoseconds
* New palisade driver
* New Oncore driver
(4.0.73)
* README.hackers added
* PARSE driver is working again
* Solaris 2.6 has nasty kernel bugs. DO NOT enable pll!
* DES is out of the distribution.
(4.0.72)
* K&R C compiling should work again.
* IRIG patches.
* MX4200 driver patches.
* Jupiter driver added.
* Palisade driver added. Needs work (ANSI, ntoh/hton, sizeof double, ???)