[Bug-ddrescue] Version 1.16-rc4 of GNU ddrescue released

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Version 1.16-rc4 of GNU ddrescue is ready for testing here
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ddrescue/ddrescue-1.16-rc4.tar.gz
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ddrescue/ddrescue-1.16-rc4.tar.lz

The md5sums are:
813eec2fc740cf25ec8a697ff349e7a5  ddrescue-1.16-rc4.tar.gz
63ae9b6afce76a16dd0a56a6ac72acd4  ddrescue-1.16-rc4.tar.lz

Please, test it and report any bugs you find.

GNU ddrescue is a data recovery tool. It copies data from one file or 
block device (hard disc, cdrom, etc) to another, trying hard to rescue 
data in case of read errors.

GNU Ddrescuelog is a tool that manipulates ddrescue logfiles, shows 
logfile contents, converts logfiles to/from other formats, compares 
logfiles, tests rescue status, and can delete a logfile if the rescue is 
done.

The homepage is at http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html

This version is also available in lzip format. If your distro doesn't 
yet distribute the lzip program, you can download it from 
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html


Changes in this version:

  * The new option "-O, --timeout", which sets the maximum time allowed 
since the last successful read, has been added.

  * Maximum skip size is now limited to 1% of infile size or 1 GiB 
(whichever is smaller), rounded to the next multiple of sector size.

  * The option "-v, --verbose" now increases verbosity if repeated.

  * Initial skip size is now shown at verbosity level 1 and above.

  * Most user-defined parameters are now shown at verbosity level 2 and 
above.

  * Verbosity level 2 and above adds two lines of initial status 
showing current position, current sector, and size of last block in logfile.


Regards,
Antonio Diaz, GNU ddrescue author and maintainer.