[Bug-ddrescue] GNU ddrescue 1.20-rc1 released

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

GNU ddrescue 1.20-rc1 is ready for testing here
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ddrescue/ddrescue-1.20-rc1.tar.lz

The sha1sum is:
0c23efe533ecfd7b4e833720eb2df3290d19d0cd  ddrescue-1.20-rc1.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 to rescue the 
good parts first 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


Changes in this version:

  * "direct disc access" now can copy arbitrary domains by reading 
whole sectors and writing only the requested part.

  * An emergency save of the logfile has been added. It can be 
activated in case of ddrescue having trouble writing the logfile.

  * The maximum size of the rescue domain has been documented.


Regards,
Antonio Diaz, GNU ddrescue author and maintainer.