[Bug-ddrescue] Version 1.17-rc4 of GNU ddrescue released

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Version 1.17-rc4 of GNU ddrescue is ready for testing here
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ddrescue/ddrescue-1.17-rc4.tar.lz

The md5sum is:
6d95444fd8060843688d6342d24e4e87  ddrescue-1.17-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


Changes in this version:

  * The option "--fill" has been renamed to "--fill-mode".

  * The option '--generate-logfile' has been renamed to '--generate-mode'.

  * During the copying phase, failed blocks containing one sector are 
marked as bad-sector instead of as non-trimmed. This avoids trying a 
sector twice when a cluster size of 1 is used.

  * "configure" now accepts options with a separate argument.


Regards,
Antonio Diaz, GNU ddrescue author and maintainer.