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obex-data-server 0.4.4

obex-data-server 0.4.4 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.4.4.tar.gz.

Immediate 0.4.4 release is now available This version can be built with usb support without openobex 1.4 (required openobex version is reverted to 1.3) !

obex-data-server 0.4.3

obex-data-server 0.4.3 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.4.3.tar.gz.

0.4.3 includes some very important bug fixes. It also features revised USB support. obex-data-server now depends on openobex 1.4 and libusb. This is needed for new USB stuff, however obex-data-server can still be built with openobex 1.3 by disabling USB support.

ChangeLog:

• Fix Nokia SDP workaround (this has been broken back in 0.4)
• Actually export RemoteCopy and RemoteMove methods
• Export more information about USB interfaces. ods now depends
  on libusb and openobex 1.4 for usb support. USB support can be
  disable with –disable-usb.
• Export OBEXCommand in TransferInfo to differentiate between PUT
  and GET requests
• Various server fixes

obex-data-server 0.4.2

obex-data-server 0.4.2 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.4.2.tar.gz.

0.4.2 is another bug fix release. It also includes new RemoteCopy and RemoteMove methods in Session object.

ChangeLog:

• Implement RemoteCopy and RemoteMove methods in Session
• Use Wand.pc for ImageMagick PKG_CHECK to be compatible with all distros
• Avoid executing obex_request_put in ServerSession several times for the same transfer
• Avoid printing out NULL for ARM compatibility
• Check for Bluez 3.34 or later in configure

obex-data-server 0.4.1

obex-data-server 0.4.1 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.4.1.tar.gz.

0.4.1 is a bug fix release. It fixes several issues related to ServerSession object.

ChangeLog:

• Fix a race condition when client app misses ServerSession.TransferStarted signal
• Do not use g_assert for checking if DBus context is set in Session and ServerSession methods
• Fix TransferStarted signal emission in ServerSession

UPDATE:
While ods incorrectly checks for Bluez 3.13, it is only possible to compile ods against Bluez 3.34 or newer (including 4.x releases of course). This will be corrected for the next ods release.

obex-data-server 0.4

obex-data-server 0.4 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.4.tar.gz.

0.4 finally gets released. Major highlights of this release are BIP profile support, USB transport support (ATM only for sessions), Bluez 4.x support (remains compatible with Bluez 3.x as well) and last but not least: capability object support for FTP and BIP servers. Many other new features and lots of bug fixes also included

0.4 API is incompatible with 0.3.4. See what has changed: Migrating to 0.4.
Also take a look at:
new API docs
Building obex-data-server
Configuring obex-data-server

ChangeLog:

• Implement partial BIP profile support (ImagePush and RemoteDisplay features supported)
• Add support for Bluez 4.x (also still compatible with Bluez 3.x)
• Add support for USB transport (only for Sessions ATM)
• Add a way to cancel Session connection (Manager.CancelSessionConnect)
• FTP servers now expose a capability object
• When creating new files, set permissions according to umask
• Add a way to specify source Bluetooth adapter for Sessions (changed CreateBluetoothSession)
• Let applications know about all sessions/servers running (GetServerList(), GetSessionList() methods)
• Lots of other bug fixes

obex-data-server 0.3.4

obex-data-server 0.3.4 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.3.4.tar.gz.

Yet again a bug-fix release. Turns out that in 0.3.2 filename to UTF16 conversion bug was introduced (remote devices got garbled filenames). This is fixed now. Release also includes manual page for obex-data-server and some build fixes.
ChangeLog:

• Fix filename conversion to UTF-16 (bug introduced in 0.3.2)
• Add manual page
• When –enable-system-config build option is used, change DBus .service file accordingly
• Small build fixes

obex-data-server 0.3.3

obex-data-server 0.3.3 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.3.3.tar.gz.

One more bug-fix release. Sockets were not properly closed in 0.3.2.
ChangeLog:

• Properly close sockets for Session and ServerSession objects

obex-data-server 0.3.2

obex-data-server 0.3.2 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.3.2.tar.gz.

This is one more bugfix release. It includes many memory leak fixes, improved error reporting and most notably Nokia UUID workaround (uses different FTP service UUID for some Nokia devices).
ChangeLog:

• Reduce compiler warnings (fixes bug #98)
• Fix ServerSession Accept/Reject (bug #54, only works with patched openobex)
• Use different FTP UUID for some Nokia devices (bug #55)
• Don’t try to remove service record when it is not registered (bug #79)
• Check OBEX Target header for FTP sessions (bug #81)
• Disable FTP specific commands when OPP is used (bug #82)
• Use UTF-8 filenames in folder listing objects (bug #78)
• Improve OBEX error reporting (bugs #85, #86, #87, #88)
• Fix crashers on exit (bugs #77, #83)
• Portability fixes (bug #91)
• Check connection ID for FTP session (bugs #90, #92)
• Send empty Name header when using ChangeCurrentFolderToRoot (bug #100)
• Don’t try to access memory regions that were already freed (bug #74).
  Also fixes a long-standing segfault issue (bug #46)

This release doesn’t include any API changes.

obex-data-server 0.3.1

obex-data-server 0.3.1 released: http://tadas.dailyda.com/software/obex-data-server-0.3.1.tar.gz.

This is a bugfix release. It includes several fixes for crashers and some other minor changes.
ChangeLog:

• Fix two crashers (bugs #57, #59)
• Add SDP record support for PBAP server (no real PBAP support yet) (bug #60)
• Fix naming issue in configure.in

This release doesn’t include any API changes, so it’s safe to use with latest bluez-gnome. Highly recommended update for distros.

obex-data-server web and request for documentation

I would like to clarify where are the places to find info about obex-data-server on the net.

Homepage/wiki: http://wiki.muiline.com/obex-data-server/

News/Release announcements: http://tadas.dailyda.com/blog/category/obex-data-server/

Bug tracker: http://bugs.muiline.com/

Bug tracker is integrated with wiki, so you can create pages for particular bugs by choosing “wiki” in bug tracker.

Documentation

obex-data-server needs some documentation like manual page (bug #49), building HOWTO, using Session HOWTO, using Server Howto and possibly some other stuff. All this should be in wiki, so that it’s easy to find. Feel free to contribute.