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Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer
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[ BETA VERSION - please see README.1ST for some more info ]
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[ BETA VERSION - please see README.1ST for some more info ]
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Changes in 1.90 beta (XX Oct 2002):
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Changes in 1.90 beta (11 Nov 2002):
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* UNSTABLE BETA VERSION - DO NOT USE EXCEPT FOR TESTING
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* UNSTABLE BETA VERSION - DO NOT USE EXCEPT FOR TESTING
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* implemented several new options for finer compression control:
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* implemented several new options for finer compression control:
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`--all-methods', `--all-filters' and `--brute'
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`--all-methods', `--all-filters' and `--brute'
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==================================================================
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==================================================================
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Changes in 1.24 (07 Nov 2002)
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* djgpp2/coff: stricter check of the COFF header to work around a
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problem with certain binutils versions
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Changes in 1.23 (05 Sep 2002)
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Changes in 1.23 (05 Sep 2002)
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* atari/tos: fixed an unpacking problem where a buffer was too
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* atari/tos: fixed an unpacking problem where a buffer was too
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small (introduced in 1.22)
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small (introduced in 1.22)
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and never distribute a program that is packed with them !
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and never distribute a program that is packed with them !
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There will be hidden bugs. Really.
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There will be hidden bugs. Really.
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The current stable release is 1.23, and the next stable release
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The current stable release is 1.24, and the next stable release
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will be called version 2.00.
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will be called version 2.00.
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The main news since 1.23 are:
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The main news since 1.24 are:
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- somewhat better compression using the new NRV2E algorithm
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- slightly better compression using the new NRV2E algorithm
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- new options for compression tuining (e.g. `--brute')
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- new options for compression tuining (e.g. `--brute')
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- support for bootable Linux kernels ("vmlinuz/386")
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- support for bootable Linux kernels ("vmlinuz/386")
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- direct Linux ELF-to-memory decompression ("linux/elf386")
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- direct Linux ELF-to-memory decompression ("linux/elf386")
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UPX TODO list. Last updated 2002-10-14.
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UPX TODO list. Last updated 2002-11-11.
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- rotten code, bring back to life and resync with UPX 1.2 branch
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[mostly done]
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- resync stub with UPX 1.2 branch
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[mostly done]
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- resync docs with UPX 1.2 branch
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[mostly done]
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- p_ps1.cpp (ps1/exe) needs some work
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[mostly done]
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- check all <const_cast> to make sure they are not invalid
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- check all <const_cast> to make sure they are not invalid
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@@ -19,21 +6,12 @@ UPX TODO list. Last updated 2002-10-14.
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(info: bla bla). Also ui.cpp (total_*).
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(info: bla bla). Also ui.cpp (total_*).
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TEST:
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- test new linux formats
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- test unpacking of old linux formats
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- test new filters
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IMPROVED COMPRESSION RATIO
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IMPROVED COMPRESSION RATIO
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- experiment with new filters
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- experiment with new filters
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- implement filters for linux/elf386
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- implement filters for dos/exe
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- implement filters for dos/exe
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- filters: could we exploit a f->firstcall info field ?
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- filters: could we exploit a f->firstcall info field ?
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FORMAT LINUX/386
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FORMAT LINUX/386
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- forward-port fix in 1.23: "don't give up too early if a single block
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turns out to be incompressible"
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- don't mmap() the temporary output file - this seems to improve
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- don't mmap() the temporary output file - this seems to improve
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file io speed
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file io speed
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FORMAT LINUX/ELF386
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- implement filters
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- implement compressWithFilters()
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FORMAT TMT/ADAM
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FORMAT TMT/ADAM
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===============
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@@ -117,8 +90,6 @@ FORMAT WIN16/NE
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FORMAT WIN32/PE
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FORMAT WIN32/PE
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===============
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- verify that compressWithFilters() works
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- fix the section alignment with the Intel compiler
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- fix the section alignment with the Intel compiler
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- decrease runtime memory overhead
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- decrease runtime memory overhead
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