transmission/news/news-4.0.0-beta-3.md
Charles Kerr fcff89a21a
chore: 4.0.0-beta.3 (#4536)
* chore: bump version to 4.0.0-beta.3

* docs: add 4.0.0-beta.3 release notes
2023-01-04 17:22:13 -06:00

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Transmission 4.0.0-beta.3

What's New in 4.0.0-beta.3

libtransmission (All Platforms)

  • Dropped obsolete CyaSSL and PolarSSL crypto backends (WolfSSL and MbedTLS are still supported). (#4495)
  • Updated extension protocol handshake to include yourip value as suggested by BEP 10. (#4504)
  • Fixed out-of-order teardown bug that could cause a crash on shutdown. (#4331, #4348, #4451)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.1 bug that broke detection of a peer's UDP port in a peer handshake. (#4334)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.2 regression that broke port forwarding in some settings. (#4343)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.2 bitfield crash. (#4346)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.1 pattern matching in whitelist and host_whitelist. (#4353)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.2 crash when pausing a torrent. (#4358)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.2 IPv6 μTP socket binding regression. (#4469)
  • Followed BEP 7 suggestion to remove &ipv4= and &ipv6= query parameters from tracker announcements. (#4502)
  • Followed BEP 7 suggestion to make the tracker announce &key= query parameter unique per-torrent. (#4508)
  • Updated the bookkeeping to ensure both TCP and uTP connections honor the connection limit. (#4534)
  • Made small performance improvements in libtransmission. (#4393, #4401, #4404, #4412, #4424, #4425, #4431, #4519)
  • Improved test coverage in the code that checks for reserved IP address use. (#4462)

macOS Client

  • Sorting by size now only uses the sizes of files that are wanted. (#4365)
  • Fixed memory leak in the blocklist downloader. (#4309)
  • Fixed UI issues in the main window when using Groups. (#4333)
  • Improved layout of macOS UI elements. (#4366, #4367, #4460)
  • Fixed the background style of torrents selected in the main window. (#4458)
  • Updated code that had been using deprecated API. (#4308, #4441)
  • Removed unused or unnecessary code. (#4374, #4440)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.1 regression that showed an incorrect icon or name in the drag overlay. (#4428)
  • Fixed the file display of torrents that consist of just a single file in a single folder. (#4454)

Qt Client

  • Fixed progress bars positioning on Mac. (#4489)
  • Added Qt dependencies for Windows build instructions and minor fixes. (#4363)
  • Updated Qt CMakeLists.txt to include support for building svg. (#4437)

GTK Client

  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.1 regression leading to potential crash on startup upon watch directory setup. (#4355)
  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.1 regression that prevented closing the "update blocklist" dialog. (#4391, #4392)
  • Fixed a bug that hid the "Enable µTP for peer communication" checkbox. (#4349)
  • Removed unused or unnecessary code. (#4416)

transmission-remote

  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.1 bug that showed the wrong ETA for some torrents. (#4506)

transmission-show

  • Fixed 4.0.0-beta.2 regression that caused transmission-show --scrape to not exit cleanly. (#4447)

Everything Else

  • Added Windows build manual. (#4291)
  • Removed Visual C++ redistributable libraries installation from the MSI package. (#4339)
  • Removed obsolete 'lightweight' build option. (#4509)

Thank You!

Last but certainly not least, a big Thank You to these people who contributed to this release:

Contributions to libtransmission (All Platforms):

Contributions to macOS Client:

Contributions to Qt Client:

Contributions to transmission-remote:

Contributions to Everything Else: