This is beanstalkd version 1.5. A lot of changes went into this release, including some big improvements. As always, there will be no incompatible protocol changes until version 2.0. A client written for version 1.5 will work unmodified with any later 1.x release of beanstalkd. Highlights ---------- - removed dependency on libevent - no more autotools; to build beanstalkd, just type "make" - incremental binlog compaction; fixes #43 - removed flag -d; alternatives are in the "adm" directory More News --------- - switch to MIT license - remove DEBUG compile flag - more interesting make examples in README - change default CFLAGS - verbose mode; closes #52 - properly timeout reserve-with-timeout; fixes #78 - document that EPOLLRDHUP was introduced in Linux 2.6.17. - read beanstalkd 1.4.6's log format for compatibility - report size of attempted read for WAL read errors - accurately report position of WAL file errors - add file index to job stats - clarify behavior of cumulative stats; closes #81 - adding support for counting deletes on a tube - delete command now deletes delayed jobs - fix segfault; closes #71 - bsd build fix; PATH_MAX is defined in limits.h - bsd build fix; echo -n is not portable - do not read in STATE_WAIT; fixes #22 - document the new binlog stats - redo the WAL code, improving style - more careful binlog read checking - in log recovery, recompute delay with current time; fixes #62 - provide and document more system admin tools - support systemd socket activation Full list of changes in this release (includes authorship information): <http://github.com/kr/beanstalkd/compare/v1.4.6...v1.5> Our Urls -------- Download the 1.5 tarball directly: <https://github.com/downloads/kr/beanstalkd/beanstalkd-1.5.tar.gz> Learn all about beanstalk: <http://kr.github.com/beanstalkd/> Talk about beanstalk development or use at: <http://groups.google.com/group/beanstalk-talk> Bugs ---- Please report any bugs to: <http://github.com/kr/beanstalkd/issues>