FFE: NTFS-3G: A new upstream version is available: 2010.8.8

Binary package hint: ntfs-3g

NTFS-3G 2010.8.8

The new, stable NTFS-3G release contains the following major functionality improvements, changes and bug fixes:

    * New: Full, transparent, read-write compression support.
    * New: Two new mount options: compression and nocompression (default).
    * New: Introduced windows_names mount option to enforce only Windows names.
    * Change: Re-enabled compression in root directory.
    * Change: Reversed default for showing/hiding hidden files.
    * Change: Redefined default user mapping.
    * Change: Marked files whose name has a dot initial as “hidden” if option hide_dot_files is used.
    * Change: Renamed option default_permissions to permissions.
    * Fixed use of utimensat() with external fuse older than 2.8.
    * Fixed a hang when reading a corrupt compressed file.
    * Fixed a possible crash when creating a stream.
    * Fixed all reported and found compressed write related bugs.
    * Fixed partially overwriting sparse clusters on highly fragmented volumes.
    * Fixed checking write errors in setxattr().
    * Fixed processing end of partial runlist for compressed files.
    * Fixed updating file compressed sizes.
    * Fixed checking the device mount state.
    * Fixed processing of options silent and no_def_opts.
    * Fixed excessive cluster allocation within big holes.
    * Fixed creating empty encrypted extended attributes.
    * Fixed too permissive sanity check before compressing.
    * Fixed error returns when writing compressed data.
    * Fixed sanity checked when closing a compressed file.
    * Fixed zeroing the end of an ex-hole cluster of compressed files.
    * Improved sanity checks on security descriptors.

The latest release of the software is available at http://www.tuxera.com/

Enjoy!

Tuxera Open Source Team

http://www.tuxera.com/open-source/release-ntfs-3g-2010-8-8/

cjwatson: I'd like to get this into maverick if possible. The new features are ones you don't have to use if you don't want to (or if you need to, you have no choice ...). The changes don't affect the installer or Wubi as far as I can see. Unfortunately Debian unstable hasn't upgraded yet so I can't simply merge, but I can do that myself if need be.