updates for borg 1.4.0 release

releases/borg-1.4.rst

@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ Borg 1.4
 ========
 
 :Links: `Documentation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/>`_ · `Installation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/installation.html>`_ · `Downloads <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/>`_
-:Date: 2024-01-08
+:Date: 2024-07-03
 
-Borg 1.4 will become the next stable release in the near future.
+This marks the first stable release in the Borg 1.4 series, which is a refreshed / modernised
+continuation of the borg 1.2 codebase with a few bigger new features, but otherwise proven,
+stable code and quite similar to use as Borg 1.2.
 
-It is quite similar to borg 1.2 (it was forked from 1.2-maint branch at 1.2.7 release),
-but has a few bigger changes that needed alpha/beta/rc testing before it can be released.
+Thanks to everybody who contributed to development or maintenance, either by their time or by funding!
+
+Since Borg 1.4 is now stable, it will primarily receive fixes and minor additions,
+but not potentially problematic code changes. Principal development continues in the master branch.
 
 Changelog summary
 -----------------
@@ -16,18 +20,17 @@ This is only a summary of the changes between 1.2.7 and 1.4.
 Check the `full changelog <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/changes.html>`_
 to see all changes as well as important compatibility and upgrade notes.
 
-
 Major new features in the 1.4 release series are:
 
-- BORG_EXIT_CODES=modern: optional more specific return codes (for errors and warnings).
-
-Fixes:
-
-- PATH: do not accept empty strings ("")
+- BORG_EXIT_CODES=modern: optional more specific return codes (for errors and warnings)
+- borg create: add the "slashdot hack" to strip recursion root prefixes
+- borg version REPO: show version of borg client and server
 
-Other changes:
+Other bigger changes:
 
-- require Python >= 3.9, Cython >= 3.0, msgpack >= 1.0.3
-- modernize python packaging (use pyproject.toml)
-- use pyinstaller 6.3.0 and python 3.11 for binary build
+- ACL code: refactor, improve acl_get / acl_set error handling
+- require Python >= 3.9, Cython >= 3.0.3, msgpack >= 1.0.3
+- removed bundled 3rd party code (lz4/zstd/xxhash)
+- modernised python packaging (use pyproject.toml, use less setup.py)
+- use pyinstaller 6.7.0 and python 3.11 for the binary builds
 - new naming convention for fat binaries (include glibc version for linux)

releases/index.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Borg 2.0 is currently in testing - do not use it for production.
 Borg 1.4
 --------
 
-Borg 1.4 is currently in testing - do not use it for production.
+Borg 1.4 is the current **stable** series of Borg.
+The current release is |current1.4|, released on |current1.4date|.
 
 - `borg 1.4 news overview (preliminary) <borg-1.4.html>`_
 - `Documentation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/>`__
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ Borg 1.4 is currently in testing - do not use it for production.
 Borg 1.2
 --------
 
-Borg 1.2 is the current **stable** series of Borg.
+Borg 1.2 is the current **oldstable** series of Borg.
 The current release is |current1.2|, released on |current1.2date|.
 
 - `1.2.0 release announcement <borg-1.2.html>`_
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ The current release is |current1.2|, released on |current1.2date|.
 Borg 1.1
 --------
 
-Borg 1.1 is not supported any more, please use Borg 1.2.x.
+Borg 1.1 is not supported any more, please use Borg 1.4.x or 1.2.x.
 The current release is |current1.1|, released on |current1.1date|.
 
 - `1.1.0 release announcement <borg-1.1.html>`_
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ The current release is |current1.1|, released on |current1.1date|.
 Borg 1.0
 --------
 
-Borg 1.0 is not supported any more, please use Borg 1.2.x.
+Borg 1.0 is not supported any more, please use Borg 1.4.x or 1.2.x.
 The last release in this series was |current1.0|, released on |current1.0date|.
 
 - `Documentation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.0-maint/>`__

releases/releases.rst.inc

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-.. |current1.2| replace:: 1.2.7
-.. |current1.2date| replace:: 2023-12-02
+.. |current1.4| replace:: 1.4.0
+.. |current1.4date| replace:: 2024-07-03
+
+.. |current1.2| replace:: 1.2.8
+.. |current1.2date| replace:: 2024-03-29
 
 .. |current1.1| replace:: 1.1.18
 .. |current1.1date| replace:: 2022-06-05