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Topic: Development Plans for the Next Release of GParted (0.16.1)

With the next release of GParted (0.16.1) we are focusing on bug fixes.

GParted 0.16.1 is planned for release April 30, 2013.

Candidates under consideration for GParted 0.16.1 include:

Done? - Bug# - Description
Yes - Bug 698876 - GParted fails to recognize HFS+ partition (possible due to disabled journaling)
Mike Fleetwood has created a patch.

Yes - Bug 695279 - GParted doesn't compile on RHEL / CentOS 5.9
Mike Fleetwood has created a patch set.

Yes - Bug 697727 - Segfault in Gparted 0.15.0 when copying partition
Phillip Susi has created a patch.

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Re: Development Plans for the Next Release of GParted (0.16.1)

A patch to fix Bug 698876 - GParted fails to recognize HFS+ partition (possible due to disabled journaling) has been committed to the git repository.  Thanks goes to Mike Fleetwood for this patch.

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Re: Development Plans for the Next Release of GParted (0.16.1)

A patch set to address Bug 695279 - GParted doesn't compile on RHEL / CentOS 5.9 has been committed to the git repository for inclusion in the next release of GParted.  Thanks goes to Mike Fleetwood for adding this backward compatibility.

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Re: Development Plans for the Next Release of GParted (0.16.1)

A patch to fix Bug 697727 - Segfault in Gparted 0.15.0 when copying partition) has been committed to the git repository.  Thanks goes to Phillip Susi for this patch.

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Re: Development Plans for the Next Release of GParted (0.16.1)

GParted 0.16.1 is planned for release on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Preliminary Release Notes
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  This release of GParted includes another critical bug fix for a
  potential crash that might cause loss of data while moving or
  copying a partition.  We strongly recommend that all users of
  GParted 0.15.0 and 0.16.0 upgrade to GParted 0.16.1 to avoid data
  loss.

### Key changes include:

  * Avoid crash in GParted when moving or copying partitions
  * Fix GParted doesn't compile on RHEL / CentOS 5.9

Bug Fixes
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  * Avoid crash in GParted when moving or copying partitions (#697727)
  * Fix GParted doesn't compile on RHEL / CentOS 5.9 (#695279)
  * Recognise HFSX variant as an HFS+ file system (#698876)

Code Credits
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  Code enhancements are courtesy of Phillip Susi and Mike Fleetwood.

Translations (new/updated)
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  None.

Dependencies (new/updated)
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  * no change.

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Re: Development Plans for the Next Release of GParted (0.16.1)

GParted 0.16.1 was released on April 30, 2013.