1.7 Releases

Release Version:	Release Date:
BZFlag 1.7g2	06/17/2003
BZFlag 1.7g0	12/08/2002
BZFlag 1.7e6	06/19/2002
BZFlag 1.7e4	11/27/2001
BZFlag 1.7e2	04/17/2001
BZFlag 1.7e1	03/10/2001
BZFlag 1.7e	01/26/2001
BZFlag 1.7d-9	02/01/2000
BZFlag 1.7d-8
BZFlag 1.7d-7
BZFlag 1.7d-6
BZFlag 1.7d-5
BZFlag 1.7d-4
BZFlag 1.7d-3
BZFlag 1.7d-2
BZFlag 1.7d-1
BZFlag 1.7c-2-3
BZFlag 1.7c-2-2
BZFlag 1.7c-2-1
BZFlag 1.7c-2
BZFlag 1.7c-1

1.7c Releases

1.7c-1

Preliminary open source release of BZFlag.

1.7c-2

BZFlag version 1.7c-2 is a version of the BZFlag game. First official open source release.

• misc. changes for solaris - Björn Augustsson
• changed u_int* to uint*
• replaced [ds]rand48() with [s]rand()
• changed variable name `sun' with 'theSun'
• changed ioctl FIONBIO to fcntl O_NDELAY
• changed FNDELAY to O_NDELAY
• glColor*() are macros; changed code that took address of function
• no hstrerror
• solaris defines SIG_PF
• added unofficial solaris config - Björn Augustsson
• porting is not complete
• not included in platform list
• made generic linux config - Phillip Ezolt
• ifdef'd DEADLINE code for irix
• static/dynamic libaudio fix for irix
• friend class workaround for irix 7.2.1 compilers
• fixed broadcasting and multicasting on linux

1.7c-2-1

BZFlag version 1.7c-2-1 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• added solaris to configuration list
• preliminary sound support on Solaris - Andrew White
• fixed 32 bit dependency; now works on 64 bit (alpha) linux - Phillip Ezolt
• added missing entries in irix packaging (some data files)
• added stacked stereo patch - Stea Greene

1.7c-2-2

BZFlag version 1.7c-2-2 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• final solaris sound support - Andrew White

1.7c-2-3

BZFlag version 1.7c-2-3 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• fixed byte-order problem in bzfrelay - Tim Riker
• unix portability fix: replaced cuserid() with getuid() - Erik Andersen
• now links mesa as GL and GLU to support non-mesa
• fixed bug in linux multicast support

1.7d Releases

1.7d-1

BZFlag version 1.7d-1 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• starting from 1.7c release 2 patch 3
• preliminary support for bzfls, a server for listing bzfs servers
• changed win32 installer to ignore errors when changing the registry
• added extra help output when bzflag can't find font files
• fixed badly matched braces that broke multicast code

1.7d-2

BZFlag version 1.7d-2 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• fixed reading-freed-memory bug in client querying of bzfls
• replaced incorrect use of errno with getErrno()
• fixed bug in ServerLink::read(); now won't try to recv() zero bytes

1.7d-3

BZFlag version 1.7d-3 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• fixed truncation of server list reads
• fixed menuing bug in find servers when no servers found
• -geometry is no longer ignored for 3Dfx cards
• turned off roaming and snapshoting in non-debug builds
• `-list default' now resets server list url to default
• simplified maintenance of version number
• fixed output from -version on win32
• added window border on win32 when using -window
• re-fixed bzfls query reading-freed-memory bug (regressed somehow)

1.7d-4

BZFlag version 1.7d-4 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• changed LICENSE to the GNU GPL version 2
• server can now register itself with multiple list servers
• client can now check multiple list servers at once
• bzfls can now dump server list to a file (using USR1)
• bzfls can now bootstrap server list from a file
• now truncates descriptions that are too long; was rejecting server
• fixed ref count bug in bzfls

1.7d-5

BZFlag version 1.7d-5 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• now allows user to configure a debug build (e.g. make linux-i386-debug)
• cleaned up some compiler warnings
• fixed silliness in PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR stuff in win32
• fixed multicasting support
• fixed sound volume bug (reset to zero in config if quit when paused)
• fixed handling of window close under X windows
• fixed several serious bugs in sound filtering
  • coordinate system was totally wrong
  • various calculations were incorrect
• improved sound support on linux and got sound working on linux ppc
• improved stereo panning filtering
  • new transfer function does better directional attenuation
• added inter-aural delay to enhance stereo separation
• added support for brightness control (i.e. gamma correction)
  • only available on PseudoColor or DirectColor visuals under X
  • only available on win32 if using colormap or SetDeviceGammaRamp() works
• added custom visual choosing algorithm on X (to prefer DirectColor over True)
  • making it more likely to get a gamma correctable visual
• added support for destroying/recreating OpenGL context on-the-fly
  • required to support dynamic video format chaning on win32
• support for dynamic changing of video format on xfree86 and win32
  • removed startup format picker on win32 -- change format through options
• improved integration with win32 desktop (alt-tab, screen saver, etc.)
  • minimizes on loss of focus; disables annoying key sequences
• config file on win32 now saved in a consistent location

1.7d-6

BZFlag version 1.7d-6 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• now allows user to configure a non-optimized build (e.g. make linux-noopt)
• added tarball make target to gather source tree into a tarball
• modified spec file for RPM packaging - Tim Riker
• more sound fixes
  • now always writes sound even when silent (which simplifies things)
  • now handles failure of SNDCTL_DSP_SETFRAGMENT
  • BZF_NOAUDIO_POST env var disables latency workaround when SETFRAGMENT fails
  • fixed bug that caused some truncated chunks
• video format menu now uses multiple pages if lots of formats
• now ungrabs mouse on pause and grabs on resume (if grabbing)
• players now drop a team flag when pausing (prevents a cheat)
• made some readouts more readable at low resolution (changed font)
• changes to bzfs to make it more robust against network errors
• fixed bzfs messages to bzfls (was only ever sending ADD messages)
• bzfls now keeps traffic statistics (SIGUSR2 dumps to /var/tmp/bzfls.cnt)
• added man pages for bzfls and bzfrelay

1.7d-7

BZFlag version 1.7d-7 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• added sym link for bzfs in RPM spec file - can't launch server from client without it
• changed RPM naming scheme to be more standard (now named 1.7d.7)
• fixes for solaris compiler
• fixed tarball make target to include top level directory
• fixes to avoid making OpenGL calls after exiting main
• fixed mix-up between brightness and volume controls on options menu
• fixed busy wait bug in linux sound code
• incremented number of sound chunks on linux and fixed low water mark
• reduced sound latency on linux
• doubled sound volume
• fixes for linux resolution changes (now destroys/recreates OpenGL contexts)
• workaround for accelerated glx preventing screen redraw after exit
• added -3dfx and -no3dfx bzflag options to set/unset MESA_GLX_FX

1.7d-8

BZFlag version 1.7d-8 is a version of the BZFlag game.

• fixed bug in bzfs that caused the player table to fill up
• fixed bugs in bzfls that left open sockets and leaked memory
• fixed bug in bzfls that could cause one server to be listed multiple times
• made bzfls more picky about format of messages
• added uptime to bzfls statistics
• changed bzfls protocol and bzfs to match - deliberately not backwards compatible to force upgrades
• gave flag help messsages more space to avoid overlapping target box

1.7d-9

BZFlag version 1.7d-9 is a version of the BZFlag game that was released on 2000-02-01.

• fixed bug in parsing arguments in bzfls
• fixed reference counting bug in bzfls
• improved win32 config file location - Daniel Léonard