Exiv2 v0.27.0
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Thank You to Dan and Luis for their huge contribution this release.
Contributors: Ben, Freddy, Gilles, Henri, Michal, Phil, Shridar, Toni and Thomas.
The headline features are:
1) Security fixes
2) Bug Fixes
3) Rewritten CMake Support
4) Conan Support to build dependencies
5) Adobe XMPsdk 2016 support
6) New python test suite
7) AppVeyor, Travis, CodeCov and GitLabs monitor submissions
8) Support for MinGW/msys2
9) Jenkins buildserver operates from GitHub
10) New Documentation: Markdown, ReleaseNotes, Platform/ReadMe.txt and Website
With Exiv2 v0.27, Team Exiv2 will offer "Long Term Support" and plan "dot" releases with security and critical fixes in 2019 and 2020.
Known Issues
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1 Do not build with GCC 8.2 (7.3 is OK) https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/421
2 Do not build with Xcode 10.0 https://bugreport.apple.com/web/?problemID=45223696
Xcode 9.4 and earlier OK https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/465
Xcode 10.1 OK https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/528
3 There are minor known issues concerning v0.27 and they will be fixed in 0.27.1
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/milestone/3
Focus of Exiv2 v0.28
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Exiv2 moves into the future with Exiv2 v0.28.
The code will be modernised to C++11.
C++98 compilers such as Visual Studio (<2015) will be supported
with quarterly Exiv2 v0.27 'dot' (security) releases during 2019 and 2020.
Code changes since RC3
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None.
Fixes between RC2 and RC3
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#584 Quicktime Video isn't correctly built.
#575 Unit tests build and execute on all platforms. Documented in README.md
#572 Build Server publishes/tests
on Cygwin, MinGW, Linux, Darwin and msvc
in Release/Debug, 64/32, gcc/clang, static/shared.
User can request from Jenkins: exiv2.dyndns.org:8080/job/exiv2/build
#570 All compiler warnings have been eliminated.
Web-site refined and polished.
Preparation to rehost exiv2.org
#557 Updates to documentation concerning Debugging, Clang, ccache and Unit Tests.
Build and test logs are stored in build bundles.
#551 Fix heading install (broken in RC2)
#532 TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012 len recognition
#521 Delete XMP XmpBag and XmpSeq
#425 Security fixes (#425, #547, #558, #564)
#369 Revised man page exiv2.1.
#226 Exiv2::Image::xmpPacket() doesn't work on tiff files
Fixes between RC1 and RC2
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#544 Catalonian Language Support
#541 exiv2 -vVg loops
#540 CMake Cleanup
#528 Xcode 10.1 builds samples/taglist.cpp
#527 Localization Support
#512 Restore exiv2.pc pkg-config file
#510 getopt() looping on bad input
#507 DLL name restored to cygexiv2-27.dll
#505 Incorrect packaging
#499 Support for FreeBSD
Fixes since v0.26
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GitHub: (142) https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/milestone/1?closed=1
Redmine: (88) http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/issues
Build: (11)
0001362 Fix Clang build
0001358 Unsuccessful build (Win7, MSVC2015, amd64_x86)
0001356 Small patch to configure.py
0001329 Error during cmake with gcc version parsing
0001310 Provide support for msys/2.0
0001299 exiv2-0.26-trunk.tar.gz changed on download server
0001270 Using libexiv2.a/.lib in multhreaded app segfaults.
0001237 Report CMake/MinGW issues to Kitware
0001188 Provide build support for C++11
0001174 Visual Studio Support Enhancements
0001121 Visual Studio support for v0.27
Basicio: (1)
0001374 excessively often calls stat()
Camera: (1)
0001352 Support camera Canon M100
Coverity: (11)
0001265 [ Coverity : /src/basicio.cpp ] Unchecked return value from library , Time of check time of use , Incorrect deallocator used , Dereference before null check , String not null terminated
0001264 [ Coverity : /src/actions.cpp ] Unchecked return value from library , Logically dead code , Not restoring ostream format
0001263 [ Coverity : 1396730 Uninitialized scalar field ] /include/exiv2/xmp.hpp
0001262 [ Coverity : XMPSDK Errors ] Unused value , Explicit null dereferenced
0001261 [ Coverity : 1296083 Resource leak ] /src/exiv2.cpp
0001260 [ Coverity : 1296084 Resource leak ] /src/http.cpp
0001259 [ Coverity : 1396717 Out-of-bounds read ] /src/easyaccess.cpp
0001258 [ Coverity 1396718 Out-of-bounds access ] /src/webpimage.cpp
0001257 [ Coverity 1396719 Resource leak ] /src/tiffcomposite.cpp
0001256 [ Coverity 1396721 : /src/basicio.cpp ] String not null terminated
0000883 Use Coverity SCAN on exiv2 code-base
Duplicate: (1)
0001307 exiv2: tiffvisitor.cpp:1299: virtual void Exiv2::Internal::TiffReader::visitDirectory(Exiv2::Internal::TiffDirectory*): Assertion `tc.get()' failed.
Exif: (6)
0001320 It is a heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::Jp2Image::readMetadata (jp2image.cpp:277)
0001319 It is a heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::us2Data (types.cpp:346)
0001318 Invalid memory address dereference in Exiv2::StringValueBase::read ( in value.cpp:302)
0001317 It is a heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::s2Data (types.cpp:383)
0001316 It is a heap-buffer-overflow in Exiv2::l2Data (types.cpp:398)
0001315 Invalid memory address dereference in Exiv2::DataValue::read (value.cpp:193)
Insufficient information: (1)
0001347 Segfault in Digikam when saving/loading certain TIFF images
Image format: (5)
0001353 Segmentation fault in the software exiv2 when the function Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf() is finished
0001346 Assertion failure in Exiv2::Internal::CiffComponent::doRead() in libexiv2
0001345 Assertion Failure (SIGABRT) in Exiv2:RafImage::readMetadata() in Libexiv2
0001338 Exiv2 aborted (crashed) with "Error in `exiv2': free(): invalid next size (fast)"
0001334 Version 0.26 is returns unwanted data when the key value is received from RW2 files (Panasonic DMC-GF6 camera)
Lens: (20)
0001373 Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD not recognized properly
0001372 The lens "Tamron AF 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di II" is wrongly identified.
0001370 Add entry for new(ish) lens - Tamron 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD (B023)
0001366 Feature Request Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG Art Series
0001365 Feature Request fr Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG Art Series
0001361 Wrongly identified Canon 2x extender as 1.4x extender with Tamron lens
0001355 New lens Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD
0001351 Add lens: Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 G VR
0001348 patch: add Tamron SP AF 150-600mm F/5-6.3 VC USD G2 (A022) for Nikon
0001339 Panasonic DMC-TZ70 lens not detected
0001336 Support for AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
0001335 Missing Nikon lense
0001333 New Lens: Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (A032)
0001332 Recognise Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC B018 on Canon bodies
0001328 Sigma 18-300mm is wrongly reported as a Canon 75-300mm
0001327 Two Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM lens definitions ??
0001326 Tamron 100-300mm f/5-6.3 MACRO 1:4
0001323 Add lens "Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HS" for Canon ID 197
0001306 the lens TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012 is not properly recognised
0001304 Lens missing Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD F017
Metadata: (7)
0001341 Date/Time Original not modified for NEFs
0001340 Infinite loop bugs in Libexiv2 Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure()
0001325 Crash in exiv2 - Nikon1MakerNote::printBarValue (nikonnm.cpp)
0001322 Exception in PentaxMakerNote::printShutterCount, source: pentaxmn.cpp
0001321 Invalid memory address dereference in Exiv2::getULong(types.cpp:246)
0001301 New lens: Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art for Canon
0001300 New lens: Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM
Makernote: (2)
0001343 Irix 15mm f/2.4 on Nikon
0001324 Pentax Makernote written twice
Miscellaneous: (2)
0001314 it is a stack-overflow vulnerability in Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat[abi:cxx11] ( in image.cpp:975 )
0001305 Segmentation fault on certain image
Not-a-bug: (8)
0001369 New lens Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 II for Canon
0001368 Canon EF-M 15-45 broken LensType
0001367 New Lens Sigma 100-400 mm, F5-6.3 DG for Nikon
0001364 New lens Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
0001350 Add lens: AF-S DX Nikkor 18-140mm
0001349 Add lens: Sigma 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM | A
0001344 Unknown metadata
0001331 exiv2 fails to delete bulk of metadata in jpeg
Tools: (1)
0001303 #1 Use 'releases' feature on GitHub
Tiff parser: (3)
0001360 exiv2 can't read metadata from tiff file (tiff directory length is too large)
0001359 This does not look like a TIFF image
0001330 Crash in Exiv2::TiffImage::readMetadata
Video: (2)
0001068 Video Code Umbrella
0001028 Add GSoC13 video-write code
Website: (3)
0001308 Move directory <exiv2dir>/website to svn://dev.exiv2.org/svn/team/website
0001302 Use sha256 Checksums on Downloads and Archive pages of the web site.
0001288 site defaults to http://, and https:// certificate is bogus
Xmp: (3)
0001354 Inconsistency with long XMP namespaces (e.g. 'Iptc4xmpExt')
0001278 XMP SDK Split
0000941 Upgrade xmpsdk source to Adobe's current version
Robin Mills
robin@clanmills.com
2018-12-20
