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tim-lebedkov edited this page Feb 21, 2021
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- update checker
- filter for words that do not exist in package descriptions
- improved logging, use Windows Event Log
- update german translations (OgreTransporter)
- button to open the proxy settings dialog
- do not translate accelerators
- bugfix: access violation
- faster scrolling
- XP/2003 are not supported anymore
- support for joker characters in CLU "unwrap-dir"
- use color for the console output
- more precise detection using only whole words and only the title
- show all missing dependencies in "Check dependencies"
- right align the download size column
- check for missing dependencies before adding, removing or updating packages and adding them, if necessary
- "Check dependencies" action
- ignore "mozilla" in package titles (detection)
- use .zip-repositories by default
- more stop words for detecting packages
- detect Windows updates and correct Windows version > 7 that was detected by Npackd 1.24 and earlier as 6.x
- find a better package before searching for nested directories making "Cannot handle nested directories" appear less often
- handle the KBXXXXXXX packages
- different background for different message frame types
- better job messages
- a small workaround for a change (bug?) in Qt cell text painting
- bugfix: installing a package shows wrong progress at some point
- bugfix: close .xml file from a .zip repository
- bugfix: HTTP cache should not be used on F5
- bugfix: invalid paths to the resource file
- bugfix: detection does not see "64 BIT" as x86-64
- bugfix: uninstalled Windows package still not removed from the Windows registry
- bugfix: if a better package is found during detection, but a version is not known, nothing is detected
- output location for package versions (JSON/XML)
- better debug output for package detection
- --noconfirm
- "ncl build" for building packages (e.g. from source)
- remove = from the parameters
- -l option for user level installations
- bugfix: "ncl remove-scp" uses corrected package titles
- bugfix: "ncl search" should not filter by status by default
- no changes
- change the minimum required Windows OS version to 7
- Qt 5.11 and GCC 8
- restart stopped services
- allow exporting packages to an empty existing directory
- search for categories
- dialog for choosing an installation directory
- do not download the same file multiple times if a request is already in progress
- cache download sizes
- use HTTP GET to find out the size of a file if HEAD is not supported
- do not use .NpackdTrash anymore
- bugfix: avoid access violations on shutdown
- bugfix: show title for sub-tasks while deleting a directory
- bugfix: wrong name for the translation file
- support for HTTP proxy authentication
- "ncl search --status=updateable"
- "ncl remove-scp" for removing software from the Windows Control Panel
- cmd.exe script output for "ncl path"
- handle Ctrl+C and similar events on the command line
- "ncl path" for multiple packages
- JSON output for "ncl path"
- send Ctrl+C to console programs
- bugfix: installations may ignore --file
- bugfix: do not use "safe" updates from the command line
- bugfix: multiple packages with the same short name should generate an error
- bugfix: unknown packages do not generate errors
- bugfix: "ncl path" is slow for non-admins
- no changes
- detect installed packages by title
- show the list of previously used repositories in settings
- updated German translation by OgreTransporter
- stop Windows services, if necessary
- stop "lanmanserver" if a directory is shared
- better category for unknown packages previously installed via Npackd
- always compare full state of installed packages and save only the differences
- ignore possible problems with the EXE Proxy
- remove the code for disk scanning
- bugfix: non-existing directories for software installed via Npackd should be seen as an uninstallation
- bugfix: an installation is not cancelled if a download is cancelled
- bugfix: "Stop.bat" should not change the installation directory
- bugfix: a download fails if the MIME type header is missing
- support for HTTP user name and password from the command line
- output the information about installed versions as JSON
- better handling of the debug output
- no changes
- export for packages
- action "Run" for a package
- software detection in parallel threads
- remove duplicates from the list of installation directories
- make .msi packages and packages from the Software Control Panel look more like all the other packages
- accept repository URLs with small errors
- clear button in search box #455
- increase the number of download threads to 10
- support adding command line tools to PATH
- JSON output for the commands
- better debug output
- use a job for running processes. This allows closing all child processes at once.
- detect Python
- delete packages from the repository that are neither installed nor installable
- fail if a download returns a file that is smaller than expected
- "set-install-dir" without arguments
- "update --versions"
- C++11
- bugfix: "Premature end of the download" does not work for HTTP HEAD
- bugfix: some HTTP error messages are overridden by "Cancelled by the user"
- bugfix: error 12150 on Windows 2003 downloading file
- bugfix: CSIDL_WINDOWS does not return the system Windows directory if under Terminal Services
- definition for command line tools
- relative URLs
- download all binaries necessary for an update first to cope with unstable network connections
- package removal does not fail anymore if some files are locked and cannot be deleted
- show the last 10 lines of a script output in the UI in case of an error
- show only one login dialog at a time
- find and close more programs that block a directory
- show dependencies as clickable links
- log the information about installation and removal of a package to the Windows Event Log
- use the exact match for a package name even if an inexact match exists
- delete file shares if they block a package from being removed
- do not detect Npackd just because it was executed. This can lead to Npackd being detected in a temporary directory.
- enable WinINet HTTP gzip decompression
- include the version information into the .exe file
- always create the "NpackdDetected" directory under "C:\Program Files"
- bugfix: the program deletes sometimes the download URL for package versions and cannot install them
- show the last 10 lines of a script output in case of an error
- "ncl place" to register an already installed package version within Npackd
- "--non-interactive" option to disable user interaction
- "--file" option for "add" to define the exact installation directory
- "--keep-directories" option for "update" to keep the packages in the same directories during an update
- "--install" option for "update" to install the newest version if nothing was installed
- "--version" option for "path" to easily find a particular package version
- "--versions" option for "add" to install any version from the specified range
- "--file" option for "update" to install the newest version in the specified directory
- show the output of the scripts on the console if the -d parameter is passed
- do not notify other programs about changes to the NPACKD_CL environment variable as it takes about 5 seconds
- do not detect MSI packages in "add", "remove" and "update" as it takes up to 4 seconds
- use the exact match for a package name even if an inexact match exists
- find and close more programs that block a directory
- delete file shares if they block a package from being removed
- log the information about installation and removal of a package to the Windows Event Log
- "where" to search for a specific file or directory in all installed package versions
- do not detect NpackdCL just because it was executed. This can lead to NpackdCL being detected in a temporary directory.
- commands now fail if an appropriate option is used (e.g. "install" in "search")
- "--bare-format" option for "list-repos" to only output the repository URLs
- "set-repo" to change the list of used repositories
- enable WinINet HTTP gzip decompression
- output the executed SQL statements in debug mode
- always create the "NpackdDetected" directory under "C:\Program Files"
- bugfix: script output is not stored in case of a failed installation or removal
- bugfix: show only one login prompt at a time
- bugfix: use Windows style line endings in the console output
- bugfix: the program deletes sometimes the download URL for package versions and cannot install them
- screen shots for packages
- faster icon loading in multiple threads
- download sizes for packages are shown in the main table
- support for .ico, .gif, .jpg and .bmp images
- support for the file:// protocol for repositories, downloads, icons
- Spanish translation updated by www.jon99
- support for repositories in .zip files
- completely reworked progress panel
- ability to choose visible columns and reorder them
- "Toggle toolbar" action in the menu
- "Show changelog" action in the menu
- faster filling for the table with packages
- focusable links
- hide the command line window for a self-update
- include the translation files in the binary
- reduce the binary size by -Os
- show the failing SQL query in the error messages
- show the duration of the last search
- parallel loading of the repositories
- do not read the script output in memory
- allow installation/removal even if the repository update is in progress
- column for the download size
- do not download the same icon more than once
- reduce memory usage via icon cache on disk
- call VACUUM on the local package database to reduce the disk space usage
- delete file shortcuts in the background
- cut the package description at 200 characters to improve the scrolling performance in the table
- do not reload the repositories if the URLs were not changed in the settings dialog
- lower case for GUI labels
- XML validation for the "package" tag
- small improvement to the detection of programs from the control pane "software"
- bugfix: do not run self-update from the directory of the current Npackd/CL
- bugfix: progress is shown as 0% for 100%
- bugfix: tab order in various panels
- bugfix: a dot at the end of a path is not significant
- bugfix: CreateProcess arguments should include the program name
- bugfix: HTTP-cache was not used
- show screenshot URLs
- bugfix: the program asks for the password in the console for the downloaded icons
- bugfix: NPACKD_CL may be set to "" if a particular package version is not in the Npackd.db
- bugfix: npackdcl "path" should work even if Data.db is unavailable
- "link" tag for screenshots, changelogs, icons and home pages
- stop running programs if necessary
- support for .zip files bigger than 4 GiB (zip64 file format)
- check the downloaded binaries with the installed antivirus
- fill the table immediately after the start, asynchronous database update
- better package detection (less duplicates)
- better warnings if something will be removed or installed
- auto-update
- load MSI and control panel icons
- store/load the list of previously used installation directories
- "Open folder" action to show the package directory in Windows Explorer
- more tooltips
- npackdg.exe "start-newest" command to start the newest version of Npackd GUI
- npackdg.exe "add" to add a package with a GUI progress dialog
- npackdg.exe "remove" to remove a package with a GUI progress dialog
- support for SHA-256 cryptographic hash sums
- bugfix: .lnk descriptions can only contain one line
- use Qt 5.2.1, MinGW-w64 4.8.2, QuaZIP 0.6.2
- better installation location detection for MSI packages
- save the list of repositories in the database
- do not use script mode while parsing the URLs
- show text files associated with a package version
- change the home page to https://npackd.appspot.com
- reload tabs if the repository was reloaded instead of closing them
- bugfix: ROLLBACK is used outside of a transaction
- bugfix: finish() SQL queries
- distribute "ncl.exe" with the same functionality as "npackdcl.exe" for less typing
- auto-update
- set-install-dir/get-install-dir
- faster commands that do not install or remove packages
- bugfix: do not move NpackdCL installation path if started from another directory
- show text files associated with a package version in the command line
- bugfix for Issue 353: "Program Files (x86)"/"Program Files" conventions not respected.
- do not modify PATH in the NpackdCL installer
- the file .Npackd\Stop.bat may be included and will be called to stop a running package version.
- support for the SHA-256 hash sum
- i18n: French translation by baptist.benoist, German translation by nipsky, Russian translation by knockdowncore, Spanish translation by www.jon99
- categories
- faster filling of the table (only the visible cells are filled)
- download only the necessary icons
- store and load main window size, toolbar position and column widths
- use the Windows HTTP cache for the repositories
- show a "wait" icon while loading the real package icon
- support for bigger repositories (store the data in the SQlite database)
- smaller size (static linking, use the zlib from Qt)
- provide progress information for long running package detection
- radio buttons for different package types instead of a combobox (filtering)
- show the actual error message if a shortcut cannot be created
- search for all possible matches while searching for a dependency
- show URL for file download errors
- lock the .Npackd\Uninstall.bat script during the installation. This prevents it from being deleted by an uninstaller.
- save the Install.bat/Uninstall.bat output in a file
- handle Windows registry write errors
- show the detection info on the package version details tab
- bugfix: directories under NpackdDetected are created over and over again
- bugfix for the issue 260: All Packages are deleted from registry on Npackd start
- bugfix for the issue 220: Applications hangs at 'Detecting MSI packages'
- categories
- NPACKD_PACKAGE_BINARY environment variable is automatically set during the install script execution to the name of the downloaded file
- remove, update or install several packages at once
- faster "npackdcl path" (< 5 ms)
- "npackdcl list-repos" to list of available repositories
- "npackdcl which" to find out which package installed a particular file
- "npackdcl check" to check dependencies for all installed packages
- allow short package names in "npackdcl path"
- allow "npackdcl remove" without specifying a version number if only one version is installed
- print dependency tree for a package version in "npackdcl info"
- "npackdcl rm" as an alias for "remove"
- --debug to show every message
- add licenses
- bugfix for the issue 211: Remove default repo not work
- synchronize information about installed programs with the control panel "Add or remove software" and MSI package database. Allow uninstallation of those packages.
- 64 bit version. Do not allow the execution of the 32 bit version on 64 bit systems (this does not apply to the command line client)
- system-wide list of repositories instead of per user
- gzip compression for all HTTP requests
- use the Windows Internet cache for repositories, icons
- show packages in the overview table instead of package versions
- remove the filters for "not installed" and "newest or installed" packages
- faster full-text search
- do not delete desktop shortcuts during installation, fail if a shortcut target cannot be found during package installation
- only load the necessary package icons, do not download the same icon more than once
- lower memory usage
- improve the package table filling performance
- better error messages while parsing XML, unpacking ZIP files or if a job fails
- "Feedback"-button
- better package name validation
- less borders in the UI
- change tab order in the settings tab
- no changes
- output progress messages in a more simple way
- search for packages with "npackdcl search -q query"
- information about a package including all available version numbers: "npackdcl info -p MinGWW64"
- "npackdcl detect" to synchronize with the MSI package database and the programs installed in the "Add and remove software" control panel
- check for locked files and directories before uninstalling something
- output version number
- Install, uninstall and update actions support multiple package version selection
- all long-running operations are performed in the background without blocking the UI
- Windows 7 taskbar progress visualization
- plan package updates to minimize side-by-side installations
- don't use version numbers in package directory names and start menu entries
- speed improvements: compute SHA1 during the download, download files directly into the package directory, faster update for the NPACKD_CL variable
- uninstalling a package will not delete shortcuts from the desktop and Quick Launch anymore
- show errors as non-modal panels and automatically close them after 30 seconds. This functionality also detects user inactivity.
- case insensitive sorting for packages
- show program settings and version information in tabs
- remove the "Expert" menu
- better keyboard navigation support
- much better validation for repositories
- use 64-bit cmd.exe on 64-bit systems for installation and uninstallation scripts
- Unicode support for the output of installation and uninstallation scripts
- format all available WinInet errors with the corresponding message
- smaller executable
- choose main menu accelerators automatically
- bugfix: show the full log if an installation fails
- bugfix: password protected downloads failed sometimes
- delete created shortcuts if an installation is cancelled
- "variable" tag to set dependency paths in environment variables
- UTF-8 for "file" entries
- New commands: list, info, update, add-repo, remove-repo
- path without --versions shows the path of the newest installed version
- add without --version installs the newest available version
- Unicode support
- username/password entry support
- do not set error codes if a package is already installed or un-installed
- smaller executable