Changelog of @hackage/rss2irc 1.0.6

1.0.6 (2014/4/13)

• minimal changes to build with feed 0.3.9.* and other libs in current Debian unstable (sid)

1.0.5 (2014/2/27)

• avoid feed 0.3.9.2 which has changed its API

1.0.4

• fix compilation with GHC 7.4 (Fabien Andre)

1.0.3

• fix http-conduit usage so the feed poller doesn't die within hours

1.0.2

• --use-actions works again

1.0.1

• fix release notes formatting on hackage

1.0 (2013/2/15)

New:

• more robust item detection and duplicate announcement protection, with simpler options
• easier irc address syntax, drop -p/--port option
• can poll https feeds
• can poll from stdin (-)
• can poll a file containing multiple copies of a feed (eg for testing)
• --cache-control option sets a HTTP Cache-Control header
• --use-actions announces with CTCP ACTIONs (like the /me command)

Fixed:

• updated for GHC 7.6 & current libs
• initialises http properly on microsoft windows
• builds threaded and optimised by default
• thread and error handling is more robust, eg don't ignore exceptions in the irc writer thread
• can poll urls with semicolon parameter separator (eg darcsweb's)
• can announce item urls containing percent
• no longer adds stray "upload:" to IRC messages
• renamed --dupe-descriptions to --allow-duplicates
• dropped --debug flag
• new item detection and announcing is more robust
• announcements on console are clearer
• a simulated irc connection is not logged unless --debug-irc is used