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-rw-r--r--libraries/libqcow/README40
-rw-r--r--libraries/libqcow/libqcow.SlackBuild6
-rw-r--r--libraries/libqcow/libqcow.info6
3 files changed, 31 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/libraries/libqcow/README b/libraries/libqcow/README
index a47b6ee5cf..bdca7be33e 100644
--- a/libraries/libqcow/README
+++ b/libraries/libqcow/README
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
libqcow (libYAL QEMU QCOW image library)
-Library and tooling to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image
+libqcow is a library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file
format.
-Read supported QCOW formats:
- version 1
- version 2
- version 3 (as of version 20141201)
+Project information:
+
+* Status: alpha
+* Licence: LGPLv3+
+
+Read-only supported QCOW formats:
+
+* version 1
+* version 2
+* version 3
+
Supported QCOW format features:
- compression
- encryption
-QCOW format features not supported at the moment:
- backing file-based snapshots
- in-image snapshots
+
+* zlib (DEFLATE) compression
+* AES-CBC 128-bit encryption
+* backing file (differential image)
+
+Unsupported QCOW format features:
+
+* LUKS encryption
+* data file
+* in-image snapshots
+
Work in progress:
- Python bindings
- Dokan library support
- Thread-safety in file API functions
-Planned:
- Python 3 support
+
+* Thread-safety in file API functions
diff --git a/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.SlackBuild b/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.SlackBuild
index bdfe8c2142..fa3b569509 100644
--- a/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
# Slackware build script for libqcow
#
-# Copyright 2014-2023 Barry J. Grundy (bgrundy<at>linuxleo.com)
+# Copyright 2014-2025 Barry J. Grundy (bgrundy<at>linuxleo.com)
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
-# Updated v20221124 July 2023
+# Updated v20240308 March 2025
cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
PRGNAM=libqcow
-VERSION=${VERSION:-20221124}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-20240308}
STATUS=${STATUS:-alpha}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
diff --git a/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.info b/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.info
index 427b02f8d1..6f848bee6e 100644
--- a/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.info
+++ b/libraries/libqcow/libqcow.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
PRGNAM="libqcow"
-VERSION="20221124"
+VERSION="20240308"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/libyal/libqcow"
-DOWNLOAD="https://linuxleo.com/Source/libqcow-alpha-20221124.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="a54e46797d026027dc33155104c5ecea"
+DOWNLOAD="https://linuxleo.com/Source/libqcow-alpha-20240308.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="02f8aee1b2757a2e10cd000d0a40ef33"
DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
MD5SUM_x86_64=""
REQUIRES=""