added note on the fact that no OK will be printed in rrdtool pipe mode if an error...

[rrdtool.git] / NEWS

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3553621..156864e 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ Graphing
 --------
 
 * rewritten graphics generation based on libart.
 --------
 
 * rewritten graphics generation based on libart.

-  - antialiased output
+  - anti-aliased output

   - alpha transparency support
   - truetype fonts
  
 * additional graphics formats: EPS, PDF, SVG
 
   - alpha transparency support
   - truetype fonts
  
 * additional graphics formats: EPS, PDF, SVG
 

-* extended multipart documentation
+* extended multi-part documentation

 
 * VDEF support; define and use variables.  Find, and use, the
   maximum rate seen by rrdtool; compute and show the average
 
 * VDEF support; define and use variables.  Find, and use, the
   maximum rate seen by rrdtool; compute and show the average


@@ -33,17 +33,24 @@ Logging
   Compare current data with expected data, detect and log when
   the rates are outside expected levels
 
   Compare current data with expected data, detect and log when
   the rates are outside expected levels
 

-* COMPUTE datatype for artificial datasources calculating their
-  input using RPN math and data from the other datasources.
+* COMPUTE data type for artificial data-sources calculating their
+  input using RPN math and data from the other data-sources.

  
 Incompatibilities
 -----------------
 * Colons in COMMENT arguments to rrdtool graph must be escaped with a backslash
 
  
 Incompatibilities
 -----------------
 * Colons in COMMENT arguments to rrdtool graph must be escaped with a backslash
 

+* the --alt-y-mrtg option is gone or rather since 1.2.7 it is back but
+  without functionality.
+
+* In pipe mode, rrdtool answers with OK only if it was successful with the
+  command. Otherwhise the answer will be ERROR...
+
+

 Behind the Scenes
 -----------------
 * In order to support Holt-Winters and Calculated Datasources,
 Behind the Scenes
 -----------------
 * In order to support Holt-Winters and Calculated Datasources,

-  the rrdtool dataformat has changed. While the new version of rrdtool can
+  the rrdtool data format has changed. While the new version of rrdtool can

   read files created with rrdtool 1.0.x. It is not possible to read files
   created by rrdtool-1.2.x with rrdtool-1.0.x
 
   read files created with rrdtool 1.0.x. It is not possible to read files
   created by rrdtool-1.2.x with rrdtool-1.0.x