Release Notes for
                   P4VFS, the Helix Core Virtual File Service

                              Version 2023.2

Introduction

    P4VFS is a client-side agent that reduces the wait time for file delivery
    from the Helix Core Server to a client. Only file metadata is delivered on
    the initial transfer, such as a p4 sync command or P4V's "Get Latest".
    P4VFS downloads a specific file's content only if you perform an action
    that requires it.

    Perforce numbers releases YYYY.R/CCCCCC, for example, 2012.1/40716.
    YYYY is the year; R is the release of that year; CCCCCC is the
    bug fix change level.  Each bug fix in these release notes is
    marked by its change number.  Any build includes (1) all bug fixes
    of all previous releases and (2) all bug fixes of the current
    release up to the bug fix change level.

    For support of a technical nature, please email: support@perforce.com.

Requirements

    * Supported Platforms (Helix Sync Client):
        * Windows 10/11 for 64-bit Intel (bin.ntx64)

    Note: The underlying Helix Versioning Engine (P4D and P4API) must be:
        * P4D 2023.1 or later
        * P4API 2023.1 or later

Documentation

    Please see the official documentation for how to use the product. The Guide
    also explains how a developer could create a custom solution.
    https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4vfs/Content/P4VFS/Home-p4vfs.html

    See P4ALTSYNC in the Helix Core Command-Line (P4) Reference (2023.2) at 
    https://www.perforce.com/manuals/cmdref/Content/CmdRef/P4ALTSYNC.html

Installation
    
    Download and run the p4vfs.appxbundle

Uninstalling

    Right click on P4VFS in the start menu and select uninstall

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New Functionality 2023.2 (2023.2/2519566) (2023/11/14)

Bugs fixed in 2023.2 Patch 3 (2023.2/2574372) (2024/03/20)

	#2573222 (Job #119802)
	    The Settings popup now updates the respective Linked altsync workspace 
	    in real-time, depending on which client and provider is actively being 
	    used.

	#2573222 (Job #114915)
	    Improved reliability of the File Explorer Context options to 'Download 
	    File(s)' and 'Free up space'.

	#2566991 (Job #116701)
	    Enabled Hard link functionality on placeholder files.

	#2565079 (Job #118757)
	    Fixed a crash when removing placeholder files from a workspace.

	#2566923 (Job #116372)
	    Fixed log output appearing truncated and misaligned.

	#2566078 (Job #115840)
	    Fixed inconsistent naming of the 'Download Monitor', previously called
	    the 'Activity Monitor'.

	#2566401 (Job #119699)
	    Enabled text-highlighting for the version number in the About popup,
	    which allows users to copy/paste the version string.

	#2566108 (Job #115838)
	    Increase the default file-path column width in the Download Monitor.

Bugs fixed in 2023.2 Patch 2 (2023.2/2529851) (2023/12/06)

	#2523530 (Job #115630)
	    Support for high-ascii characters in filenames has been corrected
	    when running P4VFS against a unicode enabled server.
	    
Bugs fixed in 2023.2 Patch 1 (2023.2/2523307) (2023/11/23)

	#2523557 (Job #118298)
	    P4API has been upgraded to 2023.2 Patch 1

Bugs fixed in 2023.2 (2023.2/2519566) (2023/11/14)

	#2519072 (Job #118196)
	    OpenSSL has been upgraded to 3.0.12

	#2452457 (Job #115876)
	    Translation buffer size for JSON strings is now dynamically
	    allocated.

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New Functionality 2023.1 (2023.1/2443003) (2023/05/16)

	This first release of P4VFS is a Technology Preview. Features offered in
	Technology Preview are experimental and not guaranteed to always work as
	expected. If you have feedback and functionality suggestions,
	email techpreview@perforce.com.

Bugs fixed in 2023.1 Patch 1 (2023.1/2469784) (2023/07/27)

	#2465063 (Job #115876) 
	    Translation buffer size for JSON strings is now dynamically
	    allocated.