FullFAT 1.0.5 Released

FullFAT 1.0.5 Released

Announcing the release of FullFAT 1.0.5

This is an interim release, which includes many fixes and enhancements. Especially notable are:

• Multiple Fixes from Hein Tibosch.
• Fully Working Linux Demo.
• FF_INLINE_MEMORY_FUNCTION (easily inline memory independence functions).
• Accurate Free-space reporting.
• Many bug fixes from other partners.

All users of FullFAT are advised to update their projects as soon as possible. (Note v1.0.0 is still considered safe for production use).

Looking to the future:

This is an interim release on the way to version 1.1.0 (or 2.0.0 as it may be called). There’s plenty to look for in the upcoming version especially:

• Formatting Function providing a native disk formatting ability.
• New Architecture, featuring more programmatic isolation, and encapsulation.
• New I/O Sub-system, providing a new enhanced and dependable design.
• New Directory Handling Architecture,  providing massive performance gains on large directories.
• Ability to properly handle device removal (depending on integration).
• Proper Error Handling throughout code.
• New error reporting system (find exactly where an error came from instantly).
• Smaller Code Size.
• Smaller memory footprint.

FullFAT 1.1.0 (2.0.0) is estimated for release around September 2010.

Also to look out for is the new E-FS filesystem which should be ready for July 2010. E-FS (embedded future storage) is currently under heavy development as a part of my final major project at university. Much of the development will be ploughed back into FullFAT, to provide a clean code architecture and more dependable design for the FullFAT project. These enhancements will appear in the 1.1.0 (2.0.0) FullFAT release. For more information please contact me.