add preliminary infos about borg 1.4

Author: ThomasWaldmann

Makefile

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ support/commercial.html \
 releases/index.html \
 releases/borg-1.1.html \
 releases/borg-1.2.html \
+releases/borg-1.4.html \
 releases/borg-2.0.html
 
 INCLUDES=\

releases/borg-1.4.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Borg 1.4
+========
+
+:Links: `Documentation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/>`_ · `Installation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/installation.html>`_ · `Downloads <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/>`_
+:Date: 2024-01-08
+
+Borg 1.4 will become the next stable release in the near future.
+
+It is quite similar to borg 1.2 (it was forked from 1.2-maint branch at 1.2.7 release),
+but has a few bigger changes that needed alpha/beta/rc testing before it can be released.
+
+Changelog summary
+-----------------
+
+This is only a summary of the changes between 1.2.7 and 1.4.
+Check the `full changelog <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/changes.html>`_
+to see all changes as well as important compatibility and upgrade notes.
+
+
+Major new features in the 1.4 release series are:
+
+- BORG_EXIT_CODES=modern: optional more specific return codes (for errors and warnings).
+
+Fixes:
+
+- PATH: do not accept empty strings ("")
+
+Other changes:
+
+- require Python >= 3.9, Cython >= 3.0, msgpack >= 1.0.3
+- modernize python packaging (use pyproject.toml)
+- use pyinstaller 6.3.0 and python 3.11 for binary build
+- new naming convention for fat binaries (include glibc version for linux)

releases/index.rst

@@ -16,12 +16,22 @@ You can learn more about borg future plans there:
 Borg 2.0
 --------
 
-Borg 2.0 is currently in beta/rc testing - do not use it for production.
+Borg 2.0 is currently in testing - do not use it for production.
 
 - `borg 2.0 news overview (preliminary) <borg-2.0.html>`_
 - `Documentation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/master/>`__
 - `Downloads <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases>`__
 
+Borg 1.4
+--------
+
+Borg 1.4 is currently in testing - do not use it for production.
+
+- `borg 1.4 news overview (preliminary) <borg-1.4.html>`_
+- `Documentation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/>`__
+- `Installation <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4-maint/installation.html>`__
+- `Downloads <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases>`__
+
 Borg 1.2
 --------