v2.1.2

Binary release v2.1.2

Major changes

• Drop inconsistent -bb option
• Improve detecting invalid command option values

New Features

• Add -c command option for setting alternative script interpreters
• Add -e command option for setting the environment variable(s) for the current process
• Add -g command option for generating ctrl+break instead ctrl+c on service stop

Compiled using: 
nmake  
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.1.2-win-x64.zip:
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Debug build

Compiled using: 
nmake  _STATIC_MSVCRT=1 _DEBUG=1 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.1.2-debug-win-x64.zip:
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v2.1.1

Binary release v2.1.1

Major changes and updates

• Enable service recovery if service terminates without stop signal
• Do not wait for shutdown process cleanup on timeout
• Kill all child processes if service terminates without stop signal
• Drop useless -c command option
• Enable log rotation by signal, only if -rS option was defined at install time
• Enable -v option even if logging is disabled
• If not an absolute path, create log directory relative to the work directory
• Fix creating log directories with more then two missing intermediate paths

Compiled using: 
nmake  
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.1.1-win-x64.zip:
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Debug build

Compiled using: 
nmake  _DEBUG=1 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.1.1-debug-win-x64.zip:
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v2.1.0

Binary release v2.1.0

Major changes

• Drop complex and unstable external log application support.
• Drop experimental console mode with _DEBUG builds
• Use object structures instead global variables
• Do not rotate logs if previous rotation was less then 2 minutes ago
• Use asynchronous read from redirected console process
• Ensure that all started processes are properly terminated
• Deprecate setting locale with -c command option
• Check for mutually exclusive options at startup
• Drop support for multiple -n options. The -n parameter will be used both for service and shutdown log names
• Disable -m0 command option. Users should use -t option instead
• Always overwrite existing log files
• Log status messages to separate SvcBatch.status.log file

New Features

• Add SVCBATCH_SERVICE_LOGS environment variable
• Add SVCBATCH_SERVICE_WORK environment variable
• Add SVCBATCH_APP_BIN, SVCBATCH_APP_DIR and SVCBATCH_APP_VER environment variables
• Add -h command option that enables to have separate home and work directories
• Add -k command option for changing default stop timeout
• Use -c command option to set user defined code page
• Add arguments from the service start application to the existing batch file arguments

Compiled using: 
nmake  
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.1.0-win-x64.zip:
316fc3d63ad39e1e502c1f7b7bb2232d0edc274832b5ece7d04fa77cbfbb19d6
 

Debug build

Compiled using: 
nmake  _DEBUG=1 _STATIC_MSVCRT=1 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.1.0-debug-win-x64.zip:
379a515c2369592f6ea51c4809759e4f6a628b7ce3c17e5aecf92e9d1d43540f
 

v2.0.0

Binary release v2.0.0

This is major version upgrade incompatible with previous 1.x versions

• Drop external log application support for shutdown batch file
• Do not rotate shutdown log files
• Drop -d command option in favor of _DEBUG builds
• Drop -a command option in favor of multiple -s options

New Features

• Add -c command option for changing default run-time locale
• Add -q command option to disable logging
• Add -t command option that will truncate log file
• Use -m command option to replace previous -r0...9
• Add -v command option that enables to log various internal messages
• Add support for log rotation at each full hour
• Add strftime support for log file names
• Enable to run services in console mode with _DEBUG builds

Compiled using: 
nmake _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20230703171105 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.0.0-win-x64.zip:
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Debug build

Compiled using: 
nmake _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20230703171114 _DEBUG=1 _STATIC_MSVCRT=1 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30148.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30148 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-2.0.0-debug-win-x64.zip:
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v1.4.0

Binary release v1.4.0

Changes

• Terminate external log application if it fails to exit within 5 seconds after closing log files
• Use service batch file as shutdown batch file if -a was defined and -s was not
• Drop experimental support for user rotate service control for external log applications
• Drop SVCBATCH_SERVICE_MODE environment variable
• Drop SVCBATCH_SERVICE_LOGDIR environment variable
• Stop service if write to logfile fails

Compiled on mingw host using:
make -f Makefile.gmk _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20221215175117 
GNU Make 4.4
gcc.exe (Rev6, Built by MSYS2 project) 12.2.0


SHA256 hash of svcbatch-1.4.0-win-x64.zip:
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v1.3.4

Binary release v1.3.4

• Add -a command option that enables to provide arguments to shutdown batch file

Compiled on mingw host using:
make -f Makefile.gmk _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20221202235208 
GNU Make 4.3
gcc.exe (Rev6, Built by MSYS2 project) 12.2.0


SHA256 hash of svcbatch-1.3.4-win-x64.zip:
83b18067c4a85e1ed00007f05916c43252aeb87ff864d55bbf6be92005690ddd

v1.3.2

Binary release v1.3.2

New Features

• Enable external log applications to handle user rotate service control
• Add -l command option to use local instead system time for log rotation and messages

Compiled using: 
nmake _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20221611104613 _STATIC_MSVCRT=1 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30147.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30147 for x64
 
 
SHA256 hash of svcbatch-1.3.2-win-x64.zip:
2b8641a61b4eebde1db6e2fee0ea6c21484a9a9b08d65603975f3fe4131c75be
 

v1.3.1

Binary release v1.3.1

New Features

• Add -e command option that enables to start external log application
• Add -n command option that enables to change default log file name prefix
• Add SVCBATCH_SERVICE_MODE environment variable

Compiled on mingw host using:
make -f Makefile.gmk 
GNU Make 4.3
gcc.exe (Rev6, Built by MSYS2 project) 12.2.0


SHA256 hash of svcbatch-1.3.1-win-x64.zip:
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v1.3.0

Binary release v1.3.0

New Features

• Send additional arguments to batch file if defined at install time
• Add full support for building with msys2 or cygwin environment
• Add -q command option for disabling internal status logging

Compiled using:
nmake _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20221111003418 _STATIC_MSVCRT=1
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30146.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30146 for x64


SHA256 hash of svcbatch-1.3.0-win-x64.zip:
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v1.2.2

Binary release v1.2.2

Compiled using: 
nmake _BUILD_TIMESTAMP=20221610194358 _STATIC_MSVCRT=1 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.29.30146.0
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.29.30146 for x64
 
ClamAV 0.105.1/26691/Sun Oct 16 09:59:08 2022
svcbatch.exe: OK

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 8640196
Engine version: 0.105.1
Scanned directories: 0
Scanned files: 1
Infected files: 0
Data scanned: 0.21 MB
Data read: 0.21 MB (ratio 1.04:1)