Archive for the 'Halite' Category


Halite Snapshot v 0.3.3.0

Finally a new Halite snapshot has been release. It’s an unstable build but has been working quite well for me. Configurations from the last stable should load fine, mileage may vary for older version. For the sake of clairity I’ve adopted to notation of using a odd number to signify unstable releases. The indicator number being the [...]

Halite Release v 0.3.2.1

There a new release available which I hope addresses some of the issued raised with the previous version. Download it from SourceForge.net Notable Changes: Fixed an issue with queue positions being saved. Fixed an issue with displayed upload and download stats Updated to libtorrent 0.14.7

Halite Release v 0.3.2

I am very happy to announce the new stable v 0.3.2 release of Halite. Download it from SourceForge.net Notable Changes: Shutdown scheduler. Disk cache support ‘Managed torrent’ queue system Optional port randomizations (both main and DHT). Plays nice by Vista/Server 2008 UAC rules. Updated to OpenSSL 0.98k Updated to Boost 1.40 Updated to libtorrent 0.14.6

Halite RC 2

I’ve released a new Halite snapshot to SourceForge.net, this is classed as Release Candidate 2 and should be the last before the very near stable 0.3.2 release. See the forum thread for additional details. Thanks goes to Tw@in for all his help and thanks to all the translators.

Halite Snapshot v 0.3.1.8

I’ve released a new Halite snapshot to SourceForge.net. First, and very important, there is a known problem where if UPnP is turned off then Halite can crash (quite frequently) at startup. This is a problem in the underlying libtorrent layer and is being worked on. I was going to wait till that issue were fixed [...]

Halite Release v 0.3.1

I am very happy to announce the new stable 0.3.1 release. Get it over on SourceForge.net. Changes: – from v 0.3.0.7 to 0.3.1: 1) Bug fixes. – from v 0.3.0.5 to 0.3.0.7: 1) Adds ability to create torrent files. 2) A lot of small improvements and bug fixes. – from v 0.3.0.2 to 0.3.0.5: 1) [...]

Halite Snapshot v 0.3.0.7

This should be a RC for the next stable 0.3.1 release. Get it over on SourceForge.net. – from v 0.3.0.5 to 0.3.0.7: 1) Torrent file creation added. 2) Lots of updated translations (thanks all who’ve helped). 3) Numerous small changes and bug fixes.

Halite Snapshot v 0.3.0.5

Another small incremental release. Download it from SourceForge.net. – from v 0.3.0.2 to 0.3.0.5: 1) Right-click context menu option to ‘Open download folder’. 2) Right-click context menu option to force a file recheck. 3) Option to move seeding torrent to another folder. 4) Fixed a bug with tracker logins.

Halite Snapshot v 0.3.0.2

Just a small release to address some of the more careless bugs that slipped through. One or two reported but not addressed yet will be soon. Get it over on SourceForge.net. – from v 0.3 to 0.3.0.2: 1) Fixed a bug with Tray Icon remaining after window was restored. 2) Torrent Connection and Transfer setting [...]

Halite Release v 0.3

I’m happy to announce a new Halite build, version 0.3. This build was a long time in development but it brings with it two major new features over the previous version 0.2.9, those being protocol encryption and file selection within torrents. The translations have probably fallen out of sync but I will update them as [...]