LiveCompare 3.0.1 release notes
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Released: 30 September 2024

LiveCompare 3.0.1 includes the following new features, enhancements, bug
fixes, and other changes:

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  Platform Support,LiveCompare is now supported for use on ARM64 based Debian 12 platforms.,""
  Platform Support,LiveCompare now supports the use of Python 3.10.,""
  Enhancement,"LiveCompare tables in the cache database (`Output Connection`) are now `UNLOGGED`, which improves performance of writing to the cache database.",#103499 / 35636 #103402 / 35637
  Enhancement,"Added a new `consensus_mode = off` option where, if `comparison_algorithm = block_hash`, won't switch to a more granular comparison algorithm. This significantly improves the performance when divergences are found for a specific table, at the cost of not having the information about which rows are divergent. The user can subsequently run LiveCompare again adding the divergent tables, if any, to the `[Table Filter]` and compare only the divergent tables to get the information about which rows are divergent.",#103499 / 35636 #103402 / 35637
  Enhancement,"Replaced the `cx_Oracle` Python module with the new `oracledb` Python module, which is slightly faster and no longer requires the Oracle Instant Client.",#103402 / 35637
  Bug Fix,Fixed an issue where `[Column Filter]` was not being honored when `comparison_algorithm = block_hash` was set.,#103499 / 35636
  Bug Fix,"Fixed an issue where the PK sort retrieved from the database wasn't being honored in Python memory, dragging performance down.",#103499 / 35636 #103402 / 35637
  Deprecation,"Removed the Table Splitting feature, which could drag performance down and was obsolete since LiveCompare version 2.1. The `parallel_chunk_rows` setting was removed as a byproduct of this update.",""
  Deprecation,Removed the `force_collate` setting as a byproduct of fixing the PK sorting issue.,#35656

..  Note::
   LiveCompare 3.0/3.0.1 removed support for the `parallel_chunk_rows`  and `force_collate`  settings. If these settings are included in any existing .ini files, be sure to remove these settings prior to using the .ini files with LiveCompare 3.0.