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# $NetBSD: NEWS,v 1.2 2008/01/18 17:39:09 reed Exp $
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2008-01-18 06:47:30 +01:00
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PKGSRC NEWS
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===========
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This file contains information about important infrastructural changes in
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pkgsrc. The intended readers are the pkgsrc developers as well as anyone
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tracking pkgsrc-current.
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OpenSSL update [tnn 20080118]
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OpenSSL in pkgsrc switched from the 0.9.7 to the 0.9.8 branch. To
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accomodate for this, 596 packages dependent on openssl had their
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revisions bumped.
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pkgsrc-2007Q4 released [agc 20080105]
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A new stable branch was released. Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2008/01/05/0000.html
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Simplifying meta-packages [rillig 20071219]
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The variable META_PACKAGE was introduced. This simplifies creation
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and maintenance of packages that do not install files.
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2008-01-18 18:39:09 +01:00
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Replace a package with different name [gdt 20071107]
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The variable OLDNAME was introduced for "make replace" to
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replace a package with a name other than the new one, via
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"make replace OLDNAME=oldpkgname". Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2007/11/07/0002.html
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2008-01-18 06:47:30 +01:00
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pkgsrc-2007Q3 released [agc 20071015]
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A new stable branch was released. Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2007/10/15/0000.html
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Features framework [jlam 20070907]
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A "system features" framework has been added. It will be used to
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automatically supply missing "basic" headers and libraries for old
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systems. This is supported through the USE_FEATURES variable.
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X.org 6.9 removed [joerg 20070817]
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monolithic X.org 6.9 was removed from pkgsrc. It was obsoleted by the
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modular X.org (7.x) packages. Transitioning users should remove all old
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X.org packages and set X11_TYPE=modular in mk.conf.
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Emulator framework [jlam 20070729]
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A new emulator framework has been added. This will handle all
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binary-only packages that require emulation on the native OS.
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Please see pkgsrc/mk/emulator/README.
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audit-packages merged with pkg_install [adrianp 20070714]
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The utility for auditing installed packages for security problems,
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audit-packages, has been rewritten in C. It is now part of the
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pkgtools/pkg_install package.
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pkgsrc-2007Q2 released [agc 20070701]
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A new stable branch was released. Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2007/07/01/0000.html
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New framework for bulk builds [joerg 20070619]
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pbulk, the new automated pkgsrc bulk build framework was imported.
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pkgsrc-2007Q1 released [agc 20070419]
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A new stable branch was released. Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2007/04/19/0000.html
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pkgsrc-2006Q4 released [agc 20070104]
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A new stable branch was released. Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2007/01/04/0000.html
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modular X.org imported [joerg 20061114]
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The modular X.org packages were imported.
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pkgsrc-2006Q3 released [agc 20061001]
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A new stable branch was released. Read the announcement at:
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http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2006/10/01/0000.html
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