pkgsrc/doc/TODO

$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.1144 2003/12/08 14:55:28 wiz Exp $

Suggested new packages
======================

	any unresolved PRs (if you have commit access)
	http://www.netbsd.org/Gnats/category/pkg.html

	figfonts
	More fonts for figlet.
	ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/figlet/fonts/contributed/

	gd-noX11
	Version of gd for systems without X11.
	[cjep is looking at this]

	jgloss
	application for adding reading and translation annotations to Japanese
	  text documents
	http://jgloss.sourceforge.net/

	loserjabber
	GTK application which allows posting of journal entries to
	  http://www.livejournal.com/ .
	http://loserjabber.sourceforge.net/

	resin
	Fast JSP server. (I will import this when we have a native
	  Java 2 -- it can't be built with our native jdk. [jwise])
	http://www.caucho.com/products/resin/index.xtp

	sformat
	Format, partition, analyze, and repair SCSI disks.  (There is
	  a working package in FreeBSD, in case extensive patches are
	  needed).
	http://freshmeat.net/projects/sformat/

	squirm
	Fast and configurable redirector for Squid.
	http://squirm.foote.com.au/

	smsclient
	Send SMS messages to mobile phones and pagers on wide range
	  of providers. [pkg/16430 is relevant]
	http://www.styx.demon.co.uk/

	SquirrelMail plugins
	SquirrelMail has a plugin feature and several plugins exist.
	  (See mail/sq-squirrelspell for an example.)
	http://www.squirrelmail.org/index.php3?page=15

	tme, Matt Fredette's Sun 2 emulator.
	http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~fredette/tme/index.html
	[ cjep is looking at this one ]

	tutos
	the ultimate team organization software
	http://www.tutos.org [agc is looking at this one]

	xmltv
	TV viewing manager
	http://xmltv.sourceforge.net/

	MythTV [wip/mythtv]
	Digital video recorder
	http://www.mythtv.org/

	Asterisk [grant, itojun/PR22585 (0.4 release)]
	PBX-in-a-box for Linux
	http://www.asterisk.org/

	sqlrelay [wip/sqlrelay]
	SQL connection pooling and sharing library, supports various
	different backends and provides APIs for many popular languages
	http://sqlrelay.sourceforge.net/

	Unreal Tournament server [wip/unrealtournament-server]
	Server for Unreal Tournament first person shooter
	http://files.sobservers.com/UnrealTournament/UTServerOnly/

	p5-CGI-AppToolkit-0.051
	Perl CGI application toolkit
	${MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN:=CGI/}

	p5-Digest-Hashcash-0.02
	implements hashcash hashes, see www.hashcash.org
	[heinz, waiting for end of freeze]

	info2man
	http://freshmeat.net/projects/info2man/
	requires perl, provides info2man and info2pod

	vmips
	http://vmips.sourceforge.net/
	vmips is a virtual machine simulator based around a MIPS
	R3000 RISC CPU core.

	sgmltools-lite [wip/sgmltools-lite, PR 14849]
	Generates various output formats from DocBook SGML documents
	[in pkgsrc wip and another in PR 14849]

Suggested package updates
=========================

	o ImageViewer-0.6.3
	o Lesstif-0.93.91
	o SDL_gfx-2.0.9
	o TeXmacs-1.0.2.9
	o Xaw3d-1.5E
	o Xbae-4.50.0
	o abiword-2.0.1 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o amanda-2.4.4p1
	o anjuta-1.0.2
	o atari800-1.3.1
	o atk-1.4.1 [pkg/23684]
	o autogen-5.5.6
	o avidemux-2.0.18
	o avifile-devel-0.7.34-20030319
	o awstats-5.9
	o balsa-1.4.4
	o blender-2.31a
	o bzflag-1.7g2
	o centericq-4.9.9
	o cervisia-2.0
	o clisp-2.31
	o clusterit-2.2
	o conserver-8.0.8
	o courier-0.42.2 [pkg/22373]
	o courier-0.44.2
	o courier-auth-0.42.2 [pkg/22371]
	o courier-auth-0.43
	o courier-imap-2.0 [pkg/22374]
	o courier-imap-2.1
	o crafty-19.5
	o crossfire-1.5.0
	o csound-4.24.1
	o cvs-1.12.3
	o cvsup-16.1.h [pkg/22870]
	o cxref-1.5e
	o cxunzip-0.98 [pkg/23404]
	o cyrus-imapd21-2.1.16
	o cyrus-sasl2-2.1.17
	o dante-1.1.14
	o dctc-0.85.6
	o ddd-3.3.8
	o diffstat-1.34
	o disc-cover-1.5.3
	o distcc-2.11.2
	o dlcompat-20030629 [grant]
	o dnetc-2.9004-482 [pkg/22390]
	o dvipng-0.7
	o dylan-compiler-2.3.11
	o dylan-interpreter-2.3.11
	o echoping-5.0.1
	o eclipse-2.1.2
	o elinks-0.4.3
	o elk-3.99.6
	o elm-me-2.4pl109a
	o enlightenment-0.16.6
	o ettercap-0.6.b
	o evolution-1.4.4
	o exim-4.24
	o festival-1.4.3
	o findutils-4.1.20
	o fix-mime-charset-0.5
	o fltk-1.1.3
	o foobillard-2.9
	o foomatic-2.9.1 [jlam]
	o fsviewer-0.2.5
	o gauche-0.7 [kei]
	o gcc-3.3.2
	o gcpio-2.5 [pkg/20799]
	o gcvs-1.0-1
	o gdb-6.0
	o gdm-2.4.4.4
	o generator-0.35
	o gentoo-0.11.45
	o gettext-0.13
	o gforth-0.6.2
	o gftp-2.0.16
	o ghostscript-8.00 (apfl)
	o gkrellm-2.1.21 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o gkrellm-volume-2.1.9 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o glade-2.0.1
	o global-4.6
	o glpk-4.2
	o gnats-4.0 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o gnocatan-0.8.0
	o gnome-core-2.4
	o gnome-utils-2.4.1
	o gnomeicu-0.99
	o gnucash-1.8.8
	o gnuchess-5.06
	o gnumeric-1.2.0
	o gossip-0.6
	o gpa-0.7.0
	o gperiodic-2.0.7
	o gpsim-0.21.0 [bouyer]
	o grace-5.1.12
	o grepmail-5.21
	o gsed-4.0.8 [seb]
	o gstreamer-0.6.4
	o gtetrinet-0.7.4
	o gtk-gnutella-0.93
	o gtkglext-1.0.5
	o gtksee-0.5.5.1
	o guile-1.6.4
	o hatari-0.45
	o host-20031203
	o hp2xx-3.4.4
	o hpijs-1.4.1
	o icepref-2.2
	o inn-2.4.0
	o iozone-3.207
	o isync-0.9.1 [pkg/22189]
	o ivtools-1.1.1
	o jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a
	o joe-2.9.8 [pkg/18022, incomplete]
	o jpilot-0.99.6
	o jwhois-3.2.2 [pkg/22741]
	o kaffe-1.1.2
	o kbiff-3.7
	o kile-1.6 [markd]
	o koffice-1.2.94 [pkg/23412|kleink]
	o lavaps-2.4
	o lcms-1.0.9
	o leafnode-1.9.46
	o lesstif-0.93.94
	o libgtop-2.0.6
	o libmpeg3-1.5.3
	o libole2-2.2.8
	o libtiff-3.6.0
	o libtool-1.5 [skrll]
	o licq-1.2.7
	o lilypond-2.0.0
	o linc-1.0.3 [pkg/23673]
	o lmbench-2.0.4
	o lout-3.26 [pkg/18687]
	o lwm-1.01
	o lynx-current-2.8.5dev9
	o maildrop-1.5.3 [pkg/22369]
	o maildrop-1.6.3
	o mailman-2.1.2 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o mailsync-5.1.0
	o marbles-1.0.6
	o matchbox-0.7
	o maude-2.0.1
	o memtest86-3.0
	o micq-0.4.10.5
	o midnight-commander-4.6.0
	o mimedefang-2.39 [markd]
	o minicom-2.1
	o mowitz-0.3.0
	o moz-mplayer-1.0
	o mplayer-1.0pre2
	o mrproject-0.9.1
	o mtools-3.9.9
	o multi-gnome-terminal-1.6.2
	o multitail-2.9.3
	o nano-1.2.2
	o nap-1.5.2
	o napshare-1.2
	o netatalk-1.6.3 [pkg/21930]
	o newscache-0.99.22p1
	o ngrep-1.41
	o ns-flash-6.0.79
	o nsd-1.2.3
	o nut-9.3
	o nxtvepg-2.6.0
	o oggenc-1.0.1
	o ogle-0.9.2
	o openbox-3.0 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o openh323-1.11.2
	o openldap-2.1.23
	o openoffice-1.1 [skrll]
	o openssl-0.9.7c [jschauma]
	o p5-BSD-Resource-1.23 [grant]
	o p5-CGI-3.00
	o p5-CGI-Application-3.1
	o p5-Net-DNS-0.42 [heinz]
	o pdmenu-1.2.81
	o php-4.3.4
	o plib-1.7.0
	o ploticus-2.20
	o postfix-2.0.16
	o postgresql-7.4
	o pureftpd-1.0.17
	o py-curl-7.10.8
	o py-dns-1.2.0
	o py-psycopg-1.1.10
	o pygtk-0.6.11
	o pysol-4.82
	o python-2.3.2 [recht]
	o qt-3.2.2 [recht]
	o qt-3.2.3
	o rdiff-backup-0.12.6
	o rep-gtk-0.17
	o rox-1.2.2
	o rox-session-0.1.20
	o rrdtool-1.0.45
	o rt-3.0.2
	o ruby-1.8.0
	o ruby-webrick-1.3.1 [pkg/23592|taca]
	o sablecc-2.18.1
	o samba-3.0.0
	o sane-1.0.13
	o sawfish-1.3
	o scribus-1.1.3
	o sendfile-20010424
	o siag-3.6.0
	o skill-4.1.1
	o smarteiffel-1.1 [replacing smalleiffel]
	o sml-nj-110.44
	o snd-7.0
	o snes9x-1.42
	o snort-2.0.5
	o sodipodi-0.33
	o speex-1.0.3
	o squeak-3.2 [fredb|pkg/17950]
	o squeak-3.5
	o srp_client-1.7.5 [jlam]
	o staroffice-7
	o stella-1.3
	o streamtuner-0.10.2
	o sylpheed-claws-0.9.7
	o t1lib-5.0.0
	o tcl/tk-8.4.5
	o tcl-expect-5.39.0
	o tcpreplay-1.4.6
	o tct-1.12
	o teapop-0.3.8
	o thunderbird-bin-0.4
	o tin-1.6.1 [dillo]
	o tkman-2.2
	o tla-1.1.0.5 [replacing arch; pkg/23022]
	o tla-1.1.0.7
	o top-3.5b12.8
	o transcode-0.6.11
	o ttf2pt1-3.4.3
	o txt2html-2.04 [wennmach]
	o vfu-4.03
	o vim-kde-6.2.14 [pkg/23681]
	o vnc-3.3.7 [http://www.realvnc.com/download.html]
	o vttest-20030301
	o w3m-0.4.2
	o wavesurfer-1.5.3 [requires tk-8.4.2]
	o wdm-1.26
	o wget-1.9.1
	o wmbiff-0.4.17
	o wv2-0.2
	o wwwoffle-2.7h
	o xalan-c-1.4
	o xanim-2.92.0 [pkg/19934]
	o xboard-4.2.7
	o xdaliclock-2.20
	o xemacs-21.5.16
	o xephem-3.5.2
	o xerces-c-2.2.0 [heinz]
	o xerces-j-2.4.0 [pkg/21725]
	o xerces-j-2.5.0
	o xfstt-1.6
	o xisp-2.7 [pkg/19566]
	o xmcd-3.2.1
	o xmms-1.2.8
	o xmms-crossfade-0.3.4
	o xnc-5.0.2
	o xorp-0.5
	o xpad-1.13
	o xps-4.2
	o xpuyopuyo-0.9.5
	o xscreensaver-4.14
	o xsidplay-1.6.5pre20
	o xzgv-0.8
	o yacas-1.0.55
	o yelp-2.4.1
	o ysm-2.9.0
	o zebra-0.94
	o zenicb 1.31 (needs merge with lots of local changes)
	o zlib-1.2.1
	o zope-2.6.2

Infrastructure problems which need addressing
=============================================

	o fix mk/compiler.mk to handle non-pkgsrc gcc,
	  eg. /opt/sfw/bin/gcc. [grant]

	  need to figure out how to override buildlink2's hiding of
	  /usr/local, as the installation of gcc I am testing with is
	  in that directory.
	

Suggested pkgsrc enhancements
=============================

	o Add a sort check to pkglint for PLISTs.

	o Allow tokens in Makefiles, etc to silence pkglint WARNS.
	  e.g. # ABS_PATH could silence an absolute path warning
	  such as
	  WARN: possible use of absolute pathname "/usr", in Makefile.

	o Make pkgsrc work on more operating systems.

	o Permit cross-building of packages which are capable of
	  doing so (e.g. ones that use GNU autoconf properly).

	o Man page handling in PLIST for pkgs which install catman or
	  man pages depending on OS (typically imake).

	o Add an optional check to buildlink to verify that the contents
	  of CFLAGS, LDFLAGS etc are present when the compiler/linker is
	  called. To be used as a means to detect packages which ignore
	  such environment variables.

Suggested other platform enhancements
=====================================

	o platform independent bulk build infrastructure

Suggested cleanups in pkgsrc
============================

	o Make packages install their configuration files under the
	  examples hierarchy, using bsd.pkg.install.mk to copy them
	  to the PKG_SYSCONFDIR directory when necessary.

	o Make packages install honour PKGLOCALEDIR by setting
	  USE_PKGLOCALEDIR=YES where appropriate (for eg. Solaris).

	o Deprecate LTCONFIG_OVERRIDE -- replace with appropriate 
	  LIBTOOL_OVERRIDE

	o Fix remaining packages to install documentation into share/doc
	  instead of share/gtk-doc (usually,
		CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-html-dir=${PREFIX}/share/doc/html
	  does the trick; additionally, one might set
		CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-gtk-doc=no
	  to avoid a gtk-doc dependency if html documentation is shipped
	  with the package). Please fill in GNOME bug reports if any of
	  the packages do not honor these configuration options and/or do
	  not ship with pregenerated html documents.

	o Make packages utilize USE_X11 instead of USE_X11BASE if there is no
	  good reason to install them into X11BASE.

	o Set USE_GCC_SHLIB in packages that link against any GCC library but
	  are missing to define this variable.

	o G/C pkgconfig buildlink2.mk includes and .pc files from all
          buildlink2.mk files