I would list the changes here, but I don't entirely understand them.
XXX Why do we have a separate multimedia/ns-flash package? The
XXX packages to handle the opera plugins depend the ns-flash package
XXX -- perhaps this could do the same so there is only one place this is
XXX handled?
This release fixes several security vulnerabilities as reported in
Adobe Vulnerability APSB06-11. Multiple input validation errors
have been identified that could lead to the potential execution of
arbitrary code, such as that delivered from a remote location via
the user's Web browser. Updating is strongly recommended.
it will live with other "check" targets run after package installation.
Get rid of SHLIB_HANDLING, whose meaning had mutated over the years
from one thing to another. Currently, it is used to basically note
whether the system's "ldd" command can be usefully run on the package's
binaries and libraries. Rename this variable to CHECK_SHLIBS_SUPPORTED
for more clarity.
CHECK_SHLIBS is now a variable set exclusively by the user in /etc/mk.conf
to note whether the check for missing run-time search paths is performed
after a package is installed. It defaults to "no" unless PKG_DEVELOPER
is set.
developer is officially maintaining the package.
The rationale for changing this from "tech-pkg" to "pkgsrc-users" is
that it implies that any user can try to maintain the package (by
submitting patches to the mailing list). Since the folks most likely
to care about the package are the folks that want to use it or are
already using it, this would leverage the energy of users who aren't
developers.
