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# $NetBSD: NEWS,v 1.23 2022/01/10 18:06:00 gdt Exp $
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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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SHA1 distfile hashes deprecated [nia 2021-10-07]
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Distfile hash algorithms have been changed, keeping SHA512,
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adding BLAKE2s, and removing SHA1 and RMD160. New packages
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and updates will only generate SHA512 and BLAKE2s, and the
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stored hashes have been adjusted.
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Default Python version changed to 3.9 [nia 2021-10-01]
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Increased enabled-by-default hardening options [nia 2021-09-27]
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PKGSRC_USE_MKPIE was enabled on some architectures.
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Packages that provide static libraries to other packages
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should be rebuilt with MKPIE enabled.
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Some packages may experience runtime errors on platforms
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like i386 - usually this is due to unsafe assembly code,
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which should be disabled when MKPIE is enabled.
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PKGSRC_USE_SSP was bumped from "yes" to "strong". This
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is not expected to have a noticable effect.
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More information:
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https://www.NetBSD.org/docs/pkgsrc/hardening.html
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(or see "Security hardening" section of doc/pkgsrc.txt)
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Default MySQL implementation changed to MariaDB 10.6 [nia 2021-09-27]
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Default PostgreSQL changed to 13 [nia 2021-06-28]
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Default MySQL implementation changed to MariaDB [nia 2021-06-24]
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The default version of MySQL as set by the pkgsrc infrastructure
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was changed from MySQL 5.7 to MariaDB 10.5.
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This is configurable by setting MYSQL_VERSION_DEFAULT in mk.conf.
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PHP packages are no longer tied to a specific MySQL version
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due to the native driver being enabled by default.
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Python 3.8 default [nia 2020-12-04]
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The default Python version was switched to 3.8.
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Default database location changed for NetBSD [wiz 2020-12-02]
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The database of installed packages now defaults to ${PREFIX}/pkgdb
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instead of /var/db/pkg on NetBSD. This matches the default on
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other operating systems and cases where a non-default bootstrap
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is used.
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To deal with this change, see this blog post:
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https://pkgsrc.org/news/pkgdb-change/
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Since this change affects the packaging tools only, there is no change
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to binary packages and they do not need to be rebuilt.
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lua 5.3 default [nia 2020-03-30]
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The default Lua version was switched to 5.3.
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Since many packages specify a preferred Lua version, this is mainly
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expected to affect users of Lua modules who were using the default
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settings.
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gfortran default [nia 2020-03-30]
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gfortran is now the default Fortran compiler instead of g95.
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gfortran is expected to support more pkgsrc platforms and be
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better at compiling newer Fortran code.
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python 3.7 default [maya 2019-04-24]
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As Python 2.x versions are nearing end of life, we have switched
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the default to a newer version.
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Python 2.7 packages are still available, and most python packages
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are built for all available python versions.
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Lua multiversion support [alnsn 2014-05-03]
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Lua packages lang/lua51 and lang/lua52 have been modified
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to coexist without conflicts, infrastructure for supporting
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multiple versions of Lua has been put in place and all
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dependent packages have been adapted to the new infrastructure.
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SMF support is introduced [jperkin 2014-03-11]
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Unprivileged staged installation is default [asau 2012-08-14]
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pkgsrc has changed to use unprivileged staged installation by default.
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This makes it possible to prevent some installation mistakes.
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It also makes detection of package conflicts easier.
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Previously you had to set PKG_DESTDIR_SUPPORT to "user-destdir"
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to invoke this functionality. Set PKG_DESTDIR_SUPPORT to "none"
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to revert to direct installation.
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buildlink3.mk layout changed [joerg 2009-03-20]
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The buildlink3.mk files have been reorganized to reduce
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redundant parsing for deeply nested buildlink3 trees.
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The createbuildlink package has been updated to create
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the new format.
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PLIST_VARS introduced [jlam 20080413]
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PLIST_VARS is a simpler way to do conditional PLIST entries.
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The old method of doing e.g. PLIST_SUBST+= FOO="@comment " can
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now be done by unconditionally setting PLIST_VARS+=foo and
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conditionally setting PLIST.foo=yes. This will result in substitution
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of ${PLIST.foo} in the PLIST with either "" or "@comment ".
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SKIP_PORTABILITY_CHECK is obsolete [rillig 20080220]
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After being deprecated for about 16 months, this early misdesign
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has finally been obsoleted and removed from pkgsrc.
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Check for stripped/unstripped binaries [rillig 20080213]
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A new check has been added in mk/check/check-stripped.mk to
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assure that the installed binaries conform to the setting of the
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INSTALL_UNSTRIPPED variable. It is not enabled by default due to
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lack of testing.
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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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accommodate 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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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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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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