Subject: Changes to the Packages Collection in July 1998.
To: None <netbsd-announce@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Alistair Crooks <azcb0@amdahl.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 08/01/1998 14:31:01
Changes to the Packages Collection in July 1998
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Summary
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+ support for ELF shared objects has been added
+ X11 packages can now be installed in the same tree as normal ones
+ a new LICENSE definition has been added to shareware packages,
and ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES definition to /etc/mk.conf
+ we use ftp(1) within the pkg_* tools, so that passive FTP support,
and proxy usage, (amongst others) are now standard.
+ pkg_info(1) supports fnmatch(3)-based globbing
+ when retrieving files via "make fetch", if the checksum of the
fetched file does not match the stored checksum, the file will be
retrieved from the next site.
+ a new category for meta-pkgs (i.e. packages of packages), along
with a web-server meta-pkg, has been added
Two gold stars go to Todd Vierling for his modifications to many
packages to use libtool (enabling full package use on all NetBSD
platforms), and for his USE_LOCALBASE_FOR_X11 modifications, and to
Tim Rightnour for checking out most of the packages collection on
NetBSD/alpha, and for packaging a huge number of games.
Notable additions to the packages collection include:
Guile, STk, xview, GNU fileutils, Mosaic, libtool, mrtg, tin, cdd,
imap-uw, cucipop, f2c, logrot, and a large number of games
Notable packages updated include:
qpopper, lesstif, fetchmail, mkisofs, rsync, mozilla, mysql, ssh,
nmh, kde, kaffe, pine, sane
A full list of changes is included below.
Alistair Crooks
Sat Aug 1 22:13:49 BST 1998
Changes
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Updated fly to 1.6.1 [tron 1998-07-01]
A command-file interface for creating and modifying GIF images.
Updated sudo to 1.5.4p1 [frueauf 1998-07-01]
Allow others to run commands as root.
Updated qpopper to 2.52 [hubertf 1998-07-02]
Qualcomm's POP server for Eudora
Updated a2ps to 4.10.3 [frueauf 1998-07-02]
Formats an ascii file for printing on a postscript printer.
Added guile-1.2 [perry 1998-07-02]
GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension
Added STk-3.99.2 [perry 1998-07-02]
A scheme interpreter with full access to the Tk graphical package.
Updated lesstif to 0.85.3 [frueauf 1998-07-03]
API compatible clone of the Motif toolkit.
Updated transfig to 3.2.1 [frueauf 1998-07-03]
TeX document creation tool utilizing portable graphics.
Updated xfig to 3.2.2 [frueauf 1998-07-03]
a CAD-like drawing tool. Good for simple colorful scale drawings & ISO's
When OBJMACHINE and WRKOBJDIR set, be sure to also add the arch name
to the directory created in $WRKOBJDIR, to allow using the
same obj-dir for several architectures at once (e.g. via NFS
or with cross compiling). Inspired by Bill Studenmund
<skippy@macro.stanford.edu>.
Added xview-config-3.2.1 [tron 1998-07-03]
OpenLook Toolkit config files.
Added xview-lib-3.2.1 [tron 1998-07-03]
OpenLook Toolkit libs, includes, and man pages.
Added xview-clients-3.2.1 [tron 1998-07-04]
OpenLook applications and man pages.
Updated fetchmail to 4.5.1 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apop, imap
Updated jpeg to 6b [mycroft 1998-07-03]
IJG's jpeg compression utilities.
Updated netpbm to 19940301 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
A toolkit for conversion of images between different formats
Updated Xaw3d to 1.5 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
3-D widgets based on the Athena Widget set
Updated mikmod to 3.0.3 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
MOD player for UNI IT XM S3M MOD MTM STM DSM MED FAR ULT 669 files.
Updated mkisofs to 1.11.3 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
create ISO9660 filesystems with [optional] Rockridge extensions
Updated lynx to 2.8 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
An alphanumeric display oriented World-Wide Web Client.
Updated xpm to 3.4k [mycroft 1998-07-03]
The X Pixmap library.
Updated rsync to 2.0.18 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
A network file distribution/synchronisation utility.
Updated xmame to 0.33b6.1 [mycroft 1998-07-03]
X11 emulator for old arcade machine ROMs
Updated mozilla to 06031998 [fvdl 1998-07-05]
Mozilla. Free version of Netscape browser.
Updated mysql to 3.21.32a [frueauf 1998-07-06]
MySQL, a free SQL database server
Add LICENCE definition logic to bsd.pkg.mk, and ACCEPTABLE_LICENCES
to /etc/mk.conf, so that packages with non-standard licences
can be ignored if the licence terms are too restrictive.
[agc 1998-07-06]
Updated pilot-link to 0.8.13 [nathanw 1998-07-06]
Tools to talk to the 3Com Pilot PDA
Updated enscript to 1.6.1 [frueauf 1998-07-08]
ASCII-to-PostScript filter.
Replace FreeBSD's libftpio with our calls to our great ftp client,
so we get passive FTP and proxy support for free.
[hubertf 1998-07-09]
Extend "pkg_info -e" to allow pkg-globbing, and allow using it.
[hubertf 1998-07-09]
Updated sunclock to 1.4 [perry 1998-07-09]
Shows which portion of the Earth's surface is illuminated by the Sun.
Added fileutils-3.16 [tron 1998-07-09]
GNU file management utilities.
Updated mutt to 0.93i [tron 1998-07-10]
text-based MIME mail client with PGP support
Updated ssh to 1.2.26 [tron 1998-07-10]
Secure shell client and server (remote login program).
Updated py-Numeric to 1.3 [tsarna 1998-07-11]
Adds multidemensional numeric arrays to Python.
Added Mosaic-2.7b5 [tv 1998-07-11]
A World Wide Web browser.
Updated windowmaker to 0.16.1 [tron 1998-07-12]
This window manager is a GNUStep-compliant NeXTStep clone.
Updated nmh to 0.27 [frueauf 1998-07-12]
A cleaned up MH mailer suite.
Added libtool-1.2 [tv 1998-07-12]
Generic shared library support script.
Added p5-Curses-1.02 [tv 1998-07-13]
perl5 module for terminal screen handling and optimization.
Added p5-PV-1.0 [tv 1998-07-13]
a perl5 library for text-mode user interface widgets
Updated wwwoffle to 2.2 [tron 1998-07-13]
WWW proxy with support for offline browsing
Added mrtg-2.5.3 [tv 1998-07-13]
The Multi-Router Traffic Grapher
README.html now only updated if really needed, even for categories
files. [hubertf 1998-07-13]
Updated xscreensaver to 2.24 [frueauf 1998-07-13]
a screen saver and locker for the X window system.
Updated kdelibs to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-13]
Support libraries for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Updated kdebase to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-13]
Base modules for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Added xwrits-2.6.1 [tsarna 1998-07-13]
A wrist break reminder for prevention of repetitive stress injuries.
${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE is now displayed inside of bsd.pkg.mk if it exists,
to be consistent with pkg_add. [frueauf 1998-07-14]
Add logic to bsd.pkg.mk to deal with shared objects automatically,
for both ELF and a.out platforms. [agc 1998-07-14]
Added libwww-5.1m1 [tv 1998-07-14]
The W3C Reference Library.
Updated kdeutils to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-14]
Utilities for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Updated kdesupport to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-14]
Mime library for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Updated kdegames to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-14]
Games for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Updated kdenetwork to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-14]
Network modules for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Updated kdegraphics to 1.0 [tron 1998-07-14]
Graphics programs for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
Added xcolorsel-1.1a [perry 1998-07-14]
Allows you to browse and select named X colors from rgb.txt
Added arena-0.3.61 [tv 1998-07-14]
Experimental HTML 3 browser, supports math and style sheets.
Updated png to 1.0.2 [tv 1998-07-15]
Library for manipulating PNG images.
Updated mutt to 0.93.1i [tron 1998-07-15]
text-based MIME mail client with PGP support
Updated libslang to 1.2.2 [tv 1998-07-15]
Routines for rapid alpha-numeric terminal applications development
Updated most to 4.8.1 [tv 1998-07-15]
A pager (like less) which has support for windows and binary files
Updated ImageMagick to 4.0.7 [tron 1998-07-15]
a package for display and interactive manipulation of images
Updated kaffe to 1.0.b1 [frueauf 1998-07-16]
Virtual machine capable of running Java(tm) code.
Added tin-1.4p980618 [tron 1998-07-16]
TIN newsreader (termcap based)
Added cdd-1.0myc2 [thorpej 1998-07-16]
Another program for reading CD digital audio from SCSI or ATAPI CD-ROM drives.
Added fidogate-4.2.9 [tv 1998-07-16]
FidoNet (FTN) <-> Internet mail and news gateway
Added bcc-95.3.12 [tsarna 1998-07-16]
Bruce Evans' C compiler (with as and ld); can do 16-bit code
Updated mysql to 3.21.33 [frueauf 1998-07-17]
MySQL, a free SQL database server
Added doscmd-19960502.2 [tsarna 1998-07-18]
An MS-DOS emulator (NetBSD/i386 only)
Updated qpopper to 2.53 [frueauf 1998-07-18]
Qualcomm's POP server for Eudora
Updated fetchmail to 4.5.2 [frueauf 1998-07-18]
batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apop, imap
Updated pine to 4.00 [tv 1998-07-18]
Program for Internet E-mail and News
Updated pico to 3.0 [tv 1998-07-18]
Text editor that ships with Pine, and Pine's text editing library.
Added hp2xx-3.1.4 [frueauf 1998-07-19]
HPGL converter and previewer.
Added xcb-2.3 [frueauf 1998-07-19]
Extensible, multiple cut buffers for X.
Added coolmail-1.3 [tron 1998-07-19]
xbiff replacement with 3D animation and sound.
Added imap-uw-4.1 [tv 1998-07-19]
University of Washington's IMAP, POP2, and POP3 server
Updated qt to 1.40 [tv 1998-07-19]
A C++ X GUI toolkit.
Added psmisc-17 [frueauf 1998-07-20]
miscellaneous proc FS tools: killall, pidof, and pstree
Updated scheme48 to 0.51 [frueauf 1998-07-21]
The Scheme Underground's implementation of R4RS.
Added cucipop-1.31 [agc 1998-07-21]
The Cubic Circle POP3 mail server
Added mkhybrid-1.11.1 [agc 1998-07-21]
create a hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS/Rock Ridge filesystem.
Added f2c-19980516 [agc 1998-07-21]
Fortran to C compiler (translates fortran to C).
Added grail-0.4 [tsarna 1998-07-21]
Grail(TM) is a web browser written in Python.
Updated fetchmail to 4.5.3 [frueauf 1998-07-22]
batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apop, imap
Added xbomber-0.8 [frueauf 1998-07-24]
a colorful game where you blow other people/robots up.
Added icbm3d-0.3 [frueauf 1998-07-24]
a 3D X11 game of defense.
Added galaxa-0.1 [frueauf 1998-07-24]
a space game based loosely on "Galaga".
Added nocol-4.2b6 [agc 1998-07-24]
An extensible network and system monitoring utility.
Added meta-pkgs category [agc 1998-07-24]
Added web-server meta-package [agc 1998-07-24]
provides some useful tools for a web server.
Added logrot-1.3 [lukem 1998-07-25]
Rotate log files in a safe and configurable manner
Added xpdf-0.7a [tsarna 1998-07-24]
Display tool for PDF files
Added crossfire-0.94.2 [frueauf 1998-07-25]
X11 multi/single player game similar to gauntlet and nethack.
Added gemdropx-0.3 [frueauf 1998-07-25]
a color puzzle game for X11 similar to Gem Drop.
Updated rsync to 2.1.0 [frueauf 1998-07-26]
A network file distribution/synchronisation utility.
Updated xscreensaver to 2.26 [frueauf 1998-07-26]
a screen saver and locker for the X window system.
Updated fetchmail to 4.5.4 [frueauf 1998-07-26]
batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apop, imap
Added finalbattle-0.0 [frueauf 1998-07-27]
a multiplayer space battle simulation for X.
Added golddig-2.0 [frueauf 1998-07-27]
a fast action game designed for use with X.
Added cbzone-2.0c [tron 1998-07-27]
a simple classic game of 3D tank warfare
Added an extra checksum check when a distfile is fetched when doing
a "make fetch" - if the checksum mismatches the stored
checksum, the distfile is fetched from the next site.
[agc 1998-07-27]
Updated sane to 0.74 [frueauf 1998-07-29]
API for access to scanners, digitals camera, frame grabbers etc.
Updated mutt to 0.93.2i [tron 1998-07-30]
text-based MIME mail client with PGP support
Added imaze-1.3 [tron 1998-07-30]
a multiplayer, networked, action,x 3D maze game.
Added maelstrom-2.0.6 [tron 1998-07-30]
an incredible, fast moving, high graphics version of asteroids.
Added xevil-1.5.1e [tron 1998-07-31]
violent game of killing, contains profanity.
Added rdp-1.5 [agc 1998-07-31]
compiles attributed LL(1) grammars into recursive descent compilers