Subject: Changes to the Packages Collection in August 1998
To: None <netbsd-announce@netbsd.org>
From: Alistair Crooks <azcb0@amdahl.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/01/1998 03:46:50
Changes to the NetBSD Packages Collection in August 1998
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In August, we added some new categories:  corba, cross (which is the
home for cross-compilers and cross-environments), and pkgtools.  We
also added some packages (notably the games and benchmarks,
cross-compile environments for iX86/Linux, ORBit, afterstep,
magicpoint, and scilab), and updated packages - notable ones are
xemacs, vnc, ucd-snmp, fetchmail, mozilla, cvs, lesstif and emacs.

We also made some changes to the package system itself:  Homepage URLs
have been added, where possible, to package Makefiles and the
generated README.html files, a NOT_FOR_ARCHS variable has been added
to complement the ONLY_FOR_ARCHS one, and we have added flexibility to
pkg_info, so that it can match packages in a less-complicated and
static manner.  We've also added a package (pkgtools/pkg_install)
which includes these updated package tools, so that users who do not
run NetBSD-current can use the -current pkgsrc without having to
update any other parts of their system.

Alistair G. Crooks
Tue Sep  1 08:18:10 BST 1998


Categories added
================
	Added cross category [tv 1998-08-11]
	Added corba category [agc 1998-08-20]
	Added pkgtools category [agc 1998-08-28]

Changes to the package system
=============================
	HOMEPAGE support added to bsd.pkg.mk, pkglint, and
		as many packages as possible [tsarna 1998-08-20]
	Added csh(1)-style alternate matching to pkg_info(1), and also
		added dewey-decimal package version number relational
		matching. [agc 1998-08-27]
	NOT_FOR_ARCHS support added to bsd.pkg.mk [garbled 1998-08-28]

Added Packages
==============
	Added xgalaga-2.0.34 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
a very fast true-to-the-original port of galaga for X11.

	Added tanked-0.90 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
a multiplayer internet tank game for X11.

	Added xpilot-4.0.0 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
networked space battles for X11.

	Added xpipeman-1.5 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
connect the pipes to contain the water flow game for X11.

	Added xsoldier-0.96 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
an updated xgalaga type game with awesome graphics.

	Added xmris-4.04 [tron 1998-08-03]
a version of the Mr Do video arcade game for X.

	Added skill-3.7.5 [kim 1998-08-04]
send signals to or renice processes given user names, ttys, commands, or pids

	Added battleball-2.0 [tron 1998-08-04]
a 3d game of soccer, with tanks.

	Added battalion-1.4 [frueauf 1998-08-06]
a virtual reality 3D GL game for X11.

	Added spellcast-1.2 [frueauf 1998-08-07]
a game of dueling wizards for two players.

	Added py-crypto-1.0.0 [tsarna 1998-08-07]
Python Cryptography Toolkit, version 1.0.0 

	Added ntop-0.4 [kim 1998-08-07]
shows network usage (similar to "top" for processes)

	Added xzip-1.8 [tron 1998-08-11]
a z-code interpreter for X11 (Infocom game format)

	Added qterm-1.0 [agc 1998-08-11]
utility to recognise terminal type automatically

	Added py-curses-1.5b1 [tsarna 1998-08-11]
Enhanced curses module for Python

	Added cross-i386-linuxglibc1-5.3.12.0 [tv 1998-08-11]
Cross-compile environment for iX86 Linux, libc v5.

	Added cross-i386-msdosdjgpp-2.01.1 [tv 1998-08-12]
Cross-compile environment for MS-DOS on 386 and higher.

	Added simh-2.3c [tv 1998-08-12]
A PDP, IBM 1401, and Nova CPU simulator.

	Added dync-1.1 [agc 1998-08-13]
awk-like utility with C as language

	Added cross-i386-linux-2.0.7.0 [tv 1998-08-13]
Cross-compile environment for iX86 Linux, libc v6.

	Added ne-1.25 [tron 1998-08-15]
A re-write of Phoenix E.  A sensible light-weight editor.

	Added lincity-1.09 [frueauf 1998-08-15]
a free clone of SimCity for X11.

	Added xbill-2.0 [frueauf 1998-08-15]
stop the dreaded Windows virus from infecting computers.

	Added xboing-2.4 [frueauf 1998-08-18]
a breakout style game for X11.

	Added xbanner-1.31 [tron 1998-08-18]
make your XDM login screen look pretty.

	Added glib-1.1.2 [agc 1998-08-19]
Some useful routines for C programming.

	Added xdm3d-1.0 [tron 1998-08-19]
a replacement for xdm with 3D effects

	Added ORBit-0.2.1 [agc 1998-08-20]
high-performance CORBA ORB with support for the C language

	Added xdelta-0.22 [garbled 1998-08-22]
an enhanced diff that works on binary files.

	Added htmldoc-1.4 [hubertf 1998-08-22]
Converts HTML to indexed HTML, PDF and/or PostScript.

	Added newmkdep-1.0 [tron 1998-08-22]
faster replacement for *BSD's "mkdep"

	Added afterstep-1.450 [garbled 1998-08-23]
a NeXT-like window manager for X11

	Added fvwm-wharf-1.0 [garbled 1998-08-23]
a copy of AfterStep's Wharf that is compatible with fvwm2

	Added magicpoint-1.03a [garbled 1998-08-23]
an X11 based presentation tool

	Added xnibbles-1.0b4 [garbled 1998-08-23]
a winding snakes game for X11

	Added jetpack-1.0 [garbled 1998-08-23]
an arcade action game for X Windows.

	Added hexedit-0.9.4 [frueauf 1998-08-24]
to view and edit files in hexadecimal or ASCII.

	Added povray-3.0 [agc 1998-08-24]
Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer

	Added urt-3.1b1 [agc 1998-08-24]
Utah raster toolkit - a toolkit and library for raster image processing.

	Added rayshade-4.0 [agc 1998-08-24]
An extensible system for creating ray-traced images.

	Added gtk+-1.0.4 as gtk10 [agc 1998-08-25]
The gimp toolkit. Libraries for building X11 user interfaces.

	Added scilab-2.4 [agc 1998-08-25]
A high level scientific math programming environment with graphics.

	Added xrolodex-1.5 [garbled 1998-08-27]
a Motif/X11 rolodex application

	Added xli-1.16 [frueauf 1998-08-27]
a version of xloadimage, an X11 Image Loading Utility.

	Added abuse-2.0 [garbled 1998-08-27]
a full color 320x200 arcade quality platform shooter.

	Added angband-x11-2.8.3 [garbled 1998-08-27]
a Tolkien based variant of Moria for X11 displays

	Added angband-tty-2.8.3 [garbled 1998-08-27]
a Tolkien based variant of Moria for tty/console displays

	Added nethack-lib-3.2.2 [garbled 1998-08-27]
data files for Nethack

	Added nethack-tty-3.2.2 [garbled 1998-08-27]
the tty/console based version of NetHack

	Added nethack-x11-3.3.2 [garbled 1998-08-27]
the X11 version of NetHack

	Added nethack-qt-3.2.2 [garbled 1998-08-27]
the QT-Enhanced X11 version of NetHack

	Added pkg_install-19980828 [agc 1998-08-28]
NetBSD-current's pkg_* tools

	Added xdoom-1.10 [garbled 1998-08-28]
a 3D shoot-em-up for 8-bit X11 displays.

	Added nethack-3.2.2 [garbled 1998-08-29]
a meta-package for NetHack with x11, qt and tty versions.

	Added xrn-9.01 [frueauf 1998-08-29]
a Usenet News reader for the X window system.

	Added bytebench-3.6 [garbled 1998-08-30]
BYTE Magazine's Public Domain benchmark for UNIX

	Added dhrystone-2.1 [garbled 1998-08-30]
Reinhold Weicker's DHRYSTONE 2.1 integer benchmark

	Added iozone-1.14b [garbled 1998-08-30]
a benchmark for file read and write speed.

	Added lmbench-2.11a [garbled 1998-08-30]
a complete benchmark that gives a large amount of information.

	Added whetstone-1.2 [garbled 1998-08-30]
a benchmark for processors that gives you a MIPS rating.

	Added linpack-940225 [garbled 1998-08-30]
a collection of benchmarks for floating point.

	Added paranoia-960101 [garbled 1998-08-30]
a highly paranoid test of IEEE 754 conformancy.


Updated packages
================
	Updated freeciv to 1.6.5 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
	Updated freeciv to 1.6.6 [frueauf 1998-08-04]
A free Civilization clone for Unix and X.

	Updated gmake to 3.77 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
GNU version of 'make' utility

	Updated suck to 3.9.4 [frueauf 1998-08-01]
Feed a local news server without a dedicated newsfeed.

	Updated xemacs to 20.4 [frueauf 1998-08-02]
XEmacs text editor version 20.

	Updated ucd-snmp to 3.5 [frueauf 1998-08-03]
an extensible SNMP implementation.

	Updated vnc to 3.3.2 [tron 1998-08-03]
Display X and Win32 desktops on remote X/Win32/Java displays.

	Updated fetchmail to 4.5.5 [frueauf 1998-08-04]
	Updated fetchmail to 4.5.6 [frueauf 1998-08-25]
	Updated fetchmail to 4.5.7 [frueauf 1998-08-28]
batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apop, imap.

	Updated mozilla to 19980728 [fvdl 1998-08-04]
Mozilla. Free version of Netscape browser.

	Update imap-uw to 4.2 [tron 1998-08-04]
University of Washington's IMAP, POP2, and POP3 server

	Updated bash2 to 2.02.1 [frueauf 1998-08-05]
The GNU Bourne Again Shell.

	Updated cvs-current to 1.9.29 [tv 1998-08-06]
	Updated cvs-current to 1.9.30 [tv 1998-08-12]
	Updated cvs to 1.10, obsoleting cvs-current [tv 1998-08-21]
Concurrent Versions System.

	Rename portlint to pkglint and keep patched version locally
		under CVS control [tsarna 1998-08-07]

	Updated logrot to 1.4 [lukem 1998-08-08]
Rotate log files in a safe and configurable manner

	Updated lesstif to 0.86.0 [frueauf 1998-08-13]
	Removed lesstif-current [agc 1998-08-18]
API compatible clone of the Motif toolkit.

	Reorganized compat11 and compat12 pkgs:  now merged into one pkg 
		(compat12) and consistent across MACHINE_ARCH [tv 1998-08-12]
Shared libraries for NetBSD 1.2 (and earlier) compatibility

	Updated ImageMagick to 4.0.8 [tron 1998-08-13]
a package for display and interactive manipulation of images

	Updated lsof to 4.36 [frueauf 1998-08-14]
Lists information about open files.

	Updated mtools-3.9.1 [tron 1998-08-15]
FAT (MS-DOS, Atari) disk access tools

	Updated rman to 3.0.6 [frueauf 1998-08-15]
Reverse compile man pages from formatted form.

	Updated asclock to 11 [tron 1998-08-17]
NeXTstep-like clock and calendar.

	Updated gtk+ to 1.1.1 [tron 1998-08-20]
The gimp toolkit. Libraries for building X11 user interfaces.

	Updated vim to 5.2 [agc 1998-08-24]
almost compatible Vi editor with optional X11 GUI

	Updated tgif to 3.0p17x [frueauf 1998-08-26]
X11 Drawing Program.

	Updated hexedit to 0.9.5 [frueauf 1998-08-28]
to view and edit files in hexadecimal or ASCII.

	Updated emacs to 20.3 [tron 1998-08-31]
GNU editing macros (editor).