Subject: Re: HEADS-UP: XFree86 4.5.0 imported (but not ready yet)
To: None <tech-x11@NetBSD.org>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-x11
Date: 03/18/2005 15:16:02
On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 03:03:46PM +0000, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> I've just imported XFree86 4.5.0 into the HEAD branch of "xsrc" and
> resolved the conflicts.
> 
> The next things which need are:
> 1.) Run native build and fix problems.
> 2.) Update set lists for native build.
> 3.) Update reachover build framework in "src/x11".
> 4.) Update set lists for reachover build framework.
> 5.) Fix bugs, regression, etc..
> 
> Work is in progress but will take some time so please be patient. Help
> in the form of bug reports (please use "send-pr") and patches are of
> course welcome.
> 
> The "xsrc" sources in the branches for older NetBSD releases (e.g. 1.6.2
> or 2.0) were not changed and will therefore still work unchanged. If you
> urgently need to build X11 binaries for NetBSD-curreny you can use the
> "v4-5-0_beforeimport" in "xsrc" and "src/x11".

BTW: an overview of the changes in the 4.5.0 release is available here:

	http://www.xfree86.org/4.5.0/RELNOTES.html

The complete list is in "xsrc/xfree/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/CHANGELOG".

	Kind regards

-- 
Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/