Subject: Changes to the NetBSD Packages Collection in August 1999
To: None <netbsd-announce@netbsd.org>
From: Alistair G. Crooks <agc@ftp.netbsd.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/14/1999 07:40:47
Changes to the NetBSD Packages Collection in August 1999
========================================================

In August, we again had a busy month.  The tools and infrastructure
have been changed to recognise package names without extra wildcards,
wildcard dependencies have been activated, and a (very experimental)
"update" target have been added.  Please use this with caution, and
send-pr bugs as usual.  We have also added a README-all file, which
gives a list of all the packages in the packages collection - thanks
to Hubert for this.

Notable additions to the packages collection include:  base64, canna,
cxref, ggv, gtkstep, hylafax, Japanese packages for mh, nvi and
various input methods, lame, libgetopt, liblzo, rvplayer,
Linux-compatible (SuSE) development tools, tkdiff, tkhylafax, viewfax,
vim-gtk, xhangglider, xmysql, xp, and xscrabble.

Notable updated packages include:  afterstep-current (thanks, Fred),
bison, cdk, controlcenter, ddd, delegate, ethereal, fetchmail (as
ever, thanks, Thorsten), gcombust (thanks, Rene), glade, glib,
gnome-core, gnome-utils, gnumeric, gtk, guile, hylafax, ircII, kaffe,
mrtg, mutt, nn, ntp4, pth, R, ruby, rxvt, screen, sketch, sudo, tcsh,
teTeX, vim, xemacs (thanks, Matthias), xsane, zebra and zoularis.

Many thanks go to Greg Oster for making 650 binary packages for
1.4.1/m68k available for download.

And, finally:  the package of the month award goes to tkcvs and tkdiff
(personally I find tkdiff almost priceless, and has me wondering what
I did before it came along -  I don't use emacs or ediff).  The close
runner-up is x2x, purely for the functionality it gives. Please keep
those nominations coming in.


Alistair G. Crooks
Tue Sep 14 07:56:14 BST 1999

[Sorry for the lateness of this message, which was caused by factors
totally within my control - agc]


Changes to the packages collection itself
=========================================

	Updated pkg_install to 19990819 [tron 1999-08-19]

	pkg_info and pkg_delete accept their arguments now without
		the package version. If no matching package is found
		to be installed, "-[0-9]*" is attached and the
		search retried. Works with all options to pkg_delete(1)
		and pkg_info(1). [hubertf 1999-08-19]

	bsd.pkg.mk: "make deinstall" now removes any version installed,
		not only the one currently in pkgsrc. [hubertf 1999-08-21]

	pkgsrc/Makefile: added "readme-all" target, to generate a list of
		all packages currently available, together with the category
		they belong to and a short description. All generated
		README.html files now contain links to this list, too.
		[hubertf 1999-08-22]

	bsd.pkg.mk: added master site list for GNOME related packages
		[tron 1999-08-22]

	Updated pkg_install to 19990823; new features: fixes PR 8250 by
		compiling in fixed paths for chown(1), chmod(1) and chgrp(1);
		pkg_delete calls DEINSTALL script a second time after all
		the files are removed, with "DEINSTALL $PKGNAME
		POST-DEINSTALL" as args [hubertf 1999-08-23]

	bsd.pkg.mk: expand wildcard dependences for binary packages so that
		wildcards can be used at source level without breaking
		"pkg_add" auto download feature. [tron 1999-08-26]

	bsd.pkg.mk: introduce 'update' target to update a package and
		all currently installed packages that depend on this
		package. [rh 1999-08-29]


Packages added to the packages collection
=========================================

	Added base64-1.0 [rh 1999-08-16]
encode and decode base64 files

	Added Canna-lib-3.5b2 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
Kana-Kanji conversion system (library)

	Added Canna-server-3.5b2 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
Kana-Kanji conversion system (server)

	Added canuum-1.0 [sakamoto 1999-08-27]
Japanese input tty frontend for Canna using uum

	Added cassowary-0.50 [agc 1999-08-24]
a constraint-solving toolkit for linear equalities and inequalities

	Added cxref-1.5a [hwr 1999-08-24]
A C Cross Referencing & Documenting tool.

	Added frotz-2.32 [fredb 1999-08-14]
a curses-based interpreter for Infocom-compatible games

	Added ggv-0.50 [rh 1999-08-22]
a GNOME frontend for GhostScript.

	Added gnome-media-1.0.9.1 [rh 1999-08-30]
a set of audio/multimedia applications for GNOME.

	Added gtkstep-1.8 [jlam 1999-08-29]
GTK theme-engine to yield a NEXTSTEP(tm) look and feel

	Added gtranscript-0.0.1 [rh 1999-08-20]
a SQL Database Client with GNOME frontend

	Added hylafax-4.1b1 [rh 1999-08-11]
A telecommunication and (group 2) fax server system

	Added ja-FreeWnn-lib-1.10 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
A Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method (Japanese client library)

	Added ja-FreeWnn-server-1.10 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
A Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method (Japanese server)

	Added ja-mh-6.8.4 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
Rand MH mail handling system + Japanese patches

	Added kinput2-v3 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
Input server of Japanese text

	Added lame-3.13 [hubertf 1999-08-08]
High quality and fast MP3 encoder, based on the LAME patch

	Added libgetopt-1.0 [hubertf 1999-08-06]
Library for handling --long options

	Added liblzo-1.04 [rh 1999-08-16]
a portable lossless data compression library written in ANSI C

	Added lzop-1.00 [rh 1999-08-16]
a fast file compressor similar to gzip, using the LZO library

	Added newscache-0.99.15 [rh 1999-08-22]
a free cache server for USENET News

	Added nvi-m17n-1.79.19990331 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
A clone of vi/ex, with multilingual patch.

	Added pth-current-1.1b3 [rh 1999-08-12]
GNU pth - GNU Portable Threads

	Added rvplayer-5.0 [jlam 1999-08-28]
RealAudio and RealVideo player

	Added scwm-0.9 [agc 1999-08-23]
a window manager with a powerful configuration (Guile Scheme) language 

	Added sdist-1.2 [kim 1999-08-30]
invoke rdist to distribute files to a set of hosts

	Added siod-3.4 [agc 1999-08-06]
a small-footprint implementation of the Scheme programming language

	Added sj3-lib-2.0.1.20 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
A Japanese input method (library)

	Added sj3-server-2.0.1.20 [sakamoto 1999-08-02]
A Japanese input method (server)

	Added srsh-1.2 [kim 1999-08-30]
emulate rsh client behavior using ssh

	Added suse_devel-6.1 [tron 1999-08-24]
Linux compatibility package - development tools

	Added ssync-1.1 [kim 1999-08-30]
invoke rsync to distribute files to a set of hosts

	Added tkdiff-3.03m [sakamoto 1999-08-10]
A graphical 2-way diff/merge tool

	Added tkhylafax-3.1 [rh 1999-08-11]
a tcl/tk interface to Sam Leffler's fax package

	Added tn5250-0.12.51 [rh 1999-08-04]
An implementation of the IBM 5250 telnet protocol

	Added viewfax-2.4 [rh 1999-08-17]
a tool for displaying fax files in an X Window

	Added vim-gtk-5.4 [rh 1999-08-08]
almost compatible Vi editor with optional GTK+ GUI

	Added wmessage-0.6  [jlam 1999-08-26]
WINGs based message viewer similar to xmessage.

	Added xhangglider-0.92e [hubertf 1999-08-05]
Hanggliders fly in the background of the X screen.

	Added xjewel-1.6 [tron 1999-08-13]
X windows dropping jewels game

	Added xmysql-1.10 [bad 1999-08-05]
a graphical front end to the MySQL database engine

	Added xmysqladmin-1.0 [bad 1999-08-05]
a graphical front end for administering MySQL databases

	Added xp-1.2b10 [tron 1999-08-13]
A fast X11 text file viewer using Athena widgets

	Added xscrabble-1.0  [dmcmahill 1999-08-25]
X version of the popular board game, for 1 to 4 players.


Updates to packages in the packages collection
==============================================

	Updated afterstep-current to 1.7.128 [fredb 1999-08-04]
	Updated afterstep-current to 1.7.129 [fredb 1999-08-04]
	Updated afterstep-current to 1.7.130 [fredb 1999-08-07]
	Updated afterstep-current to 1.7.137 [fredb 1999-08-21]
	Updated afterstep-current to 1.7.143 [fredb 1999-08-29]
a NeXT-like window manager for X11

	Updated bison to 1.28 [agc 1999-08-24]
GNU yacc(1) replacement

	Updated cdk to 4.9.9 [jlam 1999-08-29]
the Curses Development Kit

	Updated cdlabelgen to 1.5.0 [mjl 1999-08-07]
generate frontcards and traycards for CDs

	Updated controlcenter to 1.0.6 [rh 1999-08-20]
GNOME control-center development library

	Updated ddd to 3.1.6 [rh 1999-08-25]
Data Display Debugger -- a common graphical front-end for GDB/DBX/XDB

	Updated delegate to 5.9.3 [rh 1999-08-22]
General purpose TCP/IP proxy system

	Updated ethereal to 0.7.1 [hubertf 1999-08-05]
	Updated ethereal to 0.7.2 [tron 1999-08-30]
A network protocol analyzer

	Updated fetchmail to 5.0.6 [frueauf 1999-08-07]
	Updated fetchmail to 5.0.7 [frueauf 1999-08-22]
batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apop, imap.

	Updated gcombust to 0.1.19 [rh 1999-08-13]
	Updated gcombust to 0.1.20 [rh 1999-08-20]
Graphical frontend for CD mastering (mkhybrid, cdrecord, ...)

	Updated gd to 1.6.3 [agc 1999-08-26]
A graphics library for fast GIF creation

	Updated gindent to 2.2.0 [kim 1999-08-20]
GNU indent.

	Updated giram to 0.1.1 [sakamoto 1999-08-17]
Giram is Really A Modeller

	Updated glade to 0.5.1 [rh 1999-08-07]
a user interface builder for GTK+.

	Updated glib to 1.2.4 [rh 1999-08-28]
Some useful routines for C programming.

	Updated gmc to 4.5.37 [rh 1999-08-17]
Gnome version of Midnight Commander, a free Norton Commander Clone

	Updated gnome-core to 1.0.9 [rh 1999-08-29]
Base component of GNU Network Object Management Environment

	Updated gnome-libs to 1.0.14 [rh 1999-08-29]
libaries for the GNU Network Object Model Environment

	Updated gnome-utils to 1.0.12 [rh 1999-08-29]
A set of useful GNOME utilities and applications.

	Updated gnumeric to 0.32 [rh 1999-08-23]
A powerful and easy to use spreadsheet program from the GNOME project

	Updated gtk to 1.2.4 [rh 1999-08-28]
The gimp toolkit. Libraries for building X11 user interfaces.

	Updated gtksql to 0.3 [rh 1999-08-20]
a query tool for PostgreSQL written with GTK.

	Updated guile to 1.3.2 [jlam 1999-08-29]
GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension

	Updated hugs to Hugs98-May1999 [nathanw 1999-08-17]
Nottingham and Yale Haskell interpreter and programming environment.

	Updated hylafax to 4.1b2 [rh 1999-08-30]
A telecommunication and fax server system

	Updated ircII to 4.4L [mrg 1999-08-23]
The 'Internet Relay Chat' and 'Internet Citizens Band' Client.

	Updated kaffe to 1.0b4 [drochner 1999-08-07]
Virtual machine capable of running Java(tm) code.

	Updated koth to 0.7.2 [hubertf 1999-08-05]
The classic "shoot the other tank" artillery game, networked

	Updated libglade to 0.4 [rh 1999-08-27]
A runtime interpreter for GLADE gui files

	Updated mc to 4.5.37 [rh 1999-08-17]
Midnight Commander, a free Norton Commander Clone

	Updated mit-pthreads to work on m68k [bad 1999-08-01]
Chris Provenzano's (MIT) POSIX threads library

	Updated moria to work on alpha [simonb 1999-08-30]
A Rogue-like game with a different sense of scale than Rogue.

	Updated mrtg to 2.8.8 [kim 1999-08-28]
The Multi-Router Traffic Grapher

	Updated mutt to 0.95.7 [tron 1999-07-18]
	Updated mutt to 1.0pre1 [tron 1999-08-24]
text-based MIME mail client with PGP support

	Updated mysql-server to work on m68k [bad 1999-08-03]
MySQL, a free SQL database (server)

	Updated namazu to 1.3.0.9 [sakamoto 1999-08-27]  
Namazu is a search engine software intended for easy use.

	Updated nn to 6.5.4 [kim 1999-08-22]
NN newsreader.

	Updated ntp4 to 4.0.96p1 [fredb 1999-08-13]
	Updated ntp4 to 4.0.97 [fredb 1999-08-19]
	Updated ntp4 to 4.0.97d [fredb 1999-08-30]
Network Time Protocol Version 4

	Updated pth to 1.0.4 [sakamoto 1999-08-06]
	Updated pth to 1.0.5 [rh 1999-08-11]
	Updated pth to 1.1.1 [rh 1999-08-22]
	Updated pth to 1.1.2 [rh 1999-08-27]
	Updated pth to 1.1.3 [rh 1999-08-29]
	Updated pth to 1.1.4 [rh 1999-08-31]
GNU Portable Thread library

	Updated R to 0.64.2 [jlam 1999-08-26]
a statistical language for data analysis and graphics.

	Updated ruby to 1.4.0 [sakamoto 1999-08-17]
the Object-Oriented Script Language

	Updated rxvt to 2.6.1 [hubertf 1999-08-25]
a low memory usage xterm replacement that supports color

	Updated samba to 2.0.5a [bouyer 1999-08-10]
A LanManager(R)-compatible server suite for Unix

	Updated screen to 3.9.2 [agc 1999-08-10]
	Updated screen to 3.9.3 [tron 1999-08-10]
	Updated screen to 3.9.4 [agc 1999-08-13]
A multi-screen window manager.

	Updated sketch to 0.6.1 [sakamoto 1999-08-06]
An interactive drawing program.

	Updated sudo to 1.5.9p4 [jlam 1999-08-31]
Allow others to run commands as root.

	Updated tcsh to 6.09 [kim 1999-08-16]
An extended C-shell with many useful features.

	Updated teTeX to 1.0.6 [hubertf 1999-08-03]
Thomas Esser's TeX distribution for UNIX compatible systems

	Updated vim to 5.4 [rh 1999-08-08]
almost compatible Vi editor with optional X11 GUI

	Updated webalizer to 1.30.04 [mjl 1999-08-26]
Web server log file analysis program.

	Updated wmakerconf to 2.2 [jlam 1999-08-30]
A gtk+ based configuration tool for WindowMaker

	Updated wmessage to 0.7 [jlam 1999-08-28]
WINGs based message viewer similar to xmessage.

	Updated xemacs to 21.1.6 [tron 1999-08-23]
XEmacs text editor version 21

	Updated xemacs-packages to 1.1 [tron 1999-08-23]
	Updated xemacs-packages to 1.2 [jlam 1999-08-27]
Common elisp packages for xemacs 21

	Updated xhippo to 1.1 [hubertf 19990802]
A generic playlist manager for UNIX

	Updated xisp to 2.6p1 [jlam 1999-08-26]
User-friendly X11 interface to pppd/chat.

	Updated xsane to 0.31 [rh 1999-08-04]
	Updated xsane to 0.33 [rh 1999-08-27]
A new improved frontend for SANE.

	Updated xtermset to 0.4 [hubertf 1999-08-21]
Change things like foreground color, size etc. on an xterm

	Updated zebra to 0.77 [itojun 1999-08-15]
	Updated zebra to 0.78a [itojun 1999-08-30]
Free multithreaded routing daemon software

	Updated zoularis to 19990830 [christos 1999-08-30]
provides NetBSD libs, includes and utilities on Solaris