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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-05-18 18:44:24 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-05-18 18:44:24 +0000 |
commit | 443fe800743f13bf2685697f7b8d0523fec41681 (patch) | |
tree | 37acc314d7061897ce0f0048d5ce299749ea3a48 /release | |
parent | 80a6c1ef011bb169e9d352194c5f49713605fb32 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-443fe800743f13bf2685697f7b8d0523fec41681.zip FreeBSD-src-443fe800743f13bf2685697f7b8d0523fec41681.tar.gz |
New release notes: Perl deletion (along with a caution that some work
is still ongoing), catman(1) rewrite, makewhatis(1) rewrite,
spkrtest(8) rewrite.
Modified release note: killall(1) for markup.
Deleted release notes: Perl upgrade, style.perl(7) manpage, one note
about killall(1) was obsolete.
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 39 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 39 |
2 files changed, 58 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index 8209cfe..686c736 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -1834,6 +1834,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>&man.cat.1; now has the ability to read from UNIX-domain sockets. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.catman.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script.</para> + <para>&man.cdcontrol.1; now supports a <literal>cdid</literal> command, which calculates and displays the CD serial number, using the same algorithm used by the CDDB @@ -2208,11 +2211,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>&man.killall.1; is now a C program, rather than a Perl script. As a result, its <option>-m</option> option now uses the regular expression syntax of &man.regex.3;, rather than that - of &man.perl.1;. &merged;</para> - - <para>&man.killall.1; now allows non-root users to kill SUID root - processes that they started, the same as the Perl version - did. &merged;</para> + of Perl. &merged;</para> <para>&man.killall.1; no longer tries to kill zombie processes unless the <option>-z</option> flag is specified.</para> @@ -2386,6 +2385,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> to <varname>CFLAGS</varname> in a relatively compiler-neutral manner. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.makewhatis.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script.</para> + <para>&man.man.1; is no longer installed SUID <username>man</username>, in order to reduce vulnerabilities associated with generating <quote>catpages</quote> (preformatted @@ -2738,6 +2740,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <option>-l</option> flags for listing connected and listening sockets, respectively. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.spkrtest.8; is now a &man.sh.1; script, rather than a + Perl script.</para> + <para>&man.split.1; now has the ability to split a file longer than 2GB. &merged;</para> @@ -2759,9 +2764,6 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <keycap>Backspace</keycap> keys can be used to erase characters. &merged;</para> - <para>&man.style.perl.7;, a style guide for Perl code in the &os; - base system, has been added. &merged;</para> - <para>&man.su.1; now uses <application>PAM</application> for authentication.</para> @@ -3158,8 +3160,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> replaced the functionality of <application>S/Key</application>.</para> - <para><application>Perl</application> has been updated to version - 5.6.1.</para> + <para><application>Perl</application> has been removed from the + &os; base system. It can still be installed from the &os; + Ports Collection or as a binary package; moving it out of the + base system will make future upgrades and maintenence easier. + To reduce the dependence of the base system on + Perl, many utilities have been + rewritten as shell scripts or C programs (specific notes are + made for each affected utility). + <filename>/usr/bin/perl</filename> is now a + <quote>wrapper</quote> program, so that programs expecting to + find a Perl interpreter there will + be able to function correctly. + + <warning> + <para>The Perl removal and + package integration work is ongoing.</para> + </warning> + + </para> <para>&man.routed.8; has been updated to version 2.22. &merged;</para> diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index 8209cfe..686c736 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -1834,6 +1834,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>&man.cat.1; now has the ability to read from UNIX-domain sockets. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.catman.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script.</para> + <para>&man.cdcontrol.1; now supports a <literal>cdid</literal> command, which calculates and displays the CD serial number, using the same algorithm used by the CDDB @@ -2208,11 +2211,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>&man.killall.1; is now a C program, rather than a Perl script. As a result, its <option>-m</option> option now uses the regular expression syntax of &man.regex.3;, rather than that - of &man.perl.1;. &merged;</para> - - <para>&man.killall.1; now allows non-root users to kill SUID root - processes that they started, the same as the Perl version - did. &merged;</para> + of Perl. &merged;</para> <para>&man.killall.1; no longer tries to kill zombie processes unless the <option>-z</option> flag is specified.</para> @@ -2386,6 +2385,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> to <varname>CFLAGS</varname> in a relatively compiler-neutral manner. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.makewhatis.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script.</para> + <para>&man.man.1; is no longer installed SUID <username>man</username>, in order to reduce vulnerabilities associated with generating <quote>catpages</quote> (preformatted @@ -2738,6 +2740,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <option>-l</option> flags for listing connected and listening sockets, respectively. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.spkrtest.8; is now a &man.sh.1; script, rather than a + Perl script.</para> + <para>&man.split.1; now has the ability to split a file longer than 2GB. &merged;</para> @@ -2759,9 +2764,6 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <keycap>Backspace</keycap> keys can be used to erase characters. &merged;</para> - <para>&man.style.perl.7;, a style guide for Perl code in the &os; - base system, has been added. &merged;</para> - <para>&man.su.1; now uses <application>PAM</application> for authentication.</para> @@ -3158,8 +3160,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> replaced the functionality of <application>S/Key</application>.</para> - <para><application>Perl</application> has been updated to version - 5.6.1.</para> + <para><application>Perl</application> has been removed from the + &os; base system. It can still be installed from the &os; + Ports Collection or as a binary package; moving it out of the + base system will make future upgrades and maintenence easier. + To reduce the dependence of the base system on + Perl, many utilities have been + rewritten as shell scripts or C programs (specific notes are + made for each affected utility). + <filename>/usr/bin/perl</filename> is now a + <quote>wrapper</quote> program, so that programs expecting to + find a Perl interpreter there will + be able to function correctly. + + <warning> + <para>The Perl removal and + package integration work is ongoing.</para> + </warning> + + </para> <para>&man.routed.8; has been updated to version 2.22. &merged;</para> |