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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index a19b889..093f7f5 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -1911,6 +1911,14 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> maintainable. These scripts now reside in <filename>/etc/periodic/security/</filename>. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.expr.1; is now compliant with the POSIX Utility Syntax + Guidelines. Some programs depend on the old, historic behavior + (the <filename role="package">devel/libtool</filename> + port/package was/is a notable example). In these situations, + the <envar>EXPR_COMPAT</envar> environment variable can be + defined, which causes &man.expr.1; to behave more like previous + versions.</para> + <para>&man.fbtab.5; now accepts glob matching patterns for target devices, not just individual devices and directories.</para> @@ -2257,6 +2265,10 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> The <envar>CLICOLOR</envar> environment variable can be set to enable colorized listings by default. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.m4.1; now accepts a <option>-s</option> flag to cause + it to emit <literal>#line</literal> directives for use by + &man.cpp.1;. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.mail.1; now takes a <option>-E</option> flag to avoid sending messages with empty bodies. &merged;</para> @@ -2925,6 +2937,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <application>lukemftpd</application>, has been imported and is available as &man.lukemftpd.8;.</para> + <para>&man.m4.1; has been imported from OpenBSD, as of 19 April + 2002.</para> + <para><application>ncurses</application> has been updated to 5.2-20010512.</para> @@ -3352,6 +3367,31 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> directory from which a package was built. &merged;</para> </sect3> </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Release Engineering and Integration</title> + + <para>The <filename>bin</filename> distribution has been renamed + <filename>base</filename>, in order to make creation of combined + install/recovery disks easier.</para> + + <para arch="i386">ISO images and CDROMs now use the + <filename>cdboot</filename> boot loader by default. This + eliminates the need for an emulated floppy disk image on + a bootable CDROM and allows for a full + <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel to be used for CDROM + installations, at the expense of compatability with some old + BIOSs.</para> + + <para arch="i386,alpha"><application>XFree86</application> 4.2.0 + is now the default version of the X Window System supported by + &man.sysinstall.8;. It installs + <application>XFree86</application> as a set of standard binary + packages, so the usual package utilities such as + &man.pkg.info.1; can be used to examine/manipulate its + components. &merged;</para> + + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1> 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 a19b889..093f7f5 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -1911,6 +1911,14 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> maintainable. These scripts now reside in <filename>/etc/periodic/security/</filename>. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.expr.1; is now compliant with the POSIX Utility Syntax + Guidelines. Some programs depend on the old, historic behavior + (the <filename role="package">devel/libtool</filename> + port/package was/is a notable example). In these situations, + the <envar>EXPR_COMPAT</envar> environment variable can be + defined, which causes &man.expr.1; to behave more like previous + versions.</para> + <para>&man.fbtab.5; now accepts glob matching patterns for target devices, not just individual devices and directories.</para> @@ -2257,6 +2265,10 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> The <envar>CLICOLOR</envar> environment variable can be set to enable colorized listings by default. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.m4.1; now accepts a <option>-s</option> flag to cause + it to emit <literal>#line</literal> directives for use by + &man.cpp.1;. &merged;</para> + <para>&man.mail.1; now takes a <option>-E</option> flag to avoid sending messages with empty bodies. &merged;</para> @@ -2925,6 +2937,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <application>lukemftpd</application>, has been imported and is available as &man.lukemftpd.8;.</para> + <para>&man.m4.1; has been imported from OpenBSD, as of 19 April + 2002.</para> + <para><application>ncurses</application> has been updated to 5.2-20010512.</para> @@ -3352,6 +3367,31 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> directory from which a package was built. &merged;</para> </sect3> </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Release Engineering and Integration</title> + + <para>The <filename>bin</filename> distribution has been renamed + <filename>base</filename>, in order to make creation of combined + install/recovery disks easier.</para> + + <para arch="i386">ISO images and CDROMs now use the + <filename>cdboot</filename> boot loader by default. This + eliminates the need for an emulated floppy disk image on + a bootable CDROM and allows for a full + <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel to be used for CDROM + installations, at the expense of compatability with some old + BIOSs.</para> + + <para arch="i386,alpha"><application>XFree86</application> 4.2.0 + is now the default version of the X Window System supported by + &man.sysinstall.8;. It installs + <application>XFree86</application> as a set of standard binary + packages, so the usual package utilities such as + &man.pkg.info.1; can be used to examine/manipulate its + components. &merged;</para> + + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1> |
