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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 6cef4a4..1a7a0fc 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -3860,11 +3860,10 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> 3.39.</para> <para><application>gcc</application> has been updated to - a pre-release snapshot of <application>gcc</application> - 3.2.1, from 9 October 2002. + <application>gcc</application> 3.2.1 (released version). <warning> <para>The C++ ABI from <application>gcc</application> - 3.2.<replaceable>X</replaceable> is not compatible with + 3.2.1 is not compatible with previous versions.</para> </warning> </para> @@ -3959,7 +3958,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <application>S/Key</application>. &merged;</para> <para><application>Perl</application> has been removed from the - &os; base system. It can still be installed from the &os; + &os; base system. It can be installed from the &os; Ports Collection, as a binary package, or via the <guimenuitem>Perl distribution</guimenuitem> item in &man.sysinstall.8;'s distribution menu. @@ -3974,6 +3973,14 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>The Perl script removal work is ongoing.</para> </note> + <note> + <para>Most of the distribution sets in &man.sysinstall.8; + include the new Perl distribution. This change will + therefore be transparent to most users, with the exception + that updating Perl will be done separately from the base + system.</para> + </note> + </para> <para><application>GNU ptx</application> has been removed from @@ -4464,6 +4471,16 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> now have a <filename>.tbz</filename> extension, rather than a <filename>.tgz</filename> extension.) The package tools have been updated to handle the new format.</para> + + <para>The Ports Collection now maintains a separate index file + (<filename>/usr/ports/INDEX-5</filename>) for use with &os; + &release.branch;. A major motivation for a separate index + file is to cope with dependencies (such as <filename + role="package">lang/perl5</filename>) that exist in &os; + &release.branch; but not &os; 4-STABLE. The index file for + each package set is still called + <filename>INDEX</filename>.</para> + </sect3> </sect2> |