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VERSION DESCRIPTION
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+3.4.0 - makepkg -R now uses the pacman from the chroot if it is
+ possible
+ - makepkg now handles .cpio.(bz2|gz)
+ - libalpm is now statically linked to libftp
+3.3.9 - bugfix for holdpkgs during an upgrade
+ - fix building with --enable-debug
+ - fixed the download progressbar
+ - -Ss works again for multiple repos
+ - bugfix for -Sp
+ - downloads are interruptable again
+3.3.8 - new libalpm function: alpm_db_search()
+ - pactest: initial import, run make check to call it
+ - new libalpm function: alpm_parse_config()
+ - new libalpm function: alpm_fetch_pkgurl()
+ - implemented the progressbar for pacman -R
+3.3.7 - the package name is now properly displayed in the progressbar
+ during install/upgrade
+ - updatesync: bugfix when deleting packages from the repo
+ - create /tmp before locking the database, useful when -r is used
+ in an empty dir
+ - makepkg: recoginze .TGZ, .ZIP and other uppercase extensions
+ - python: added a few casting functions
+3.3.6 - ported libalpm to Solaris/Sparc
+ - bugfixes in the Hungarian translation
+ - bugfix for pacman -Qi -p
+ - new function in libalpm: alpm_db_setserver()
+ - incremented libalpm's sover due to new error codes intruduced
+ by alpm_db_setserver()
+ - added python bindings
+3.3.5 - fixed a stale lockfile problem (when packages were corrupted)
+ - fixed problem when sometimes ^C was ignored
+ - new pacman option: --ask
+ - libalpm: prefixed all internal functions with _alpm
+ - makepkg: bugfix for suboptions=('nostrip')
+ - new package property: "build type" - it can be "chroot" or
+ custom
+ - updated Hungarian translation
+3.3.4 - the old extra repo is now merged to the frugalware one
+ - handle the case properly when the user hits ^C during a
+ package install
+ - fix the output of scriptlet messages
+ - check if enough free space if available
+3.3.3 - pipe and parse scriptlet messages. see man FrugalBuild
+ - new mirror: ftp10
+ - udatesync: use bzip2 instead of gzip for package databases
+ - update/gensync: bugfix for the pkgdesc_localized directive
+ - Hungarian translation update
+ - fixed several compilation warning
+ - ia64 support
+ - manpage split: moved the FrugalBuild specific part from
+ man makepkg to man FrugalBuild
+ - minor bugfixes in makepkg
+3.3.2 - gettext improvements
+ - French translation
+ - makepkg support and documentation for pkgdesc localization
+ - pacman: display uncompressed package size by default on upgrade
+3.3.1 - initial support for pkgdesc localization
+ - bugfix for -Qi and -Qm
+ - fix -Sg for multiple repos
+ - drop the NoUpgrade lines from the default config
+ - makepkg: when removing the pkg dir, remove the subpkgs' pkg
+ dir, too
+ - significant speedup while sorting dependencies with libalpm
+ - fixes for pacman's -r option in pacman and libalpm
+ - initial support for uncompressed package sizes in a sync repo
+3.3.0 - minor fixes for de_DE, hu_HU and tr_TR
+3.2.9 - seems that the original pacman3's release is delayed so it's
+ no good in waiting for it. changed the versioning scheme to
+ our usual x.y.z
+ - i18n fixes:
+ - in the german translation
+ - in makepkg
+ - gpg support in makepkg
+2.8.99.28 - added gettext support
+ - added German and Hungarian translation for libalpm and pacman
+2.9.99.27 - scripts: cleanup, they now require util.sh from FST
+ - makepkg: handle spaces in source filenames
+ - makepkg: spelling fixes
+ - libalpm: fixed a few messages' verbosity level
+ - ./autogen.sh --dist now allows to build a snapshot fpm
+2.9.99.26 - makepkg: new option -t (to be used with -R)
+ - added i386, OpenBSD and OS X support
+ - updated mirror list
+ - spelling fixes
+ - bugfix in pacman (dbpath initialization)
+2.9.99.25 - bugfix in the conflicts/provides handling code
+ - spelling fix in makepkg
+ - include the root string (ie. a slash) in file conflict error
+ messages
+ - gensync: bugfix for subpkgs
+2.9.99.24 - fixed the location of the locally installed packages'
+ install/changelog file (so that pre/post_remove and -Qc works
+ perfectly again)
+ - allow repo names to be longer than 128 chars
+ - fixed pacman -v output (not a bug just it was ugly)
+2.9.99.23 - bugfix for -Sy
+ - gensync: ignore _darcs/ directories
+2.9.99.22 - new feature: options=('scriptlet') to force executing the
+ install scriptlets even if one builds in a chroot
+ - makepkg -RC now uses the chroot's pacman.conf to determine
+ what packages need to be removed. this is especially useful
+ if you use unofficial repos only in chroot
+ - the testsuite is replaced by pactest, see HACKING
+2.9.99.21 - bugfix release
+2.9.99.20 - handle --noprogress on install/upgrade, too
+ - disable progressbar by default if the output is redirected
+ - offer deleting a packages if it is corrupted
+ - makepkg: install subpackages with -i, too
+ in chroot sync /etc/pacman.d/* from the host system
+ use the chroot's pacman.conf when it's available
+ - new pacman option: --noscriptlet for disabling install
+ scriptlets
+ - new variable in makepkg: $FCC in case the package would use
+ gcc directly (not from $PATH)
+2.9.99.19 - more verbose error messages on corrupted packages
+ - makepkg: added support for clearing the cache of ccache
+ slice warnings for LANG!=C
+ - gen/updatesync: bugfix for subdescs() and subarchs()
+ no longer ignore the Finclude function call
+2.9.99.18 - makepkg now allows to inherit install scriptlets from a
+ scheme
+ - allow multiple packages to be installed at once with -U
+ - added SBU variable to makepkg.conf
+ - 3 major bugfixes from upstream
+2.9.99.17 - support for having subpkgs in an other repo. this affects
+ gensync and updatesync, also makepkg's manpage is updated
+ - support for handle version comparators in makepkg
+ - bugfix for Finclude in makepkg
+ - removed exit() calls from libalpm
+ - bugfix for nobuild packages in sync
+2.9.99.16 - fixed a possible infinite loop during -S
+ - remove stale lockfile when pacman is interrupted
+ - new directive: added suboptions() and subarchs() for
+ FrugalBuilds
+ - added 'nofakeroot' to options()
+ - new makepkg witch: -RCC, now -RC only cleans the chroot
+2.9.99.15 - fix 'error: transaction already initialized' when using -D
+2.9.99.14 - documentation: improved libalpm manpages an added a main
+ libalpm(3) manpage
+ - yet another bugfix for the install/upgrade progressbar
+ - remove stale lockfile after -R/-A
+ - fixed a segfault when removing a package that is reqired by
+ other packages
+2.9.99.13 - Allow queries (-Q, -Si, etc) during an other pacman is
+ running (ie. -Syu)
+ - Two bugfixes in connection with provides
+ - Improved makepkg output for subpackages (crazy)
+2.9.99.12 - fixed preparing docs, 2.9.99.11 always supposed we want to
+ disable that feature
+2.9.99.11 - fixed progressbar when installing and upgrading packages at
+ the same time
+ - in general, modified makeworld to work properly on Frugalware
+ - makepkg: if build fails, save the buildlog when using -R
+ - sudo improvements for makepkg & makeworld
+ - display "checking for conflicting files..." during -S
+ - initial doxygen support
+2.9.99.10 - fixed -Sg output - now frugalpkg works again
+ - fixed a double free() when installing conflicting packages
+ - fixed an annoying bug with progressbar, now works as it did
+ in the pacman 2.x times
+ - don't care about a to-be-replaced package's newer version
+2.9.99.9 - fixed -S/-U/-A segfault. hopefully not everybody upgraded
+ yet...
+2.9.99.8 - if you have foo installed, and bar replaces + provides foo,
+ then remove foo, and install bar (now works again)
+ - upgrade only pacman first during a -Su
+ - removed duplicated error messages
+ - more verbose error message for conflicting files when using
+ -S
+2.9.99.7 - bugfix for -Sg
+ - if pacman can't create its cachedir, then use /tmp (bugfix)
+2.9.99.6 - bugfix for -Rs
+ - pre_install/pre_upgrade scripts are working again
+ - added a -f option to gensync/updatesync (don't die if the fpm
+ is missing)
+ - bugfix for --ignore
+ - added ppc support (to configure)
+ - handle broken databases (just print an error message, don't
+ segfault)
+ - more verbose error messages for unsatisfied dependencies
+2.9.99.5 - re-added SBU support to makepkg (which was accidently dropped
+ by 2.9.99.0)
+ - initial package splitting support
+ - memleak fixes
+ - more verbose error messages on file conflicts
+2.9.99.4 - fixed running scriptlets when -r is used
+ - don't die on up to date databases (when you do -Sy twice)
+ - more verbose error messages (ie. when there is a missing
+ dependency)
+2.9.99.3 - fixed -v option
+ - allow c++ usage in alpm.h
+ - fixed logging everything twice to pacman.log
+2.9.99.2 - makepkg -R works again if you haven't had a chroot yet (was a
+ pacman bug)
+ - output fix for -Sy
+ - if you have installed foo, and then you do a -S bar, then now
+ pacman offers you to remove foo (as it should)
+2.9.99.1 - fix makepkg -g
+ - makepkg: fixed changelog generation
+ - fixed --noconfirm
+2.9.99.0 - this is the first release which is based on pacman-lib
+ (converted the initial cvs repo to darcs)
2.9.8 - Changed behaviour with original=X,current=Y,new=Z scenario
- keep old in place, install new as .pacnew
- Search package provides when finding matching targets with -S