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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Ralf S. Engelschall
Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-re Date: 12-Feb-2004 12:25:42
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2004021211254200
Modified files:
openpkg-re news.txt
Log:
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Revision Changes Path
1.28 +43 -4 openpkg-re/news.txt
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Index: openpkg-re/news.txt
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.27 -r1.28 news.txt
--- openpkg-re/news.txt 6 Feb 2004 07:22:09 -0000 1.27
+++ openpkg-re/news.txt 12 Feb 2004 11:25:42 -0000 1.28
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
General Note
============
- o $Revision: 1.27 $. The most recent update of this file can be
+ o $Revision: 1.28 $. The most recent update of this file can be
downloaded from http://cvs.openpkg.org/openpkg-re/news.txt
o This file news.txt file talks about new features and major
@@ -10,6 +10,44 @@
upgrading, common pitfalls and ways to bypass them read the
companion upgrade.txt document.
+ Essentials about Releases
+ =========================
+
+ o OpenPKG 1.0: the initial public release
+ o OpenPKG 1.1: {s,m,r,n}{usr,grp}, sane build env., with_xxx options, proxy
packages
+ o OpenPKG 1.2: %option, OSSP fsl (I), Perl 5.8, openpkg-perl.sh+site_perl,
openpkg-tool
+ o OpenPKG 1.3: GCC 3.3, OSSP fsl (II), worked-off RC facility
+ o OpenPKG 2.0: %track, Class:, RPM 4.2, shtool plaform, OSSP uuid, tags,
openpkg-perl.pl+vendor_perl
+
+ Essentials about OpenPKG 2.0
+ ============================
+
+ o Bootstrap Package ("openpkg"):
+ - upgraded from RPM 4.0.4 to RPM 4.2.1
+ - new RPM DB format (upgrade from Berkeley DB 3.2 to 4.1)
+ - new RPM DB administration utility (--db-{build,rebuild,cleanup,fixate})
+ - RPM now is able to verify package signatures internally (via BeeCrypt)
+ - RPM now provides "rpm -e --repackage" functionality
+ - more accurate removal of all temporary build files
+ - new "rpm -bb --short-circuit"
+ - "rpm -bs" no longer requires source dependencies
+ - new "%track" section (containing the vcheck(1) configs) and "rpm --track"
+ - new "%test" section (for forthcoming test suites) and "rpm --test"
+ - new "Class:" header (for CORE,BASE,PLUS,EVAL,JUNK tagging)
+ - new platform identification (via our GNU shtool 2.0's new 'platform' command)
+ - platform and instance identification via UUID (via our new OSSP uuid toolkit)
+ - new convinience CLI options "--with <name>" and "--without <name>"
+ - RPM now internally uses transactions
+ - RPM now is able to perform concurrently (allowing RPM to be called from RPM)
+ - most of the CORE packages are OpenPKG "branded" now
+ - the RPM C API is installed and available via "rpm-config" utility
+ o Upgraded to Perl 5.8.3 and completely worked off Perl module packaging
(perl-openpkg)
+ o Completely worked off Run-Command (RC) facility now also for PLUS and EVAL
class packages.
+ o All packages were upgraded to their latest vendor versions as of YX-Feb-2004.
+ o Increased release class packages from 400 (in OpenPKG 1.3) to now 474
+ o Increased number of supported platforms to XX
+ o Thousands of packaging bugfixes and vendor source code portations
+
Major changes between OpenPKG 1.3 and OpenPKG 2.0
=================================================
@@ -18,9 +56,10 @@
OpenPKG version numbering is driven by technical enhancements and
release engineering requirements, not by marketing. The technical
change is that we now have RPM 4.2.1 under the hood. The engineering
- changes are the discontinuation of a STABLE branch and SNAPSHOTs.
- The typical administrator knowing OpenPKG 1.3 will experience a flat
- learning curve when he starts working with the new 2.0 release.
+ changes are (for the time being) the discontinuation of a STABLE
+ branch and SNAPSHOTs. The typical administrator knowing OpenPKG 1.3
+ will experience a flat learning curve when he starts working with
+ the new 2.0 release.
o Extensions to RPM 4.2.1:
@@ .
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