Note config(8) warnings->errors, clarify ConnectionsPerPeriod in sshd_config,
clarify (I hope) libgcc_r.a note. These and a few other items were/are MFC-ed to RELENG_4.
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@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ to a SCSI card driven by 'isp' has been fixed. [MERGED]
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Condition variables have now been implemented in the FreeBSD kernel.
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See condvar(9) for more details.
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A bug in FFS that could cause superblock corruption on very large
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filesystems has been corrected. [MERGED]
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1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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-------------------
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@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ The sendmail(8) configuration building tools are installed in
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/usr/share/sendmail/cf/. [MERGED]
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awk has been upgraded from gawk-3.0.4 to gawk-3.0.6. This fixes a number
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of non-critical bugs and includes a few performance tweaks.
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of non-critical bugs and includes a few performance tweaks. [MERGED]
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routed(8) has been updated to version 2.22. [MERGED]
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@ -520,7 +523,7 @@ new filesystems up to seven times faster. [MERGED]
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A number of buffer overflows in config(8) have been fixed. [MERGED]
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pwd(1) can now double as realpath(1), a program to resolve pathnames
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to their underlying physical paths.
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to their underlying physical paths. [MERGED]
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file(1) has been contribify-ed, and imported as version 3.33. [MERGED]
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@ -555,7 +558,7 @@ gcc has been updated to 2.95.3.
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Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
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the controlling tty), fsck_ffs will now output a line indicating the
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current phase number and progress information relevant to the current
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phase.
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phase. [MERGED]
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Catching up with most other network utilities in the base system,
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lpd(1), lpd(8), syslogd(8), and logger(1) are now all IPv6-capable.
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@ -591,12 +594,8 @@ In preparation for meeting SUSv2/POSIX <sys/select.h> requirements,
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'struct selinfo' and related functions have been moved to
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<sys/selinfo.h>.
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Changes were made to force strong references to several pthread_*
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functions which are weakly referenced to by libgcc.a. [MERGED]
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gcc now uses a unified libgcc rather than a separate one fro threaded
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and non-threaded programs. This provides threaded programs with the
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needed exception frame symbols. [MERGED]
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gcc now uses a unified libgcc rather than a separate one for threaded
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and non-threaded programs. /usr/lib/libgcc_r.a can be removed. [MERGED]
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syslogd(8) now supports a "LOG_CONSOLE" facility (disabled by
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default), which can be used to log /dev/console output. [MERGED]
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@ -614,7 +613,8 @@ used as a filename for stdin.
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dmesg(8) now has a -a option to show the entire message buffer,
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including syslog records and /dev/console output. [MERGED]
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In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, ConnectionsPerPeriod has been deprecated.
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In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, the ConnectionsPerPeriod parameter has been
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deprecated in favor of MaxStartups. [MERGED]
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Entropy from the random(4) device is now periodically saved to files
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in /var/db/entropy.
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@ -632,6 +632,11 @@ sysinstall(8) now lives in /usr/sbin, which simplifies the installation
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process. The sysinstall(8) manpage is also installed in a more
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consistent fashion now.
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config(8) is now better about converting various warnings that should
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have been errors into actual fatal errors with an exit code. This
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ensures that that 'make buildkernel' doesn't quitely ignore them and
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build a bogus kernel without a human to read the errors. [MERGED]
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2. Supported Configurations
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---------------------------
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@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ the cpu options in the kernel configuration file to only include I386_CPU.
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Condition variables have now been implemented in the FreeBSD kernel.
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See condvar(9) for more details.
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A bug in FFS that could cause superblock corruption on very large
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filesystems has been corrected. [MERGED]
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1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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-------------------
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@ -474,7 +477,7 @@ The sendmail(8) configuration building tools are installed in
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/usr/share/sendmail/cf/. [MERGED]
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awk has been upgraded from gawk-3.0.4 to gawk-3.0.6. This fixes a number
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of non-critical bugs and includes a few performance tweaks.
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of non-critical bugs and includes a few performance tweaks. [MERGED]
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routed(8) has been updated to version 2.22. [MERGED]
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@ -619,7 +622,7 @@ new filesystems up to seven times faster. [MERGED]
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A number of buffer overflows in config(8) have been fixed. [MERGED]
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pwd(1) can now double as realpath(1), a program to resolve pathnames
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to their underlying physical paths.
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to their underlying physical paths. [MERGED]
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file(1) has been contribify-ed, and imported as version 3.33. [MERGED]
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@ -650,7 +653,7 @@ gcc has been updated to 2.95.3.
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Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
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the controlling tty), fsck_ffs will now output a line indicating the
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current phase number and progress information relevant to the current
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phase.
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phase. [MERGED]
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Catching up with most other network utilities in the base system,
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lpd(1), lpd(8), syslogd(8), and logger(1) are now all IPv6-capable.
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@ -689,12 +692,8 @@ In preparation for meeting SUSv2/POSIX <sys/select.h> requirements,
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'struct selinfo' and related functions have been moved to
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<sys/selinfo.h>.
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Changes were made to force strong references to several pthread_*
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functions which are weakly referenced to by libgcc.a. [MERGED]
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gcc now uses a unified libgcc rather than a separate one fro threaded
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and non-threaded programs. This provides threaded programs with the
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needed exception frame symbols. [MERGED]
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gcc now uses a unified libgcc rather than a separate one for threaded
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and non-threaded programs. /usr/lib/libgcc_r.a can be removed. [MERGED]
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syslogd(8) now supports a "LOG_CONSOLE" facility (disabled by
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default), which can be used to log /dev/console output. [MERGED]
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@ -712,7 +711,8 @@ used as a filename for stdin.
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dmesg(8) now has a -a option to show the entire message buffer,
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including syslog records and /dev/console output. [MERGED]
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In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, ConnectionsPerPeriod has been deprecated.
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In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, the ConnectionsPerPeriod parameter has been
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deprecated in favor of MaxStartups. [MERGED]
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Entropy from the random(4) device is now periodically saved to files
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in /var/db/entropy.
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@ -730,6 +730,11 @@ sysinstall(8) now lives in /usr/sbin, which simplifies the installation
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process. The sysinstall(8) manpage is also installed in a more
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consistent fashion now.
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config(8) is now better about converting various warnings that should
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have been errors into actual fatal errors with an exit code. This
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ensures that that 'make buildkernel' doesn't quitely ignore them and
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build a bogus kernel without a human to read the errors. [MERGED]
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2. Supported Configurations
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---------------------------
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