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New release notes: expr(1) and EXPR_COMPAT, m4(4) OpenBSD import and

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-s, bin->base distribution renaming, cdboot used for i386 ISOs by
default, XFree86 4.2.0 support in sysinstall.
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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>
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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>

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@ -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>