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New release notes: ed(4) bugfix, larger default root partitions in

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sysinstall(8), pkg_info(1) globbing, rfork_thread(3).

MFCs noted:  vidcontrol(1) -g.
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Bruce A. Mah 2001-02-09 23:52:07 +00:00
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@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ is still needed to support non-PCI cards. [MERGED]
The ed(4) driver is now also supported on the Alpha.
A bug in the ed(4) driver that could cause panics with very short
packets and BPF or bridging active has been fixed.
The pcm(4) driver now supports the ESS Solo 1, Maestro-1, Maestro-2,
and Maestro-2e; Forte Media fm801, ESS Maestro-2e, and VIA
Technologies VT82C686A sound card/chipsets, and has received some
@ -599,6 +602,9 @@ indent(1) has gained some new formatting options. [MERGED]
sysinstall now uses some more intuitive defaults thanks to some new
dialog support functions. [MERGED]
The default root partition in sysinstall is now 100MB on the i386 and
110MB on the alpha.
gcc has been updated to 2.95.3.
Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
@ -618,6 +624,10 @@ enhancements. [MERGED]
pkg_update(1), a utility to update installed packages and update their
dependencies, has been added.
pkg_info(1) now supports globbing against names of installed packages.
The -G option disables this behavior, and the -x option causes regular
expression matching instead of shell globbing.
If the first argument fo ancontrol(8) or wicontrol(8) doesn't start
with a "-", it is assumed to be an interface.
@ -702,12 +712,16 @@ chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client. tftp(1)
and tftpd(8) can now transfer files larger than 65535 blocks.
vidcontrol(1) now accepts a -g parameter to select custom text
geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode.
geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode. [MERGED]
ldconfig(8) now checks directory ownerships and permissions for
greater security; these checks can be disabled with the -i
flag. [MERGED]
The rfork_thread(3) library call has been added as a helper function
to rfork(2). Using this function should avoid the need to implement
complex stack swap code. [MERGED]
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------

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@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ achieve zero-copy receive. This driver is also machine-independent,
so it will work on both the i386 and alpha platforms. The lnc driver
is still needed to support non-PCI cards. [MERGED]
A bug in the ed(4) driver that could cause panics with very short
packets and BPF or bridging active has been fixed. [MERGED]
The i386 boot loader now has support for a "nullconsole" console type,
for use on systems with neither a video console nor a serial
port. [MERGED]
@ -693,6 +696,9 @@ indent(1) has gained some new formatting options. [MERGED]
sysinstall now uses some more intuitive defaults thanks to some new
dialog support functions. [MERGED]
The default root partition in sysinstall is now 100MB on the i386 and
110MB on the alpha.
gcc has been updated to 2.95.3.
Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
@ -715,6 +721,10 @@ enhancements. [MERGED]
pkg_update(1), a utility to update installed packages and update their
dependencies, has been added.
pkg_info(1) now supports globbing against names of installed packages.
The -G option disables this behavior, and the -x option causes regular
expression matching instead of shell globbing.
If the first argument fo ancontrol(8) or wicontrol(8) doesn't start
with a "-", it is assumed to be an interface.
@ -799,12 +809,16 @@ chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client. tftp(1)
and tftpd(8) can now transfer files larger than 65535 blocks.
vidcontrol(1) now accepts a -g parameter to select custom text
geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode.
geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode. [MERGED]
ldconfig(8) now checks directory ownerships and permissions for
greater security; these checks can be disabled with the -i
flag. [MERGED]
The rfork_thread(3) library call has been added as a helper function
to rfork(2). Using this function should avoid the need to implement
complex stack swap code. [MERGED]
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------