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