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New release notes: spic(4), netgrph(4) updates, sbuf(9), el(4) now 

a module, Kerberos IV fixes, telnet(1) environment fixes, procfs(4)
security fixes, better sysinstall defaults, gcc->2.96, fsck_ffs SIGINFO,
lpr(1)/lpd(8)/syslogd(8)/logger(1) now IPv6-capable.
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Bruce A. Mah 2000-12-18 23:15:34 +00:00
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@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ For the same reason SLIP has been removed from the mfsroot image as well.
Support for AlphaServer 2100A ('Lynx') has been added.
netgraph(4) has received some updates.
sbufs, null-terminated string data structures, and their associated
support routines, have been added to the kernel. Details are in
sbuf(9).
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
-------------------
@ -243,6 +249,15 @@ X11 forwarding was fixed. [MERGED]
The ssh(1) binary is no longer SUID root by default.
Some fixes were applied to the Kerberos IV implementation related to
environment variables, a possible buffer overrun, and overwriting
ticket files. [MERGED]
telnet(1) now does a better job of sanitizing its environment. [MERGED]
Several vulnerabilities in procfs(4) were fixed (see security advisory
FreeBSD-SA-00:78). [MERGED]
1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
---------------------
@ -473,9 +488,9 @@ top(1) will now use the full width of its tty.
groff(1) and its related utilities have been updated to FSF version
1.16.1. [MERGED]
A number of cleanups have been applied to the PCI subsystem.
/usr/share/misc/pci_vendors now contains a vendor/device database,
which can be used by pciconf(8).
A number of cleanups and enhancements have been applied to the PCI
subsystem. /usr/share/misc/pci_vendors now contains a vendor/device
database, which can be used by pciconf(8).
growfs(8), a utility for growing FFS filesystems, has been added.
ffsinfo(8), a utility for dump all the meta-information of an existing
@ -483,6 +498,19 @@ filesystem, has also been added.
indent(1) has gained some new formatting options. [MERGED]
sysinstall now uses some more intuitive defaults thanks to some new
dialog support functions. [MERGED]
gcc has been updated to 2.96.
Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
the controlling tty), fsck_ffs will now output a line indicating the
current phase number and progress information relevant to the current
phase.
Catching up with most other network utilities in the base system,
lpd(1), lpd(8), syslogd(8), and logger(1) are now all IPv6-capable.
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------

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@ -243,9 +243,20 @@ default.
The pccard driver and pccardc(8) now support multiple "beep types"
upon card insertion and removal. [MERGED]
A number of cleanups have been applied to the PCI subsystem.
/usr/share/misc/pci_vendors now contains a vendor/device database,
which can be used by pciconf(8).
A number of cleanups and enhancements have been applied to the PCI
subsystem. /usr/share/misc/pci_vendors now contains a vendor/device
database, which can be used by pciconf(8).
The spic(4) driver, which provides access to the job dial device on
some Sony laptops, has been added.
netgraph(4) has received some updates.
sbufs, null-terminated string data structures, and their associated
support routines, have been added to the kernel. Details are in
sbuf(9).
The el(4) driver can now be loaded as a module.
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
@ -294,6 +305,15 @@ X11 forwarding was fixed. [MERGED]
The ssh(1) binary is no longer SUID root by default.
Some fixes were applied to the Kerberos IV implementation related to
environment variables, a possible buffer overrun, and overwriting
ticket files. [MERGED]
telnet(1) now does a better job of sanitizing its environment. [MERGED]
Several vulnerabilities in procfs(4) were fixed (see security advisory
FreeBSD-SA-00:78). [MERGED]
1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
---------------------
@ -554,6 +574,19 @@ filesystem, has also been added.
indent(1) has gained some new formatting options. [MERGED]
sysinstall now uses some more intuitive defaults thanks to some new
dialog support functions. [MERGED]
gcc has been updated to 2.96.
Shortly after the receipt of a SIGINFO signal (normally control-T from
the controlling tty), fsck_ffs will now output a line indicating the
current phase number and progress information relevant to the current
phase.
Catching up with most other network utilities in the base system,
lpd(1), lpd(8), syslogd(8), and logger(1) are now all IPv6-capable.
2. Supported Configurations
---------------------------