diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index 8209cfe3516..686c73664cd 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -1834,6 +1834,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended &man.cat.1; now has the ability to read from UNIX-domain sockets. &merged; + &man.catman.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script. + &man.cdcontrol.1; now supports a cdid command, which calculates and displays the CD serial number, using the same algorithm used by the CDDB @@ -2208,11 +2211,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended &man.killall.1; is now a C program, rather than a Perl script. As a result, its option now uses the regular expression syntax of &man.regex.3;, rather than that - of &man.perl.1;. &merged; - - &man.killall.1; now allows non-root users to kill SUID root - processes that they started, the same as the Perl version - did. &merged; + of Perl. &merged; &man.killall.1; no longer tries to kill zombie processes unless the flag is specified. @@ -2386,6 +2385,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended to CFLAGS in a relatively compiler-neutral manner. &merged; + &man.makewhatis.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script. + &man.man.1; is no longer installed SUID man, in order to reduce vulnerabilities associated with generating catpages (preformatted @@ -2738,6 +2740,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended flags for listing connected and listening sockets, respectively. &merged; + &man.spkrtest.8; is now a &man.sh.1; script, rather than a + Perl script. + &man.split.1; now has the ability to split a file longer than 2GB. &merged; @@ -2759,9 +2764,6 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended Backspace keys can be used to erase characters. &merged; - &man.style.perl.7;, a style guide for Perl code in the &os; - base system, has been added. &merged; - &man.su.1; now uses PAM for authentication. @@ -3158,8 +3160,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended replaced the functionality of S/Key. - Perl has been updated to version - 5.6.1. + Perl has been removed from the + &os; base system. It can still be installed from the &os; + Ports Collection or as a binary package; moving it out of the + base system will make future upgrades and maintenence easier. + To reduce the dependence of the base system on + Perl, many utilities have been + rewritten as shell scripts or C programs (specific notes are + made for each affected utility). + /usr/bin/perl is now a + wrapper program, so that programs expecting to + find a Perl interpreter there will + be able to function correctly. + + + The Perl removal and + package integration work is ongoing. + + + &man.routed.8; has been updated to version 2.22. &merged; diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index 8209cfe3516..686c73664cd 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -1834,6 +1834,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended &man.cat.1; now has the ability to read from UNIX-domain sockets. &merged; + &man.catman.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script. + &man.cdcontrol.1; now supports a cdid command, which calculates and displays the CD serial number, using the same algorithm used by the CDDB @@ -2208,11 +2211,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended &man.killall.1; is now a C program, rather than a Perl script. As a result, its option now uses the regular expression syntax of &man.regex.3;, rather than that - of &man.perl.1;. &merged; - - &man.killall.1; now allows non-root users to kill SUID root - processes that they started, the same as the Perl version - did. &merged; + of Perl. &merged; &man.killall.1; no longer tries to kill zombie processes unless the flag is specified. @@ -2386,6 +2385,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended to CFLAGS in a relatively compiler-neutral manner. &merged; + &man.makewhatis.1; is now a C program, instead of a + Perl script. + &man.man.1; is no longer installed SUID man, in order to reduce vulnerabilities associated with generating catpages (preformatted @@ -2738,6 +2740,9 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended flags for listing connected and listening sockets, respectively. &merged; + &man.spkrtest.8; is now a &man.sh.1; script, rather than a + Perl script. + &man.split.1; now has the ability to split a file longer than 2GB. &merged; @@ -2759,9 +2764,6 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended Backspace keys can be used to erase characters. &merged; - &man.style.perl.7;, a style guide for Perl code in the &os; - base system, has been added. &merged; - &man.su.1; now uses PAM for authentication. @@ -3158,8 +3160,25 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended replaced the functionality of S/Key. - Perl has been updated to version - 5.6.1. + Perl has been removed from the + &os; base system. It can still be installed from the &os; + Ports Collection or as a binary package; moving it out of the + base system will make future upgrades and maintenence easier. + To reduce the dependence of the base system on + Perl, many utilities have been + rewritten as shell scripts or C programs (specific notes are + made for each affected utility). + /usr/bin/perl is now a + wrapper program, so that programs expecting to + find a Perl interpreter there will + be able to function correctly. + + + The Perl removal and + package integration work is ongoing. + + + &man.routed.8; has been updated to version 2.22. &merged;