version 1.10, 2013/02/08 23:09:36 |
version 1.11, 2013/02/09 08:38:35 |
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<li>Improved hardware support, including: |
<li>Improved hardware support, including: |
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<li>New driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=oce&sektion=4">oce(4)</a> for Emulex OneConnect 10Gb Ethernet adapters |
<li>New driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=oce&sektion=4">oce(4)</a> for Emulex OneConnect 10Gb Ethernet adapters |
<li>New driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rtsx&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">rtsx(4)</a> for the Realtek RTS5209 card reader |
<li>New driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rtsx&sektion=4">rtsx(4)</a> for the Realtek RTS5209 card reader |
<li>New driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfii&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">mfii(4)</a> for the LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS Fusion controllers |
<li>New driver <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfii&sektion=4">mfii(4)</a> for the LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS Fusion controllers |
<li>New drivers for Toradex OAK USB sensors: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uoaklux&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">uoaklux(4)</a> (illuminance), <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uoakrh&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">uoakrh(4)</a> (temperature and relative humidity) and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uoakv&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">uoakv(4)</a> (+/- 10V 8channel ADC) |
<li>New drivers for Toradex OAK USB sensors: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uoaklux&sektion=4">uoaklux(4)</a> (illuminance), <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uoakrh&sektion=4">uoakrh(4)</a> (temperature and relative humidity) and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uoakv&sektion=4">uoakv(4)</a> (+/- 10V 8channel ADC) |
<li>New drivers for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=virtio&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">virtio(4)</a> devices: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vio&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">vio(4)</a> (network), <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vioblk&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">vioblk(4)</a> (block devices, attaching as SCSI disks) and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=viomb&sektion=4&arch=&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current">viomb(4)</a> (memory ballooning) |
<li>New drivers for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=virtio&sektion=4">virtio(4)</a> devices: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vio&sektion=4">vio(4)</a> (network), <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vioblk&sektion=4">vioblk(4)</a> (block devices, attaching as SCSI disks) and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=viomb&sektion=4">viomb(4)</a> (memory ballooning) |
<li>Support for Adaptec 39320LPE added to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahd&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> |
<li>Support for Adaptec 39320LPE added to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahd&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> |
<li>Intel X540-based 10Gb ethernet devices supported in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ix&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> |
<li>Intel X540-based 10Gb ethernet devices supported in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ix&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> |
<li>Support for SFP+ hot-plug (82599) and various other improvements in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ix&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> |
<li>Support for SFP+ hot-plug (82599) and various other improvements in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ix&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> |
<li>TX interrupt mitigation, hardware VLAN tagging and checksum offload reduce CPU use in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vr&sektion=4">vr(4)</a> |
<li>TX interrupt mitigation, hardware VLAN tagging and checksum offload reduce CPU use in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vr&sektion=4">vr(4)</a> |
<li>TCP RX Checksum offload in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&sektion=4">gem(4)</a> |
<li>TCP RX Checksum offload in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&sektion=4">gem(4)</a> |
<li>Improvements for NICs using 82579/pch2 in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em(4)</a> |
<li>Improvements for NICs using 82579/pch2 in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em(4)</a> |
<li>Flow control is now supported on <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bnx&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">bnx(4)</a> 5708S/5709S adapters, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">gem(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=jme&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">jme(4)</a> |
<li>Flow control is now supported on <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bnx&sektion=4">bnx(4)</a> 5708S/5709S adapters, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gem&sektion=4">gem(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=jme&sektion=4">jme(4)</a> |
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<li>Power-saving clients supported in hostap mode with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acx&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">acx(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=athn&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">athn(4)</a> |
<li>Power-saving clients supported in hostap mode with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acx&sektion=4">acx(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=athn&sektion=4">athn(4)</a> |
<li>A cause of RT2661 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">ral(4)</a> wedging in hostap mode was fixed |
<li>A cause of RT2661 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral&sektion=4">ral(4)</a> wedging in hostap mode was fixed |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwn&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">iwn(4)</a> supports additional devices (Centrino Advanced-N 6235 and initial support for Centrino Wireless-N 1030) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwn&sektion=4">iwn(4)</a> supports additional devices (Centrino Advanced-N 6235 and initial support for Centrino Wireless-N 1030) |
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<li>Improvements to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahci&sektion=4">ahci(4)</a> and switch additional chips to AHCI mode |
<li>Improvements to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahci&sektion=4">ahci(4)</a> and switch additional chips to AHCI mode |
<li>Support for the fixed-function performance counter on newer x86 chips with constant time stamp counters |
<li>Support for the fixed-function performance counter on newer x86 chips with constant time stamp counters |
<li>Elantech touchpads supported in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">pms(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=synaptics&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">synaptics(4)</a> |
<li>Elantech touchpads supported in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4">pms(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=synaptics&sektion=4">synaptics(4)</a> |
<li>Support for "physical devices" on skinny <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">mfi(4)</a> controllers |
<li>Support for "physical devices" on skinny <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&sektion=4">mfi(4)</a> controllers |
<li>VMware emulated SAS adapters supported by <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mpi&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">mpi(4)</a> |
<li>VMware emulated SAS adapters supported by <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mpi&sektion=4">mpi(4)</a> |
<li>Support for Intel's Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) feature on i386 and amd64 |
<li>Support for Intel's Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) feature on i386 and amd64 |
<li>Support for the RDRAND instruction to read the hardware random number generator on recent Intel processors |
<li>Support for the RDRAND instruction to read the hardware random number generator on recent Intel processors |
<li>amd64 PCI memory extent changed to cover the whole 64-bit memory space; fixes erroneous extent allocation panic on IBM x3100 |
<li>amd64 PCI memory extent changed to cover the whole 64-bit memory space; fixes erroneous extent allocation panic on IBM x3100 |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ulpt&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">ulpt(4)</a> can now upload firmware to certain HP LaserJet printers |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ulpt&sektion=4">ulpt(4)</a> can now upload firmware to certain HP LaserJet printers |
<li>Added stat clock to Loongson machines, improving accuracy of cpu usage statistics |
<li>Added stat clock to Loongson machines, improving accuracy of cpu usage statistics |
<li>CPU throttling supported on Loongson 2F |
<li>CPU throttling supported on Loongson 2F |
<li>DRM support for macppc |
<li>DRM support for macppc |
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<li>Generic network stack improvements: |
<li>Generic network stack improvements: |
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<li>BPF can now write directly to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=trunk&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=4&format=html">trunk(4)</a> member interfaces (restriction relaxed) |
<li>BPF can now write directly to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=trunk&sektion=4">trunk(4)</a> member interfaces (restriction relaxed) |
<li>UDP support added to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sosplice&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=9&format=html">sosplice(9)</a> (zero-copy socket splicing) |
<li>UDP support added to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sosplice&sektion=9">sosplice(9)</a> (zero-copy socket splicing) |
<li>IPv6 autoconfprivacy is enabled by default (can be disabled per-interface with an <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">ifconfig(8)</a> flag) |
<li>IPv6 autoconfprivacy is enabled by default (can be disabled per-interface with an <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8">ifconfig(8)</a> flag) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">ifconfig(8)</a> <tt>hwfeatures</tt> displays the maximum MTU supported by the driver (indicating support for jumbo/baby-jumbo frames) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8">ifconfig(8)</a> <tt>hwfeatures</tt> displays the maximum MTU supported by the driver (indicating support for jumbo/baby-jumbo frames) |
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<li>Routing daemons and other userland network improvements: |
<li>Routing daemons and other userland network improvements: |
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<li>OpenBSD now includes <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=npppd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">npppd(8)</a>, a server-side daemon for L2TP, L2TP/IPsec, PPTP and PPPoE |
<li>OpenBSD now includes <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=npppd&sektion=8">npppd(8)</a>, a server-side daemon for L2TP, L2TP/IPsec, PPTP and PPPoE |
<li>New standalone <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tftp-proxy&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">tftp-proxy(8)</a> to replace the old <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=inetd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">inetd(8)</a>-based implementation |
<li>New standalone <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tftp-proxy&sektion=8">tftp-proxy(8)</a> to replace the old <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=inetd&sektion=8">inetd(8)</a>-based implementation |
<li>SNMPv3 supported in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=snmpd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">snmpd(8)</a> |
<li>SNMPv3 supported in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=snmpd&sektion=8">snmpd(8)</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">bgpd(8)</a> is more tolerant of unknown capabilities when bringing up a session (logs a warning rather than fails) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&sektion=8">bgpd(8)</a> is more tolerant of unknown capabilities when bringing up a session (logs a warning rather than fails) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">bgpd(8)</a> now handles the client side of "graceful restart" |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&sektion=8">bgpd(8)</a> now handles the client side of "graceful restart" |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">bgpd(8)</a> can now filter based on the NEXTHOP attribute |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&sektion=8">bgpd(8)</a> can now filter based on the NEXTHOP attribute |
<li>A stratum can now be assigned to hardware sensors in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=8&format=html">ntpd(8)</a> |
<li>A stratum can now be assigned to hardware sensors in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&sektion=8">ntpd(8)</a> |
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<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a> improvements: |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a> improvements: |
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<li>Assorted improvements: |
<li>Assorted improvements: |
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<li>Position-independent executables (PIE) are now used <b>by default</b> on alpha, amd64, hppa, landisk, loongson, sgi and sparc64 |
<li>Position-independent executables (PIE) are now used <b>by default</b> on alpha, amd64, hppa, landisk, loongson, sgi and sparc64 |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ldomctl&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=sparc64&format=html">ldomctl(8)</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ldomctl&sektion=8&arch=sparc64">ldomctl(8)</a> |
was added to manage logical domains on sun4v systems through |
was added to manage logical domains on sun4v systems through |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ldomd&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=sparc64&format=html">ldomd(8)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ldomd&sektion=8&arch=sparc64">ldomd(8)</a> |
<li>Support for WPA Enterprise was added to the wpa_supplicant package |
<li>Support for WPA Enterprise was added to the wpa_supplicant package |
<li>OpenBSD/luna88k and OpenBSD/mvme88k have switched to GCC 3, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=elf&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=5&format=html">elf(5)</a> and gained shared library support |
<li>OpenBSD/luna88k and OpenBSD/mvme88k have switched to GCC 3, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=elf&sektion=5">elf(5)</a> and gained shared library support |
<li>OpenBSD/hp300 and OpenBSD/mvme68k have switched to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=elf&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=5&format=html">elf(5)</a> |
<li>OpenBSD/hp300 and OpenBSD/mvme68k have switched to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=elf&sektion=5">elf(5)</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=1&format=html">gcc(1)</a> stack smashing protector added for Alpha and MIPS (enabled by default) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc&sektion=1">gcc(1)</a> stack smashing protector added for Alpha and MIPS (enabled by default) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=softraid&sektion=4&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">softraid(4)</a> RAID1 and crypto volumes are now bootable on i386 and amd64 (full disk encryption) |
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=softraid&sektion=4">softraid(4)</a> RAID1 and crypto volumes are now bootable on i386 and amd64 (full disk encryption) |
<li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mg&manpath=OpenBSD%20Current&sektion=1&format=html">mg(1)</a> |
<li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mg&sektion=1">mg(1)</a> |
emacs-like editor now supports <tt>diff-buffer-with-file</tt>, <tt>make-directory</tt> and <tt>revert-buffer</tt>. |
emacs-like editor now supports <tt>diff-buffer-with-file</tt>, <tt>make-directory</tt> and <tt>revert-buffer</tt>. |
Column numbers have been made configureable and locale is respected for ctype purposes, like displaying ISO Latin 1 characters. |
Column numbers have been made configureable and locale is respected for ctype purposes, like displaying ISO Latin 1 characters. |
<li>Improved our own <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg-config&sektion=1">pkg-config(1)</a> |
<li>Improved our own <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg-config&sektion=1">pkg-config(1)</a> |
implementation to make it compatible with freedesktop.org's 0.27.1 release. |
implementation to make it compatible with freedesktop.org's 0.27.1 release. |
<li>Memory filesystem (mfs) switched to bufq, giving us queue limits and FIFO queueing (rather than the current LIFO queueing) |
<li>Memory filesystem (mfs) switched to bufq, giving us queue limits and FIFO queueing (rather than the current LIFO queueing) |
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To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located |
To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located |
at <i>CD1:5.3/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS, |
at <i>CD1:5.3/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS, |
use the |
use the |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a> |
utility. The following is an example usage of |
utility. The following is an example usage of |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>, |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>, |
where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or |
where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or |
"rfd0a". |
"rfd0a". |
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OpenBSD ports system. |
OpenBSD ports system. |
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The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for |
The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386"> |
<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&sektion=1&arch=i386"> |
cvs(1)</a> if |
cvs(1)</a> if |
you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete |
you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete |
source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in |
source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in |