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$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.621 2003/06/05 20:58:18 wiz Exp $

Suggested new packages
======================

	any unresolved PRs (if you have commit access)
	http://www.netbsd.org/Gnats/category/pkg.html

	figfonts
	More fonts for figlet.
	ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/figlet/fonts/contributed/

	gd-noX11
	Version of gd for systems without X11.
	[cjep is looking at this]

	jabberd
	Messaging server.
	http://www.jabberstudio.org/projects/jabberd2/releases/
	[pkgsrc-wip]

	jgloss
	application for adding reading and translation annotations to Japanese
	  text documents
	http://jgloss.sourceforge.net/

	loserjabber
	GTK application which allows posting of journal entries to
	  http://www.livejournal.com/ .
	http://loserjabber.sourceforge.net/

	resin
	Fast JSP server. (I will import this when we have a native
	  Java 2 -- it can't be built with our native jdk. [jwise])
	http://www.caucho.com/products/resin/index.xtp

	squirm
	Fast and configurable redirector for Squid.
	http://squirm.foote.com.au/

	smsclient
	Send SMS messages to mobile phones and pagers on wide range
	  of providers. [pkg/16430 is relevant]
	http://www.styx.demon.co.uk/

	SquirrelMail plugins
	SquirrelMail has a plugin feature and several plugins exist.
	  (See mail/sq-squirrelspell for an example.)
	http://www.squirrelmail.org/index.php3?page=15

	tme, Matt Fredette's Sun 2 emulator.
	http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~fredette/tme/index.html
	[ cjep is looking at this one ]

	tutos
	the ultimate team organization software
	http://www.tutos.org [agc is looking at this one]

	xmltv
	TV viewing manager
	http://xmltv.sourceforge.net/

Suggested package updates
=========================

	o ImageViewer-0.6.1
	o R-1.7.0
	o TeXmacs-1.0.1.14
	o Xaw3d-1.5E
	o Xbae-4.50.0
	o abcde-2.1.0 [pkg/20633]
	o abcde-2.1.4 [pkg/21671]
	o angband-3.0.3
	o anjuta-1.0.2
	o apg-2.1.0 [pkg/21780]
	o arch-1.0pre17 [pkg/20776]
	o arch-1.0pre25
	o asp2php-0.76.15 [pkg/20506]
	o atari800-1.3
	o autogen-5.5.5
	o avifile-devel-0.7.34-20030319
	o balsa-1.4.4
	o balsa2-2.0.11
	o bidwatcher-1.3.8
	o bind-8.4.0
	o binutils-2.13.2.1
	o bogofilter-0.11.2
	o bzflag-1.7g0
	o calamaris-2.58 [pkg/21662]
	o centericq-4.9.4
	o cervisia-2.0
	o cfengine-1.6.5 [pkg/19459|seb]
	o clisp-2.30
	o courier-0.42.2
	o courier-imap-1.7.0
	o crafty-19.1
	o cronolog-1.6.2 [pkg/21465]
	o crossfire-1.5.0
	o csound-4.24.0
	o ctwm-3.6 [pkg/20648]
	o cvs-1.11.6
	o db4-4.1.25 [pkg/20289]
	o dctc-0.85.3
	o ddd-3.3.5
	o disc-cover-1.5.2
	o distcc-2.5
	o doxygen-1.3.1
	o dylan-compiler-2.3.9
	o dylan-interpreter-2.3.9
	o elm-me-2.4pl102
	o ettercap-0.6.a
	o exim-4.12 [pkg/19850]
	o exim-4.20
	o festival-1.4.3
	o file-roller-2.2.4 [pkg/21626]
	o findutils-4.1.7
	o fltk-1.1.3
	o foomatic-2.9.1 [jlam]
	o fox-1.0.40
	o freetds-0.61 [pkg/21395]
	o fsviewer-0.2.5
	o gabber-0.8.8
	o gauche-0.7 [kei]
	o gawk-3.1.2
	o gcpio-2.5 [pkg/20799]
	o gcvs-1.0-1
	o gd-2.0.12
	o gdm-2.4.1.1
	o geda-20030525
	o generator-0.35
	o getmail-3.1.2
	o gettext-0.12.1
	o gftp-2.0.14 [pkg/20250]
	o ghostscript-8.00 (apfl)
	o gkrellm-2.1.10 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o gkrellm-volume-2.1.7 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o gliblib-1.2.3 [pkg/21776]
	o gnome-python-1.99.13
	o gnome2-terminal-2.0.2 [pkg/19415]
	o gnomeicu-0.99
	o gnucash-1.8.4
	o gnuchess-5.06
	o gnustep-0.8.6
	o gpa-0.6.1
	o gq-0.6.0 [pkg/21284]
	o grace-5.1.12
	o gsed-4.0.7
	o gtkglext-1.0.0
	o gtkmm-2.2.2
	o guile-1.6.4
	o host-20030604
	o hpijs-1.4
	o hylafax-4.1.5 [pkg/21804]
	o icepref-2.2
	o inform-6.21.3 [pkg/19298]
	o inn-2.4.0
	o iozone-3.181
	o jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a
	o joe-2.9.8 [pkg/18022, incomplete]
	o jove-4.16.0.58 [pkg/19924]
	o jove-4.16.0.61
	o lcms-1.0.9
	o leafnode-1.9.41
	o lesstif-0.93.41
	o libgda-0.11.0 [pkg/21532]
	o libgnomedb-0.11.0 [pkg/21533]
	o libiconv-1.9.1
	o libmpeg3-1.5.1
	o libole2-2.2.8
	o librsvg2-2.2.2.1
	o libsigc++-1.2.5
	o libtool-1.5 [skrll]
	o lilypond-1.6.10
	o lmbench-2.0.4
	o lout-3.26 [pkg/18687]
	o lynx-current-2.8.5dev9
	o maildrop-1.5.2
	o mailsync-5.1.0
	o memtest86-3.0
	o metacity-2.4.55 [pkg/21767]
	o mgetty-1.1.30
	o mhonarc-2.6.3 [pkg/21306]
	o midnight-commander-4.6.0
	o minicom-2.1
	o mpgtx-1.3 [pkg/19082]
	o mrproject-0.9.1
	o mrtg-2.9.29
	o mtools-3.9.9
	o multi-gnome-terminal-1.6.2
	o multitail-2.7
	o mysql-3.23.54
	o nap-1.5.2
	o napshare-1.2
	o nessus-2.0.1 [pkg/20796]
	o nessus-2.0.6a
	o net-snmp-5.0.7 [pkg/19939]
	o net-snmp-5.0.8
	o newscache-0.99.22p1
	o ns-flash-6.0.79
	o ntop2-2.2
	o nut-8.7
	o openh323-1.11.2
	o openldap-2.1.20 [pkg/21682]
	o openoffice-1.0.3.1 [skrll]
	o openssh-3.6.1p2
	o openssl-0.9.7b
	o oss-3.9.7j
	o p0f-1.8.3
	o p5-Net-SNMP-4.1.0 [pkg/21782]
	o pcre-4.3
	o php4-4.3.2
	o pfaedit-20030506
	o pine-4.56
	o plib-1.6.0 [pkg/19015]
	o pnm2ppa-1.12 [pkg/21667]
	o polsms-1.9.2
	o postgresql-7.3.3
	o povray-3.5
	o py-soappy-0.10.1 [pkg/21735]
	o pygtk-0.6.11
	o python-2.2.3
	o rep-gtk-0.17
	o rox-1.2.2
	o rox-session-0.1.19
	o rt-3.0.2
	o sablecc-2.18.1
	o sablotron-0.97
	o sane-backends-1.0.12
	o sane-frontends-1.0.12
	o sawfish-1.3
	o scmxx-0.6.3.8
	o scribus-0.8
	o scsh-0.6.4
	o sendfile-20010424
	o sketch-0.6.15
	o smalltalk-2.1.2
	o smarteiffel-1.0 [replacing smalleiffel]
	o snd-6.7
	o snes9x-1.39a
	o soappy-0.9.8 [pkg/20787]
	o source-highlight-1.7
	o squeak-3.2 [fredb|pkg/17950]
	o squeak-3.5
	o srp_client-1.7.5 [jlam]
	o stella-1.3
	o sun-jdk14-1.4.2
	o sun-jre14-1.4.2
	o swig-1.3.17 [epg]
	o sylpheed-claws-0.9.0
	o t1lib-5.0.0
	o tcl/tk-8.4.3
	o tcpreplay-1.4.3
	o tightvnc-1.2.8
	o tkman-2.2
	o top-3.5b12.2
	o ttf2pt1-3.4.3
	o vfu-4.00
	o vnc-3.3.4 [http://www.realvnc.com/download.html]
	o vttest-20030301
	o wine-20030508
	o wmbiff-0.4.15
	o wmweather-2.4.0
	o wwwoffle-2.7h
	o xalan-c-1.4
	o xanim-2.92.0 [pkg/19934]
	o xerces-c-2.2.0 [heinz]
	o xine-lib-0.9.21 [pkg/21625]
	o xine-ui-0.9.21 [pkg/21625]
	o xisp-2.7 [pkg/19566]
	o xmcd-3.2.0
	o xmms-crossfade-0.3.2
	o xosview-1.8.0 [pkg/20265]
	o xpaint-2.6.9
	o xplanet-1.0.0
	o xps-4.2
	o xpuyopuyo-0.9.5
	o xsidplay-1.6.5pre20
	o yacas-1.0.55
	o ysm-2.9.0
	o zenicb 1.31 (needs merge with lots of local changes)

Infrastructure problems which need addressing
=============================================

	o fix lang/gcc to not look in ${PREFIX}/include (and lib) for
	  header files and libraries, as this defeats the purpose of
	  buildlink2 and causes problems building pkgs (Solaris, where
	  it is installed into ${PREFIX}, unlike gcc3).

	o fix lang/gcc to be able to find static libgcc (e.g.
	  devel/ncurses on Solaris).

	o fix lang/gcc3 so pkgs can find shared libgcc, libstdc++,
	  etc., or static library if built with --disable-shared.

Suggested pkgsrc enhancements
=============================

	o Add a sort check to pkglint for PLISTs.

	o Allow tokens in Makefiles, etc to silence pkglint WARNS.
	  e.g. # ABS_PATH could silence an absolute path warning
	  such as
	  WARN: possible use of absolute pathname "/usr", in Makefile.

	o Make pkgsrc work on more operating systems.

	o Permit cross-building of packages which are capable of
	  doing so (e.g. ones that use GNU autoconf properly).

	o Man page handling in PLIST for pkgs which install catman or
	  man pages depending on OS (typically imake).

Suggested other platform enhancements
=====================================

	o platform independent bulk build infrastructure

	o Solaris
	  o add implicit gpatch BUILD_DEPENDS if gpatch is not
	    available

Suggested cleanups in pkgsrc
============================

	o Make packages install their configuration files under the
	  examples hierarchy, using bsd.pkg.install.mk to copy them
	  to the PKG_SYSCONFDIR directory when necessary.

	o Make packages install honour PKGLOCALEDIR by setting
	  USE_PKGLOCALEDIR=YES where appropriate (for eg. Solaris).

	o Deprecate LTCONFIG_OVERRIDE -- replace with appropriate 
	  LIBTOOL_OVERRIDE

	o Fix remaining packages to install documentation into share/doc
	  instead of share/gtk-doc (usually,
		CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-html-dir=${PREFIX}/share/doc/html
	  does the trick; additionally, one might set
		CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-gtk-doc=no
	  to avoid a gtk-doc dependency if html documentation is shipped
	  with the package). Please fill in GNOME bug reports if any of
	  the packages do not honor these configuration options and/or do
	  not ship with pregenerated html documents.

	o Make packages utilize USE_X11 instead of USE_X11BASE if there is no
	  good reason to install them into X11BASE.

	o Remove patches to p5-* packages that strip MAN3POD definitions
	  from Makefile.PL.  The perl packages now correctly install man
	  pages, so this workaround isn't needed anymore.