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$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.2220 2004/10/14 17:15:38 salo Exp $

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

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

	any complete, polished packages in pkgsrc-wip (ditto)
	http://pkgsrc-wip.sourceforge.net/

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

	pfaedit -> fontforge rename
	http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/
	Update any pfaedit packages and dependencies to fontforge.

	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/

	k3b
	CD and DVD burning application optimized for KDE.  (This is
	  a front-end for CLI utilities.  It claims to be comfortable
	  for beginners, yet advanced enough for experienced users.)
	http://k3b.plainblack.com/

	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

	sformat
	Format, partition, analyze, and repair SCSI disks.  (There is
	  a working package in FreeBSD, in case extensive patches are
	  needed).
	http://freshmeat.net/projects/sformat/

	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

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

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

	MythTV [wip/mythtv]
	Digital video recorder
	http://www.mythtv.org/

	Asterisk [grant, itojun/PR22585 (0.4 release), wip/asterisk]
	PBX-in-a-box for Linux
	http://www.asterisk.org/

	Unreal Tournament server [wip/unrealtournament-server]
	Server for Unreal Tournament first person shooter
	http://files.sobservers.com/UnrealTournament/UTServerOnly/

	p5-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.3
	Provides interoperable MD5-based crypt() function

	p5-DateTime-0.20 [wip/p5-DateTime]
	Suite of inter-operable modules for dealing with dates and times

	p5-CGI-AppToolkit-0.051
	Perl CGI application toolkit
	${MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN:=CGI/}

	info2man
	http://freshmeat.net/projects/info2man/
	requires perl, provides info2man and info2pod

	vmips
	http://vmips.sourceforge.net/
	vmips is a virtual machine simulator based around a MIPS
	R3000 RISC CPU core.

	sgmltools-lite [wip/sgmltools-lite, PR 14849]
	Generates various output formats from DocBook SGML documents

	moz-plugger
	http://mozplugger.mozdev.org/
	source version of www/moz-bin-plugger

	prngd [wip/prngd, PR 23998]
	http://www.aet.tu-cottbus.de/personen/jaenicke/postfix_tls/prngd.html
	Pseudo Random Number Generator Daemon

	moji
	http://moji.mozdev.org/
	Mozilla Firebird extension which helps you learn Japanese

	joyce
	http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Unix/Joyce/index.html
	Amstrad PCW emulator

	wxmozilla
	http://wxmozilla.sourceforge.net/
	Mozilla using the wxWindows toolkit.

	wxWindows -> wxWidgets rename
	http://www.wxwidgets.org/name.htm
	Update all wxwindows packages and dependencies to wxwidgets.

	linphone
	http://www.linphone.org/
	Telephony on Linux (and NetBSD?)

	vnc2swf
	http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/
	Vnc2swf captures the live motion of a screen with VNC protocol
	and generates a Macromedia Flash(TM) movie (.swf).

	Filelight
	http://www.methylblue.com/filelight/
	Graphical representation of disk space usage

	Cinelerra
	http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3
	Cinelerra is a complete audio and video production environment.

	SlimServer
	http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_features.html
	Slim Devices audio streaming server

	Helix Player
	http://player.helixcommunity.org/2004/downloads/
	RealNetwork's open source audio/video player

	Putty [Already in pkgsrc-wip, wip/putty]
	http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
	SSH client

	Exult
	http://exult.sourceforge.net/
	Open source game engine for Ultima 7

	pgpool
	http://www2b.biglobe.ne.jp/~caco/pgpool/index-e.html
	PostgreSQL connection pooling layer

	Sunbird
	http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird.html
	Stand-alone calendaring application

	Attal: Lords of Doom
	http://www.attal-thegame.org/
	Turn based strategy game

	Sphinx-4
	http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/sphinx4/
	Speaker-independent, continuous speech recognition system.


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

	o ImageViewer-0.6.3
	o Mesa-6.2.0
	o R-2.0.0
	o TeXmacs-1.0.4.3
	o Xaw3d-1.5E
	o Xbae-4.50.0
	o abiword-2.0.10 [pkg/26695]
	o afterstep-2.00.00
	o ald-0.1.6 [pkg/26431]
	o allegro-4.1.16
	o amavisd-new-2.1.2 [pkg/26843]
	o anjuta-1.2.2
	o ap-jk-5.0.25
	o apcupsd-3.10.13
	o apr-1.0.0
	o aqsis-0.9.1
	o aranym-0.8.10
	o asc-1.15.1
	o aspell-0.60
	o auctex-11.53
	o avidemux-2.0.28
	o balsa-1.4.4
	o bash3-3.0
	o bind-9.3
	o bioperl-1.4
	o bitchx-1.1
	o bitlbee-0.91
	o blender-2.34
	o boson-0.10
	o cdrtools-2.01
	o celestia-1.3.2
	o centericq-4.12.0
	o checkbot-1.75 [pkg/26371]
	o checkpassword-pam-0.99
	o chemtool-1.6.3
	o cint-5.15
	o clanlib-0.7.8
	o classpath-0.11
	o clisp-2.33.2
	o cocoon-2.1.5
	o conglomerate-0.7.14
	o conserver-8.1.8
	o cooledit-3.17.8
	o courier-0.47
	o crafty-19.5
	o crimsonfields-0.4.4
	o crossfire-1.5.0
	o cscope-15.5
	o cssc-1.00
	o cups-1.1.21
	o cvs2cl-2.55
	o cxref-1.5e
	o cyrus-imapd21-2.1.16
	o dact-0.8.37
	o dar-2.1.2
	o dctc-0.85.9
	o delegate-8.9.2
	o dict-client-1.9.11
	o dict-server-1.9.11
	o distcc-2.18
	o dmalloc-5.3.0
	o docbook-4.3
	o docsis-0.9.1
	o dovecot-0.99.11
	o doxygen-1.3.9.1
	o drscheme-208
	o dvipng-1.2 [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvipng/]
	o dylan-compiler-2.3.11
	o dylan-interpreter-2.3.11
	o efax-gtk-2.2.11
	o eggdrop-1.6.17
	o elk-3.99.6
	o elm-me-2.4pl121
	o erlang-r10b
	o ettercap-0.7.1
	o evolution-2.0.0
	o feh-1.2.7
	o festival-1.4.3
	o file-4.10
	o findutils-4.1.20
	o firefox-bin-0.10.1 [not available yet]
	o firewalk-5.0
	o firewalk-gtk-5.0
	o fluxbox-0.9.10
	o foomatic-3.0.1 [jlam]
	o fop-0.20.5
	o fox-1.2.11
	o freeciv-1.14.2
	o freetds-0.62.3
	o fsviewer-0.2.5
	o gdm-2.6.0.5
	o generator-0.35
	o getmail-4.2.2
	o gettext-0.14.1
	o ghostscript-8.00 (apfl)
	o ghostscript-8.01 (gnu)
	o gimageview-0.2.26
	o glpk-4.6
	o gnome-2.8
	o gnomeicu-0.99.5
	o gnunet-0.6.4a
	o gogo-3.11p1
	o gossip-0.7.7
	o gpsdrive-2.09
	o grace-5.1.17
	o gstreamer-0.8.7
	o gtkglext-1.0.6
	o gtkmm-2.4.5
	o gtksee-0.5.6 [pkg/26372]
	o gtkterm2-0.2.3
	o gtranslator-1.0.1
	o guile-1.6.5
	o guile-pg-0.16 [pkg/24039]
	o guile-gtk-0.40.90 [in wip]
	o hatari-0.50
	o hmmer-2.3.2
	o host-20040812 [cjep,talking to greg woods about this]
	o hp2xx-3.4.4
	o hugu-3.1.01
	o hylafax-4.2.0
	o icepref-2.3
	o idesk-0.5.6
	o imp-3.2.6
	o inform-6.30 [pkg/24631]
	o intercal-0.24 [dillo]
	o iozone-3.221
	o ipcheck-0.218
	o ispman-1.1.1
	o jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a
	o john-1.6.37
	o jpilot-0.99.7 [pkg/24635]
	o kth-kerberos-1.2.2
	o larswm-7.5.3
	o latex2rtf-1.9.15
	o lavaps-2.5
	o lbreakout-2.5.1
	o leafnode-1.10.6
	o libidn-0.5.7
	o libmpeg3-1.5.4
	o libnet-1.1.2.1
	o libnids-1.19
	o libole2-2.2.8
	o libpng-1.2.7
	o libsigc++-2.0.3
	o libxml-2.6.14
	o libxslt-1.1.11
	o licq-1.2.7
	o liferea-0.6.0
	o lilypond-2.2
	o lmbench-2.0.4
	o lout-3.29
	o lwm-1.2.1
	o maildrop-1.5.3 [pkg/22369]
	o maildrop-1.6.3
	o mailman-2.1.5
	o maketool-0.8.4
	o maradns-1.0.23
	o marbles-1.0.6
	o micq-0.4.11
	o midnight-commander-4.6.0 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o mimedefang-2.45
	o minicom-2.1
	o mldonkey-2.5.22
	o mowitz-0.3.0
	o moz-bin-flash-7.0r25 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o moz-bin-plugger-1.5.1
	o moz-mplayer-2.65
	o mozilla-stable-1.4.2
	o mp3splt-2.0e
	o mpi-ch-1.2.6
	o mrproject-0.9.1
	o multi-gnome-terminal-1.6.2
	o multitail-3.2.2
	o mummer-3.15
	o mysql-4.0.21
	o namazu-2.0.13
	o nano-1.2.4
	o nap-1.5.2
	o napshare-1.2
	o ncmpc-0.11.0 [pkg/26237]
	o netatalk-1.6.3 [pkg/21930|markd]
	o netatalk-2.0.0 [markd]
	o netcdf-3.5.1
	o netscape-7.2
	o nosefart-2.1
	o ns-flash-6.0.79
	o nslint-2.1a3
	o nulib2-2.0.2
	o nut-10.6
	o nxtvepg-2.7.0
	o ocaml-3.07pl2
	o onyx-5.1.1
	o openal-20040215
	o openoffice-1.1.3
	o openssl-0.9.7d [http://www.cs.stevens-tech.edu/~jschauma/netbsd/openssl.diff]
	o oss-3.99.1h
	o p5-CGI-3.05
	o p5-CGI-Application-3.1
	o p5-Exception-Class-1.17
	o p5-gtk2-1.060
	o pdmenu-1.2.81
	o perl-5.8.5
	o pgplot-5.2 [grant]
	o php-5.0.2
	o phppgadmin-3.4.1 [pkg/26539|recht]
	o pilot-link-0.11.8
	o plib-1.7.0
	o ploticus-2.30
	o poedit-1.3.1
	o povray-3.6.1
	o pptp-1.5.0 [http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/]
	o prc-tools-2.3
	o psi-0.9.2
	o pth-2.0.2
	o pureftpd-1.0.20 [pkg/27083]
	o puzzle-5.2
	o py-psycopg-1.1.10
	o py-wxWindows-2.5.2.8
	o pysol-4.82
	o raine-0.41.1
	o ratpoison-1.3.0
	o readline-5.0
	o realplayer-10.0
	o rep-gtk-0.17
	o rox-1.2.2
	o rox-session-0.1.24
	o rrdtool-1.0.49 [pkg/26353]
	o ruby-1.8.1 [taca]
	o sablecc-2.18.1
	o sawfish-1.3
	o scm-5d9
	o scmxx-0.7.4
	o scribus-1.2
	o sed-4.1.2
	o sendfile-20010424
	o siag-3.6.0
	o skkinput-2.06.4
	o slib-3a1
	o slrn-0.9.8.1
	o smalltalk-2.1.8
	o smarteiffel-2.0b2 [replacing smalleiffel|pkg/26540]
	o sml-nj-110.49 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o snd-7.7
	o snes9x-1.42
	o snownews-1.5.4
	o source-highlight-1.11
	o sox-12.17.5
	o sqlite-3.0.7
	o srp_client-1.7.5 [jlam]
	o staroffice-7p1
	o streamtuner-0.12.5
	o sweep-0.8.3
	o sylpheed-0.9.99
	o tcl-expect-5.39.0
	o tcl-itcl-3.2.1
	o tcm-2.20
	o tcpreplay-2.3.1
	o tct-1.14
	o teapop-0.3.8
	o texi2html-1.70
	o tfmxplay-1.1.6
	o tinyproxy-1.6.3
	o tkdesk-2.0
	o tkgate-1.8.5
	o tkman-2.2
	o treecc-0.3.2 [pkg/27013]
	o tripwire-2.3.1 [see also pkg/22362]
	o txt2html-2.31 [wennmach]
	o uptimec-0.2p3 [pkg/26082]
	o uvscan-4.3.2 [jlam]
	o vba-1.7.2
	o vfu-4.03
	o vnc-4.0 [http://www.realvnc.com/download.html|pkgsrc-wip]
	o vsftpd-2.01 [pkg/26811]
	o vttest-20030301
	o wavesurfer-1.5.3
	o wdm-1.27
	o wesnoth-0.8.5
	o wine-20040914
	o wistumbler-2.00pre9 [pkg/26245]
	o wmakerconf-2.9.2
	o wmweather-2.4.3
	o xalan-c-1.7 [requires xerces-c-2.4.0]
	o xanalyser-1.23
	o xanim-2.92.0 [pkg/19934]
	o xbeeb-0.4.1
	o xblast-2.9.22
	o xboard-4.2.7
	o xdaliclock-2.20
	o xdx-1.2
	o xerces-c-2.5.0 [heinz?|p5-XML-Xerces requires xerces-c-2.3.0]
	o xerces-j-2.4.0 [pkg/21725]
	o xerces-j-2.6.2
	o xinvest-2.6.9
	o xine-1-rc6a
	o xmame-0.87
	o xmbmon-2.05
	o xmcd-3.3.0
	o xmess-0.87
	o xmlstarlet-0.9.5
	o xmms-alarm-0.3.5
	o xmms-crossfade-0.3.7
	o xmms-iris-0.12
	o xmmsctrl-0.8
	o xpad-1.13.1
	o xpaint-2.7.1
	o xps-4.2
	o xpuyopuyo-0.9.5
	o xskat-4.0
	o xzgv-0.8
	o yacas-1.0.55
	o yaz-2.0.12
	o ysm-2.9.6
	o zenicb 1.31 (needs merge with lots of local changes)

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

	o bootstrap building of gcc2/gcc3.

	o split USE_GNU_TOOLS into USE_GNU_TOOLS and USE_TOOLS, where
	  USE_TOOLS can be used to require *known working* tools (be
	  they GNU versions on some platforms or not) while also being
	  able to require GNU tools. address problems with e.g.
	  yacc/bison (especially on Linux), the use of ${SED}, ${AWK},
	  etc., fix some assumptions about platforms. this could also
	  include full support for runtime dependencies on
	  tools.mk-provided pkgs.

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).

	o Add an optional check to buildlink to verify that the contents
	  of CFLAGS, LDFLAGS etc are present when the compiler/linker is
	  called. To be used as a means to detect packages which ignore
	  such environment variables.

	o Add framework to generate messages (lines) for email to send
	  to PKGSRC_MESSAGE_RECIPIENTS after pkg install/deinstall, for
	  purposes including:
		- MESSAGE files
		- msgprint() messages
		- CONF_FILES*, SUPPORT_FILES* installation/customization
		- OWN_DIRS* messages (from PKG_CONFIG=NO)
		- User/group changes (PKG_CREATE_USERGROUP=YES)
		- /etc/shells changes (PKG_REGISTER_SHELLS=YES)
		- pkg-specific rc.d script instructions
	  (Consider renaming PKGSRC_MESSAGE_RECIPIENTS as well.)

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

	o platform independent bulk build infrastructure

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 Set USE_LANGUAGES appropriately in packages that use C++,
	  Fortran, or Objective-C so that the correct type of
	  compiler dependency is set.

	o Deprecate USE_GCC_SHLIB by using USE_LANGUAGES appropriately.

	o Convert packages to use VARBASE instead of hardcoding /var.

	o Convert packages to use bsd.options.mk instead of various
	  FOO_USE_* variables.