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$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.1558 2004/03/31 06:08:21 snj 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.

	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

	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

	tme, Matt Fredette's Sun 2 emulator.
	http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~fredette/tme/index.html

	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)]
	PBX-in-a-box for Linux
	http://www.asterisk.org/

	sqlrelay [wip/sqlrelay]
	SQL connection pooling and sharing library, supports various
	different backends and provides APIs for many popular languages
	http://sqlrelay.sourceforge.net/

	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

	raine
	http://www.rainemu.com/
	680x0 Arcade 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.

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

	o ImageViewer-0.6.3
	o SDL-1.2.7
	o Xaw3d-1.5E
	o Xbae-4.50.0
	o afio-2.5
	o amanda-2.4.4p2 [pkg/24550]
	o ap-python-2.7.10
	o apache-ant.1.6.1
	o atk-1.6.0 [jmmv]
	o audacity-1.2.0
	o avidemux-2.0.20
	o avifile-devel-0.7.34-20030319
	o balsa-1.4.4
	o blib-1.1.6
	o blinkensim-2.7
	o blinkentools-2.7
	o boehm-gc-6.3alpha2
	o boost-1.31.0
	o capc-calc-2.11.9.3
	o centericq-4.9.11
	o cervisia-2.1
	o checkbot-1.74
	o clamav-0.68-1
	o cocoon-2.1.4
	o conserver-8.1.3
	o courier-imap-3.0.0
	o courier-0.45
	o crafty-19.5
	o crossfire-1.5.0
	o cscope-15.5
	o cvs-1.12.3
	o cxref-1.5e
	o cyrus-imapd21-2.1.16
	o dctc-0.85.9
	o ddd-3.3.8
	o delegate-8.9.1
	o dict-client-1.9.11
	o dict-server-1.9.11
	o dmalloc-5.3.0
	o dnetc-2.9004-482 [pkg/22390]
	o doxygen-1.3.6
	o dvipng-1.0
	o dylan-compiler-2.3.11
	o dylan-interpreter-2.3.11
	o efax-gtk-2.2.5a
	o elk-3.99.6
	o elm-me-2.4pl113
	o ethereal-0.10.3 [cube]
	o evolution-1.5.2
	o exim-4.31
	o festival-1.4.3
	o ffmpeg-0.4.8
	o file-4.08
	o findutils-4.1.20
	o firewalk-5.0
	o firewalk-gtk-5.0
	o foomatic-2.9.1 [jlam]
	o fox-1.0.51
	o freetype-2.1.7 [breaks compatibility with other packages]
	o fsviewer-0.2.5
	o gauche-0.7.4.1 [kei]
	o gcpio-2.5 [pkg/20799]
	o gcvs-1.0-1
	o gdb-6.0
	o generator-0.35
	o gettext-0.14.1
	o gftp-2.0.17
	o ghostscript-8.00 (apfl)
	o ghostscript-8.01 (gnu)
	o gimageview-0.2.25
	o glib2-2.4.0 [jmmv]
	o global-4.6
	o glpk-4.3
	o gnome-vfs2-2.4.3
	o gnomeicu-0.99.5
	o gnumeric-1.2.8
	o gnustep-1.9.1
	o gpsim-0.21.0 [bouyer]
	o gqmpeg-0.90.0
	o gqview-devel-1.5.0
	o grepmail-5.23
	o grhino-0.10.0
	o gsasl-0.0.14
	o gtetrinet-0.7.4
	o gtk2-2.4.0 [jmmv]
	o gtkglext-1.0.6
	o gtkmm-2.2.9
	o gtksee-0.5.5.1
	o gtranslator-1.0.1
	o guile-pg-0.16 [pkg/24039]
	o host-20031203 [cjep, in wip, awaiting greg woods response on 1 issue]
	o hp2xx-3.4.4
	o icepref-2.3
	o imp-3.2.3
	o inform-6.30 [pkg/24631]
	o inn-2.4.1
	o ivtools-1.1.3
	o jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a
	o jam-2.5
	o joe-2.9.8 [pkg/18022, incomplete]
	o jpilot-0.99.7 [pkg/24635]
	o kaffe-1.1.4 [pkg/24507]
	o kile-1.6.2
	o lavaps-2.4
	o leafnode-1.9.50
	o libcaca-0.9
	o libcroco-0.5 [jmmv]
	o libebml-0.6.4
	o libesmtp-1.0.2
	o libidn-0.4.2
	o libmpeg3-1.5.4
	o libnet-1.1.1
	o libole2-2.2.8
	o libxslt-1.1.5
	o licq-1.2.7
	o lilypond-2.0.3
	o lmbench-2.0.4
	o lout-3.29
	o lua-5.0.2
	o lwm-1.2.0
	o maildrop-1.5.3 [pkg/22369]
	o maildrop-1.6.3
	o mailsync-5.1.0
	o marbles-1.0.6
	o matchbox-0.8
	o memtest86-3.1
	o micq-0.4.11
	o midnight-commander-4.6.0
	o mimedefang-2.41
	o minicom-2.1
	o mng-1.0.6
	o mono-0.31
	o mowitz-0.3.0
	o moz-bin-plugger-1.5.1
	o mp3splt-2.0d
	o mrproject-0.9.1
	o multi-gnome-terminal-1.6.2
	o multitail-3.1.2
	o nail-10.7 [cjep, when freeze is over]
	o nano-1.2.3
	o nap-1.5.2
	o napshare-1.2
	o net-snmp-5.1.1
	o netatalk-1.6.3 [pkg/21930]
	o ngrep-1.42
	o nosefart-1.92j-mls
	o ns-flash-6.0.79
	o nsd-2.0.2
	o nut-9.12
	o ocaml-3.07pl2
	o onyx-5.1.1
	o openal-20040215
	o openh323-1.11.2
	o openoffice-1.1.1 [skrll]
	o openssl-0.9.7d [jschauma]
	o p5-CGI-3.00
	o p5-CGI-Application-3.1
	o p5-Devel-StackTrace-1.05
	o p5-Exception-Class-1.17
	o p5-Socket6-0.16
	o p5-XML-Writer-0.500 [pkg/24903]
	o p5-XML-XSLT-0.47
	o pango-1.4.0 [jmmv]
	o pdmenu-1.2.81
	o pgplot-5.2 [grant]
	o php-4.3.5
	o physfs-1.0.0
	o plib-1.7.0
	o ploticus-2.20
	o postgresql-7.4.2 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o psi-0.9.1
	o py-psycopg-1.1.10
	o pygtk-0.6.11
	o pysol-4.82
	o qt-3.3 [recht]
	o rep-gtk-0.17
	o rox-1.2.2
	o rox-session-0.1.20
	o rrdtool-1.0.45
	o rt-3.0.9
	o ruby-1.8.1 [taca]
	o sablecc-2.18.1
	o sane-1.0.13
	o sawfish-1.3
	o scm-5d9
	o scmxx-0.6.4.1
	o scribus-1.1.6
	o sendfile-20010424
	o shorten-3.5.2
	o siag-3.6.0
	o skill-4.1.1
	o skkinput-2.06.4
	o smarteiffel-1.1 [replacing smalleiffel]
	o smlnj-110.45 [pkg/24586]
	o snd-7.2
	o snes9x-1.42
	o snort-2.1.1
	o snownews-1.5.1
	o squeak-3.2 [fredb|pkg/17950]
	o squeak-3.5
	o srp_client-1.7.5 [jlam]
	o staroffice-7p1
	o stella-1.3
	o tcl-expect-5.39.0
	o tcpreplay-2.0.3
	o tct-1.14
	o teapop-0.3.8
	o timidity-2.13.0
	o tkman-2.2
	o tmda-1.0.2
	o top-3.5b12.10
	o treecc-0.2.8
	o ttf2pt1-3.4.3
	o txt2html-2.20 [wennmach]
	o uvscan-4.3.2 [jlam]
	o vba-1.7.1
	o vfu-4.03
	o vnc-3.3.7 [http://www.realvnc.com/download.html]
	o vttest-20030301
	o w3m-0.4.2
	o wavesurfer-1.5.3
	o wdm-1.27
	o wwwoffle-2.8a
	o xalan-c-1.7 [requires xerces-c-2.4.0]
	o xanim-2.92.0 [pkg/19934]
	o xboard-4.2.7
	o xdaliclock-2.20
	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 xisp-2.7 [pkg/19566]
	o xmcd-3.2.1
	o xmms-1.2.10
	o xmms-alarm-0.3.4
	o xmms-crossfade-0.3.4
	o xorp-0.5
	o xpad-1.13
	o xplanet-1.0.5
	o xps-4.2
	o xpuyopuyo-0.9.5
	o xscreensaver-4.15
	o xsidplay-1.6.5pre20
	o xzgv-0.8
	o yacas-1.0.55
	o yaz-2.0.12
	o ysm-2.9.2
	o zenicb 1.31 (needs merge with lots of local changes)

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

	o fix mk/compiler.mk to handle non-pkgsrc gcc,
	  eg. /opt/sfw/bin/gcc. [grant]

	  need to figure out how to override buildlink2's hiding of
	  /usr/local, as the installation of gcc I am testing with is
	  in that directory.
	

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.

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 G/C pkgconfig buildlink2.mk includes and .pc files from all
          buildlink2.mk files