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$NetBSD: TODO,v 1.514 2003/05/04 02:38:45 fredb 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/

	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

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

	vmsbackup
	Read VMS backup tapes. [cjep has put a package into pkgsrc-wip.]
	http://garbo.uwasa.fi/pub/unix/vmsbackup/

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

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

	o Mesa-5.0.1
	o Mixer.app-1.8.0 [pkg/21278]
	o R-1.7.0
	o Xaw3d-1.5E
	o Xbae-4.50.0
	o abcde-2.1.0 [pkg/20633]
	o abcde-2.1.2
	o amaya-8.0 [pkg/21312]
	o angband-3.0.3
	o anjuta-1.0.2
	o arch-1.0pre17 [pkg/20776]
	o asm2html-1.4 [pkg/21319]
	o asp2php-0.76.15 [pkg/20506]
	o atari800-1.3
	o avifile-devel-0.7.34-20030319
	o beaver-0.3.0 [pkg/21259]
	o binutils-2.13.2.1
	o blender-2.26
	o bogofilter-0.11.2
	o bzflag-1.7g0
	o canna-3.6p3 [pkg/20208]
	o cervisia-2.0
	o cfengine-1.6.5 [pkg/19459|seb]
	o clisp-2.30
	o conserver-7.2.6 [pkg/20966]
	o courier-0.42.0
	o courier-imap-1.7.0
	o crafty-19.1
	o crossfire-1.5.0
	o ctwm-3.6 [pkg/20648]
	o cyrus-sasl-2.1.13
	o db4-4.1.25 [pkg/20289]
	o dctc-0.85.1
	o dia-0.91 [pkg/20750,21308]
	o disc-cover-1.5.0
	o distcc-2.0.1
	o doxygen-1.3
	o dylan-compiler-2.3.9
	o dylan-interpreter-2.3.9
	o easytag-0.27.1
	o elm-me-2.4pl101b
	o exim-4.12 [pkg/19850]
	o exim-4.14
	o exmh-2.6.2
	o fltk-1.1.3
	o foomatic-2.9.1 [jlam]
	o fox-1.0.34
	o fsviewer-0.2.5
	o gauche-0.6.7 [kei]
	o gawk-3.1.2
	o gcc-3.2.3 [pkg/21316]
	o gcpio-2.5 [pkg/20799]
	o gcvs-1.0-1
	o gd-2.0.12
	o gdm-2.4.1.1
	o getmail-3.1.2
	o gftp-2.0.14 [pkg/20250]
	o ghostscript-8.00 (apfl)
	o giram-0.3.5
	o gkrellm-2.1.8 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o gkrellm-volume-2.1.7 [pkgsrc-wip]
	o gnome-python-1.99.13
	o gnome2-terminal-2.0.2 [pkg/19415]
	o gnomeicu-0.99
	o gnucash-1.8.2
	o gnuchess-5.06
	o gpa-0.6.1
	o gperiodic-2.0.4
	o gq-0.6.0 [pkg/21284]
	o grace-5.1.12
	o graphopt-0.4
	o gsed-4.0.7
	o gtetrinet-0.7.1
	o guile-1.6.4
	o hatari-0.30
	o icepref-2.2
	o icewm-1.2.7
	o inform-6.21.3 [pkg/19298]
	o inn 2.3.5
	o iozone-3.169
	o jakarta-ant-1.5 [pkg/18322]
	o jakarta-ant-1.5.2
	o jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1a
	o jikes-1.18 [pkg/19979]
	o joe-2.9 [pkg/18022]
	o jove-4.16.0.58 [pkg/19924]
	o jove-4.16.0.61
	o larswm-7.2.9
	o lcms-1.0.9
	o lesstif-0.93.41
	o libole2-2.2.8
	o librsvg-2.2.2.1
	o libtool-1.5 [skrll]
	o libxml-2.5.7
	o lilypond-1.6.8
	o lmbench-2.0.4
	o lmule-1.2.0 [pkg/21273]
	o lout-3.26 [pkg/18687]
	o lynx-current-2.8.5dev9
	o lyx-1.3.1 [pkg/20805]
	o maildrop-1.5.2
	o mailsync-5.1.0
	o memtest86-3.0
	o mgetty-1.1.30
	o mhonarc-2.6.3 [pkg/21306]
	o midnight-commander-4.6.0
	o mixer.app-1.8.0
	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 mysql-3.23.54
	o napshare-1.2
	o neon-0.23.9 [pkg/20987]
	o nessus-2.0.1 [pkg/20796]
	o nessus-2.0.3
	o net-snmp-5.0.7 [pkg/19939]
	o net-snmp-5.0.8
	o netatalk-1.6.2 [pkg/21341]
	o netpbm-10.14 [pkg/21271]
	o newscache-0.99.22p1
	o ns-flash-6.0.79
	o ntop2-2.2
	o nut-7.22
	o nxtvepg-2.5.1
	o openbox-2.3.1 [devel]
	o openh323-1.11.2
	o openldap-2.1.17
	o openoffice-1.0.3.1 [skrll]
	o openoffice-643 [post-1.0.1]
	o openslp-1.0.11
	o openssl-0.9.7a
	o opera-7.10
	o oss-3.9.7i
	o p0f-1.8.3
	o php4-4.3.1
	o pine-4.55
	o plib-1.6.0 [pkg/19015]
	o pnm2ppa-1.12
	o povray-3.5
	o pth-2.0 [skrll]
	o py-mysqldb-0.9.2 [pkg/19056]
	o py-wxWindows-2.4.0.2
	o pygtk-0.6.11
	o rep-gtk-0.17
	o rox-1.2.2
	o rox-session-0.1.19
	o rt-3.0
	o sablotron-0.97
	o sane-backends-1.0.11
	o sane-frontends-1.0.11
	o sawfish-1.3
	o scribus-0.8
	o scsh-0.6.4
	o sendfile-20010424
	o sketch-0.6.15
	o smalltalk-2.1.1
	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 sqlite-2.7.5 [pkg/19719]
	o sqlite-2.7.6
	o squeak-3.2 [fredb|pkg/17950]
	o squeak-3.4
	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
	o t1lib-5.0.0
	o tcl/tk-8.4.2 [bjoern]
	o texmacs-1.0.1.12
	o tightvnc-1.2.8
	o tkman-2.2
	o ttf2pt1-3.4.3
	o unrar-3.2.1
	o vfu-4.00
	o vnc-3.3.4 [http://www.realvnc.com/download.html]
	o vttest-20030301
	o wdm-1.23
	o wine-20030408
	o wmbiff-0.4.15
	o wwwoffle-2.7h
	o xalan-c-1.4
	o xanim-2.92.0 [pkg/19934]
	o xdialog-2.1.0
	o xerces-c-2.1.0 [heinz]
	o xisp-2.7 [pkg/19566]
	o xmcd-3.2.0
	o xmss-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

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.