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SlackMan - Slackware Package Manager ChangeLog

v1.4.1

Fixed some incompatibilty issue with previous Slackware releases.

Fixed

  • #14 - Undefined subroutine "HTTP::Tiny->can_ssl" on Slackware 14.2

Changed

  • t/* - Added support of slackman-libsupport

v1.4.0

This release introduce the automatic detection of Slackware -current release using the new /etc/slackware-version format (eg. 14.2+). Added parsing of Slackware Announce in ChangeLog. General optimizations and reduced the slackman command startup by ~0.3 second. Improved download information (added speed, ETA, etc). Added information of supported arch in all .repo config file.

Added

  • Added --terse option for display only a single description line when install or upgrade package
  • Added slackman clean removed command for delete removed packages and scripts file in pkgtools directory (/var/log/removed_{packages,scripts})
  • Added new entry for 00-default.renames file
  • Added --format option for slackman list commands
  • Added support for Slint repository (slint.repo)
  • Added supported arch in .repo files
  • Accept multiple --exclude option for slackman install and slackman upgrade commands
  • #11 - Added automatic detection of Slackware-current (since 14.2+ release)
  • #12 - Added org.LotarProject.SlackMan.Announces D-Bus method to retrieve ChangeLog announces
  • #12 - Added slackman changelog --announces option to retrieve Slackware ChangeLog announces
  • #13 - Added arch config option in .repo files with supported repository arch

Changed

  • Re-added HTTP::Tiny support with check of SSL Perl modules (IO::Socket::SSL and Net::SSLeay)
  • Optimization for slackman.bash completion file
  • Changed location of required Perl module in @INC
  • Load Net::DBus module when necessary (this reduce slackman command startup by ~0.3 second)
  • slackman-libsupport.SlackBuildfile now usecpanm` for download and build the required Perl modules

v1.3.0

This release introduce new options (--local for install or upgrade from local package) and new feature (.renames configuration file). Now SlackMan use cURL command for download th packages and repository metadata. Added new D-Bus methods and signals and improved slackman-notifier client.

Added

  • Added missing options in Bash completion script
  • Added new D-Bus methods (see org.lotarproject.SlackMan(7))
  • Added .renames support (see slackman.renames(5))
  • Added --local option for install, upgrade local packages
  • Added new TAP test
  • Added support of slackman-libsupport package

Removed

  • Removed check of require modules
  • Drop support of HTTP::Tiny module
  • Drop support of "experimental" Perl feature

Changed

  • DB schema optimization for manifest table
  • Use Perl sub for REGEXP SQLite function
  • Fire D-Bus signal after slackman update commands
  • Bootstrap optimizations
  • Reduced required Perl modules
  • Optimization for SlackMan/Config.pm module

Fixed

  • Fixed repos.d/slackware.repo URL

v1.2.1

This release fix an issue for SlackMan build (#10 thanks to @axpira)

v1.2.0

This release introduce new features, new commands and improved the stability and performance. Added new D-Bus methods/properties and integrated SlackMan via PolicyKit.

Added

  • #2: Add new repo via URL or via local file (slackman repo add REPOSITORY-FILE)
  • #3: Added --tag option for upgrade installed package with specified package tag (eg. slackman upgrade --repo slackonly:packages --tag SBo)
  • #6: Query "installed", "upgraded" and "removed" packages by timestamp
  • #7: Added check of duplicate packages for install, upgrade, remove and reinstall commands
  • #4, #5: Added slackman list removed & slackman list upgraded commands
  • #9: Added PolicyKit integration for using slackman via pkexec(1) command and for org.lotarproject.SlackMan D-Bus interface methods
  • Added new D-Bus methods for use Slackware Package Tools (installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg) via D-Bus
  • Added new D-Bus method and signals to notify via D-Bus all installed, upgraded and removed packages using slackman command
  • Added new D-Bus properties to fetch SlackMan and Slackware version
  • Added slackman-notifier itegration for notify all installed, upgraded and removed packages using slackman command
  • Added package size for most list commands
  • Added package tag field for slackman history command
  • Added Slackware::SlackMan::Pkgtools module wrapper for Slackware Package Tools
  • Added sample script dbus-pkgtools to emulate Slackware PkgTools via D-Bus + PolicyKit
  • Added new options to disable GPG and MD5 check (--no-gpg-check, --no-md5-check) during download of package
  • Added new option to search a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) into the ChangeLogs (--cve=CVE-YYYY-NNNN)
  • Added slackman repo config command to edit via CLI repository configuration

Fixed

  • #8: Optimizations of Slackware database parsing

Removed

  • Removed slackman update installed command (merged into slackman update history)
  • Removed unlink after package upgrade and install. Remember to launch slackman clean cache command periodically

v1.1.2

Added

  • Added --after and --before in slackman.bash completion script

Fixed

  • Fixed paser for --after and --before options
  • Fixed notify sub callback for slackman-notifier command

v1.1.1

Added

  • Added Studioware repository

Changed

  • Changed MATE SlackBuild mirror URL

Fixed

  • Fixed HTTP::Tiny warning
  • Fixed proxy initialization with HTTP::Tiny

v1.1.0

This release introduce new features, new commands & params and new DBus service & destkop client (slackman-notifier). Improved speed, stability and repository support.

Added

  • New commands (config get & set configuration via CLI, log, etc) and new options (--new-config, --details, --Security-fix, etc)
  • Added DBus interface to fetch latest Security Fix & ChangeLog and packages update
  • Added slackman-notifier DBus client to notifiy Security Fix & ChangeLog and packages upgrade via org.freedesktop.Notification DBus service
  • Added color output for most commands (you can disable temporary via --color=never option or via slackman config main.color never command)
  • Added informational message for new kernel upgrade
  • Added helper to create new initrd.gz file and install the new kernel via lilo (or eliloconfig) command
  • Added .new config file search in /etc directory (slackpkg like feature)
  • Added daily update metadata (packages list & ChangeLog) via cron
  • Added support for HTTP::Tiny module for package and repository metadata download
  • Added man pages for all commands
  • Added make slackbuild target for create a precompiled SlackMan package
  • Added Robby Workman repository (rworkman:packages)
  • Added new bugs to fix later

Changed

  • DB structure (added new fileds and index to speedup operations)
  • DB schema update process
  • Splitted SlackMan/Command.pm module in different sub-modules SlackMan/Commands/*.pm
  • Create a symlink for repository with file:// protocol

Fixed

  • Fixed ChangeLog parser. Now slackman support most Slackware ChangeLog dialect (AliebBob, SlackOnly, etc)

Removed

  • Dropped support of curl command for package and repository metadata download
  • Removed Build.PL (use make slackbuild instead)

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