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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RESLIB = # -L/usr/inet6/lib -linet6 # -------- end of user definitions -------- MAINTAINER = Philip.Blundell@pobox.com -RELEASE = 980810 +RELEASE = 1.46 .EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES: @@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ Contents: Notes ----- -This is a snapshot net-tools release, which by definition is not well -tested. Be prepared for bugs and strange behaviour. The next release -of net-tools should be 1.5. +This is net-tools 1.46. Notable changes since 1.45 include: + + - The internationalisation support has been reworked (see below) + - Support for extra hardware types has been added. + - Various bugs have been fixed. You need kernel 2.0 or later to use these programs. These programs should compile cleanly with either glibc or libc5. @@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ a recent 2.1.x kernel, and many devices do not support it yet. The documentation is slimmed down. I think most of it was out of date. -Some configuration options require recent 2.1.x kernels. The defaults should -be safe for both 2.0 and 2.1. Some of this code may also have problems with -glibc 2.0. - +Some configuration options require recent 2.1.x kernels and/or particular +versions of the C library. The defaults should be safe for all common +environments but some of the more esoteric hardware and protocol families +may be more touchy. Feel free to send patches if you have problems. Phil Blundell philb@gnu.org -10th August 1998 +1st September 1998 |