--------------------------------------------Kslackcheck Changelog------------------------------------------- 05/08/2007 ver 3.7 [Don'tPanic!] - Added compatibility to Slackware 12 - Dropped Slackware 9.1 support. DO NOT UPGRADE Kslackcheck if you are still using Slackware 9.1! But, come on.... upgrade your system! your box deserve it :-) - minor proxy bugfix 28/04/2007 ver 3.6 [BakuninIsBack!?] - fix slacklogo menu installation - updated slovak translation , thanks to Jozef Riha - Added deutsch translation ;-) Thank you very much Lukas Zurshmiede - changed popup style moving from kdialog to knotify dcop call, again thanks to Lukas Zurshmiede for the hints. - another bugfix to proxy connections, now it _should_ work as expected :-) 25/03/2007 ver 3.5.1 [BigMove] - According to new -current layout, kde binaries and stuff are moved to /usr no /opt anymore, this would work in official slackware releases too, though.. - Fix for proxy connection, now we try to find proxy settings in wgetrc and for now default mode is proxy connection _without_ authentication To obtain authentication just set new value in PROXYAUTH in kslackcheck.conf 04/10/2006 ver 3.5 [SlackEleven] - Slackware 11 release changelog added - Added French translation, Thanks to Loki Harfagr - Added a file in $version directory with full remote path to files to download It would be useful if you need to download packs in another location and moment see manual for some tips - fixed a bug in logging packages that fail md5 or gpg check. - Added Bosanski translation, Thanks to Adnan Hodzic - Some optimizations here and there 12/07/2006 ver 3.4 [HotSummerSlack] -Fix for packages in /patches for old slackware versions.. -Another bug fix in the engine for packages with letters in release number like blah-i386-2m -Another little fix for packages that contain an rc in the version number. -Default mirror changed -Set a timeout option for rsync connection -some adjustment here and there 09/04/2006 ver 3.3 [EasterSlack] - The check engine has been improved against packages with non-standard version numbers. Thanks to Eustaquio Rangel de Oliveira Jr for slackcurrent engine. - Fix some issue with new kde menu - some little bugfix here and there , plus some kdialog restyling. - mirrors update in kslackcheck.conf - Added turkish translation, thanks to Doruk Fisek 18/09/2005 ver 3.2 [SetInTheStone] ( 719 code lines + plugin.py 388 code lines) -better handling of language files, just put translated file in conf directory for installing it. (see README) -polish and russian translations added -final log with some info about operations performed by K. -Slack 10.2 update and kde 3.5 testing -A _lot_ of bugfix surely... -Documentation upgrade 18/07/2005 ver 3.1 ( 601 code lines + plugin.py 386 code lines) - Implemented MD5sum check on downloaded packages - partial rewriting for adding some new translations supported languages are now italian, english , serbian , slovak and portuguese still waiting for others... ;-) - better handling of download directory, cleaning some mess - merged some changes in plugin.py about packages with strange version number now the algorithm seems to run very fine - great improvement of the download progressbar that now runs very smoothly - some little fix and improvement here and there.. - Documentation upgrade 15/06/2005 ver 3.0 [RTFM] ( 527 code lines + plugin.py 386 code lines) - yes, finally we've got a conf file for kslackcheck's functions tuning. The file is placed in /etc/kslackcheck and can be overridded by similar files in $USER/.kslackcheck for user specific settings. - Manual page implemented. So, what are waiting for? RTFM! - partial rewriting - a couple of little fix and improvements. - user directory is now .kslackcheck :P --- 30/04/2005 ver. 2.5.1 ( 538 code lines + plugin.py 359 code lines) - Little Fix for a bug I introduce with 2.5 release on importing Slackware GPGKEY if not present yet. grrrr... --- 29/04/2005 ver. 2.5 [bastard proxy] ( 538 code lines + plugin.py 359 code lines) - Proxy Support implemented. Setting a variable in the configuration zone allows to connect through a proxy using wget for the dirty stuff. Cool at work! (see README/LEGGIMI) - Fixed an annoying bug when downloading packages from /testing directory - Implemented a progressbar while downloading packages.Also this stuff is done by kdialog, so it's a little trivial, but it works and user is not left alone anymore.. ;-) - Changed the way to obtain the Slackware's gpg key. No more esoteric protocols but wget, for better compatibility with proxy connections. - Changed name of hidden directory in user's home. Now is short and better.. :-) - Cleaning and testing --- 08/03/2005 ver. 2.4 (459 code lines + plugin.py 359 code lines) - Fixed infamous bug with some packages with non standard name (ex. xine-lib) thanks GK for python work , now seems work perfectly (upgrade is raccomended) - Ksck now handles packages in better way, showing /testing upgrades only if wanted. (see README/LEGGIMI) - ksck now check for missing commands in the system to work correctly, and prompt for that.. - GPG signature checks implementation for downloaded packages, if gnupg is installed [Security first!! :-)] (see README/LEGGIMI) - ksck stops using kget for download , now is all handled by wget, for more logic functions downloaded packages and signature now goes to /home/$USER/.kslackcheck2.4/$SLACKVERSION/download directly - partial rewriting of some code for better script configuration and mirror handling (see README/LEGGIMI) - some little improvements for better usability - intensive testing on multiple machines, nothing to report!! :-) - code cleaning (bash e python) - upcoming KDE 3.4 compliance and testing - Documentation upgrade --- 07/02/2005 ver. 2.3 (357 code lines + plugin.py 314 code lines) - Maintenance for Slackware 10.1 release - correct some env variables for better mirror change - aaa_elflib pack blacklisted as default as PJV advice ;-) - more cleaning - documentation upgrade --- 11/01/2005 ver. 2.2 (334 code lines + plugin.py 308 code lines) - Ksck now handles three main Changelog (9.1 - 10.0 - current, with initial prompt - reconstructing /home/$USER/.kslackcheck2.2 for main changes - possibilty to handle packages checks without Changelog updates - warning message before packages routines - code cleaning (bash e python) --- 15/10/2004 ver. 2.1 (283 code lines + plugin.py 319 code lines) - partial rewriting for ncurses based text version , ;-) - It's possible to run Ksck on any WM, or on console system with --text option - Blacklist function in plugin.py and general implementation - Couple of bugs solved (upgrade is raccomended) - Better documentation - rsync Proxy support --- 30/09/2004 ver.2.0 (141 code lines + plugin.py 319 code lines) - Python plugin implementation (Thanks to 'Taq' see reference in the script) and current packages handling - current.list handling - some more verbose output on console - slackbuild tuning - other little things... ---- 14/09/2004 ver. 1.1 (106 code lines) - added language selection (italian-english) at first startup - partial rewriting and code cleaning - greeting popup on closing (kde 3.3 only) ---- 02/09/2004 ver. 1.0 (75 code lines) - initial working release