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Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Fri Apr 25 23:09:23 CDT 2008
kde/kdelibs-3.5.9-i486-4.tgz: Patched to fix a security problem.
From the KDE advisory: “If start_kdeinit is installed as setuid root, a
local user might be able to send unix signals to other processes, cause
a denial of service or even possibly execute arbitrary code.”
This issue affects KDE 3.5.5 through KDE 3.5.9.
We recommend upgrading to the new kdelibs package as soon as possible.
For more information, see:
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1671
(* Security fix *)
extra/ktorrent/ktorrent-2.2.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to ktorrent-2.2.6.
isolinux/initrd.img: Patched /sbin/probe to look for formatted swap on RAID.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Patched /sbin/probe in usbboot.img to look for
formatted swap on RAID.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Wed Apr 23 19:42:28 CDT 2008
Not quite yet, but it’s getting closer.
a/aaa_base-12.1.0-noarch-2.tgz: Updated the initial emails.
l/jre-6u6-i586-3.tgz: Adjusted the installation script to fix an issue causing
broken symlinks in /. Thanks to Corrado “Conraid” Franco for the report.
n/wireless-tools-29-i486-3.tgz: Increased the sleep time after bringing up an
interface to 3 seconds, since some of the new drivers need the additional
time to fully initialize. Thanks to bstrik on LQ.
extra/jdk-6/jdk-6u6-i586-3.tgz: Adjusted the installation script to fix an
issue causing broken symlinks in /.
Thanks to Corrado “Conraid” Franco for the report.
isolinux/initrd.img: Fixed (hopefully) the last remaining “12.0″ version
number (this one found in /etc/issue).
Thanks to Franck Barbenoire for spotting it.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Fixed the “12.0″ version number in usbboot.img.
+————————–+
Mon Apr 21 16:47:32 CDT 2008
We have now reached the Slackware 12.1 RC2 milestone. We’re beyond
updating packages or fixing minor cosmetic bugs at this point (actually, we
had hoped to be past that with RC1, but there were still items in need of
attention). What we have here now has proven to be stable for our testers,
so unless some real showstoppers are found we’ll be releasing this as Slackware
12.1-final soon.
a/glibc-solibs-2.7-i486-10.tgz: Recompiled against Linux 2.6.24.5 headers.
a/glibc-zoneinfo-2.7-noarch-10.tgz: Rebuilt.
a/kernel-generic-2.6.24.5-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 uniprocessor generic.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.24.5_smp-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 SMP gensmp.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-huge-2.6.24.5-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 uniprocessor huge.s (full-featured) kernel.
a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.24.5_smp-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 SMP hugesmp.s (full-featured) kernel.
a/kernel-modules-2.6.24.5-i486-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 uniprocessor kernel modules.
a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.24.5_smp-i686-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 SMP kernel modules.
a/pkgtools-12.1.0-noarch-7.tgz: Removed obsolete modem setup script (any
/dev/modem symlink would be wiped out by udev anyway).
ap/lm_sensors-2.10.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to lm_sensors-2.10.6.
d/kernel-headers-2.6.24.5_smp-x86-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 SMP kernel headers.
a/mkinitrd-1.3.2-i486-2.tgz: Updated the version numbers in README.initrd
and manpage.
k/kernel-source-2.6.24.5_smp-noarch-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.5 SMP kernel source package.
l/glibc-2.7-i486-10.tgz: Recompiled against Linux 2.6.24.5 headers.
l/glibc-i18n-2.7-noarch-10.tgz: Rebuilt.
l/glibc-profile-2.7-i486-10.tgz: Recompiled against Linux 2.6.24.5 headers.
l/jre-6u6-i586-2.tgz: Adjusted installation directory to avoid removing files
from kdebindings. Thanks to Kris Karas for pointing out this collision.
l/svgalib_helper-1.9.25_2.6.24.5-i486-1.tgz: Recompiled for Linux 2.6.24.5.
n/mcabber-0.9.7-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mcabber-0.9.7.
xap/xine-lib-1.1.11.1-i686-3.tgz: Recompiled, with –without-speex (we didn’t
ship the speex library in Slackware anyway, but for reference this issue
would be CVE-2008-1686), and with –disable-nosefart (the recently reported
as insecurely demuxed NSF format).
As before in -2, this package fixes the two regressions mentioned in the
release notes for xine-lib-1.1.12:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592185&group_id=9655
Moving to xine-lib-1.1.12 right now doesn’t seem prudent for RC2, as the
diff between 1.1.11.1 and 1.1.12 is many thousands of lines long.
(* Security fix *)
extra/brltty/brltty-3.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to brltty-3.9.
extra/jdk-6/jdk-6u6-i586-2.tgz: Adjusted installation directory to avoid
removing files from kdebindings. Thanks to Kris Karas.
isolinux/initrd.img: Replaced kernel modules with 2.6.24.5 versions.
kernels/huge.s/*: Upgraded to huge.s 2.6.24.5 kernel.
kernels/hugesmp.s/*: Upgraded to hugesmp.s 2.6.24.5 kernel.
kernels/speakup.s/*: Upgraded to speakup.s 2.6.24.5 kernel.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Replaced kernel modules with 2.6.24.5 versions.
Thanks to Amritpal Bath for writing a new README_RAID document explaining
how to install Slackware using various RAID levels.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Fri Apr 4 22:08:08 CDT 2008
a/glibc-solibs-2.7-i486-9.tgz: Recompiled.
a/glibc-zoneinfo-2.7-noarch-9.tgz: Rebuilt.
l/glibc-2.7-i486-9.tgz: Recompiled to fix a bad sln symlink (noticed by many,
thanks).
l/glibc-i18n-2.7-noarch-9.tgz: Rebuilt.
l/glibc-profile-2.7-i486-9.tgz: Recompiled.
n/rsync-3.0.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to rsync-3.0.1.
testing/packages/bash-3.2.029-i486-1.tgz: Brought up to patchlevel 029.
Last time we tried this as our main shell, it was still causing problems with
a lot of the scripts out there, but perhaps it will be tried again in the
next development cycle.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Fri Apr 4 13:47:24 CDT 2008
a/mkinitrd-1.3.2-i486-1.tgz: Patched to fix problems with previous settings
getting overwritten with a plain “mkinitrd”, and added support for non-US
keyboards. Thanks to Eric Hameleers.
d/mercurial-1.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mercurial-1.0.
l/dbus-python-0.82.4-i486-1.tgz: Added dbus-python-0.82.4, which is needed
for the correct operation of hplip. Thanks to Robby Workman.
n/openssh-5.0p1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to openssh-5.0p1.
This version fixes a security issue where local users could hijack forwarded
X connections. Upgrading to the new package is highly recommended.
For more information on this security issue, please see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1483
(* Security fix *)
usb-and-pxe-installers/initrd.img. Removed. Use the initrd.img from isolinux/
as the installer images had become identical. Also see Eric Hameleers’
updated README_PXE.TXT.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Thu Apr 3 01:16:15 CDT 2008
OK, we’re going to call this Slackware 12.1-rc1, though there is still some
more minor work to do. Please help test! And if we’re missing anything major,
please let me know at volkerdi@slackware.com. Thanks. a/aaa_elflibs-12.1.0-i486-1.tgz: Updated the initial “starter” library package
to the latest versions in -current.
a/cups-1.3.7-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to cups-1.3.7.
This version of CUPS fixes some buffer overflows in the GIF image filter
and in cgiCompileSearch. Those running CUPS servers should upgrade.
For more information on these security issues, please see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0047
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1373
(* Security fix *)
a/cxxlibs-6.0.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libstdc++.so.6.0.9 from gcc-4.2.3.
a/mdadm-2.6.4-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mdadm-2.6.4.
a/pciutils-2.2.10-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pciutils-2.2.10.
a/sysvinit-2.86-i486-6.tgz: Fixed the /sbin/initscript path to match the man
pages. Thanks to Michiel Broek for the patch.
ap/hplip-2.8.4-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to hplip-2.8.4.
ap/zsh-4.3.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to zsh-4.3.6. Thanks to Haakon Riiser for
alerting me to the new release.
d/gdb-6.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gdb-6.8.
l/hal-0.5.10-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled with –enable-umount-helper, which allows
non-root users to umount hotplugged devices from the command line.
Thanks to Robby Workman for the suggestion.
l/hal-info-20080317-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to hal-info-20080317.
n/bind-9.4.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to bind-9.4.2.
n/wpa_supplicant-0.5.10-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to wpa_supplicant-0.5.10.
x/wqy-zenhei-font-ttf-0.5.23-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to wqy-zenhei-0.5.23.
Thanks to Eric Hameleers for noticing the new release (only linked from the
Chinese version of the development website x/xf86-video-amd-2.7.7.7-i486-1.tgz: Removed. (see below)
x/xf86-video-geode-2.8.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-geode-2.8.0.
This package has been renamed from xf86-video-amd to avoid confusion with
other AMD video products.
x/xf86-video-intel-2.2.1-i486-1.tgz: Reverted to xf86-video-intel-2.2.1. We
suspected that might be needed, given the version number and development
status of the newer driver we tried, but gave it a try anyway. Probably
there will be no more driver updates at this point unless bugs are reported
that newer drivers fix.
xap/pidgin-2.4.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pidgin-2.4.1.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Tue Apr 1 02:41:32 CDT 2008
a/acl-2.2.47_1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to acl-2.2.47_1.
a/attr-2.4.41_1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to attr-2.4.41_1.
a/etc-12.1-noarch-4.tgz: Give the mysql user a /bin/false “shell”.
Thanks to Noel for the suggestion.
a/lilo-22.8-i486-12.tgz: Fixed a bug where liloconfig might not properly
determine the root directory where /boot is found.
a/sysvinit-scripts-1.2-noarch-20.tgz: Fixed a bug in rescan-scsi-bus that was
exposed by the CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN kernel option (which _should_ also make
rescan-scsi-bus unneccessary). Thanks to Kem Prims for the bug report.
Keep /usr/share/mime’s mime.cache file updated.
a/util-linux-2.12r-i486-6.tgz: Removed. See below.
a/util-linux-ng-2.13.1-i486-1.tgz: Added util-linux-ng-2.13.1, which replaces
the old util-linux package. To install, either use upgradepkg with the “%”
option, or do this: installpkg util-linux-ng-2.13.1-i486-1.tgz ;
removepkg util-linux ; installpkg util-linux-ng-2.13.1-i486-1.tgz
Thanks to Robby Workman for a lot of help with this package update.
a/xfsprogs-2.9.7_1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xfsprogs-2.9.7_1.
ap/alsa-utils-1.0.15-i486-3.tgz: Don’t load the mixer settings until after
the OSS modules have been loaded. Eliminate ‘awk’ usage in rc.alsa, using
sed and tr instead. Thanks to Tomas Matejicek for the patch.
ap/dmapi-2.2.8_1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to dmapi-2.2.8_1.
ap/man-pages-2.79-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to man-pages-2.79, and retained the
POSIX pthread_* man pages this time. Thanks to Rastislav Stanik.
ap/mysql-5.0.51a-i486-2.tgz: Modified /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld’s database
installation instructions to take into consideration that the mysql user no
longer has a login shell. In addition, the admin is told to consider locking
the database server down even further (if possible) by using the
mysql_secure_installation utility. Thanks again to Noel.
ap/xfsdump-2.2.48_1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xfsdump-2.2.48_1.
l/libglade-2.6.2-i486-2.tgz: Rebuilt with –libdir=/usr/lib. Without this,
libglade-2.0.la incorrectly inserts ‘/usr/local/lib’ in the .la file.
Thanks to Steve Kennedy for the bug report.
l/libgsf-1.14.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libgsf-1.14.8.
n/net-tools-1.60-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled with latest Debian patch.
n/nfs-utils-1.1.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to nfs-utils-1.1.2.
n/nmap-4.60-i486-3.tgz: Fixed the build script (third time’s the charm?) to
use DESTDIR and remove the one item (useless, IMHO, within a package system)
that still can’t get DESTDIR right: uninstall_zenmap.
Thanks to Conraid and Mauro Ghisoni for walking me through this one. n/openssh-4.9p1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to openssh-4.9p1.
n/wget-1.11.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to wget-1.11.1.
x/scim-1.4.7-i486-5.tgz: Fixed scim.desktop to have more information, and to
place the SCIM startup utility in the “Utilities” menu rather than having it
fall into “Lost & Found”. Thanks to Hon Yuen Kwun for the initial patch.
x/xf86-video-intel-2.2.99.902-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to xf86-video-intel-2.2.99.902.
xap/xine-lib-1.1.11.1-i686-1.tgz: Earlier versions of xine-lib suffer from an
integer overflow which may lead to a buffer overflow that could potentially
be used to gain unauthorized access to the machine if a malicious media
file is played back. File types affected this time include .flv, .mov, .rm,
.mve, .mkv, and .cak.
For more information on this security issue, please see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1482
(* Security fix *)
isolinux/initrd.img: Patched to have /etc/fstab mount /dev/shm.
Updated XFS utilities.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Patched to have /etc/fstab mount /dev/shm.
Updated XFS utilities.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Sat Mar 29 18:07:00 CDT 2008
a/glibc-solibs-2.7-i486-8.tgz: Recompiled against 2.6.24.4 headers.
a/glibc-zoneinfo-2.7-noarch-8.tgz: Upgraded to tzdata2008b.
l/glibc-2.7-i486-8.tgz: Recompiled against 2.6.24.4 headers.
Upgraded to tzdata2008b.
l/glibc-i18n-2.7-noarch-8.tgz: Rebuilt.
l/glibc-profile-2.7-i486-8.tgz: Recompiled against 2.6.24.4 headers.
a/lilo-22.8-i486-11.tgz: Fixed reversed vt.default_utf8 kernel parameter
(0 1) in /etc/lilo.conf. Thanks to Eric Hameleers for noticing the bug.
+————————–+
Fri Mar 28 23:35:22 CDT 2008
a/aaa_base-12.1.0-noarch-1.tgz: Added an empty /usr/share/wallpapers as this
seems to be a de-facto standard directory and (for example) XFce will give
an error if it is missing and one tries to change the desktop image.
Thanks to Chess Griffin for reporting this.
Bumped version number of package, and of /etc/slackware-version.
a/etc-12.1-noarch-3.tgz: Installed root into the audio, cdrom, video, plugdev,
and floppy groups _correctly_. This was noticed by a lot of people — sorry
for the bogus entries in there before. I don’t know how I managed that.
(easily a/lilo-22.8-i486-10.tgz: Fixed liloconfig to at least create an empty
message file in /boot if none exists.
a/sysvinit-scripts-1.2-noarch-19.tgz: Keep any icon-theme.cache files updated.
a/kernel-generic-2.6.24.4-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 uniprocessor generic.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.24.4_smp-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 SMP gensmp.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-huge-2.6.24.4-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 uniprocessor huge.s (full-featured) kernel.
a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.24.4_smp-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 SMP hugesmp.s (full-featured) kernel.
a/kernel-modules-2.6.24.4-i486-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 uniprocessor kernel modules.
a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.24.4_smp-i686-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 SMP kernel modules.
ap/vim-7.1.285-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to vim-7.1.285.
d/kernel-headers-2.6.24.4_smp-x86-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 SMP kernel headers.
k/kernel-source-2.6.24.4_smp-noarch-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.4 SMP kernel source.
l/svgalib_helper-1.9.25_2.6.24.4-i486-1.tgz: Recompiled for Linux 2.6.24.4.
n/gnupg-1.4.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gnupg-1.4.9.
n/gnupg2-2.0.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gnupg-2.0.9.
n/nmap-4.60-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled. Some files were missing due to an
incompletely removed previous compile. Thanks again to Mauro Ghisoni.
It may also be necessary to reinstall python after upgrading from -1.
tcl/tcl-8.4.18-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to tcl8.4.18.
tcl/tk-8.4.18-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to tk8.4.18.
x/liberation-fonts-ttf-1.0-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to Liberation Fonts 1.0.
Thanks to Eric Hameleers for making a fontconfig file and updating the
build script.
x/pixman-0.10.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pixman-0.10.0.
xap/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.13-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to firefox-2.0.0.13.
This upgrade fixes some more security bugs.
For more information, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox
(* Security fix *)
xap/seamonkey-1.1.9-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to seamonkey-1.1.9.
This upgrade fixes some more security bugs.
For more information, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#seamonkey
(* Security fix *)
xap/xine-lib-1.1.11-i686-1.tgz: Earlier versions of xine-lib suffer from an
array index bug that may have security implications if a malicious RTSP
stream is played. Playback of other media formats is not affected.
If you use RTSP, you should probably upgrade xine-lib.
For more information on the security issue, please see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0073
(* Security fix *)
xap/vim-gvim-7.1.285-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to vim-7.1.285. This is the GTK+
version of vim (gvim). The normal vim package is also required.
extra/grub/grub-0.97-i486-6.tgz: Restored the inode patch for ext2/3.
It looks like it was needed after all.
extra/linux-2.6.24.3-nosmp-sdk/: Updated SMP to no-SMP kernel source patch.
isolinux/initrd.img: Fixed huge.s kernel installation bug.
kernels/huge.s/*: Upgraded huge.s kernel to 2.6.24.4.
kernels/hugesmp.s/*: Upgraded hugesmp.s kernel to 2.6.24.4 (SMP).
kernels/speakup.s/*: Upgraded speakup.s kernel to 2.6.24.4.
pasture/gcc-3.4.6/: Removed, since this has gone unchanged since
Slackware 12.0. I’m not sure if the one in 12.0’s pasture still works,
but if it does, and you need it for something, that’s where to find it.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Updated USB and PXE installers to 2.6.24.4 modules.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Wed Mar 26 00:21:34 CDT 2008
a/etc-12.1-noarch-2.tgz: Add root to the groups audio, cdrom, video, plugdev,
and floppy. Root already has access to most of these devices, but it doesn’t
hurt to provide an example for people who edit /etc/groups manually.
a/shadow-4.0.3-i486-15.tgz: Took plugdev out of CONSOLE_GROUPS in
/etc/login.defs, since DBUS doesn’t know about group memberships added that
way. Users not actually listed in /etc/groups as part of groups such as
plugdev wouldn’t be able to use those devices even at the console when
logging in through a graphical login manager such as XDM, KDM, or GDM.
Stuart Winter enhanced the command-line adduser tool. Quote from the adduser
program history: “* To facilitate use of the automatic mounting features of
HAL, allow the admin to easily add users to the default groups:
audio,cdrom,video,plugdev,floppy
The default is not to add new users to these groups. And by the way, this
script is “adduser from Slackware” not “superadduser from Gentoo” ;-)”
If you trust your users, this is the correct way to give them access to these
devices. adduser will automatically edit /etc/groups for you. If you do not
trust your users and you give them access to these groups, they may create
mischief from afar with this access, so be aware of the security implications.
a/udev-118-i486-3.tgz: Fixed two broken symbolic links in /sbin.
Thanks to Piter Punk for fixing the script, and to Fred Emmott for noticing
the problem and letting us know.
ap/ntfsprogs-2.0.0-i486-2.tgz: Added back ntfsprogs-2.0.0, using (for now)
–disable-ntfsmount. It is still needed to manage NTFS partitions even if we
use the kernel driver or NTFS-3G to mount them.
Thanks to Matteo Nunziati for the information.
n/epic4-2.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to epic4-2.8.
n/irssi-0.8.12-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to irssi-0.8.12.
n/nmap-4.60-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to nmap-4.60.
Zenmap still isn’t working because we don’t include sqlite, but a zenmap
.desktop file was added anyway, and some paths in a script were fixed.
Thanks to Mauro Ghisoni for pointing out the bad paths in Paths.py.
xap/gimp-2.4.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gimp-2.4.5, added support for pyGTK.
isolinux/initrd.img: Fixed Speakup kernel detection.
Thanks to Jude DaShiell for reporting the bug.
Added LVM swap partition detection.
Thanks to Manuel Reimer for the patch.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Fixed Speakup kernel detection.
Thanks to Jude DaShiell for reporting the bug.
Added LVM swap partition detection.
Thanks to Manuel Reimer for the patch.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Sat Mar 22 16:26:33 CDT 2008
a/pkgtools-12.1.0-noarch-6.tgz: Fixed bogus bad gzipped file warnings.
ap/ghostscript-8.62-i486-3.tgz: Fixed default cidfmap installation.
n/mcabber-0.9.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mcabber-0.9.6.
xap/audacious-1.5.0-i486-2.tgz: Don’t use opcodes that break older computers.
Thanks to Elvio Basello and Udo A. Steinberg for the bug reports.
Thanks also to Giacomo Lozito for debugging suggestions. The problem was,
of course, on my side of things. xap/audacious-plugins-1.5.0-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled.

Here are the slackware-current changelog updates:

Wed Mar 19 19:34:38 CDT 2008
Is this Slackware 12.1 RC 1 yet? It has to be close.
a/e2fsprogs-1.40.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to e2fsprogs-1.40.8.
a/gpm-1.20.1-i486-5.tgz: Default item to imps2, which works well with KVM
boxes. If you use a Synaptics pad with the third party driver, you may have
to change this setting.
a/inotify-tools-3.13-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to inotify-tools-3.13.
a/kernel-generic-2.6.24.3-i486-2.tgz: After much debate, the kernels have been
recompiled with the CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN option enabled. This was tried once
and caused problems for real SCSI systems, but that really was many years ago
and it’s so handy to have this feature for multi-LUN card readers that we’re
going to try enabling this again. Please report any problems.
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.24.3 uniprocessor generic.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.24.3_smp-i686-2.tgz:
Recompiled with CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN.
a/kernel-huge-2.6.24.3-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled with CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN.
a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.24.3_smp-i686-2.tgz:
Recompiled with CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN.
a/kernel-modules-2.6.24.3-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled.
a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.24.3_smp-i686-2.tgz: Recompiled.
a/ntfs-3g-1.2310-i486-1.tgz: After getting a lot of feedback on it, we’re
changing from ntfsprogs to ntfs-3g and putting it in the A series so that it
can be used as the default NTFS filesystem. All the best wishes to the
ntfsprogs project for future improvement, but nftsprogs couldn’t extract and
compile the Linux kernel on an NTFS partition here, and ntfs-3g could.
It also seems to have a better community and support going right now.
Thanks to the users who wrote with their opinions to help make this decision.
a/pkgtools-12.1.0-noarch-5.tgz: Default making a USB boot stick to off.
a/sysvinit-scripts-1.2-noarch-18.tgz: Removed /etc/rc.d/rc.scanluns.
a/udev-118-i486-2.tgz: Blacklist old bcm43xx driver (b43 and b43legacy are
the recommended drivers now).
ap/alsa-utils-1.0.15-i486-2.tgz: Set reasonable volume defaults if there are
none in /etc/asound.state. Thanks to Eric Hameleers.
ap/gutenprint-5.0.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gutenprint-5.0.2.
ap/ntfsprogs-2.0.0-i486-1.tgz: Removed (for now).
d/m4-1.4.10-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to m4-1.4.10. Thanks to Kyle Guinn for
reporting that m4-1.4.9 had a serious calculation bug.
d/pkg-config-0.23-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pkg-config-0.23.
k/kernel-source-2.6.24.3_smp-noarch-2.tgz: CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is now the
default in the supplied Slackware generic .config.
kde/kdelibs-3.5.9-i486-3.tgz: Patched a problem with Kate mislocating the
cursor after a block paste. Thanks to Peter Sevens for showing me the fix.
l/atk-1.22.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to atk-1.22.0.
l/dbus-1.1.20-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to dbus-1.1.20. Thanks to Robby Workman
for helping to maintain the dbus build scripts.
l/dbus-glib-0.74-i486-2.tgz: Rebuilt.
l/dbus-qt3-0.70-i486-2.tgz: Rebuilt.
l/gnome-icon-theme-2.22.0-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to gnome-icon-theme-2.22.0.
l/glib2-2.14.6-i486-3.tgz: Set G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1, and if the locale is
UTF-8, then set G_FILENAME_ENCODING=”@locale” (which will override the
G_BROKEN_FILENAMES setting). This should get us a little closer with UTF.
Thanks to Dave Minton for pointing out the issue to Robby Workman, who
(in turn), sent it in to me.
l/gtk+2-2.12.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gtk+-2.12.9.
l/hal-info-20080313-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to l/hal-info-20080313.
l/hicolor-icon-theme-0.10-noarch-3.tgz: Don’t make an icon-theme.cache file
in /usr/share/icons.
l/lcms-1.17-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to lcms-1.17.
l/libart_lgpl-2.3.20-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libart_lgpl-2.3.20.
l/pango-1.20.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pango-1.20.0.
l/pygtk-2.12.1-i486-2.tgz: Robby said it would help to recompile this.
l/wavpack-4.41.0-i486-1.tgz: Added wavpack-4.41.0.
This is needed for audacious WAV format support.
n/gnupg2-2.0.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gnupg2-2.0.8.
n/gnutls-2.2.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gnutls-2.2.2.
n/gpgme-1.1.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gpgme-1.1.6.
n/libassuan-1.0.4-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libassuan-1.0.4.
n/libksba-1.0.3-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libksba-1.0.3.
n/libgcrypt-1.4.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libgcrypt-1.4.0.
n/libgpg-error-1.6-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled.
n/pinentry-0.7.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pinentry-0.7.5.
n/samba-3.0.28a-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to samba-3.0.28a.
n/wireless-tools-29-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to wireless-tools-29.
x/libXScrnSaver-1.1.3-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libXScrnSaver-1.1.3.
x/libXv-1.0.4-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libXv-1.0.4.
x/libxkbfile-1.0.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libxkbfile-1.0.5.
x/xf86-video-amd-2.7.7.7-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-amd-2.7.7.7.
x/xf86-video-apm-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-apm-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-ark-0.7.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-ark-0.7.0.
x/xf86-video-ast-0.85.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-ast-0.85.0.
x/xf86-video-chips-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-chips-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-cirrus-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-cirrus-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-dummy-0.3.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-dummy-0.3.0.
x/xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.0.
x/xf86-video-glint-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-glint-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-i128-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-i128-1.3.0.
x/xf86-video-i740-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-i740-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-neomagic-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-neomagic-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-rendition-4.2.0-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to xf86-video-rendition-4.2.0.
x/xf86-video-s3-0.6.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-s3-0.6.0.
x/xf86-video-s3virge-1.10.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-s3virge-1.10.0.
x/xf86-video-savage-2.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-savage-2.2.0.
x/xf86-video-siliconmotion-1.6.0-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to xf86-video-siliconmotion-1.6.0.
x/xf86-video-sis-0.10.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-sis-0.10.0.
x/xf86-video-sisusb-0.9.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-sisusb-0.9.0.
x/xf86-video-tdfx-1.4.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-tdfx-1.4.0.
x/xf86-video-trident-1.3.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-trident-1.3.0.
x/xf86-video-tseng-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-tseng-1.2.0.
x/xf86-video-v4l-0.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-v4l-0.2.0.
x/xf86-video-vmware-10.16.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-vmware-10.16.0.
x/xf86-video-voodoo-1.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-voodoo-1.2.0.
xap/audacious-1.5.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to audacious-1.5.0.
xap/audacious-plugins-1.5.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to audacious-plugins-1.5.0.
xap/gkrellm-2.3.1-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled against gnutls-2.2.2.
xap/pidgin-2.4.0-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled against gnutls-2.2.2.
xap/xfce-4.4.2-i486-3.tgz: Patched two Thunar bugs.
xap/xpdf-3.02pl2-i486-3.tgz: Rebuilt adding an icon and .desktop file.
Thanks to Selkfoster for the .desktop file and for pointing out the icon.
extra/grub/grub-0.97-i486-5.tgz: Recompiled without the inode patch since
e2fsprogs-1.40.8 broke the GRUB we patched to work with e2fsprogs-1.40.6.
extra/linux-2.6.24.3-nosmp-sdk/: Updated SMP to no-SMP kernel source patch.
extra/parted/parted-1.8.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to parted-1.8.8.
extra/slackpkg/slackpkg-2.70.1-noarch-1.tgz:
Upgraded to slackpkg-2.70.1-noarch-1. Thanks to Piter Punk.
isolinux/initrd.img: Offer ntfs-3g read-write mounts for NTFS partitions.
Upgraded to parted-1.8.8. Upgraded to e2fsprogs-1.40.8.
kernels/hugesmp.s/*: Recompiled with CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN.
kernels/huge.s/*: Recompiled with CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN.
kernels/speakup.s/*: Recompiled with CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN.
Updated to latest Speakup GIT pull.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Offer ntfs-3g read-write mounts for NTFS partitions.
Upgraded to parted-1.8.8. Upgraded to e2fsprogs-1.40.8.