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@@ -3,8 +3,19 @@ library and provide a new, unified backend for all fetch(1),
pkg_add(1) and sysinstall(8).
Note that this is very much work in progress. It compiles (with a few
-warnings), but there is much left to be implemented. Comments, patches
-etc. of all kinds are welcome, but please don't commit anything
-without talking to me first.
+warnings), but there is much left to be implemented. Amongst other
+items:
+
+ * The man page needs work. Really. I mean it. Now.
+
+ * HTTP authentication doesn't work. I'm not sure if I bungled http.c
+ or fubared base64.c (which was ripped from MIT fetch(1)).
+
+ * The library needs a decent interface for reporting errors. I've
+ started on something (sending back an error code in the url_t that
+ was sent in) but we're Not There (tm) yet.
+
+Comments, patches etc. of all kinds are welcome, but please don't
+commit anything without talking to me first.
-- Dag-Erling C. Smørgrav (des@FreeBSD.org)