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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index e66772e46cee..efb405d4a9f5 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>A &man.check.utility.compat.3; library function has been added to <filename>libc</filename>, to determine - whether a named utility should behave in &os; 4-compatible mode + whether certain &os; base system utilities should behave in &os; 4-compatible mode or in a <quote>standard</quote> mode (default standard). The configuration is done &man.malloc.3;-style, with either an environment variable or a symbolic link.</para> @@ -2468,13 +2468,15 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> maintainable. These scripts now reside in <filename>/etc/periodic/security/</filename>. &merged;</para> - <para>&man.expr.1; is now compliant with the POSIX Utility Syntax - Guidelines. Some programs depend on the old, historic behavior + <para>&man.expr.1; is now compliant with POSIX.2-1992 (and thus + also with POSIX.1-2001). Some program depend on the old, + historic behavior and do not properly protect their arguments to + keep them from being misinterpreted as command-line options. (the <filename role="package">devel/libtool</filename> - port/package was/is a notable example). In these situations, - the <envar>EXPR_COMPAT</envar> environment variable can be - defined, which causes &man.expr.1; to behave more like previous - versions.</para> + port/package, used by many GNU programs, is a notable example). + The old behavior can be requested by enabling compatibility mode + for &man.expr.1; as described in + &man.check.utility.compat.3;.</para> <para>&man.fbtab.5; now accepts glob matching patterns for target devices, not just individual devices and directories.</para> @@ -3088,8 +3090,13 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> from NetBSD. By creating an &man.nsswitch.conf.5; file, &os; can be configured so that various databases such as &man.passwd.5; and &man.group.5; can be looked up using flat - files, NIS, or Hesiod. The old - <filename>hosts.conf</filename> file is no longer used.</para> + files, NIS, or Hesiod. If <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> + does not exist, it will be automatically generated from an existing + <filename>/etc/hosts.conf</filename> at system startup time. The + <filename>/etc/hosts.conf</filename> file may be used by old + executables; it will be automatically generated from + an existing <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> during + system startup if it exists.</para> <para>&man.od.1; now supports the <option>-A</option> option to specify the input address base, the <option>-N</option> option to diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index e66772e46cee..efb405d4a9f5 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> <para>A &man.check.utility.compat.3; library function has been added to <filename>libc</filename>, to determine - whether a named utility should behave in &os; 4-compatible mode + whether certain &os; base system utilities should behave in &os; 4-compatible mode or in a <quote>standard</quote> mode (default standard). The configuration is done &man.malloc.3;-style, with either an environment variable or a symbolic link.</para> @@ -2468,13 +2468,15 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> maintainable. These scripts now reside in <filename>/etc/periodic/security/</filename>. &merged;</para> - <para>&man.expr.1; is now compliant with the POSIX Utility Syntax - Guidelines. Some programs depend on the old, historic behavior + <para>&man.expr.1; is now compliant with POSIX.2-1992 (and thus + also with POSIX.1-2001). Some program depend on the old, + historic behavior and do not properly protect their arguments to + keep them from being misinterpreted as command-line options. (the <filename role="package">devel/libtool</filename> - port/package was/is a notable example). In these situations, - the <envar>EXPR_COMPAT</envar> environment variable can be - defined, which causes &man.expr.1; to behave more like previous - versions.</para> + port/package, used by many GNU programs, is a notable example). + The old behavior can be requested by enabling compatibility mode + for &man.expr.1; as described in + &man.check.utility.compat.3;.</para> <para>&man.fbtab.5; now accepts glob matching patterns for target devices, not just individual devices and directories.</para> @@ -3088,8 +3090,13 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting> from NetBSD. By creating an &man.nsswitch.conf.5; file, &os; can be configured so that various databases such as &man.passwd.5; and &man.group.5; can be looked up using flat - files, NIS, or Hesiod. The old - <filename>hosts.conf</filename> file is no longer used.</para> + files, NIS, or Hesiod. If <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> + does not exist, it will be automatically generated from an existing + <filename>/etc/hosts.conf</filename> at system startup time. The + <filename>/etc/hosts.conf</filename> file may be used by old + executables; it will be automatically generated from + an existing <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> during + system startup if it exists.</para> <para>&man.od.1; now supports the <option>-A</option> option to specify the input address base, the <option>-N</option> option to |