[43736] branches/release_1_7

[blb at macports.org]

Revision: 43736
          http://trac.macports.org/changeset/43736
Author:   blb at macports.org
Date:     2008-12-13 20:03:14 -0800 (Sat, 13 Dec 2008)
Log Message:
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Merge r43097 from trunk (forgotten, but not code-related so no worries about 1.7.0 release): update for interesting items in 1.7.0

Modified Paths:
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    branches/release_1_7/base/NEWS

Property Changed:
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    branches/release_1_7/


Property changes on: branches/release_1_7
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Modified: svn:mergeinfo
   - /trunk:42683,42697,42734,42747,42760,42845-42847,42865,42962,42978,43001,43080,43083,43140,43153,43194,43216-43217,43229,43704-43705,43733
   + /trunk:42683,42697,42734,42747,42760,42845-42847,42865,42962,42978,43001,43080,43083,43097,43140,43153,43194,43216-43217,43229,43704-43705,43733

Modified: branches/release_1_7/base/NEWS
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--- branches/release_1_7/base/NEWS	2008-12-14 03:52:39 UTC (rev 43735)
+++ branches/release_1_7/base/NEWS	2008-12-14 04:03:14 UTC (rev 43736)
@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
 
-== Overview of changes from MacPorts 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 ==
+== Overview of changes from MacPorts 1.6.0 to 1.7.0 ==
 
 # For regular users:
 
-* A suitable message is output when the requested port is not installed when polling its dependents;
-* Fixed the "Error: Unable to open port: invalid command name "ui_prefix"" runtime error on Panther;
-* Fixed the "Error: Unable to open port: invalid command name "ui_channels"" runtime error on Panther;
-* Fixed a MacPorts, Panther specific build failure due to missing sqlite headers on that platform;
-* Fixed a MacPorts build failure when building itself in universal fashion;
+*) The resources directory (containing port group information and the mirror sites) has been moved into the ports tree, so a new MacPorts release is no longer needed to update these items
+*) The error message from 'port upgrade outdated' when no ports are outdated is much improved
+*) Improvement on handling of MacPorts configuration files (global and user-defined options)
+*) Case-insensitive issues have been fixed
+*) 'port help' is improved
+*) The MacPorts mirror, distfiles.macports.org, is automatically checked when the normal sites fail to respond
+*) The search command of port now searches the name, description, and long_description fields
+*) Numerous improvements to dependency handling
+*) Work around a bug in 10.5's Tcl environment handling
+*) Fetching distfiles now tries to ping all mirror sites first in an attempt to pick the best source
+*) A new option was added to uninstall: --recursive
+*) The output for the port commands info, deps, dependents, and search has been improved
+*) Two new options to selfupdate: --pretend and --nosync
+*) A platform command has been added to port to display your platform information
+*) A suitable message is output when the requested port is not installed when polling its dependents;
+*) Fixed the "Error: Unable to open port: invalid command name "ui_prefix"" runtime error on Panther;
+*) Fixed the "Error: Unable to open port: invalid command name "ui_channels"" runtime error on Panther;
+*) Fixed a MacPorts, Panther specific build failure due to missing sqlite headers on that platform;
+*) Fixed a MacPorts build failure when building itself in universal fashion;
 
 
 # For Portfile writers:
 
+*) ruby port group adds a new parameter to ruby.setup for multiple ruby version support
+*) New use_dmg option allows DMG-format distfiles
+*) ruby.setup (part of the ruby port group) now takes a fetch type
+*) git has been added as a valid fetch.type
+*) On Mac OS X, MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET is now always set to workaround various issues
+*) Several universal-specific variables added to the configure.* group
+*) A merge function is now available for easier merging of multiple architectures for universal support
 *) Pre-fabricated statements with correct checksums are output when in verbose mode if the existing ones in the Portfile are incorrect;
 *) "port lint" now recognizes non-canonical modelines;
 *) Added a 'configure.pipe' Portfile option for using pipes rather than intermediate files when compiling C/C++ based ports;
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