Fink:Roadmap:0.27 new features
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New features in fink 0.27
fink --build-as-nobodytries to build as userfink-bldinstead ofnobody, which is reserved by the OS.- Timeouts for sluggish/stalled downloads.
- Validator detects deficient checking of some script return codes in
.infofiles. - New in 0.27.2, add conditionals support to
ShlibsandConfFilesfield (requires usingBuildDepends: fink (>= 0.27.2)or higher).
Bug fixes in fink 0.27
- Saner handling of virtual (
Provides) packages directly from the fink command-line. - Better recovery when encountering an unprocessable
.infofile. - More reliable building perl-module packages (
Type: perlpassed-j1in defaultInstallScript). - Improved detection of non-fink X11.
- Safer management of communication between fink and apt-get.