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[arch-announce] netcfg 2.8.2 release
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Thomas Bächler 13 May '12

13 May '12

Thomas Bächler wrote: netcfg 2.8.2 has been moved to [core]. It has been six months since netcfg had an update, so it accumulated quite some changes. Here is a shortlist. * Configuration has moved out of `rc.conf`. Please move your configuration to `/etc/conf.d/netcfg`. * Connection types ending in `-old`, `-dbus` and `-iproute` are discontinued. Remove the suffix if you still have it: you didn't need it. * Systemd is now supported for single profile, multiple profile, automatic wired and automatic wireless connections. * For your basic wifi needs, you can now use the bundled `wifi-menu` tool. It is a dialog based connection aid inspired by wifi-select. * Disconnecting an interface is no longer done through `-i`. The new parameter is `-D`. Reconnecting an interface is possible through `-R`. * There is a new connection type: PPPoE. The full changelog is at http://projects.archlinux.org/netcfg.git/tree/NEWS?id=2.8.2 The wiki does not reflect all these changes yet, please help updating it! URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/netcfg-282-release/

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[arch-announce] PHP updated to version 5.4
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz 09 May '12

09 May '12

Pierre Schmitz wrote: PHP has been updated to its latest major release 5.4. The upstream changelog can be found at [php.net/ChangeLog-5.php][1], a detailed migration guide is at [php.net/migration54][2]. In addition to this the following packaging changes have been made: * The Suhosin patch and extension have been removed. Learn more about the reasoning behind this decision at [pierre-schmitz.com/php-5-4-1-in-suhosin- out/][3] If you had used the suhosin extension before remove the php-suhosin package as it is no longer compatible with PHP 5.4 * Note that the extension API has been changed. If you are using any third party extensions that are not in our repositories, you have to at least recompile them or update to a compatible version. * The json module is now built into PHP itself. Therefore, remove the `extension=json.so` directive from your php.ini file. * The gd extension has been built with webp support using the libvpx library. Make sure to merge the changes of php.ini into your local copy; or probably easier: adjust the new php.ini to your needs. If you any encounter problems using the APC extension you may try the php-xcache package which has been added to the repository. Last but not least: especially if you are running old scripts, make sure they do not rely on features like "Safe Mode" or "Magic Quotes". As these features were removed, an update to PHP 5.4 will result in serious security holes. [1]: http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php [2]: http://php.net/migration54 [3]: https://pierre-schmitz.com/php-5-4-1-in-suhosin-out/ URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/php-updated-to-version-54/

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