NetBSD 6.1 Release Candidate 2


March 18, 2013 posted by Jeff Rizzo

The second release candidate of NetBSD 6.1 is now available for download at: http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1_RC2/

NetBSD 6.1 will be the first feature update for the NetBSD 6 branch. There are many new drivers, some new features, and many bug fixes! Fixes since RC1 include:

  • Various terminfo fixes (PR#46793, PR#47090, PR#47490, PR#47532)
  • Fixed a segfault in awk(1) (PR#47553)
  • Moved boottime50 and its associated sysctl into the compat module. (PR#47579)
  • Updated tzdata to 2013b, with the latest timezone info
  • Fixed a crash when the security.curtain sysctl is enabled (PR#47598)
  • Fixed some IPF locking issues
  • Fix a crash on statically-linked programs for NetBSD/alpha

A complete list of changes can be found at:
http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.1_RC2/CHANGES-6.1

Please help us test this and any upcoming release candidates as much as possible. Remember, any feedback is good feedback. We'd love to hear from you, whether you've got a complaint or a compliment.

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Thanks a lot!

Posted by Edgar on March 22, 2013 at 09:14 AM UTC #

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