PACKAGES.TXT; Mon Apr 30 00:35:38 EDT 2007 This file provides details on the Slackware packages found in the ./extra/ directory. Total size of all packages (compressed): 132 MB Total size of all packages (uncompressed): 376 MB PACKAGE NAME: bash-completion-20030911-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/bash-completion-20030911 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 54 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 200 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: bash-completion: bash-completion bash-completion: bash-completion: Adds programmable completion to the bash shell. A new file called bash-completion: /etc/bash_completion will be sourced for interactive bash shells bash-completion: adding all sorts of enhanced command completion features. Once bash-completion: installed, you may get a list of all commands that have associated bash-completion: completions with 'complete -p', and examine the code for the shell bash-completion: functions with 'declare -f'. bash-completion: bash-completion: bash-completion was written by Ian Macdonald . bash-completion: PACKAGE NAME: bison-1.875-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/bison-1.875 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 305 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 790 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: bison: bison (parser generator similar to yacc) bison: bison: GNU "Bison" is a general-purpose parser generator that converts a bison: grammar description for an LALR(1) context-free grammar into a C bison: program to parse that grammar. bison: bison: Bison is upward compatible with Yacc: all properly-written Yacc bison: grammars ought to work with Bison with no change. Anyone familiar bison: with Yacc should be able to use Bison with little trouble. bison: bison: PACKAGE NAME: bittorrent-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/bittorrent PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 119 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 590 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: bittorrent: bittorrent (BitTorrent file distribution utility) bittorrent: bittorrent: BitTorrent is a file distribution utility which utilizes the upload bittorrent: capacity of machines which are downloading a file to help distribute bittorrent: it to other downloading machines. This makes it possible to provide bittorrent: large files (such as the Slackware Linux ISO images) to many people bittorrent: without the usual problem of insufficient bandwidth. The more bittorrent: downloaders, the more bandwidth. Problem solved. bittorrent: bittorrent: Bram Cohen is the genius behind BitTorrent. bittorrent: PACKAGE NAME: bootshell-1.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/bootshell PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 4 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 20 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: bootshell: bootshell bootshell: bootshell: bootshell is a very (very!) limited shell intended to run as the boot bootshell: prompt for a Linux390 system. The goal here is to allow the VMOPER bootshell: to halt the Linux390 system without knowing the root password, while bootshell: still preserving system security. The assumptions are made that: bootshell: a) Your opers are trusted to halt the system bootshell: b) Your VM account password is not your root password. bootshell: bootshell: bootshell was written by Mike Kershaw of Marist College bootshell: PACKAGE NAME: checkinstall-1.5.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/checkinstall-1.5.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 54 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 190 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: checkinstall: checkinstall (create a package from "make install") checkinstall: checkinstall: Installs a compiled program from the program's source directory using checkinstall: "make install" or any other command supplied on checkinstall's command checkinstall: line (such as a Slackware .build script), and create a binary package checkinstall: at the same time so that you can install and remove the package using checkinstall: Slackware's package management tools. checkinstall: checkinstall: checkinstall was written by Felipe Eduardo Sanchez Diaz Duran, and checkinstall: uses the installwatch tool by Pancrazio `Ezio' de Mauro to monitor the checkinstall: installation process. PACKAGE NAME: cmsfs-1.1.8-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/cmsfs-1.1.8 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 41 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 200 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: cmsfs: cmsfs (CMS File System) cmsfs: cmsfs: This is the cmsfs package developed by Rick Troth. It is cmsfs: intended to allow Linux/390 guests running under VM and/or z/VM to cmsfs: access data on non-SFS CMS minidisks that are attached to the guest. cmsfs: This access is in read-only mode. cmsfs: cmsfs: cmsfs: cmsfs: cmsfs: PACKAGE NAME: cpint-1.1.6-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/cpint-1.1.6 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 14 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 50 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: cpint: cpint (CP Interface) cpint: cpint: This is the cpint package developed by Neale Ferguson. It is cpint: intended to allow Linux/390 guests running under VM and/or z/VM to cpint: issue CP commands. The interface checks to make sure the user that cpint: is invoking it is root before issuing the command to CP. cpint: cpint: cpint: cpint: cpint: PACKAGE NAME: cpint-1.1.6_2.4.26-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/cpint-1.1.6 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 14 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 50 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: cpint: cpint (CP Interface) cpint: cpint: This is the cpint package developed by Neale Ferguson. It is cpint: intended to allow Linux/390 guests running under VM and/or z/VM to cpint: issue CP commands. The interface checks to make sure the user that cpint: is invoking it is root before issuing the command to CP. cpint: cpint: cpint: cpint: cpint: PACKAGE NAME: db4-4.1.25-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/db-4.1.25 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 1678 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 7380 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: db4: db4 (Berkeley database library version 4) db4: db4: The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) library provides embedded database db4: support for both traditional and client/server applications. db4: db4: This package should be installed if compatibility is needed with db4: databases created with the Berkeley DB version 4. db4: db4: db4: db4: PACKAGE NAME: dejagnu-1.4.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/dejagnu-1.4.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 192 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 910 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: dejagnu: DejaGnu dejagnu: dejagnu: DejaGnu is a framework for testing other programs. Its purpose is to dejagnu: provide a single front end for all tests. Think of it as a custom dejagnu: library of Tcl procedures crafted to support writing a test harness. A dejagnu: Test Harness is the testing infrastructure that is created to support dejagnu: a specific program or tool. dejagnu: dejagnu: DejaGnu is written in Expect, which in turn uses Tcl -- Tool command dejagnu: language. There is more information on Tcl at the Tcl web site on dejagnu: SourceForge, and the Expect web site is at NIST. PACKAGE NAME: emacspeak-18.0-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/emacspeak-18.0 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 1796 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 7830 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: emacspeak: emacspeak (Emacs speech interface) emacspeak: emacspeak: Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to emacspeak: interact independently and efficiently with the computer. By emacspeak: seamlessly blending all aspects of the Internet such as Web-surfing emacspeak: and messaging, Emacspeak speech-enables local and remote information emacspeak: via a consistent and well-integrated user interface. Emacspeak has emacspeak: dramatically changed how the author, T. V. Raman, and hundreds of emacspeak: blind and visually impaired users around the world interact with the emacspeak: personal computer and the Internet. emacspeak: PACKAGE NAME: emacspeak-ss-1.9.1-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/emacspeak-ss-1.9.1 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 38 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 240 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: emacspeak-ss: emacspeak-ss (Emacspeak speech servers for several synthesizers) emacspeak-ss: emacspeak-ss: The emacspeak-ss package provides Emacspeak servers for several emacspeak-ss: additional synthesizers: DoubleTalk PC and AT from R. C. Systems emacspeak-ss: , Braille 'n Speak, Type 'n Speak, and Braille emacspeak-ss: Lite from Blazie Engineering , Accent SA, emacspeak-ss: Apollo 2, JUNO, and JUNO-sp from Dolphin, Spanish ciber 232, Spanish emacspeak-ss: ciber 232 Plus, and Spanish PC Hablado notebook. Emacspeak-ss was emacspeak-ss: written by Jim Van Zandt, and additional servers were contributed by emacspeak-ss: Jack Chen and Oscar Fernandez. Original inspiration by Bob Gildea. :) emacspeak-ss: PACKAGE NAME: emu-tools-0.9.4-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/emu-tools-0.9.4 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 65 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 190 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: emu-tools: emu-tools (tools for Creative audio cards) emu-tools: emu-tools: These are tools for use with Creative audio cards that use the emu10k1 emu-tools: driver, such as the Soundblaster Live! and Audigy. The latest version emu-tools: of both the driver and the emu-tools are available at: emu-tools: emu-tools: http://opensource.creative.com emu-tools: emu-tools: emu-tools: emu-tools: PACKAGE NAME: expect-dejagnu-5.38-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/expect-dejagnu PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 543 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 1600 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: expect: expect expect: expect: Expect is a program that talks to other interactive programs according expect: to a script. Following the script, Expect knows what can be expected expect: from a program and what the correct response should be. An expect: interpreted language provides branching and high-level control expect: structures to direct the dialogue. expect: expect: Expect was written by Don Libes of the National Institute of Standards expect: and Technology. expect: This version was patched to fix a problem that shows up in dejagnu. PACKAGE NAME: fluxbox-0.9.6pre1-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/fluxbox-0.9.6pre1 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 448 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 1480 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: fluxbox: fluxbox (Fluxbox window manager) fluxbox: fluxbox: Fluxbox is yet another windowmanager for X that is based on the fluxbox: Blackbox 0.61.1 code but with many new features. fluxbox: fluxbox: fluxbox: fluxbox: fluxbox: fluxbox: fluxbox: PACKAGE NAME: gcc-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gcc-3.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 4305 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 9930 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gcc: gcc (Base GCC package with C support) gcc: gcc: GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection. gcc: gcc: This package contains those parts of the compiler collection needed to gcc: compile C code. Other packages add C++, Fortran, Objective-C, and gcc: Java support to the compiler core. gcc: gcc: gcc: gcc: PACKAGE NAME: gcc-g++-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gcc-3.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 2498 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 8370 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gcc-g++: gcc-g++ (C++ for GCC) gcc-g++: gcc-g++: C++ support for the GNU Compiler Collection. gcc-g++: gcc-g++: This package contains those parts of the compiler collection needed to gcc-g++: compile C++ code. The base gcc package is also required. gcc-g++: gcc-g++: gcc-g++: gcc-g++: gcc-g++: PACKAGE NAME: gcc-g77-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gcc-3.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 1870 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 4210 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gcc-g77: gcc-g77 (Fortran support for GCC) gcc-g77: gcc-g77: This package contains those parts of the compiler collection needed to gcc-g77: compile Fortran code. The base gcc package is also required. GNU gcc-g77: Fortran supports a variety of extensions to, and dialects of, the gcc-g77: Fortran language. Its primary base is the ANSI FORTRAN 77 standard, gcc-g77: with some some extensions popularized by the 'f77' and 'f2c' compilers, gcc-g77: other compilers (such as Digital products), and the Fortran 90 gcc-g77: standard. gcc-g77: gcc-g77: PACKAGE NAME: gcc-gnat-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gcc-3.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 9969 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 33200 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gcc-gnat: gcc-gnat (Ada support for GCC) gcc-gnat: gcc-gnat: Ada 95 support for the GNU Compiler Collection. gcc-gnat: gcc-gnat: This package contains those parts of the compiler collection needed to gcc-gnat: compile Ada 95 code. Ada95 is the object oriented successor to the gcc-gnat: Ada83 language. gcc-gnat: gcc-gnat: gcc-gnat: gcc-gnat: PACKAGE NAME: gcc-java-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gcc-3.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 10411 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 39700 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gcc-java: gcc-java (Java support for GCC) gcc-java: gcc-java: Java support for the GNU Compiler Collection. gcc-java: gcc-java: This package contains those parts of the compiler collection needed to gcc-java: compile programs written in the Java programming language. The base gcc-java: gcc package is also required. gcc-java: gcc-java: gcc-java: gcc-java: PACKAGE NAME: gcc-objc-3.3-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gcc-3.3 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 1396 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 3190 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gcc-objc: gcc-objc (Objective-C support for GCC) gcc-objc: gcc-objc: Objective-C support for the GNU Compiler Collection. gcc-objc: gcc-objc: This package contains those parts of the compiler collection needed to gcc-objc: compile code written in Objective-C. Objective-C was originally gcc-objc: developed to add object-oriented extensions to the C language, and is gcc-objc: best known as the native language of the NeXT computer. gcc-objc: gcc-objc: gcc-objc: PACKAGE NAME: gimp-1.3.20-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/gimp-1.3.20 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 8349 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 23760 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: gimp: gimp (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) gimp: gimp: The GIMP is a powerful tool for the preparation and manipulation of gimp: digital images. The GIMP provides the user with a wide variety of gimp: image manipulation, painting, processing, and rendering tools. The gimp: GIMP's open design and extensible architecture make for a very gimp: powerful end product for photo and image retouching, web graphics gimp: design, or digital illustration. gimp: gimp: gimp: PACKAGE NAME: glibc-debug-2.3.2-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/glibc-extra-packages PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 42940 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 116490 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: glibc-debug: glibc-debug (GNU C libraries with debugging symbols) glibc-debug: glibc-debug: This package contains versions of the GNU C libraries with debugging glibc-debug: information. These are needed only if you wish to be able to step glibc-debug: through C library routines while debugging programs. Most debugging glibc-debug: efforts will not require these. glibc-debug: To use these libraries, set LD_LIBRARY_PATH when calling the debugger: glibc-debug: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/debug gdb glibc-debug: glibc-debug: Or, use this approach if you need to debug a setuid binary: glibc-debug: su user -c "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/debug gdb " PACKAGE NAME: glibc-profile-2.3.2-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/glibc-extra-packages PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 34517 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 89740 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: glibc-profile: glibc-profile (GNU C libraries with profiling support) glibc-profile: glibc-profile: This package contains static versions of the GNU C libraries with glibc-profile: support for profiling binaries using gprof. gprof calculates how much glibc-profile: much time a program spends in each routine which can suggest where to glibc-profile: concentrate efforts to improve performance. glibc-profile: glibc-profile: See the gprof man page for more details. glibc-profile: glibc-profile: glibc-profile: PACKAGE NAME: inn-2.4.0-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/inn-2.4.0 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 4493 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 10480 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: inn: inn (InterNetNews news server) inn: inn: Rich Salz's InterNetNews news transport system. The core part of the inn: package is a single long-running daemon that handles all incoming NNTP inn: connections. It files the articles and arranges for them to be inn: forwarded to downstream sites. inn: inn: inn: inn: inn: PACKAGE NAME: iproute2-2.4.7_now_ss020116_try-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/iproute2-2.4.7-now-ss020116-try PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 231 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 670 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: iproute2: iproute2 (IP routing utilities) iproute2: iproute2: These are tools used to administer many advanced IP routing features iproute2: in the kernel. See Configure.help in the kernel documentation iproute2: (search for iproute2) for more information on which kernel options iproute2: these tools are used with. iproute2: iproute2: These utilities were written by Alexey Kuznetsov. iproute2: iproute2: iproute2: PACKAGE NAME: kfiresaver3d-0.6-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/kfiresaver3d-0.6 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 69 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 230 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: kfiresaver3d: kfiresaver3d kfiresaver3d: kfiresaver3d: An amazing GL fireworks display screensaver for KDE 3.1! kfiresaver3d: kfiresaver3d: This KDE screensaver module was produced by Enrico Ros, based on the kfiresaver3d: great work of David Sansome on kfiresaver, and is released under the kfiresaver3d: GNU Public License. kfiresaver3d: kfiresaver3d: kfiresaver3d: kfiresaver3d: PACKAGE NAME: openmotif-2.2.2-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/openmotif-2.2.2 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 4397 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 11020 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: openmotif: openmotif (Open Motif graphical toolkit) openmotif: openmotif: The Open Motif toolkit and Motif clients, such as the Motif Window openmotif: Manager. openmotif: openmotif: Open Motif is only free on free operating systems such as Linux, BSD, openmotif: and GNU HURD. Please see the LICENSE in this directory. openmotif: openmotif: openmotif: openmotif: PACKAGE NAME: slacktrack-1.12-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/slacktrack-1.12 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 75 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 230 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: slacktrack: slacktrack (Slackware package creation utility) slacktrack: slacktrack: slacktrack is a script that launches a package build script via the slacktrack: installwatch library so that the program's contents may be tracked slacktrack: and turned into a Slackware .tgz package. slacktrack: slacktrack: slacktrack is written by Stuart Winter but is based on the idea behind slacktrack: CheckInstall and includes its 'InstallWatch' module. slacktrack: slacktrack: slacktrack homepage: http://www.interlude.org.uk/unix/slackware slacktrack: PACKAGE NAME: ucd-snmp-4.2.5-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/ucd-snmp-4.2.5 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 3214 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 9020 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: ucd-snmp: ucd-snmp ucd-snmp: ucd-snmp: ucd-snmp provides tools and libraries relating to the Simple Network ucd-snmp: Management Protocol including: An extensible agent, An SNMP library, ucd-snmp: tools to request or set information from SNMP agents, tools to generate ucd-snmp: and handle SNMP traps, etc. PACKAGE NAME: xcdroast-0.98alpha14-s390-1.tgz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./extra/xcdroast-0.98alpha14 PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 1598 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 3620 K PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: xcdroast: xcdroast (Graphical frontend for cdrtools) xcdroast: xcdroast: X-CD-Roast is a graphical frontend for the command line cdrtools. xcdroast: You can do anything X-CD-Roast does yourself using the command line xcdroast: tools - but it's nicer and easier with the frontend. The cdrtools xcdroast: contain "cdrecord" (which does the actual writing of CDs), "readcd" xcdroast: (reads data tracks of CDs"), "mkisofs" (masters CD images), and xcdroast: "cdda2wav" (reads audio tracks). Cdrecord, readcd and mkisofs are xcdroast: maintained by Joerg Schilling, cdda2wav by Heiko Eissfeldt, and xcdroast: X-CD-Roast by Thomas Niederreiter. xcdroast: