v7.0.0

• 4c4af09 version: bump to 7.0.0 (Alexandr Savca)
• 24107a4 ci: add test execution step to build workflow (Alexandr Savca)
• 7276209 build: make unit tests optional via 'tests' feature (Alexandr Savca)
• 1f12413 tests: add regression test for deferred signal handling (Alexandr Savca)
• 8cbfcae pkgutils: defer termination during package mutations (Alexandr Savca)
• 5ede669 tree: remove extra/flags-*.mk (Alexandr Savca)
• 41e0d3b ci: align build workflow with link_mode option (Alexandr Savca)
• b86333c build: remove b_lto=false from defaults (Alexandr Savca)
• afc3cc5 build: reformat options for consistency (Alexandr Savca)

v6.4

• fdb3773 chore: bump version to 6.4 (Alexandr Savca)
• ae21f21 pkgutils: update include to renamed umbrella header (Alexandr Savca)
• 6a656a5 docs(README): note PIE disabled in static builds (Alexandr Savca)
• 7e14019 meson: disable PIE in static builds (Alexandr Savca)
• 46872e6 build: refactor configuration header generation (Alexandr Savca)
• ea68123 editorconfig: add vim and markdown files to indentation rules (Alexandr Savca)
• c16325c vim: remove Last Change header and cc=72 modeline (Alexandr Savca)
• 1a0a464 doc(README): update scdoc entry with manpages default option info (Alexandr Savca)
• 7cc1a4f build: rename build_man option to manpages (Alexandr Savca)
• 7de7e26 meson: add Vim file installation options (Alexandr Savca)
• be6a3f7 meson: add bash completion options (Alexandr Savca)
• 2608431 build: refactor meson.build's and static flag usage (Alexandr Savca)
• 1da1eec pkgutils: unify version reporting macros (Alexandr Savca)
• afa19f3 ci: clean up irrelevant job (Alexandr Savca)
• ca6be63 ci: add openssl-libs-static to fix -lcrypto missing (Alexandr Savca)
• 559b2d3 build: remove misleading prefer_static_deps option (Alexandr Savca)
• 09df217 ci: fix subproject option prefer_static_deps (Alexandr Savca)
• 0e2baa3 ci: propagate prefer_static_deps option to static/shared builds (Alexandr Savca)
• efb5cae build: add prefer_static_deps option (Alexandr Savca)
• 5eab7bb ci: force fallback to subprojects libpkgcore, libpkgaudit (Alexandr Savca)
• 5eae7c6 build: add libpkgcore and libpkgcore as subproject fallbacks (Alexandr Savca)
• c1e1320 Modify PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR in build workflow (Alex Savca)
• c63fa5b Set PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR in build workflow (Alex Savca)
• 50bf484 Update path for pkgconfig files in build.yml (Alex Savca)
• 4bb05c8 Refactor install step in build workflow (Alex Savca)
• 71cf85b Fix path variable for pkgconfig files in build.yml (Alex Savca)
• 85e37c5 ci: verify libpkgcore install step (Alexandr Savca)
• f56a947 ci: use a private prefix for both libraries installation (Alexandr Savca)
• dcee10e ci: inspect installed pkg-config files (Alexandr Savca)
• 559d4b1 ci: enforce persistent PKG_CONFIG_PATH for subdependencies (Alexandr Savca)
• 678f9ca ci: alpine: inject transitive static compression libraries (Alexandr Savca)
• 720646e ci: build: allow link libpkgaudit to libpkgcore (Alexandr Savca)
• bb02ed6 ci: build: add libpkgaudit dependency (Alexandr Savca)
• 472b27b ci: alpine: add libarchive/acl/attr-static versions (Alexandr Savca)
• f00fe9b fix(man): feed scdoc input via Meson (Alexandr Savca)
• ded348f tree: mv .editorconfig to root (Alexandr Savca)
• ae7d82a docs: drop diff mentions (zstd, ACL/xattrs) which belongs to library (Alexandr Savca)
• 5cda429 completion: rename bash completion files (Alexandr Savca)
• 0c7ae24 vim: flatten vimfiles layout, adjust install_data (Alexandr Savca)
• c5587c1 pkgchk: clean up unused code (Alexandr Savca)
• 36d915f chore: minor cosmetic changes for meson files (Alexandr Savca)
• 9769b08 docs: note libpkgaudit dependency in README (Alexandr Savca)
• 7427f61 chore: note libpkgaudit linkage in meson.options (Alexandr Savca)
• 5b786e0 pkgchk: fix incidental output ordering (Alexandr Savca)
• 20ec712 pkgchk: test against linked libpkgaudit (Alexandr Savca)
• e28ce15 build: add libpkgaudit linking for root meson.build (Alexandr Savca)
• 7b361ed ci: exclude static-musl (no support on alpine) (Alexandr Savca)
• 933b1a1 ci: inspect build failures on generated pkg-config (Alexandr Savca)
• dbd71ca docs: clean up broken instructions from README (Alexandr Savca)
• 2e40e13 ci: refine build workflow for libpkgcore/pkgutils (Alexandr Savca)
• 2b72c4d docs: update build instructions & references in README (Alexandr Savca)
• d98828c ci: build pkgutils against staged libpkgcore from upstream repo (Alexandr Savca)
• d7dda40 build: switch to Meson (Alexandr Savca)
• 851ba15 src: include pkgutils-config.h, s/VERSION/PKGUTILS_$&/ (Alexandr Savca)
• f679fea completion: split bash_completion into separate files (Alexandr Savca)
• 07d4155 build: switch to libpkgcore usage (Alexandr Savca)
• d59b616 src: print pkgutils version (Alexandr Savca)
• 14ee204 src: include libpkgcore headers instead of bundled ones (Alexandr Savca)
• 8ef7d3b src: remove bundled libpkgutils (Alexandr Savca)
• 1b93f77 docs: README.md: fix link markup (Alexandr Savca)
• f0c7129 libpkgutils: additional comments consistency fixes (Alexandr Savca)
• 1179173 libpkgutils: style cleanup and consistency fixes (Alexandr Savca)

v6.3

• 85bb8b9 chore: bump version to 6.3 (Alexandr Savca)
• ae5c878 pkgchk: fix symlink owner lookup with --root (Alexandr Savca)
• 8dcbb24 docs: mention pkgchk in README (Alexandr Savca)
• 48e6a6b build: hook pkgchk into build and man pages (Alexandr Savca)
• 0454c05 completion: add bash completion for pkgchk(1) (Alexandr Savca)
• c7b30b6 pkgutils: add pkgchk utility (Alexandr Savca)
• 4d68886 .editorconfig: set max_line_length = 70 (Alexandr Savca)
• d8f1dbd pkgutils: reflow file headers and comments (Alexandr Savca)
• 3b9a457 libpkgutils: refine source comments (Alexandr Savca)
• e0374cf repo: add .editorconfig for C++ sources (Alexandr Savca)
• 707d0fa pkgutils: refine source comments (Alexandr Savca)
• b191c14 ci: unify build workflow path anchors (Alexandr Savca)
• 720afc4 chore: simplify .gitignore entries (Alexandr Savca)
• 16a982b docs: remove TODO.md in favor of GitHub Issues (Alexandr Savca)
• ec15b4c docs: refine README wording and structure (Alexandr Savca)
• 45f0165 ci: adjust Alpine build dependencies in musl job (Alexandr Savca)
• 8b179c9 ci: add Release CI workflow (Alexandr Savca)
• 290b946 ci: restructure build workflow with path filters and musl job (Alexandr Savca)
• 7b899c0 docs: minor consistency fixes (Alexandr Savca)
• fd5d0c9 docs(man): packages.7.scdoc: improve fixme comment, resort SEE ALSO (Alexandr Savca)
• 4e5a533 docs(COPYRIGHT): update years, resort, fix team url (Alexandr Savca)
• 8317c4d docs(README.md): minor cosmetic changes (Alexandr Savca)
• 9eda2ab src: minor cosmetic changes (Alexandr Savca)

v6.2

pkgutils v6.2 - Release Notes

This release focuses on manual page refinement, CLI/help output consistency, and build system cleanup, alongside minor cosmetic fixes and documentation updates.

Changes

• Manual pages overhaul

  • Standardized formatting across all pkgutils man pages.
  • Refined SYNOPSIS sections, reordered options, clarified examples.
  • Added new packages(7) manual page.
  • Unified style with BSD‑style placeholders and structure.
  • Removed obsolete HISTORY sections.
  • Improved clarity in pkgadd(8), pkginfo(1), pkgadd.conf(5), and packages(7).

• CLI/help output improvements

  • Synced usage/help messages with updated man pages.
  • Adjusted pkginfo help output to fit 72‑column width.
  • Fixed version command output in pkgadd(8).

• Source code and build system

  • Split codebase into libpkgutils and utilities for clearer separation.
  • Refactored print_version() and fixed compiler warnings across pkgutil.cpp, pkgadd.cpp, pkginfo.cpp, pkgrm.cpp, and fs_utils.cpp.
  • Added config.mk for library build flags.
  • Introduced SUBDIRS in Makefile for simpler builds.
  • Added commented flags-sanitizer.mk includes for future hardening.
  • Cleaned up redundant lint targets and .gitignore files.

• Documentation updates

  • Removed obsolete HACKING.md and irrelevant tips;
  • Updated README with new diff items, online man page references, and improved terminal formatting.
  • Clarified package archive format and compression in packages(7).
  • Updated COPYRIGHT years.

• Workflows

  • Removed outdated irc-notify.yml and lint workflows.
  • Added scdoc to build dependencies.
  • Adjusted GitHub Actions for messaging/auth.

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Full Changelog: v6.1...v6.2

v6.1

Release Notes:

• enable optional support for extracting ACL & xattr(7) by pkgadd utility
• various bugfixes and man pages improvements
• rework Makefiles

Full Changelog: v6.0.2...v6.1

v6.0.2

Release Notes:

• add vim syntax highlight for pkgadd.conf
• various fixes and improvements for manual pages
• fix some compilation warnings

Full Changelog: v6.0.1...v6.0.2

v6.0.1

Release Notes:

• add zstd packages support
• add {,un}install_bashcomp targets to Makefile
• GNU-style help/usage messages
• improve support for GNU Coding Standards
• replace pods with mdoc(7) manual pages, no more need for pod2man(1pm)
• various fixes and improvements for manual pages

Full Changelog: v6.00...v6.0.1

v6.00

Release Notes:

• Standardize -V for version and -v for verbose mode on all utilities.
• Footprint mode now makes only one pass through the archive. See 7d886b4 for more info.

Full Changelog: v5.43.1...v6.00

v5.43.1

Release Notes:

• Various fixes and improvements for man pages.

Full Changelog: v5.43...v5.43.1

v5.43

We've grown so much. *~*

Full Changelog: v5.40.7...v5.43