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Ttf2Pt1-3.4.2 for Windows

A Win32-port of the latest release (3.4.1) of Ttf2Pt1 is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/
Ttf2pt1 converts TrueType fonts to Postscript Type1 fonts.

Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-18

FreeType-2.1.4 for Windows

An MS-Windows (Win32) port of the latest release (2.1.4) of FreeType is
available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net
FreeType is a free rasterizer and font engine.

Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-18

Sed-4.0.7 for Windows

An MS-Windows (Win32) port of Sed-4.0.7 is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net

Sed is a stream editor.

Changes from the previous release (4.0.6) are:

  • fixed bug in s///Np: was printing even if less than N matches were
    found.

  • fixed infinite loop on s///N when LHS matched a null string and
    there were not enough matches in pattern space

  • behavior of s///N is consistent with s///g when the LHS can match
    a null string (and the infinite loop did not happen :-)... read more

Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-16

Sed-4.0.6 for Windows

An MS-Windows (Win32) port of Sed-4.0.6 is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net

Sed is a stream editor.
Changes from the previous Win32 port (3.02.80) are:

Sed 4.0.6

  • added parameter to `v' for the version of sed that is expected.

  • configure switch --without-included-regex to use the system regex matcher

  • fix for -i option under Cygwin


Sed 4.0.5... read more

Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-06

FileUtils-4.1 for Windows

An MS-Windows (Win32) port of FileUtils-4.1 is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net

The GNU File Utilities are the basic file-manipulation utilities of the
GNU operating system.

The tools supplied with this package are:

  • chgrp: Changes file group ownership.
  • chown: Changes file ownership.
  • chmod: Changes file permissions.
  • cp: Copies files.
  • dd: Copies and converts a file.
  • df: Shows disk free space on filesystems.
  • dir: Gives a brief directory listing.
  • dircolors: Setup program for the color output of GNU ls.
  • du: Shows disk usage on filesystems.
  • install: Copies file and sets its permissions.
  • ln: Creates file links.
  • ls: Lists directory contents.
  • mkdir: Creates directories.
  • mkfifo: Creates FIFOs (named pipes).
  • mknod: Creates special files.
  • mv: Moves files.
  • rm: Removes (deletes) files.
  • rmdir: Removes empty directories.
  • shred: Destroy data in files.
  • sync: Synchronizes filesystem buffers and disk.
  • touch: Changes file timestamps.
  • vdir: Long directory listing.
Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-05

Sh-Utils-2.0 for Windows

An MS-Windows (Win32) port of Sh-Utils-2.0 is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net

The GNU Shell Utilities are the basic shell-manipulation utilities of the GNU Operating
System.

The tools supplied with this package are:

  • [ - Check file types and compare values
  • basename - Removes the path prefix from a given pathname.
  • chroot - Changes the root directory.
  • date - Prints/sets the system date and time.
  • dirname - Removes the last level or filename from a given pathname.
  • echo - Prints a line of text.
  • env - Displays/modifies the environment.
  • expr - Evaluates expressions.
  • factor - Prints prime factors.
  • false - Returns an unsuccessful exit status.
  • groups - Print the groups that the user is a member of.
  • hostid - Print the numeric identifier for the current host
  • hostname - Print or set the machine name.
  • id - Print real/effective uid/gid.
  • logname - Print current login name.
  • nice - Modify scheduling priority.
  • nohup - Allows a command to continue running after logging out.
  • pathchk - Check file name portability.
  • pinky - Lightweight finger
  • printenv - Prints environment variables.
  • printf - Formats and prints data.
  • pwd - Print the current working directory.
  • seq - Print numeric sequences.
  • sleep - Suspends execution for a specified time.
  • stty - Print/change terminal settings.
  • su - Allows you to adopt the id of another user or superuser.
  • tee - Sends output to multiple files.
  • test - Evaluates an expression.
  • true - Returns a successful exit status.
  • tty - Print terminal name.
  • uname - Print system information.
  • users - Print current user names.
  • who - Print a list of all users currently logged in.
  • whoami - Print effective user id.
  • yes - Print a string repeatedly.
Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-05

new packages / releases

In the last few weeks the following packages and releases have been added:

8 April 2003: LibIntl-0.11.5: library for native language support
8 April 2003: LibIconv-1.8: convert from and to character sets
2 April 2003: MkTemp-1.5: return temporary-file name
30 March 2003: Src-Highlite-1.7: make HTML from source code
30 March 2003: x86Info-1.11: display x86 CPU diagnostics
30 March 2003: File-4.01: determine file type
27 March 2003: T1Utils-1.27: Postscript Type 1 tools
20 March 2003: PcRe-4.1: Perl-compatible regular-expression library
16 March 2003: Grap-1.30: language for typesetting graphs (Groff and LaTeX): now supports color output
16 March 2003: File-3.41: determine file type
15 March 2003: Enscript-1.6.3-2: convert text files to PostScript: update (fixed bug #685108 and help request for correct behavior on Windows XP)
4 March 2003: HexTools-1.0: reversible hexdump
4 March 2003: Hex2Bin-1.02: convert Motorola and Intel hex files to binary
3 March 2003: Rpl-1.4.0: replace strings in multiple files

Posted by GnuWin32 2003-04-05

Jpeg-6b for Windows

A new release of Jpeg-6b is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/
This fixes bug # 645011 and several bugs reported in the Help Forum.

Posted by GnuWin32 2002-12-14

Glpk-3.2.1 for Windows

An MS-Windows (Win32) port of Glpk-3.2.1 is available from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net

GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit) is a set of routines written in
ANSI C and organized in the form of a library. This package is intended
for solving large-scale linear programming (LP), mixed integer linear
programming (MIP), and other related problems.

GLPK has the following main features:

  • implementation of the revised simplex method (based on sparse matrix
    technique, steepest edge pricing, and two-pass pivoting technique);
  • implementation of the primal-dual interior point method;
  • implementation of the branch-and-bound procedure (based on the dual
    simplex method);
  • application program interface (API).
Posted by GnuWin32 2002-08-17

MS Visual C++ import libraries

In several packages the MS Visual C++ import libraries have been updated:

BmEps,
CompFace,
FdLibM
FreeType,
JbigKit,
LibArt,
LibPng,
LibTool,
NetPbm,
Popt,
Wv

The Mingw and Borland C++ libraries are not affected.

Posted by GnuWin32 2002-08-14