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| Name: brltty-utils | Distribution: openSUSE Step 15 |
| Version: 6.4 | Vendor: openSUSE |
| Release: 2.1 | Build date: Fri Jan 21 09:47:31 2022 |
| Group: System/Daemons | Build host: armbuild21 |
| Size: 19728 | Source RPM: brltty-6.4-2.1.src.rpm |
| Packager: https://bugs.opensuse.org | |
| Url: https://brltty.app/ | |
| Summary: Braille display driver for Linux/Unix | |
BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the Linux/Unix console (when in text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality. This package contain various utilities related to BRLTTY.
LGPL-2.1-or-later
* Tue Dec 14 2021 ohering@suse.de
- Add python-rpm-macros (bsc#1180125)
* Tue Nov 23 2021 gmbr3@opensuse.org
- Add all sysusers.d Requires
* Sat Oct 02 2021 gmbr3@opensuse.org
- Move sysusers.d to separate package
- Remove old SUSE RPM constructs
* Fri Oct 01 2021 gmbr3@opensuse.org
- Use sysuser-tools to process included sysusers.d file correctly
(bsc#1191465)
* Sat Sep 25 2021 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 6.4:
+ See ChangeLog for changes.
- API version is now 0.8.3.
- Add at-spi2 to BuildRequires. Now needed for at-spi driver.
* Tue Feb 02 2021 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 6.3:
+ See ChangeLog for changes.
- API version is now 0.8.2.
- Drop brltty-fix-install-dirs.patch: no longer needed.
* Sun Jan 17 2021 dimstar@opensuse.org
- Starting with the TCL 8.6.11 package, the default install path
for the TCL library is corrected to /usr/lib64/tcl: adjust the
move command for our tcl module basedon this change.
* Fri Jan 01 2021 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 6.2:
+ See ChangeLog for changes.
- Update api_version: now 0.8.1.
- Replace brltty-5.5-systemd-install.patch with
brltty-fix-install-dirs.patch: also adjust udev directory.
- Drop brltty-gcc10.patch: fixed upstream.
- Move udev rules patching to %build.
- Use the Makefile to install udev and polkit rules and docs.
- Brltty-config has been renamed to brltty-config.sh.
- Remove polkit conditional: we always have it enabled.
- Remove old espeak support: Leap prior to 15.0 is no longer
supported.
- Add python3-setuptools to BuildRequires: required by rpm during
checks.
- Add doxygen to BuildRequires: needed to build manual.
- Create a brltty user on install: now expected by service.
* Wed Oct 14 2020 mgorse@suse.com
- Add coreutils and util-linux to post requires (boo#1177656).
* Tue Jul 07 2020 callumjfarmer13@gmail.com
- Fixes for %_libexecdir changing to /usr/libexec
* Thu Apr 09 2020 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 6.1:
+ See ChangeLog for changes.
- Rebased brltty-5.5-systemd-install.patch
- api_version is now 0.8.0, and sover is now 0_8
- Add brltty-gcc10.patch: fix build with -fno-common.
- Adjust line to remove xsession file.
- Remove brltty-alsa.patch
* Wed Oct 09 2019 ro@suse.de
- change udev rule again to also not automatically use the braille
driver for USB IDs 10c4:ea60 and 10c4:ea80 as these are generic
IDs of generic UART bridges and should not be used for higher
level devices (bsc#1093378, bsc#1093455, bsc#1007652)
* Wed Jun 19 2019 dimstar@opensuse.org
- BuildRequire pkgconfig(libsystemd) instead of systemd-devel:
allow OBS to shortcut by using systemd-devel-mini.
* Tue Mar 26 2019 olaf@aepfle.de
- Use alsa API properly. Consumers are expected to use
<alsa/asoundlib.h> instead of <asoundlib.h>.
This is in preparation of an change to pkgconfig(alsa) to
not pollute CFLAGS with -I/usr/include/alsa anymore (bsc#1130333)
brltty-alsa.patch
* Thu Feb 28 2019 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 6.0:
+ Too many changes; please read ChangeLog :
- Rebased brltty-5.5-systemd-install.patch
- api_version is now 0.7.0, and sover is now 0_7
- brltty-systemd-wrapper now installs into /usr/libexec
- Pass libexecdir in configure
- LICENSE-GPL no longer exists
- Package binaries new in 6.0
* Tue May 15 2018 ro@suse.de
- use brltty.path for systemd macros (boo#1074096 again)
* Mon Mar 12 2018 aloisio@gmx.com
- Use correct license
* Mon Mar 05 2018 aloisio@gmx.com
- Update to version 5.6
* General updates:
+ BRLTTY has been relicensed to the LGPL (from the GPL).
+ Better cursor routing handling of status line updates and
vertical scrolling.
+ The Track Screen Scroll setting has been added.
+ The Word Wrap setting has been added.
+ Panning left when using a contraction table now word wraps.
+ Typing dismisses an alert message.
+ The test for when INFO does text maximization instead has
been fixed.
+ Overrides are now applied when the preferences haven't yet
been saved.
+ The Inceptor braille driver (from Innovision) has been added.
* The Baum braille driver:
+ On models with B9 and B10 by the joystick, both are
interpreted as Space.
+ Input packet handling for Pronto! V3 models has been fixed.
* The EuroBraille braille driver:
+ Improved autodetection when using Bluetooth.
+ The Esytime braille keyboard can be used over Bluetooth and
USB.
+ For Esytime models, B5 has been renamed to B8.
* The HIMS braille driver:
+ The Smart Beetle is now recognized when using Bluetooth.
* The HumanWare braille driver:
+ The BrailleNote Touch is recognized when using USB.
* BrlAPI changes:
+ The version is now 0.6.7 (it was 0.6.6).
+ The brlapi_getModelIdentifier() function has been added to
the API.
+ The default character set is now based on the user's locale.
+ Sessions would occasionally hang when connecting.
+ PolKit authentication is no longer attempted when it isn't
available.
+ Reading raw key codes no longer uses key ranges.
* Text tables:
+ The lt (Lithuanian) table has been updated.
+ The uk (Ukrainian) table has been added.
* Contraction tables:
+ The fr-abrege (French) table has been updated.
+ The lt (Lithuanian) table has been added.
+ Support has been added for LibLouis tables.
+ brltty-ctb's output is now UTF-8 (rather than ASCII).
* Key tables:
+ The ifPlatform and ifNotPlatform directives have been added.
* Systemd changes:
+ Path (rather than target) units are now used to manage BRLTTY
instances.
* Build features:
+ Add the reload target to the make files for Systemd and Udev.
+ A make file for install/uninstall of the AppStream rules has
been added.
+ Python 3.6 is supported.
- Use espeak-ng when available
* Wed Jan 03 2018 mgorse@suse.com
- Fix %pre, %post, and %postun: brltty.service is now
brltty@.service (boo#1074096).
* Tue Dec 05 2017 cbosdonnat@suse.com
- Drop python2 dependency (fate#323526)
* Fri Sep 01 2017 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 5.5
+ HandyTech's Actilino is supported.
+ HumanWare's Braille Note Touch is supported.
+ The Orbit 20 is supported.
+ Various other changes; please read ChangeLog :
- Drop brltty-udev-rule.patch, brltty-polkit-fixes.patch,
brltty-5.0-speechd.diff,
brltty-5.4-latex-tables-executable.patch,
brltty-braillenote-usb.patch, brltty.format-error.patch,
brltty.makedev.patch, and brltty.ocaml.patch: fixed upstream.
- Add brltty-5.5-systemd-install.patch: fix systemd service
directory on lib64
- polkit policy is now named org.a11y.brlapi.policy
- API version is now 0.6.6
- Don't create rcbrltty (why were we symlinking a systemd unit
file here? Seems wrong)
* Thu Aug 10 2017 olaf@aepfle.de
- Update filename in /var/adm/update-messages to match documentation,
and build-compare pattern
* Tue Jul 18 2017 olaf@aepfle.de
- Provide caml__frame with brltty.ocaml.patch
* Fri Jun 09 2017 tchvatal@suse.com
- Require java-devel >= 1.6 to not fail during bootstrapping
* Tue Mar 21 2017 mgorse@suse.com
- Replace brltty.format-error.patch with the upstream fix; our
current patch doesn't appear to be sufficient (boo#1030240).
* Tue Mar 21 2017 olaf@aepfle.de
- Add -Wformat to work around build failure (boo#1030240)
Add brltty.format-error.patch
Add brltty.makedev.patch
* Tue Feb 14 2017 mgorse@suse.com
- Disable udev rule for generic FTDI devices to avoid taking
USB-to-serial converters (boo#1007652). Add an update
message if one of these devices is detected.
- Add a README.SUSE.
- Add brltty-polkit-fixes.patch: don't delay brltty if waiting
for polkit initialization, and fix polkit+key authentication
(bsc#930242).
- Add brltty-braillenote-usb.patch: autodetect BrailleNote via
USB.
- Always enable polkit (intention of the conditional was to
disable on 13.2 and 42.1, but it was being disabled under 42.2
as well).
* Mon Nov 07 2016 olaf@aepfle.de
- Fix syntax error in rule files
brltty-udev-rule.patch
* Fri Sep 16 2016 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 5.4
+ Too many changes; please read ChangeLog :
- Drop b40-1.patch, brltty-polkit.patch, and
brltty-5.3.1-udev-systemd.patch: fixed upstream.
- Add brltty-5.4-latex-tables-executable.patch: LaTeX tables
should be executable.
- API version is now 0.6.5
- Install rules file into %{_udevdir}/rules.d
- Install systemd files via the Makefile
- Make polkit a conditional.
* Thu Sep 15 2016 mgorse@suse.com
- Install polkit file (bsc#930242).
- Add brltty-5.3.1-udev-systemd.patch: fix udev rules to work with
systemd. From upstream.
* Sun Jun 19 2016 jengelh@inai.de
- Add missing service_add_pre call. Add missing argument to fdupes.
- Fix misplacement of /69-brltty.rules in the root directory
because pkgconfig(udev) was not requested, which led to _udevdir
being the empty string.
* Tue Jun 07 2016 mgorse@suse.com
- Update to version 5.3.1 (fate#320893).
+ Too many changes; please read ChangeLog :
usr/share/doc/packages/brltty/ChangeLog
- API version is now 0.6.4
- Require systemd to build
- Install brltty-atb, brltty-ktb, and brltty-tune (new binaries)
- Add b40-1.patch - fix for invalid packets from a Brailliant
- Add brltty-polkit.patch: support polkit-based authentication for brlapi.
Install policy file
Set polkit as default brlapi authentication mechanism
- Install udev rules
* Tue Feb 10 2015 mgorse@suse.com
- Modify systemd service file to correct brltty path (boo#917176).
* Tue Dec 23 2014 p.drouand@gmail.com
- Add a dependency to python3 for building; brltty fails in his staging
project because of mssing python3-xml module
* Fri Dec 19 2014 p.drouand@gmail.com
- Update to version 5.2
+ Too many changes; please read ChangeLog :
usr/share/doc/packages/brltty/ChangeLog
- API version is now 0.6.3
- Remove obsolete patches;
+ brltty-python-prefix.patch
+ brltty-5.1-fix-bashisms.patch
* Sun Nov 16 2014 ledest@gmail.com
- fix bashisms in brltty-install script
- add patches:
* brltty-5.1-fix-bashisms.patch
* Sun Oct 19 2014 crrodriguez@opensuse.org
- Replace xorg-x11-devel by specific individual pkgconfig()
buildrequires.
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