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	This file documents some of the problems you may encounter when upgrading			This file documents some of the problems you may encounter when upgrading
	your ports. We try our best to minimize these disruptions, but sometimes			your ports. We try our best to minimize these disruptions, but sometimes
	they are unavoidable.			they are unavoidable.

	You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time			You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time
	you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.			you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.

				20241109:
				AFFECTS: all users of i386
				jbeichUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions pkg-updating(8) requires `AFFECTS` to contain package origin (aka port category/name) or magical phrase (currently unused by UPDATING). jbeich: [pkg-updating(8)](https://man.freebsd.org/pkg-updating/8) requires `AFFECTS` to contain package…
				asomersAuthorUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions I don't want to put 500 separate ports on the AFFECTS line, so I guess I'll go with "all users". I do however see some entries that don't conform, like 20240529: "users of python". asomers: I don't want to put 500 separate ports on the AFFECTS line, so I guess I'll go with "all users".
				AUTHOR: asomers@FreeBSD.org

				On i386 the lang/rust port has been updated to require SSE2 by default. Not
				only does the compiler itself require SSE2, but it unconditionally generates
				code that requires it, too. Over 500 ports include Rust code (www/firefox,
				security/py-cryptography, etc). Official binary packages of all of those
				ports will no longer work on Pentium III and older hardware. PIII users must
				now build their own lang/rust packages, clearing the SSE2 option, and rebuild
				jbeichUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions build -> cross-build. Native builds won't work on SSE2-less hardware due to bootstrap. jbeich: build -> cross-build. Native builds won't work on SSE2-less hardware due to bootstrap.
				jbeichUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions cross-build example: now cross-build lang/rust for i386 on amd64 via ports-mgmt/poudriere after disabling SSE2 port option, and rebuild jbeich: cross-build example: ```lang=suggestion now cross-build lang/rust for i386 on amd64 via ports…
				any dependent ports.

	20241104:			20241104:
	AFFECTS: users of mail/fetchmail			AFFECTS: users of mail/fetchmail
	AUTHOR: chalpin@cs.wisc.edu			AUTHOR: chalpin@cs.wisc.edu

	OPIE and RPA have been made optional because both have significant security			OPIE and RPA have been made optional because both have significant security
	problems. OPIE support was not provided by the port on 14.x until the update			problems. OPIE support was not provided by the port on 14.x until the update
	to 6.5.0, when it was briefly re-activated. Because of its security flaws, it			to 6.5.0, when it was briefly re-activated. Because of its security flaws, it
	has now been disabled by default on both 13.x and 14.x.			has now been disabled by default on both 13.x and 14.x.
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