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<h2>Recent -current changes</h2>
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<li>The <code>${rcexec}</code> variable used to start daemons with rc.d(8) has been replaced with a more complete rc_exec() function. Handcrafted rc.d(8) scripts must be modified to use this new function: <code># sed -i 's/\${rcexec}/rc_exec/' /etc/rc.d/myscript</code></li>
<li>pkg_add received <a class="permalink" href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=165122901325173&w=2">a huge speedup</a> for when upgrading packages; instead of downloading the first bits of each packages to check for update, it uses a local cache embedded in the quirks package</li>
<li>IP forwarding got faster <a class="permalink" href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=165157839007714&w=2">when using multiple CPU</a></li>
<li>Battery life <a class="permalink" href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=165222104109566&w=2">should improve</a> for certain workload</li>
<li>grep received a <a class="permalink" href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=165624097121480&w=2">new --null flag</a></li>
<li>xlock received <a class="permalink" href="https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=165625250024871&w=2">privilege separation</a></li>
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<h2>Interesting new packages</h2>
<p>A lot of new packages got imported, some are alternatives of packages already available, but many are bringing possibilities we didn't have before.</p>
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<li><a href="https://aerc-mail.org" class="permalink">aerc</a>, terminal email client</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cdown/clipnotify" class="permalink">clipnotify</a>, notify on new X clipboard events</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cdown/clipmenu" class="permalink">clipmenu</a>, clipboard management using dmenu</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/clidle" class="permalink">clidle</a>, play wordle in the terminal</li>
<li><a href="https://tildegit.org/solene/obsdfreqd/" class="permalink">obsdfreqd</a>, CPU frequency scheduler</li>
<li><a href="https://guacamole.apache.org/" class="permalink">guacamole</a>, remote desktop gateway</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync" class="permalink">shairport-sync</a>, AirPlay audio player</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme" class="permalink">papirus-icon-theme</a>, paper icon set with new icons</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden" class="permalink">vaultwarden</a>, unofficial Bitwarden compatible server</li>
<li><a href="https://tildegit.org/solene/AppManager/" class="permalink">AppManager</a>, graphical interface to manage/explore OpenBSD packages</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle" class="permalink">sshuttle</a>, VPN over an SSH tunnel</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen" class="permalink">binaryen</a>, compiler and toolchain infrastructure library for WebAssembly</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/" class="permalink">GoToSocial</a>, lightweight Fediverse compatible server</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/monicahq/monica" class="permalink">monica</a>, self hosted Personal Relationship Management (PRM) service</li>
<li><a href="http://www.epicsol.org/" class="permalink">EPIC</a>, ircII client 5th generation</li>
<li><a href="https://orama-interactive.itch.io/pixelorama" class="permalink">pixelorama</a>, pixel art editor</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko" class="permalink">nheko</a>, Qt client for Matrix</li>
<li><a href="https://gmid.omarpolo.com/" class="permalink">gmid</a>, simple gemini server </li>
<li><a href="https://ihhub.github.io/fheroes2/" class="permalink">fheroes2</a>, engine recreation for Heroes of Might and Magic 2 </li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/sharkdp/fd" class="permalink">fd</a>, simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/jcs/sdorfehs" class="permalink">sdorfehs</a>, tiling window manager with a weird name</li>
<li><a href="https://launchpad.net/qpdfview" class="permalink">qpdfview</a>, tabbed DjVu/PDF/PS document viewer</li>
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