ChangeLog
2024-01-01 - Added another Git repository URL option,
changed link to use https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng
- Added release dates where known
- Various other small tweaks
2023-10-16 - Added 1.6.40
- Removed 1.0.69
- Changed home page URL, added note about multiples
- Changed repository URL, added SF GitHub links
- Updated Slackware package versions (current -> 15.0)
2021-04-15 - 1.4.10 -> 1.4.22
- 1.5.9 -> 1.5.30
- Added 1.6.37
- Home page http to https
- Added Wikipedia, Git repository link
2021-04-06 - 1.0.58 -> 1.0.69
- 1.2.48 -> 1.2.59
- Updated Slackware package versions removing older and
added 14.0, .1, .2, and current
2012-03-15 - 1.0.52 -> 1.0.58
- 1.2.42 -> 1.2.48
- 1.4.0 -> 1.4.10
- Added 1.5.9
- Updated Slackware note for 13.1 and 13.37, removed
older than 12.0
- Use sha1sum instead for the ones that are from me
- Pass --mandir=/usr/man to configure (Slackware uses
/usr/man, the source defaults to /usr/share/man)
2010-01-10 - 1.0.39 -> 1.0.52
- 1.2.31 -> 1.2.42
- Added 1.4.0
- Updated Slackware note for 12.2 and 13.0
2008-09-17 - 1.0.31 -> 1.0.39
- 1.2.25 -> 1.2.31
2008-02-22 - 1.2.24 -> 1.2.25
- 1.0.30 -> 1.0.31
- Instead of download.sf.net, use
downloads.sf.net
2008-01-08 - 1.2.20 -> 1.2.24
- 1.0.27 -> 1.0.30
2007-09-14 - 1.2.19 -> 1.2.20
2007-08-25 - 1.0.26 -> 1.0.27
- 1.2.18 -> 1.2.19
- Updated Slackware note 12.0
May 21, 2007 - 1.0.24 -> 1.0.26 (includes security fixes)
- 1.2.16 -> 1.2.18 (includes security fixes)
Feb 6, 2007 - 1.2.12 -> 1.2.16
- 1.0.18 -> 1.0.24, use configure instead of
symlink to scripts/makefile.linux
- Removed gawk link (now at the top)
- Updated Slackware note for 11.0
Aug 2, 2006 - 1.2.10 -> 1.2.12
Apr 28, 2006 - 1.2.9 -> 1.2.10
Apr 14, 2006 - 1.2.8 -> 1.2.9
Jan 6, 2006 - Updated Slackware note for 10.2
- Only run removepkg if it exists
- Added uninstall notes to the bottom
Jul 11, 2005 - Removed make, gcc, binutils, and fileutils/coreutils links
- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
- root.root -> root:root, run when $UID = 0
Jan 10, 2005 - 1.0.17 -> 1.0.18
Dec 21, 2004 - 1.2.7 -> 1.2.8
- Added note about versions that come with Slackware
Sep 26, 2004 - 1.0.16 -> 1.0.17
- 1.2.6 -> 1.2.7
Aug 27, 2004 - Added a patch (to both versions) that fixes a zlib header
bug
Aug 26, 2004 - 1.2.6rc5 -> 1.2.6
- 1.0.16rc5 -> 1.0.16
Aug 11, 2004 - 1.2.6rc2 -> 1.2.6rc5
- 1.0.16rc2 -> 1.0.16rc5
Aug 9, 2004 - 1.2.6rc1 -> 1.2.6rc2
- 1.0.16rc1 -> 1.0.16rc2
Aug 4, 2004 - 1.2.25 -> 1.2.6rc1
<a href="http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt">http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt</a>
<a href="http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html">http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html</a>
- 1.0.15 -> 1.0.16rc1
- Added run of 'make test' in both versions
- Added note about removing library files
May 6, 2004 - Added a patch for 1.2.5 that fixes this:
<a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0421">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0421</a>
- Changed the md5sum -> textutils links to point to coreutils
Mar 2, 2004 - The tarballs seem to be missing from the home site,
changed the download URL to use sourceforge
- Updated notes about having both versions installed
- Updated notes about cleaning out elflibs
- Updated prerequisites
Aug 6, 2003 - Changed prefix to /usr
- Added notes for removing libpng that was installed under
/usr/local
- Updated note about Slack having /usr/lib/libpng* files
in the elflibs package
Jul 25, 2003 - Modernized, added md5sum verification, note about the
elflibs package
Oct 30, 2002 - 1.0.14 -> 1.0.15 (the old one)
- .tar.gz -> .tar.bz2 for both versions
- Updated removal of previous versions
- Added removal of old shared lib files
Oct 10, 2002 - 1.2.5rc3 -> 1.2.5
- Added removal of previous 1.2.x version
Sep 28, 2002 - 1.2.4 -> 1.2.5rc3 (security and bug fixes)
Aug 8, 2002 - Added removepkg to the old ver too
Aug 5, 2002 - 1.0.12 (the old one) -> 1.0.14
Aug 4, 2002 - First entry