Mon May 28 19:12:29 UTC 201820180528191229

a/pkgtools-15.0-noarch-13.txz:  Rebuilt.
  installpkg: default line length for --terselength is the number of columns.
  removepkg: added --terse mode.
  upgradepkg: default line length for --terselength is the number of columns.
  upgradepkg: accept -option in addition to --option.
ap/vim-8.1.0026-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
d/bison-3.0.5-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
e/emacs-26.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
kde/kopete-4.14.3-x86_64-8.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Recompiled against libidn-1.35.
n/conntrack-tools-1.4.5-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/libnetfilter_conntrack-1.0.7-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/libnftnl-1.1.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/links-2.16-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Rebuilt to enable X driver for -g mode.
n/lynx-2.8.9dev.19-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/nftables-0.8.5-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/p11-kit-0.23.11-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/ulogd-2.0.7-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/whois-5.3.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xap/network-manager-applet-1.8.12-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xap/vim-gvim-8.1.0026-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.

11 files changed, 924 insertions, 462 deletions

diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/explodepkg b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/explodepkg
index 110ebf069..e1f9b1281 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/explodepkg
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/explodepkg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright 1994, 1998, 2000  Patrick Volkerding, Concord, CA, USA
 # Copyright 2001, 2003  Slackware Linux, Inc., Concord, CA, USA
-# Copyright 2007, 2009  Patrick Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
+# Copyright 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018  Patrick Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -21,32 +21,15 @@
 #  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-TAR=tar-1.13
-$TAR --help 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
-  TAR=tar
-fi
-if [ ! "`LC_MESSAGES=C $TAR --version`" = "tar (GNU tar) 1.13
-
-Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
-warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
-Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason." ]; then
-  echo "WARNING: pkgtools are unstable with tar > 1.13."
-  echo "         You should provide a \"tar-1.13\" in your \$PATH."
-  sleep 5
-fi
-
 if [ $# = 0 ]; then
   cat << EOF
 Usage: explodepkg package_name [package_name2, ...]
 
 Explodes a Slackware compatible software package
-(or any tar+{gzip,bzip2,lzma,xz archive) in the current directory.
+(or any tar+{gzip,bzip2,lz,xz archive) in the current directory.
 Equivalent to (for each package listed):
 
-  ( umask 000 ; cat package_name | COMPRESSOR -dc | tar xvf package_name )
+  ( umask 000 ; cat package_name | COMPRESSOR -dc | tar xpvf package_name )
 
 Note: This should only be used for debugging or examining packages, not for 
 installing them.  It doesn't execute installation scripts or update the package
@@ -55,6 +38,10 @@ indexes in /var/log/packages and /var/log/scripts.
 EOF
 fi
 
+# Set maximum number of threads to use. By default, this will be the number
+# of CPU threads:
+THREADS="$(nproc)"
+
 # Main loop:
 for PKG in $* ; do
   echo "Exploding package $PKG in current directory:"
@@ -69,25 +56,50 @@ for PKG in $* ; do
     packagecompression=gzip
     ;;
   'tbz' )
-    packagecompression=bzip2
+    if which lbzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression=lbzip2
+    else
+      packagecompression=bzip2
+    fi
     ;;
   'bz2' )
-    packagecompression=bzip2
+    if which lbzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression=lbzip2
+    else
+      packagecompression=bzip2
+    fi
     ;;
   'tlz' )
-    packagecompression=lzma
+    if which plzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression="plzip --threads=${THREADS}"
+    elif which lzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression=lzip
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  lzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
+    ;;
+  'lz' )
+    if which plzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression="plzip --threads=${THREADS}"
+    elif which lzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression=lzip
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  lzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
     ;;
   'lzma' )
     packagecompression=lzma
     ;;
   'txz' )
-    packagecompression=xz
+    packagecompression="xz --threads=${THREADS}"
     ;;
   'xz' )
-    packagecompression=xz
+    packagecompression="xz --threads=${THREADS}"
     ;;
   esac
-  ( umask 000 ; cat $PKG | $packagecompression -dc | $TAR xvf - 2> /dev/null )
+  ( umask 000 ; cat $PKG | $packagecompression -dc | tar --xattrs --xattrs-include='*' --keep-directory-symlink -xpvf - 2> /dev/null )
   if [ -r install/doinst.sh ]; then
     echo
     echo "An installation script was detected in ./install/doinst.sh, but"
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/installpkg b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/installpkg
index 96c34fd93..87a7f57ac 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/installpkg
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/installpkg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright 1994, 1998, 2000  Patrick Volkerding, Concord, CA, USA 
 # Copyright 2001, 2003  Slackware Linux, Inc., Concord, CA, USA
-# Copyright 2007, 2009, 2011  Patrick Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA 
+# Copyright 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018  Patrick Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA 
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -21,6 +21,33 @@
 #  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
+# Thu May 24 20:23:55 UTC 2018
+# Added --terselength option to set the line length in --terse mode.
+# Allow adding NOLOCK in an install script to allow it to run without locking.
+#
+# Sat May 19 22:42:03 UTC 2018
+# Implement locking to prevent screen output or install script collisions if
+# multiple copies of installpkg are running simultaneously.
+# Use ${MCOOKIE} instead of $$ (might as well, since we already generated it).
+#
+# Tue Apr 17 17:26:44 UTC 2018
+# Quit with the funny business in /install. Note however that /install still
+# isn't a safe directory to use in a package for anything other than package
+# metadata. Other files placed there are going to be left on the system in
+# /installpkg-$(mcookie). That could be worked around, but we'll wait until
+# someone reports there is a need. The main reason to do this is that /install
+# was a collision point if more than one copy of installpkg was running at
+# once. With this change, the pkgtools are (more or less) thread-safe.
+#
+# Tue Feb 13 01:19:46 UTC 2018
+# Use recent tar, and support restoring POSIX ACLs and extended attributes.
+#
+# Tue Dec 12 21:49:48 UTC 2017
+# If possible, use multiple decompression threads.
+#
+# Thu Dec  7 04:09:17 UTC 2017
+# Change meaning of .tlz to tar.lz (lzip)
+#
 # Sun Sep  6 21:58:36 BST 2009
 # Replaced usage of "cat" with STDIN redirection or file name parameters
 # to speed up execution on ARM.
@@ -58,13 +85,6 @@
 # Changed $TMP directory to /var/log/setup/tmp, and chmod'ed it 700 to close
 # some security holes.
 
-# A stronger formula is needed to regularize output that will be parsed.
-unset LANG LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME LC_COLLATE LC_MONETARY \
-  LC_MESSAGES LC_PAPER LC_NAME LC_ADDRESS LC_TELEPHONE LC_MEASUREMENT \
-  LC_IDENTIFICATION LC_ALL
-LANG=C
-export LANG
-
 # Return a package name that has been stripped of the dirname portion
 # and any of the valid extensions (only):
 pkgbase() {
@@ -88,21 +108,27 @@ MD5SUM=0
 
 # So that we know what to expect...
 umask 022
-TAR=tar-1.13
-$TAR --help 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
-  TAR=tar
-fi
-if [ ! "$(LC_MESSAGES=C $TAR --version)" = "tar (GNU tar) 1.13
 
-Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
-warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# If we have mcookie and a tar that is recent enough to support --transform,
+# then we can stop needlessly erasing files in the /install directory while
+# also making installpkg thread-safe. Don't check for recent tar - we'll
+# already break from --attrs and --xattrs anyway if the wrong tar is used.
+if which mcookie 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+  MCOOKIE=$(mcookie)
+  INSTDIR=installpkg-${MCOOKIE}
+else
+  # Well, we will make due with this:
+  MCOOKIE=$$
+  INSTDIR=installpkg-${MCOOKIE}
+fi
 
-Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason." ]; then
-  echo "WARNING: pkgtools are unstable with tar > 1.13."
-  echo "         You should provide a \"tar-1.13\" in your \$PATH."
-  sleep 5
+# Create a lockfile directory if it doesn't exist. We can use it to prevent
+# screen corruption (from multiple dialogs) and install script collisions
+# (from multiple scripts trying to work on the same files) in the case of
+# parallel instances of installpkg.
+INSTLOCKDIR=${INSTLOCKDIR:-/run/installpkg-lock}
+if [ ! -d $INSTLOCKDIR ]; then
+  mkdir -p $INSTLOCKDIR
 fi
 
 usage() {
@@ -116,16 +142,24 @@ options:      --warn (warn if files will be overwritten, but do not install)
               --root /mnt (install someplace else, like /mnt)
               --infobox (use dialog to draw an info box)
               --terse (display a one-line short description for install)
+              --terselength <length> (line length in terse mode - default is
+                    the number of columns available)
               --menu (confirm package installation with a menu, unless
                     the priority is [required] or ADD)
               --ask (used with menu mode: always ask if a package should be
                    installed regardless of what the package's priority is)
-              --priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP  (provide a priority for the entire
+              --priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP (provide a priority for the entire
                     package list to use instead of the priority in the
                     tagfile)
               --tagfile /somedir/tagfile (specify a different file to use
-                    for package priorities.  The default is "tagfile" in
+                    for package priorities. The default is "tagfile" in
                     the package's directory)
+              --threads <number>  For xz/plzip compressed packages, set the max
+                    number of threads to be used for decompression. Only has
+                    an effect if a multithreaded compressor was used, and then
+                    only on large packages. For plzip, the default is equal to
+                    the number of CPU threads available on the machine. For xz,
+                    the default is equal to 2.
               --md5sum (record the package's md5sum in the metadata file)
 
 EOF
@@ -143,6 +177,17 @@ package_name() {
   pkgbase $1 | sed 's?-[^-]*-[^-]*-[^-]*$??'
 }
 
+# Set maximum number of threads to use. By default, this will be the number
+# of CPU threads:
+THREADS="$(nproc)"
+
+# Set default line length for terse mode:
+if which tput 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+  TERSELENGTH=$(tput cols)
+else
+  TERSELENGTH=80
+fi
+
 # Parse options:
 MODE=install # standard text-mode
 while [ 0 ]; do
@@ -158,6 +203,9 @@ while [ 0 ]; do
   elif [ "$1" = "-terse" -o "$1" = "--terse" ]; then
     MODE=terse
     shift 1
+  elif [ "$1" = "-terselength" -o "$1" = "--terselength" ]; then
+    TERSELENGTH=$2
+    shift 2
   elif [ "$1" = "-menu" -o "$1" = "--menu" ]; then
     MODE=menu
     shift 1
@@ -174,6 +222,12 @@ while [ 0 ]; do
       exit
     fi
     shift 2
+  elif [ "$1" = "-threads" -o "$1" = "--threads" ]; then
+    THREADS="$2"
+    shift 2
+    # xz has not yet implemented multi-threaded decompression.
+    # Who knows if or how well it will work...
+    XZ_THREADS_FORCED=yes
   elif [ "$1" = "-priority" -o "$1" = "--priority" ]; then
     if [ "$2" = "" ]; then
       usage
@@ -222,41 +276,56 @@ fi
 # If -warn mode was requested, produce the output and then exit:
 if [ "$MODE" = "warn" ]; then
   while [ -f "$1" ]; do
-    mkdir -p $TMP/scan$$
+    mkdir -p $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}
     # Determine extension:
     packageext="$( echo $1 | rev | cut -f 1 -d . | rev)"
-    # Determine compressor utility:
+    # Determine decompressor utility:
     case $packageext in
     'tgz' )
       packagecompression=gzip
       ;;
     'tbz' )
-      packagecompression=bzip2
+      if which lbzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+        packagecompression=lbzip2
+      else
+        packagecompression=bzip2
+      fi
       ;;
     'tlz' )
-      packagecompression=lzma
+      if which plzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+        packagecompression="plzip --threads=${THREADS}"
+      elif which lzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+        packagecompression=lzip
+      else
+        echo "ERROR:  lzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+        exit 3
+      fi
       ;;
     'txz' )
-      packagecompression=xz
+      if [ ! "$XZ_THREADS_FORCED" = "yes" ]; then
+        packagecompression="xz --threads=${THREADS}"
+      else
+        packagecompression="xz --threads=2"
+      fi
       ;;
     esac
-    ( cd $TMP/scan$$ ; $packagecompression -dc | $TAR xf - install ) < $1 2> /dev/null 
-    if [ -r $TMP/scan$$/install/doinst.sh ]; then
-      if grep ' rm -rf ' $TMP/scan$$/install/doinst.sh 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null ; then
-        grep ' rm -rf ' $TMP/scan$$/install/doinst.sh > $TMP/scan$$/install/delete
-	for f in `cat $TMP/scan$$/install/delete | cut -f 3,7 -d ' ' | tr ' ' '/'`; do
+    ( cd $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE} ; $packagecompression -dc | tar xf - install ) < $1 2> /dev/null 
+    if [ -r $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/doinst.sh ]; then
+      if grep ' rm -rf ' $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/doinst.sh 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null ; then
+        grep ' rm -rf ' $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/doinst.sh > $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/delete
+	for f in `cat $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/delete | cut -f 3,7 -d ' ' | tr ' ' '/'`; do
 	  f="/$f"
 	  if [ -f "$f" -o -L "$f" ]; then
 	    echo "$f"
 	  fi
 	done
       fi
-      if [ -d $TMP/scan$$ ]; then
-        ( cd $TMP/scan$$ ; rm -rf install ) 2> /dev/null
-        ( cd $TMP ; rmdir scan$$ ) 2> /dev/null
+      if [ -d $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE} ]; then
+        ( cd $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE} ; rm -rf install ) 2> /dev/null
+        ( cd $TMP ; rmdir scan${MCOOKIE} ) 2> /dev/null
       fi
     fi
-    for f in `( $packagecompression -dc | $TAR tf - ) < $1 | grep -v 'drwx'`; do
+    for f in `( $packagecompression -dc | tar tf - ) < $1 | grep -v 'drwx'`; do
       f="/$f"
       if [ -f "$f" -o -L "$f" ]; then
         echo "$f"
@@ -304,18 +373,33 @@ for package in $* ; do
     packagecompression=gzip
     ;;
   'tbz' )
-    packagecompression=bzip2
+    if which lbzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression=lbzip2
+    else
+      packagecompression=bzip2
+    fi
     ;;
   'tlz' )
-    packagecompression=lzma
+    if which plzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression="plzip --threads=${THREADS}"
+    elif which lzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      packagecompression=lzip
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  lzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
     ;;
   'txz' )
-    packagecompression=xz
+    if [ ! "$XZ_THREADS_FORCED" = "yes" ]; then
+      packagecompression="xz --threads=${THREADS}"
+    else
+      packagecompression="xz --threads=2"
+    fi
     ;;
   esac
 
   # Test presence of external compression utility:
-  if ! $packagecompression --help 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+  if ! $(echo $packagecompression | cut -f 1 -d ' ') --help 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
     EXITSTATUS=5
     if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then
       echo "Cannot install $package:  external compression utility $packagecompression missing"
@@ -375,28 +459,38 @@ for package in $* ; do
   if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then
     echo "Verifying package $(basename $package)."
   fi
-  cat $package | $packagecompression -dc | dd 2> $TMP/tmpsize$$ | $TAR tf - 1> $TMP/tmplist$$ 2> /dev/null
+  # The stray cat reduces the frequency of the lack of reported size.
+  # If it still fails, we hit it with a bigger hammer down below.
+  cat $package | $packagecompression -dc | LC_ALL=C dd 2> $TMP/tmpsize${MCOOKIE} | cat | tar tf - 2> /dev/null 1> $TMP/tmplist${MCOOKIE}
   TARERROR=$?
   if [ ! "$TARERROR" = "0" ]; then
     EXITSTATUS=1 # tar file corrupt
     if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then
       echo "Unable to install $package:  tar archive is corrupt (tar returned error code $TARERROR)"
     fi
-    rm -f $TMP/tmplist$$ $TMP/tmpsize$$
+    rm -f $TMP/tmplist${MCOOKIE} $TMP/tmpsize${MCOOKIE}
     continue
   fi
-  UNCOMPRESSED="$(cat $TMP/tmpsize$$ | tail -n 1 | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | numfmt --to=iec)"
-  rm -f $TMP/tmpsize$$
+  UNCOMPRESSED="$(cat $TMP/tmpsize${MCOOKIE} | tail -n 1 | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | numfmt --to=iec)"
+  # Weird bug "fix". Sometimes we get no uncompressed size (this started when we
+  # moved away from tar-1.13, but I don't see what that could have to do with
+  # it). So, if we have no uncompressed size here, demand it in this loop.
+  # Hopefully the bug is not weird enough to make this an infinite loop. :/
+  while [ "$UNCOMPRESSED" = "" ]; do
+    cat $package | $packagecompression -dc | LC_ALL=C dd 1> /dev/null 2> $TMP/tmpsize${MCOOKIE}
+    UNCOMPRESSED="$(cat $TMP/tmpsize${MCOOKIE} | tail -n 1 | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | numfmt --to=iec)"
+  done
+  rm -f $TMP/tmpsize${MCOOKIE}
 
   # If we still don't have a package description, look inside the package.
   # This requires a costly untar.
   if [ "$DESCRIPTION" = "" ]; then
-    mkdir -p $TMP/scan$$
-    ( cd $TMP/scan$$ ; $packagecompression -dc | $TAR xf - install ) < $package 2> /dev/null
-    if grep "^$packagebase:" "$TMP/scan$$/install/slack-desc" 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-      DESCRIPTION="$TMP/scan$$/install/slack-desc"
-    elif grep "^$shortname:" "$TMP/scan$$/install/slack-desc" 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-      DESCRIPTION="$TMP/scan$$/install/slack-desc"
+    mkdir -p $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}
+    ( cd $TMP/scan${MCOOKIE} ; $packagecompression -dc | tar xf - install ) < $package 2> /dev/null
+    if grep "^$packagebase:" "$TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/slack-desc" 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      DESCRIPTION="$TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/slack-desc"
+    elif grep "^$shortname:" "$TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/slack-desc" 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      DESCRIPTION="$TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}/install/slack-desc"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -406,20 +500,20 @@ for package in $* ; do
   fi
 
   # Gather package infomation into a temporary file:
-  grep "^$packagebase:" $DESCRIPTION | cut -f 2- -d : | cut -b2- 1> $TMP/tmpmsg$$ 2> /dev/null
+  grep "^$packagebase:" $DESCRIPTION | cut -f 2- -d : | cut -b2- 1> $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE} 2> /dev/null
   if [ "$shortname" != "$packagebase" ]; then
-    grep "^$shortname:" $DESCRIPTION | cut -f 2- -d : | cut -b2- 1>> $TMP/tmpmsg$$ 2> /dev/null
+    grep "^$shortname:" $DESCRIPTION | cut -f 2- -d : | cut -b2- 1>> $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE} 2> /dev/null
   fi
   # Adjust the length here.  This allows a slack-desc to be any size up to 13 lines instead of fixed at 11.
-  LENGTH=$(wc -l < $TMP/tmpmsg$$ )
+  LENGTH=$(wc -l < $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE} )
   while [ $LENGTH -lt 12 ]; do
-    echo >> $TMP/tmpmsg$$
+    echo >> $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE}
     LENGTH=$(expr $LENGTH + 1)
   done
-  echo "Size: Compressed: ${COMPRESSED}, uncompressed: ${UNCOMPRESSED}." >> $TMP/tmpmsg$$
+  echo "Size: Compressed: ${COMPRESSED}, uncompressed: ${UNCOMPRESSED}." >> $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE}
   # For recent versions of dialog it is necessary to add \n to the end of each line
   # or it will remove repeating spaces and mess up our careful formatting:
-  cat << EOF > $TMP/controlns$$
+  cat << EOF > $TMP/controlns${MCOOKIE}
 \n
 \n
 \n
@@ -434,9 +528,9 @@ for package in $* ; do
 \n
 \n
 EOF
-  paste -d "" $TMP/tmpmsg$$ $TMP/controlns$$ > $TMP/pasted$$
-  rm -f $TMP/controlns$$
-  mv $TMP/pasted$$ $TMP/tmpmsg$$
+  paste -d "" $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE} $TMP/controlns${MCOOKIE} > $TMP/pasted${MCOOKIE}
+  rm -f $TMP/controlns${MCOOKIE}
+  mv $TMP/pasted${MCOOKIE} $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE}
   # Emit information to the console:
   if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then
     if [ "$PMSG" = "" ]; then
@@ -450,23 +544,33 @@ EOF
       grep "^$shortname:" $DESCRIPTION | uniq | sed "s/^$shortname:/#/g"
     fi
   elif [ "$MODE" = "terse" ]; then # emit a single description line
-    printf "%-72s %-6s\n" "$(echo $shortname: $(echo $(cat $DESCRIPTION | grep "^$packagebase:" | sed "s/^$packagebase: //g" | head -n 1 | tr -d '()' | sed "s/^$packagebase //g" ) $(echo " ......................................................................")) | cut -b1-72)" "[${UNCOMPRESSED}]" | cut -b1-80
+    ( flock 9 || exit 11
+      printf "%-$(expr $TERSELENGTH - 7)s %-6s\n" "$(echo $shortname: $(echo $(cat $DESCRIPTION | grep "^$packagebase:" | sed "s/^$packagebase: //g" | head -n 1 | tr -d '()' | sed "s/^$packagebase //g" ) $(echo " $(printf '.%.0s' {1..256})")) | cut -b1-$(expr $TERSELENGTH - 7))" "$(printf "[%4s]" $UNCOMPRESSED)"
+    ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/dialog.lock
   elif [ "$MODE" = "infobox" ]; then # install infobox package
-    dialog --title "Installing package $shortname $PMSG" --infobox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg$$)" 0 0
+    ( flock 9 || exit 11
+      dialog --title "Installing package $shortname $PMSG" --infobox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE})" 0 0
+    ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/dialog.lock
   elif [ "$MODE" = "menu" -a "$PRIORITY" = "ADD" -a ! "$ALWAYSASK" = "yes" ]; then # ADD overrides menu mode unless -ask was used
-    dialog --title "Installing package $shortname $PMSG" --infobox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg$$)" 0 0
+    ( flock 9 || exit 11
+      dialog --title "Installing package $shortname $PMSG" --infobox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE})" 0 0
+    ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/dialog.lock
   elif [ "$MODE" = "menu" -a "$USERPRIORITY" = "ADD" ]; then # install no matter what $PRIORITY
-    dialog --title "Installing package $shortname $PMSG" --infobox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg$$)" 0 0
+    ( flock 9 || exit 11
+      dialog --title "Installing package $shortname $PMSG" --infobox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE})" 0 0
+    ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/dialog.lock
   else # we must need a full menu:
-    dialog --title "Package Name: $shortname $PMSG" --menu "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg$$)" 0 0 3 \
-    "Yes" "Install package $shortname" \
-    "No" "Do not install package $shortname" \
-    "Quit" "Abort software installation completely" 2> $TMP/reply$$
-    if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
-      echo "No" > $TMP/reply$$
-    fi
-    REPLY="$(cat $TMP/reply$$)"
-    rm -f $TMP/reply$$ $TMP/tmpmsg$$
+    ( flock 9 || exit 11
+      dialog --title "Package Name: $shortname $PMSG" --menu "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE})" 0 0 3 \
+      "Yes" "Install package $shortname" \
+      "No" "Do not install package $shortname" \
+      "Quit" "Abort software installation completely" 2> $TMP/reply${MCOOKIE}
+      if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
+        echo "No" > $TMP/reply${MCOOKIE}
+      fi
+    ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/dialog.lock
+    REPLY="$(cat $TMP/reply${MCOOKIE})"
+    rm -f $TMP/reply${MCOOKIE} $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE}
     if [ "$REPLY" = "Quit" ]; then
       exit 99 # EXIT STATUS 99 = ABORT!
     elif [ "$REPLY" = "No" ]; then
@@ -476,12 +580,12 @@ EOF
 
   # Make sure there are no symbolic links sitting in the way of
   # incoming package files:
-    grep -v "/$" $TMP/tmplist$$ | while read file ; do
+    grep -v "/$" $TMP/tmplist${MCOOKIE} | while read file ; do
     if [ -L "$ROOT/$file" ]; then
       rm -f "$ROOT/$file"
     fi
   done
-  rm -f $TMP/tmplist$$
+  rm -f $TMP/tmplist${MCOOKIE}
 
   # Write the package file database entry and install the package:
   echo "PACKAGE NAME:     $shortname" > $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname
@@ -498,56 +602,79 @@ EOF
     grep "^$shortname:" $DESCRIPTION >> $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname 2> /dev/null
   fi
   echo "FILE LIST:" >> $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname
-  ( cd $ROOT/ ; $packagecompression -dc | $TAR -xlUpvf - | sort ) < $package >> $TMP/$shortname 2> /dev/null
+  if [ "$INSTDIR" = "install" ]; then
+    ( cd $ROOT/ ; $packagecompression -dc | tar --acls --xattrs --xattrs-include='*' --keep-directory-symlink -xpvf - | LC_ALL=C sort ) < $package >> $TMP/$shortname 2> /dev/null
+  else
+    ( cd $ROOT/ ; $packagecompression -dc | tar --transform "s,^install$,$INSTDIR," --transform "s,^install/,$INSTDIR/," --acls --xattrs --xattrs-include='*' --keep-directory-symlink -xpvf - | LC_ALL=C sort ) < $package >> $TMP/$shortname 2> /dev/null
+  fi
   if [ "$( grep '^\./' $TMP/$shortname | wc -l | tr -d ' ')" = "1" ]; then
     # Good.  We have a package that meets the Slackware spec.
     cat $TMP/$shortname >> $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname
   else
     # Some dumb bunny built a package with something other than makepkg.  Bad!
     # Oh well.  Bound to happen.  Par for the course.  Fix it and move on...
-    echo "WARNING:  Package has not been created with 'makepkg'"
-    echo './' >> $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname
-    cat $TMP/$shortname >> $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname
+    # We'll assume it's just a recent tar with an unfiltered filelist with all
+    # files prefixed with "./". No guarantees, but this will usually work.
+    cat $TMP/$shortname | sed '2,$s,^\./,,' >> $ADM_DIR/packages/$shortname
   fi
   rm -f $TMP/$shortname
 
-  # It's a good idea to make sure those newly installed libraries
-  # are properly activated for use:
-  if [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
-    /sbin/ldconfig
+  # It's a good idea to make sure those newly installed libraries are properly
+  # activated for use, unless ROOT is pointing somewhere else in which case
+  # running ldconfig on the host system won't make any difference:
+  if [ "$ROOT" = ""  ] && [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
+    ( flock 9 || exit 11
+      /sbin/ldconfig 2> /dev/null
+    ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/ldconfig.lock
   fi
 
-  if [ -f $ROOT/install/doinst.sh ]; then
+  if [ -f $ROOT/$INSTDIR/doinst.sh ]; then
     if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then
       echo "Executing install script for $(basename $package)."
     fi
-    # If bash is available, use sed to convert the install script to use pushd/popd
-    # rather than spawning subshells which is slow on ARM.  This will also speed up
-    # install script processing on any platform.
-    if [ -x /bin/bash ]; then
-      ( cd $ROOT/ ; sed -e's?^( cd \([^;]*\);\(.*\) )$?pushd \1 \&\> /dev/null ; \2 ; popd \&\> /dev/null?g ' install/doinst.sh | /bin/bash ; )
-    else
-      ( cd $ROOT/ ; sh install/doinst.sh ; )
+    # Don't use locking if the script contains "NOLOCK":
+    if grep -q NOLOCK $ROOT/$INSTDIR/doinst.sh ; then
+      # If bash is available, use sed to convert the install script to use pushd/popd
+      # rather than spawning subshells which is slow on ARM.  This will also speed up
+      # install script processing on any platform.
+      if [ -x /bin/bash ]; then
+        cd $ROOT/ ; sed -e's?^( cd \([^;]*\);\(.*\) )$?pushd \1 \&\> /dev/null ; \2 ; popd \&\> /dev/null?g ' $INSTDIR/doinst.sh | /bin/bash
+      else
+        cd $ROOT/ ; sh $INSTDIR/doinst.sh
+      fi
+    else # use locking
+      # If bash is available, use sed to convert the install script to use pushd/popd
+      # rather than spawning subshells which is slow on ARM.  This will also speed up
+      # install script processing on any platform.
+      if [ -x /bin/bash ]; then
+        ( flock 9 || exit 11
+          cd $ROOT/ ; sed -e's?^( cd \([^;]*\);\(.*\) )$?pushd \1 \&\> /dev/null ; \2 ; popd \&\> /dev/null?g ' $INSTDIR/doinst.sh | /bin/bash
+        ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/doinst.sh.lock
+      else
+        ( flock 9 || exit 11
+          cd $ROOT/ ; sh $INSTDIR/doinst.sh
+        ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/doinst.sh.lock
+      fi
     fi
   fi 
   # Clean up the mess...
-  if [ -d $ROOT/install ]; then
-    if [ -r $ROOT/install/doinst.sh ]; then
-      cp $ROOT/install/doinst.sh $ADM_DIR/scripts/$shortname
+  if [ -d $ROOT/$INSTDIR ]; then
+    if [ -r $ROOT/$INSTDIR/doinst.sh ]; then
+      cp $ROOT/$INSTDIR/doinst.sh $ADM_DIR/scripts/$shortname
       chmod 755 $ADM_DIR/scripts/$shortname
     fi
     # /install/doinst.sh and /install/slack-* are reserved locations for the package system.
-    ( cd $ROOT/install ; rm -f doinst.sh slack-* 1> /dev/null 2>&1 )
-    rmdir $ROOT/install 1> /dev/null 2>&1
+    # Heh, not any more with a recent tar :-)
+    ( cd $ROOT/$INSTDIR ; rm -f doinst.sh slack-* 1> /dev/null 2>&1 )
+    rmdir $ROOT/$INSTDIR 1> /dev/null 2>&1
   fi
   # If we used a scan directory, get rid of it:
-  if [ -d "$TMP/scan$$" ]; then
-    rm -rf "$TMP/scan$$"
+  if [ -d "$TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$TMP/scan${MCOOKIE}"
   fi
-  rm -f $TMP/tmpmsg$$ $TMP/reply$$
+  rm -f $TMP/tmpmsg${MCOOKIE} $TMP/reply${MCOOKIE}
   if [ "$MODE" = "install" ]; then
     echo "Package $(basename $package) installed."
-    echo
   fi
 done
 
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makebootdisk b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makebootdisk
index 86b843a8b..93ccc5a99 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makebootdisk
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makebootdisk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 #  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
 #  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
 #  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 #  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 #  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ format_disk() {
   fdformat $FDEV 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
   if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
     dialog --title "ERROR: FLOPPY FORMAT FAILED" --msgbox "The attempt to format the floppy \
-disk in /dev/fd0 has failed, probably due to bad media.  Please try again with a \
-different disk.  If that doesn't work, perhaps the drive needs cleaning." 0 0
+disk in /dev/fd0 has failed, probably due to bad media. Please try again with a \
+different disk. If that doesn't work, perhaps the drive needs cleaning." 0 0
     return 1
   fi
 }
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ while [ 0 ]; do # menu loop
  dialog --title "MAKE BOOT FLOPPY FROM KERNEL" \
 --default-item $DEFAULT_ITEM \
 --backtitle "$KMSG" --menu "This menu allows you to make a SYSLINUX bootdisk \
-from a compiled kernel.  The SYSLINUX bootloader has the advantage of \
-using a FAT filesystem making it easy to replace the kernel later.  \
+from a compiled kernel. The SYSLINUX bootloader has the advantage of \
+using a FAT filesystem making it easy to replace the kernel later. \
 Which option would you like?" 12 67 2 \
 "syslinux" "Make a SYSLINUX bootdisk" \
 "exit" "Exit this program" 2> $TMP/return
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ cat << EOF > $TMP/tmpmsg
 
 The kernel $KERNEL is $kernel_size K (which is
 more than 1023 Kb in size), so it probably won't 
-boot standalone on the floppy.  Use the 'syslinux' 
+boot standalone on the floppy. Use the 'syslinux' 
 method instead.
  
 EOF
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ YES creates the disk, NO aborts.\n" 14 62
    choose_kernel
   fi
   dialog --title "CREATING SYSLINUX BOOTDISK IN /dev/fd0" --backtitle "$KMSG" --yesno "Now put a \
-floppy in your boot drive.  This will be made into a SYSLINUX \
-bootdisk that you can use to start your Linux system.  Any data on the \
-target disk will be destroyed.  YES creates the disk, NO aborts." 8 62
+floppy in your boot drive. This will be made into a SYSLINUX \
+bootdisk that you can use to start your Linux system. Any data on the \
+target disk will be destroyed. YES creates the disk, NO aborts." 8 62
   if [ $? = 0 ]; then # make the disk
    format_disk
    if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ $ROOT_DEVICE in /dev/fd0." 3 64
    if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
      dialog --title "ERROR COPYING KERNEL TO FLOPPY" \
      --msgbox "Sorry, but there was an error copying the kernel to the \
-floppy disk.  Possibly the kernel is too large to fit the disk.  \
+floppy disk. Possibly the kernel is too large to fit the disk.  \
 This program will now exit." 0 0
      umount /dev/fd0
      rm -rf $TMP/bootdisk
@@ -303,15 +303,15 @@ This program will now exit." 0 0
 Welcome to the 09Slackware07 Linux custom bootdisk!
 
 By default, this disk boots a root Linux partition on $ROOT_DEVICE when you
-hit ENTER.  If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command like
+hit ENTER. If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command like
 this on the prompt below:
 
     mount root=/dev/sda1 ro
 
 Where "/dev/sda1" is the partition you want to boot, and "ro" specifies that
-the partition should be initially mounted as read-only.  If you wish to mount
-the partition read-write, use "rw" instead.  To set the video console mode,
-use the vga= parameter (press F1 to see a table).  You may also add any other
+the partition should be initially mounted as read-only. If you wish to mount
+the partition read-write, use "rw" instead. To set the video console mode,
+use the vga= parameter (press F1 to see a table). You may also add any other
 kernel parameters you might need depending on your hardware, and which
 drivers are included in your kernel.
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ EOF
 
  FRAMEBUFFER MODES:
  To get the kernel to start in VESA framebuffer mode, you need to pass it
- a vga= init string on the "boot:" prompt.  Here's a table:
+ a vga= init string on the "boot:" prompt. Here's a table:
 
    Colors   640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
   --------+---------------------------------------------
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ EOF
    choose_kernel
   fi
   dialog --title "CREATING LILO BOOTDISK IN /dev/fd0" --backtitle "$KMSG" --yesno "Now put a \
-floppy in your boot drive.  This will be made into a LILO \
-bootdisk that you can use to start your Linux system.  Any data on the \
-target disk will be destroyed.  YES creates the disk, NO aborts." 8 62
+floppy in your boot drive. This will be made into a LILO \
+bootdisk that you can use to start your Linux system. Any data on the \
+target disk will be destroyed. YES creates the disk, NO aborts." 8 62
   if [ $? = 0 ]; then # make the disk
    format_disk
    DEV=/dev/fd0u1680
@@ -422,14 +422,14 @@ EOF
 Welcome to the Slackware Linux custom LILO bootdisk!  
 
 By default, this disk boots a root Linux partition on $ROOT_DEVICE when
-you hit ENTER.  If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command
+you hit ENTER. If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command
 like this on the LILO prompt below:
 
     mount root=/dev/sda1 ro
 
 Where "/dev/sda1" is the partition you want to boot, and "ro" specifies that
-the partition should be initially mounted as read-only.  If you which to mount
-the partition read-write, use "rw" instead.  You may also add any other kernel
+the partition should be initially mounted as read-only. If you which to mount
+the partition read-write, use "rw" instead. You may also add any other kernel
 parameters you might need depending on your hardware, and which drivers are
 included in your kernel.
 
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makepkg b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makepkg
index 25c5f2364..f9241cb96 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makepkg
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/makepkg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright 1994, 1998, 2008  Patrick Volkerding, Moorhead, Minnesota USA 
 # Copyright 2003  Slackware Linux, Inc.  Concord, CA USA
-# Copyright 2009, 2015  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
+# Copyright 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
 #  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
+# Mon May 21 18:31:20 UTC 2018
+# Add --compress option, usually used to change the preset compression level
+# or block size.
+#
+# Tue Feb 13 00:46:12 UTC 2018
+# Use recent tar, and support storing POSIX ACLs and extended attributes.
+#
+# Tue Dec 12 21:55:59 UTC 2017
+# If possible, use multiple compression threads.
+#
 # Wed Sep 23 18:36:43 UTC 2015
 # Support spaces in file/directory names.  <alphageek>
 #
@@ -36,23 +46,7 @@
 
 CWD=$(pwd)
 
-TAR=tar-1.13
 umask 022
-$TAR --help 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
-  TAR=tar
-fi
-if [ ! "$(LC_MESSAGES=C $TAR --version)" = "tar (GNU tar) 1.13
-
-Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
-warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
-Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason." ]; then
-  echo "WARNING: pkgtools are unstable with tar > 1.13."
-  echo "         You should provide a \"tar-1.13\" in your \$PATH."
-  sleep 5
-fi
 
 make_install_script() {
   TAB="$(echo -e "\t")"
@@ -80,26 +74,48 @@ Usage: makepkg package_name.tgz
        (or: package_name.tbz, package_name.tlz, package_name.txz)
 
 Makes a Slackware compatible package containing the contents of the current
-and all subdirectories.  If symbolic links exist, they will be removed and
+and all subdirectories. If symbolic links exist, they will be removed and
 an installation script will be made to recreate them later. This script will
 be called "install/doinst.sh". You may add any of your own ash-compatible
 shell scripts to this file and rebuild the package if you wish.
 
 options:  -l, --linkadd y|n (moves symlinks into doinst.sh: recommended)
           -p, --prepend (prepend rather than append symlinks to an existing
-                         doinst.sh.  Useful to link libraries needed by
-                         programs in the doinst.sh script)
-          -c, --chown y|n (resets all permissions to root:root 755
-                           - not generally recommended)
+               doinst.sh.  Useful to link libraries needed by programs in
+               the doinst.sh script)
+          -c, --chown y|n (resets all permissions to root:root 755 - not
+               generally recommended)
+          --threads <number> For xz/plzip compressed packages, set the max
+               number of threads to be used for compression. Only has an
+               effect on large packages. For plzip, the default is equal to
+               the number of CPU threads available on the machine. For xz,
+               the default is equal to 2 (due to commonly occuring memory
+               related failures when using many threads with multi-threaded
+               xz compression).
+          --compress <option> Supply a custom option to the compressor.
+               This will be used in place of the default, which is: -9
+          --acls Support storing POSIX ACLs in the package. The resulting
+               package will not be compatible with pkgtools version < 15.0.
+          --xattrs Support storing extended attributes in the package. The
+               resulting package will not be compatible with pkgtools
+               version < 15.0.
 
-If these options are not set, makepkg will prompt as appropriate.
+If these options are not set, makepkg will prompt if appropriate.
 EOF
 }
 
 TMP=/tmp # This can be a hole, but I'm going to be careful about file
          # creation in there, so don't panic. :^)
 
+# Set maximum number of threads to use. By default, this will be the number
+# of CPU threads:
+THREADS="$(nproc)"
+
+# Set default compression option.
+COMPRESS_OPTION="-9"
+
 # Parse options
+unset ACLS XATTRS
 while [ 0 ]; do
   if [ "$1" = "--linkadd" -o "$1" = "-l" ]; then
     if [ "$2" = "y" ]; then
@@ -124,6 +140,21 @@ while [ 0 ]; do
   elif [ "$1" = "-p" -o "$1" = "--prepend" ]; then
     PREPEND=y
     shift 1
+  elif [ "$1" = "-threads" -o "$1" = "--threads" ]; then
+    THREADS="$2"
+    shift 2
+    # xz has memory issues with threads it seems, so we'll use two threads by
+    # default unless we see that something else was user-selected:
+    XZ_THREADS_FORCED=yes
+  elif [ "$1" = "-compress" -o "$1" = "--compress" ]; then
+    COMPRESS_OPTION="$2"
+    shift 2
+  elif [ "$1" = "--acls" ]; then
+    ACLS="--acls"
+    shift 1
+  elif [ "$1" = "--xattrs" ]; then
+    XATTRS="--xattrs"
+    shift 1 
   elif [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "-H" -o "$1" = "--help" -o $# = 0 ]; then
     usage
     exit 0
@@ -136,26 +167,109 @@ PACKAGE_NAME="$1"
 TARGET_NAME="$(dirname $PACKAGE_NAME)"
 PACKAGE_NAME="$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME)"
 
-# Identify package extension:
+# Identify package extension and compression type to use:
 if [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tgz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="tgz"
+  COMPEXT="gz"
+  COMPRESSOR="gzip ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+  if ! which gzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    echo "ERROR:  gzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    exit 3
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tar.gz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
-  # .tar.compression is also supported, although the resulting "packages" will
-  # not be installable by installpkg without the correct 3 letter extension
-  # instead.
   EXTENSION="tar.gz"
+  COMPRESSOR="gzip ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+  if ! which gzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    echo "ERROR:  gzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    exit 3
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tbz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="tbz"
+  if which lbzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    COMPRESSOR="lbzip2 ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+  else
+    if which bzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      COMPRESSOR="bzip2 ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  bzip2 compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tar.bz2)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="tar.bz2"
+  if which lbzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    COMPRESSOR="lbzip2 ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+  else
+    if which bzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      COMPRESSOR="bzip2 ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  bzip2 compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tlz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="tlz"
+  if which plzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    COMPRESSOR="plzip ${COMPRESS_OPTION} --threads=${THREADS} -c"
+  else
+    echo "WARNING:  plzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    echo "WARNING:  package will not support multithreaded decompression."
+    if which lzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      COMPRESSOR="lzip ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  lzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
+  fi
+elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tar.lz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
+  EXTENSION="tar.lz"
+  if which plzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    COMPRESSOR="plzip ${COMPRESS_OPTION} --threads=${THREADS} -c"
+  else
+    echo "WARNING:  plzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    echo "WARNING:  package will not support multithreaded decompression."
+    if which lzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+      COMPRESSOR="lzip ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+    else
+      echo "ERROR:  lzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+      exit 3
+    fi
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tar.lzma)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="tar.lzma"
+  COMPRESSOR="lzma ${COMPRESS_OPTION} -c"
+  if ! which lzma 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    echo "ERROR:  lzma compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    exit 3
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .txz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="txz"
+  if [ ! "$XZ_THREADS_FORCED" = "yes" ]; then
+    # Two threads by default with xz due to memory failures on 32-bit. Not that
+    # it matters much... if upstream ever gets around to implementing multi-
+    # threaded decompression we'll revisit this default.  :-D
+    COMPRESSOR="xz ${COMPRESS_OPTION} --threads=2 -c"
+  else
+    COMPRESSOR="xz ${COMPRESS_OPTION} --threads=${THREADS} -c"
+  fi
+  if ! which xz 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    echo "ERROR:  xz compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    exit 3
+  fi
 elif [ ! "$(basename $PACKAGE_NAME .tar.xz)" = "$PACKAGE_NAME" ]; then
   EXTENSION="tar.xz"
+  if [ ! "$XZ_THREADS_FORCED" = "yes" ]; then
+    # Two threads by default with xz due to memory failures on 32-bit. Not that
+    # it matters much... if upstream ever gets around to implementing multi-
+    # threaded decompression we'll revisit this default.  :-D
+    COMPRESSOR="xz ${COMPRESS_OPTION} --threads=2 -c"
+  else
+    COMPRESSOR="xz ${COMPRESS_OPTION} --threads=${THREADS} -c"
+  fi
+  if ! which xz 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    echo "ERROR:  xz compression utility not found in \$PATH."
+    exit 3
+  fi
 else
   EXTENSION="$(echo $PACKAGE_NAME | rev | cut -f 1 -d . | rev)"
   echo "ERROR:  Package extension .$EXTENSION is not supported."
@@ -170,36 +284,8 @@ if [ "$CWD" = "$TARGET_NAME" -o "." = "$TARGET_NAME" ]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
-# Make sure external compression utility is available:
-case $EXTENSION in
-'tgz' | 'tar.gz' )
-  if ! which gzip 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-    echo "ERROR:  gzip compression utility not found in \$PATH."
-    exit 3
-  fi
-  ;;
-'tbz' | 'tar.bz2' )
-  if ! which bzip2 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-    echo "ERROR:  bzip2 compression utility not found in \$PATH."
-    exit 3
-  fi
-  ;;
-'tlz' | 'tar.lzma' )
-  if ! which lzma 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-    echo "ERROR:  lzma compression utility not found in \$PATH."
-    exit 3
-  fi
-  ;;
-'txz' | 'tar.xz' )
-  if ! which xz 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-    echo "ERROR:  xz compression utility not found in \$PATH."
-    exit 3
-  fi
-  ;;
-esac
-
 echo
-echo "Slackware package maker, version 3.141593."
+echo "Slackware package maker, version 3.14159265."
 echo
 echo "Searching for symbolic links:"
 # Get rid of possible pre-existing trouble:
@@ -303,36 +389,27 @@ fi
 echo "Creating Slackware package:  ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}"
 echo
 rm -f ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
-case $EXTENSION in
-'tgz' | 'tar.gz' )
-  $TAR cvf - . | gzip -9c > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
-  ERRCODE=$?
-  if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR:  gzip returned error code $? -- makepkg failed."
-  fi
-  ;;
-'tbz' | 'tar.bz2' )
-  $TAR cvf - . | bzip2 -9c > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
-  ERRCODE=$?
-  if [ ! $ERRCODE = 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR:  bzip2 returned error code $ERRCODE -- makepkg failed."
-  fi
-  ;;
-'tlz' | 'tar.lzma' )
-  $TAR cvf - . | lzma -c > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
-  ERRCODE=$?
-  if [ ! $ERRCODE = 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR:  lzma returned error code $ERRCODE -- makepkg failed."
-  fi
-  ;;
-'txz' | 'tar.xz' )
-  $TAR cvf - . | xz -c > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
-  ERRCODE=$?
-  if [ ! $ERRCODE = 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR:  xz returned error code $ERRCODE -- makepkg failed."
-  fi
-  ;;
-esac
+
+# HISTORICAL NOTE 2/2018:
+# In the interest of maximizing portability of this script, we'll use find
+# and sed to create a filelist compatible with tar-1.13, and then use a
+# more modern tar version to create the archive.
+#
+# Other (but possibly less portable) ways to achieve the same result:
+#
+# Use the tar --transform and --show-transformed-names options:
+# tar --transform "s,^\./\(.\),\1," --show-transformed-names $ACLS $XATTRS -cvf - . | $COMPRESSOR > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
+#
+# Use cpio:
+# find ./ | sed '2,$s,^\./,,' | cpio --quiet -ovHustar > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.tar
+
+# Create the package:
+find ./ | sed '2,$s,^\./,,' | tar --no-recursion $ACLS $XATTRS  -T - -cvf - | $COMPRESSOR > ${TARGET_NAME}/${TAR_NAME}.${EXTENSION}
+ERRCODE=$?
+if [ ! $ERRCODE = 0 ]; then
+  echo "ERROR:  $COMPRESSOR returned error code $ERRCODE -- makepkg failed."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 # Warn of zero-length files:
 find . -type f -size 0c | while read file ; do
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgdiff b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgdiff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca21ad8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgdiff
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2002  Patrick J. Volkerding, Concord, CA, USA
+# Copyright 2018  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+CWD=$(pwd)
+
+# Display usage for basic usage errors:
+usage() {
+  cat << EOF
+pkgdiff: missing file arguments
+Try 'pkgdiff --help' for more information.
+EOF
+}
+
+# Display full --help if requested:
+helpme() {
+  cat << EOF
+Usage: pkgdiff [OPTION] FILE1 FILE2
+Show which files are new and which are removed between two tar archives.
+The tar archives may be uncompressed, or compressed with gzip, bzip2,
+xz, or lzip. Also works with .rpm and .deb.
+
+  --help           display this help and exit
+  -c               use ANSI color with default tree mode
+  -a               show simple text (ASCII) diff of package file lists
+
+By default, the trees are drawn with in crude ASCII with no color. For
+the full-color effect, try something like this:
+
+  pkgdiff -c package1 package2 | less -r
+
+EOF
+  # --help doesn't return
+  exit 22
+}
+
+# How the heck do I open this?
+explode() {
+  tar xf $1 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+  # Check for common extensions and do additional magic:
+  if [ ! "$(basename $1)" = "$(basename $1 .zip)" ]; then
+    unzip $1 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+  fi
+  if [ ! "$(basename $1)" = "$(basename $1 .rpm)" ]; then
+    cp $1 .
+    rpm2tgz $(basename $1) 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+    rm -f $(basename $1)
+    tar xzf $(basename $1 .rpm).tgz 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+    rm -f $(basename $1 .rpm).tgz
+  fi
+  if [ ! "$(basename $1)" = "$(basename $1 .deb)" ]; then
+    cp $1 .
+    ar x $(basename $1) 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+    tar xf data.tar.xz 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+    rm -f * 2> /dev/null
+  fi
+  # Diffs for other archive formats are welcome.
+}
+
+# Parse options.
+# -c turns on colorization ala dircolors:
+unset COLOR
+if [ "$1" = "-c" ]; then
+  COLOR="-C"
+  shift 1
+fi
+if [ "$1" = "-a" ]; then
+  ASCII=true
+  shift 1
+fi
+if [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
+  helpme
+fi
+
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+cd $TMPDIR
+
+if [ ! -r "$1" ]; then
+  if [ -d "$CWD/$1" ]; then
+    usage
+    exit 99
+  else
+    PKG1="$CWD/$1"
+  fi
+else
+  PKG1="$1"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -r "$2" ]; then
+  if [ -d "$CWD/$2" ]; then
+    usage
+    #echo "pkgdiff -- find the difference between two tar archives"
+    #echo "usage: pkgdiff [ -C ] pkg1 pkg2"
+    exit 99
+  else
+    PKG2="$CWD/$2"
+  fi
+else
+  PKG2="$2"
+fi
+
+# We have to account for the possibility that the packages have the
+# same name, but different contents...
+if [ "$(basename $PKG1)" = "$(basename $PKG2)" ]; then
+  PKG1=${PKG1}.orig
+fi
+
+# This will be mighty safe even if we ended up in /tmp.
+PKG=.pkgdiff.$(mcookie)
+
+( mkdir -p $TMPDIR/$PKG/1
+  cd $TMPDIR/$PKG/1
+  if [ -r $PKG1 ]; then
+    explode $PKG1
+  elif [ -r $(dirname $PKG1)/$(basename $PKG1 .orig) ]; then
+    explode $(dirname $PKG1)/$(basename $PKG1 .orig)
+  fi
+  if [ ! "$ASCII" = "true" ]; then
+    tree $COLOR -a --noreport > ../$(basename $PKG1)
+  else
+    find ./ | sed '2,$s,^\./,,' | tar --no-recursion -T - -cf - | tar tf - | sort > ../$(basename $PKG1)
+  fi
+)
+( mkdir -p $TMPDIR/$PKG/2
+  cd $TMPDIR/$PKG/2
+  explode $PKG2
+  if [ ! "$ASCII" = "true" ]; then
+    tree $COLOR -a --noreport > ../$(basename $PKG2)
+  else
+    find ./ | sed '2,$s,^\./,,' | tar --no-recursion -T - -cf - | tar tf - | sort > ../$(basename $PKG2)
+  fi
+)
+
+# Always going that extra mile... ;)
+if [ -r $PKG1 ]; then
+  touch -r $PKG1 $TMPDIR/$PKG/$(basename $PKG1)
+elif [ -r $(dirname $PKG1)/$(basename $PKG1 .orig) ]; then
+  touch -r $(dirname $PKG1)/$(basename $PKG1 .orig) $TMPDIR/$PKG/$(basename $PKG1)
+fi
+touch -r $PKG2 $TMPDIR/$PKG/$(basename $PKG2)
+
+rm -rf $TMPDIR/$PKG/{1,2}
+( cd $TMPDIR/$PKG ; diff -d -u $(basename $PKG1) $(basename $PKG2) )
+
+# cleanup:
+rm -rf $PKG $TMPDIR
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgtool b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgtool
index fd77f2980..000bb0020 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgtool
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/pkgtool
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999  Patrick Volkerding,  Moorhead, MN  USA
 # Copyright 2001, 2004  Slackware Linux, Inc.,  Concord, CA  USA
 #    All rights reserved.
-# Copyright 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015  Patrick Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
+# Copyright 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016  Patrick Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is 
 # permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 #  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
 #  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
-#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
 #  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 
 #  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 #  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@
 # Wed Jan 26 23:06:22 GMT 2005
 #  * Fix for non-standard package descriptions by Jim Hawkins
 
-# Avoid problems if any files in /var/log/packages and /var/log/scripts
-# might contain any broken UTF-8 sequences.  This was once known to cause
-# dialog to crash.
-unset LANG LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME LC_COLLATE LC_MONETARY \
-  LC_MESSAGES LC_PAPER LC_NAME LC_ADDRESS LC_TELEPHONE LC_MEASUREMENT \
-  LC_IDENTIFICATION LC_ALL
-LANG=C
-export LANG
-
 # Return a package name that has been stripped of the dirname portion
 # and any of the valid extensions (only):
 pkgbase() {
@@ -86,7 +77,7 @@ if [ -L /bin/chmod -a -L /bin/chown ]; then # probably on the bootdisk using bus
   echo
   echo
   echo "You can't run pkgtool from the rootdisk until you've mounted your Linux"
-  echo "partitions beneath /mnt.  Here are some examples:"
+  echo "partitions beneath /mnt. Here are some examples:"
   echo
   echo "If your root partition is /dev/sda1 you would type:"
   echo "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt"
@@ -220,12 +211,11 @@ else  # there were no arguments, so we'll get the needed information from the
  CMD_START="true"
  rm -f $TMP/SeT*
  while [ 0 ]; do
-  dialog --title "Slackware Package Tool (pkgtool version 14.2)" \
+  dialog --title "Slackware Package Tool (pkgtool version 15.0)" \
 --menu "\nWelcome to the Slackware package tool.\n\
-\nWhich option would you like?\n" 17 75 7 \
+\nWhich option would you like?\n" 16 75 6 \
 "Current" "Install packages from the current directory" \
 "Other" "Install packages from some other directory" \
-"Floppy" "Install packages from floppy disks" \
 "Remove" "Remove packages that are currently installed" \
 "View" "View the list of files contained in a package" \
 "Setup" "Choose Slackware installation scripts to run again" \
@@ -243,7 +233,7 @@ else  # there were no arguments, so we'll get the needed information from the
   fi
   if [ "$REPLY" = "Setup" ]; then
     echo 'dialog --title "SELECT SYSTEM SETUP SCRIPTS" --item-help --checklist \
-    "Please use the spacebar to select the setup scripts to run.  Hit enter when you \
+    "Please use the spacebar to select the setup scripts to run. Hit enter when you \
 are done selecting to run the scripts." 17 70 9 \' > $TMP/setupscr
     for script in $ADM_DIR/setup/setup.* ; do
       BLURB=$(grep '#BLURB' $script | cut -b8-)
@@ -273,10 +263,10 @@ create_list_of_installed_packages
 #Pkgtool scans your system to determine which packages you have \
 #installed and prepares a list for you." 0 0
    (
-     echo 'dialog $DEFITEM --item-help --menu "Please select the package you wish to view." 17 68 10 \
-     --file $TMP/list_of_installed_packages \'
-     echo "2> $TMP/return"
+     echo 'dialog $DEFITEM --item-help --menu "Please select the package you wish to view." 17 68 10 \'
    ) > $TMP/viewscr
+   cat $TMP/list_of_installed_packages >> $TMP/viewscr
+   echo "2> $TMP/return" >> $TMP/viewscr
    while [ 0 ]; do
     . $TMP/viewscr
     if [ ! "$(cat $TMP/return)" = "" ]; then
@@ -306,11 +296,11 @@ dialog --title "SELECT PACKAGES TO REMOVE" --item-help --checklist \
 "Please select the \
 packages you wish to Remove. Use the \
 spacebar to select packages to delete, and the UP/DOWN arrow keys to \
-scroll up and down through the entire list." 20 75 11 \
---file $TMP/temporary_list \\
+scroll up and down through the entire list." 20 75 11 \\
 EOF
-     echo "2> $TMP/return"
    ) > $TMP/rmscript
+   cat $TMP/temporary_list >> $TMP/rmscript
+   echo "2> $TMP/return" >> $TMP/rmscript
    if [ -L $LOG -o -r $LOG ]; then
      rm -f $LOG
    fi
@@ -334,39 +324,6 @@ in $TMP: PKGTOOL.REMOVED." 0 0
    chmod 1777 /tmp
 # No, return to the main menu:
 #   exit
-  elif [ "$REPLY" = "Floppy" ]; then
-   dialog --title "SELECT FLOPPY DRIVE" --menu "Which floppy drive would \
-you like to install from?" \
-11 70 4 \
-"/dev/fd0u1440" "1.44 MB first floppy drive" \
-"/dev/fd1u1440" "1.44 MB second floppy drive" \
-"/dev/fd0h1200" "1.2 MB first floppy drive" \
-"/dev/fd1h1200" "1.2 MB second floppy drive" 2> $TMP/wdrive
-   if [ $? = 1 ]; then
-    dialog --clear
-    exit
-   fi
-   SOURCE_DEVICE="$(cat $TMP/wdrive)"
-   rm -f $TMP/wdrive 
-   cat << EOF > $TMP/tmpmsg
-
-Enter the names of any disk sets you would like to install.
-Separate the sets with a space, like this: a b oi x
-
-To install packages from one disk, hit [enter] without typing
-anything.
-
-EOF
-   dialog --title "SOFTWARE SELECTION" --inputbox "$(cat $TMP/tmpmsg)" 13 70 2> $TMP/sets 
-   DISK_SETS="$(cat $TMP/sets)"
-   rm -f $TMP/sets
-   if [ "$DISK_SETS" = "" ]; then
-    DISK_SETS="disk"
-   else
-    DISK_SETS=$(echo $DISK_SETS | sed 's/ /#/g')
-    DISK_SETS="#$DISK_SETS"
-   fi
-   break;
   elif [ "$REPLY" = "Other" ]; then
    dialog --title "SELECT SOURCE DIRECTORY" --inputbox "Please enter the name of the directory that you wish to \
 install packages from:" 10 50 2> $TMP/pkgdir
@@ -562,7 +519,7 @@ install_disk() {
 
  fi #  ! "$DISK_SETS" = "disk" 
 
- # It's possible that the tagfile was specified on the command line.  If that's
+ # It's possible that the tagfile was specified on the command line. If that's
  # the case, then we'll just override whatever we figured out up above.
  if [ ! "$USETAG" = "" ]; then
    cat $USETAG > $TMP/tagfile
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/removepkg b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/removepkg
index 2813fc3c5..14af10f37 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/removepkg
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/removepkg
@@ -1,6 +1,50 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Slackware remove package script
 #
+# Copyright 1994, 1995, 1998  Patrick Volkerding, Moorhead, Minnesota USA
+# Copyright 2001, Slackware Linux, Inc., Concord, CA USA
+# Copyright 2009, 2015, 2016  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+# Sun May 27 18:02:23 UTC 2018
+# Added --terse mode to print one line per removed package.
+#
+# Wed May 23 17:31:23 UTC 2018
+# Use file locking to prevent more than one copy of ldconfig from running at
+# a time.
+#
+# Thu Sep 15 17:46:28 UTC 2016 <volkerdi>
+# If removepkg is called with a short package name (no -$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD),
+# remove the most recently installed matching package, not the oldest one.
+#
+# Thu Sep 15 08:09:01 BST 2016 <mozes>
+# - Handle finding >1 match for a package.  Thanks to SeB on LQ for the feedback.
+#
+# Wed Sep 14 20:44:00 BST 2016 <mozes>
+# - Modify package_name function to cater for package file names that contain
+#   >=4 hyphens.
+#   Thanks to coralfang on LQ for the report and to Jim Hawkins for the patch.
+# - Modified to handle packages that contain file names with backslashes
+#   Thanks to aaazen on LQ for the report and the patch.
+#
 # Thu Sep 24 03:31:58 UTC 2015 <alphageek>
 # extract_links() sed adjusted to handle symlinks with spaces.
 #
@@ -76,28 +120,8 @@
 # Original Version from Slackware 3.0
 #
 
-# Copyright 1994, 1995, 1998  Patrick Volkerding, Moorhead, Minnesota USA
-# Copyright 2001, Slackware Linux, Inc., Concord, CA USA
-# Copyright 2009, 2015  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is 
-# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
-#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
-#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 
-#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
-#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, 
-#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR 
-#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF 
-#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-#
+# Needed to find package names within the 'remove_packages' function:
+shopt -s extglob
 
 # Return a package name that has been stripped of the dirname portion
 # and any of the valid extensions (only):
@@ -120,6 +144,13 @@ fi
 ADM_DIR=$ROOT/var/log
 PRES_DIR=$TMP/preserved_packages
 
+# Lock directory for ldconfig... share it with installpkg so that upgradepkg
+# becomes properly ldconfig-locked, too.
+INSTLOCKDIR=${INSTLOCKDIR:-/run/installpkg-lock}
+if [ ! -d $INSTLOCKDIR ]; then
+  mkdir -p $INSTLOCKDIR
+fi
+
 # This simple cat_except() should be used on the installer,
 # since the busybox "find" can't handle the complex find
 # syntax:
@@ -131,8 +162,8 @@ PRES_DIR=$TMP/preserved_packages
 # removed when ROOT= is used:
 cat_except() {
   ( cd "$1" && \
-    if [ $(find . -type f -maxdepth 1 | wc -l) -ne 1 ]; then
-      cat $(find . -type f -maxdepth 1 | grep -v "$2")
+    if [ $(find . -type f -maxdepth 1 2> /dev/null | wc -l) -ne 1 ]; then
+      cat $(find . -type f -maxdepth 1 2> /dev/null | grep -v "$2") 2> /dev/null
     fi
   )
 }
@@ -166,11 +197,11 @@ keep_files() {
  while read FILE ; do
   if [ ! -d "$ROOT/$FILE" ]; then
    if [ -r "$ROOT/$FILE" ]; then
-    echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE was found in another package. Skipping."
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE was found in another package. Skipping."
     preserve_file "$FILE"
    else
     if [ "$(echo $FILE | cut -b1-8)" != "install/" ]; then
-     echo "WARNING: Nonexistent $ROOT/$FILE was found in another package. Skipping."
+     ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "WARNING: Nonexistent $ROOT/$FILE was found in another package. Skipping."
     fi
    fi
   else
@@ -182,29 +213,31 @@ keep_files() {
 keep_links() {
  while read LINK ; do
   if [ -L "$ROOT/$LINK" ]; then
-   echo "  --> $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) was found in another package. Skipping."
+   ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) was found in another package. Skipping."
   else
-   echo "WARNING: Nonexistent $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) was found in another package. Skipping."
+   ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "WARNING: Nonexistent $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) was found in another package. Skipping."
   fi
  done
 }
 
 delete_files() {
- while read FILE ; do
+ local unset LC_ALL         # Locally (within this delete_files function) allow handling of backslashes
+ while read -r AFILE ; do   # do not expand backslashes on read
+  FILE=$(printf "%b" "$AFILE")   # unescape octal characters
   if [ ! -d "$ROOT/$FILE" ]; then
    if [ -r "$ROOT/$FILE" ]; then
     if [ "$ROOT/$FILE" -nt "$ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME" ]; then
-     echo "WARNING: $ROOT/$FILE changed after package installation."
+     ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "WARNING: $ROOT/$FILE changed after package installation."
     fi
     if [ ! "$WARN" = "true" ]; then
-     echo "  --> Deleting $ROOT/$FILE"
+     ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> Deleting $ROOT/$FILE"
      preserve_file "$FILE" && rm -f "$ROOT/$FILE"
     else
-     echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE would be deleted"
+     ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE would be deleted"
      preserve_file "$FILE"
     fi
    else
-    echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE no longer exists. Skipping."
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE no longer exists. Skipping."
    fi
   else
    preserve_dir "$FILE"
@@ -216,13 +249,13 @@ delete_links() {
  while read LINK ; do
   if [ -L "$ROOT/$LINK" ]; then
    if [ ! "$WARN" = "true" ]; then
-    echo "  --> Deleting symlink $ROOT/$LINK"
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> Deleting symlink $ROOT/$LINK"
     rm -f "$ROOT/$LINK"
    else
-    echo "  --> $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) would be deleted"
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) would be deleted"
    fi
   else
-   echo "  --> $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) no longer exists. Skipping."
+   ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$LINK (symlink) no longer exists. Skipping."
   fi
  done
 }
@@ -233,13 +266,13 @@ delete_dirs() {
   if [ -d "$ROOT/$DIR" ]; then
     if [ ! "$WARN" = "true" ]; then
       if [ $(ls -a "$ROOT/$DIR" | wc -l) -eq 2 ]; then
-        echo "  --> Deleting empty directory $ROOT/$DIR"
+        ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> Deleting empty directory $ROOT/$DIR"
         rmdir "$ROOT/$DIR"
       else
-        echo "WARNING: Unique directory $ROOT/$DIR contains new files"
+        ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "WARNING: Unique directory $ROOT/$DIR contains new files"
       fi
     else
-     echo "  --> $ROOT/$DIR (dir) would be deleted if empty"
+     ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$DIR (dir) would be deleted if empty"
     fi
   fi
  done
@@ -250,33 +283,21 @@ delete_cats() {
  while read FILE ; do
    if [ -f "$ROOT/$FILE" ]; then
      if [ ! "$WARN" = "true" ]; then
-       echo "  --> Deleting $ROOT/$FILE (fmt man page)"
+       ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> Deleting $ROOT/$FILE (fmt man page)"
        rm -f $ROOT/$FILE
      else
-       echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE (fmt man page) would be deleted"
+       ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "  --> $ROOT/$FILE (fmt man page) would be deleted"
      fi
    fi
  done
 }
 
-package_name() {
-  STRING=$(pkgbase $1 | sed 's?-[^-]*-[^-]*-[^-]*$??')
-  # If we don't do this, commands run later will take the '-' to be an option
-  # and will destroy the package database.  Packages should not contain spaces
-  # in them.  Normally this type of problem results from a command line typo.
-  if [ "$(echo $STRING | cut -b 1)" = "-" ]; then
-    STRING="malformed-package-name-detected"
-  fi
-  echo $STRING
-}
-
 # Conversion to 'comm' utility by Mark Wisdom.
 # is pretty nifty! :^)
 remove_packages() {
- for PKGLIST in $* 
+ for PKGLIST in $*
  do
   PKGNAME=$(pkgbase $PKGLIST)
-  echo
   # If we don't have a package match here, then we will attempt to find
   # a package using the long name format (name-version-arch-build) for
   # which the base package name was given.  On a properly-managed machine,
@@ -285,24 +306,22 @@ remove_packages() {
   # be removed.  If you want to remove them all, you'll need to run
   # removepkg again until it removes all the same-named packages.
   if [ ! -e $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME ]; then
-   SHORT="$(package_name $PKGNAME)"
-   for long_package in $ADM_DIR/packages/${PKGNAME}* ; do
-    if [ "$SHORT" = "$(package_name $long_package)" ]; then
-     PKGNAME="$(basename $long_package)"
-    fi
-   done
-  fi
-
-  if [ ! -e $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME ]; then
-    long_package=$(ls -1 $ADM_DIR/packages/${PKGNAME}* | grep -m 1 "^${PKGNAME}-[^-]*-[^-]*-[^-]*$")
-    if [ -e "$long_package" ]; then
-      PKGNAME=$(basename $long_package)
+    # Short name not found - finally try looking for full name - e.g. foo-1.0-arm-1
+    pushd $ADM_DIR/packages > /dev/null
+    # Don't set PKGNAME if there are no matches:
+    if [ ! "$( ls -1 $PKGNAME-+([^-])-+([^-])-+([^-]) 2>/dev/null | wc -l  )" = "0" ]; then
+      # If there is more than one package with the same name, set PKGNAME to the
+      # most recently installed version.  This does not affect the behavior of
+      # upgradepkg, which always removes all other existing versions of the
+      # same package.
+      PKGNAME=$( ls -1t $PKGNAME-+([^-])-+([^-])-+([^-]) 2> /dev/null | head -n1 )
     fi
+    popd > /dev/null
   fi
 
   if [ -r $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME ]; then
    if [ ! "$WARN" = true ]; then
-    echo "Removing package $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME..."
+    echo "Removing package: $(basename $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME)"
    fi
    if fgrep "./" $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
     TRIGGER="^\.\/"
@@ -310,7 +329,7 @@ remove_packages() {
     TRIGGER="FILE LIST:"
    fi
    if [ ! "$WARN" = true ]; then
-    echo "Removing files:"
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "Removing files:"
    fi
    sed -n "/$TRIGGER/,/^$/p" < $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME | \
     fgrep -v "FILE LIST:" | sort -u > $TMP/delete_list$$
@@ -325,7 +344,7 @@ remove_packages() {
     comm -12 $TMP/del_link_list$$ $TMP/required_list$$ | keep_links
     comm -23 $TMP/del_link_list$$ $TMP/required_list$$ | delete_links
    else
-    cat $ADM_DIR/scripts/* | extract_links | \
+    cat $ADM_DIR/scripts/* 2> /dev/null | extract_links | \
      sort -u > $TMP/required_links$$
     mv $TMP/required_list$$ $TMP/required_files$$
     sort -u $TMP/required_links$$ $TMP/required_files$$ >$TMP/required_list$$
@@ -348,22 +367,27 @@ remove_packages() {
     fi
    fi
    if [ ! "$WARN" = "true" ]; then
-    for DIR in $ADM_DIR/removed_packages $ADM_DIR/removed_scripts ; do
-     if [ ! -d $DIR ] ; then mkdir -p $DIR ; chmod 755 $DIR ; fi
-    done
+    mkdir -p $ADM_DIR/removed_packages $ADM_DIR/removed_scripts
     mv $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME $ADM_DIR/removed_packages
     if [ -r $ADM_DIR/scripts/$PKGNAME ]; then
      mv $ADM_DIR/scripts/$PKGNAME $ADM_DIR/removed_scripts
     fi
    fi
   else
-   echo "No such package: $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME. Can't remove."
+   echo "No such package: $(basename $ADM_DIR/packages/$PKGNAME). Can't remove."
+  fi
+  # In the case where a library and symlink are removed but an earlier version
+  # remains on the machine, this will link it up and save potential problems:
+  if [ "$ROOT" = "" ] && [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
+   ( flock 9 || exit 11
+    /sbin/ldconfig 2> /dev/null
+   ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/ldconfig.lock
   fi
  done
 }
 
 if [ "$#" = "0" ]; then
-  echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-copy] [-keep] [-preserve] [-warn] packagename ..."; exit 1
+  echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [--copy] [--keep] [--preserve] [--terse] [--warn] packagename ..."; exit 1
 fi
 
 while : ; do
@@ -371,6 +395,7 @@ while : ; do
   -copy | --copy) WARN=true; PRESERVE=true; shift;;
   -keep | --keep) KEEP=true; shift;;
   -preserve | --preserve) PRESERVE=true; shift;;
+  -terse | --terse) TERSE=0; shift;;
   -warn | --warn) WARN=true; shift;;
   -* | --*) echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-copy] [-keep] [-preserve] [-warn] packagename ..."; exit 1;;
   *) break
@@ -378,6 +403,7 @@ while : ; do
 done
 
 if [ "$WARN" = "true" ]; then
+ unset TERSE
  echo "Only warning... not actually removing any files."
  if [ "$PRESERVE" = "true" ]; then
   echo "Package contents is copied to $PRES_DIR."
@@ -392,4 +418,3 @@ else
 fi
 
 remove_packages $*
-
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.80.make-bootdisk b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.80.make-bootdisk
index 1f0202a53..c1753bc59 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.80.make-bootdisk
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.80.make-bootdisk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ elif [ -r /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin ]; then
   MBR_BIN=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin
 else
   dialog --title "ERROR: USB BOOT STICK NOT CREATED" --msgbox \
-  "Master Boot Record file mbr.bin not found.  This script requires that the syslinux package is installed." 6 60
+  "Master Boot Record file mbr.bin not found. This script requires that the syslinux package is installed." 6 60
   exit
 fi
 
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ while [ 0 ]; do # the bootdisk menu loop
  fi
  dialog --title "MAKE USB FLASH BOOT" --default-item "$DEFAULTITEM" --menu \
 "If your computer supports booting from a USB device, it is recommended that you make \
-a USB boot stick for your system at this time.  It will boot your computer straight \
+a USB boot stick for your system at this time. It will boot your computer straight \
 into the root filesystem on $ROOT_DEVICE. \n\
 \n\
-Please insert a USB flash memory stick and then press ENTER to create a boot stick.  \n\
+Please insert a USB flash memory stick and then press ENTER to create a boot stick. \n\
 \n\
-WARNING!  The existing contents of the USB stick will be erased. \n\
+WARNING! The existing contents of the USB stick will be erased. \n\
    " 18 70 2 \
  "Create" "Make a USB Linux boot stick" \
  "Skip" "Skip making a USB boot stick" \
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ otherwise select 'No'." 12 70
 
   dialog --title "CREATING USB BOOT STICK" --infobox "Creating SYSLINUX bootdisk for \
 $ROOT_DEVICE on /dev/$STICK." 3 64 
-  # Create a 16M partition with FAT16.  This should be large enough for any kernel (for now).
+  # Create a 16M partition with FAT16. This should be large enough for any kernel (for now).
   PARTSIZE="+16384K"
   # Zero out master boot record and then initialize it with one bootable dos partition  
   dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/$STICK bs=512 count=1  1> $RDIR 2> $RDIR
@@ -152,15 +152,15 @@ EOF
 Welcome to the 09Slackware07 Linux custom USB boot stick!
 
 By default, this stick boots a root Linux partition on $ROOT_DEVICE when you
-hit ENTER.  If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command like
+hit ENTER. If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command like
 this on the prompt below:
 
     mount root=/dev/sda1 ro
 
 Where "/dev/sda1" is the partition you want to boot, and "ro" specifies that
-the partition should be initially mounted as read-only.  If you wish to mount
-the partition read-write, use "rw" instead.  To set the video console mode,
-use the vga= parameter (press F1 to see a table).  You may also add any other
+the partition should be initially mounted as read-only. If you wish to mount
+the partition read-write, use "rw" instead. To set the video console mode,
+use the vga= parameter (press F1 to see a table). You may also add any other
 kernel parameters you might need depending on your hardware, and which
 drivers are included in your kernel.
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ EOF
 
  FRAMEBUFFER MODES:
  To get the kernel to start in VESA framebuffer mode, you need to pass it
- a vga= init string on the "boot:" prompt.  Here's a table:
+ a vga= init string on the "boot:" prompt. Here's a table:
 
    Colors   640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
   --------+---------------------------------------------
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ EOF
 Welcome to the Slackware Linux custom USB boot stick!
 
 By default, this stick boots a root Linux partition on $ROOT_DEVICE when you
-hit ENTER.  If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command like
+hit ENTER. If you'd like to boot some other partition, use a command like
 this on the prompt below:
 
     huge.s root=/dev/sda1 ro
 
 Where "/dev/sda1" is the partition you want to boot, and "ro" specifies that
-the partition should be initially mounted as read-only.  If you wish to mount
-the partition read-write, use "rw" instead.  You may also add any other
+the partition should be initially mounted as read-only. If you wish to mount
+the partition read-write, use "rw" instead. You may also add any other
 kernel parameters you might need depending on your hardware, and which
 drivers are included in your kernel.
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ EOF
     exit
   fi
   dialog --title "USB BOOT STICK CREATED" --ok-label Continue --cancel-label Create --menu \
-"The USB boot stick has been successfully created on device /dev/$STICK.  If you would like to \
+"The USB boot stick has been successfully created on device /dev/$STICK. If you would like to \
 create an additional boot stick, please select 'Create' and we'll go back and make another \
 one, otherwise select 'Continue' to continue configuring your system." 12 71 2 \
  "Continue" "Continue the configuration (done making boot sticks)" \
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.htmlview b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.htmlview
index 2fd9930a7..980391003 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.htmlview
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.htmlview
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 #BLURB="Set a default browser link."
 # Sorry, this is not a full menu, and may not ever be.
 # It is trivial to find the htmllink symbolic link and
-# point it at the browser that you like.  Besides,
+# point it at the browser that you like. Besides,
 # this is not a Linux standard that could be locating
-# in any official document.  It seems to have been
+# in any official document. It seems to have been
 # started without any consultation with other
 # distributions by <take a wild guess>, and now things
 # expect it to be there.
 #
 #
-# Note 1.  Listing a browser doesn't mean we ship it.
-# Note 2.  Complaints about our preferences or missing
-#          browsers in the list will be considered.
-#          Yell at Pat about it.  ;-)
+# Note 1. Listing a browser doesn't mean we ship it.
+# Note 2. Complaints about our preferences or missing
+#         browsers in the list will be considered.
+#         Yell at Pat about it. ;-)
 
 # There must be no link, or we assume the admin set it and
-# do nothing.  Can you tell this Q+D script was written for
+# do nothing. Can you tell this Q+D script was written for
 # the initial installation?
 
 for browser in firefox seamonkey konqueror galeon epiphany links lynx ; do
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.services b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.services
index f700a8df4..b57ad33fa 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.services
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/setup.services
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ rm -f $TMP/tmpscript
 
 cat << EOF > $TMP/tmpscript
 dialog --title "CONFIRM STARTUP SERVICES TO RUN" --item-help --checklist \\
-"The selected services will be started at boot time.  If you \\
+"The selected services will be started at boot time. If you \\
 don't need them, you may unselect them to turn them off (which may improve \\
-overall system security).  You may also choose to start services that are \\
-not run by default, but be aware that more services means less security.  \\
-Use the spacebar to select or unselect the services you wish to run.  \\
-Recommended choices have been preselected.  \\
+overall system security). You may also choose to start services that are \\
+not run by default, but be aware that more services means less security. \\
+Use the spacebar to select or unselect the services you wish to run. \\
+Recommended choices have been preselected. \\
 Press the ENTER key when you are finished." \\
 20 75 7 \\
 EOF
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.dnsmasq ]; then
 EOF
 fi
 
+if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.dovecot ]; then
+  if [ -x etc/rc.d/rc.dovecot ]; then
+    RC_DOVECOT=on
+  else
+    RC_DOVECOT=off
+  fi
+  cat << EOF >> $TMP/tmpscript
+    "rc.dovecot" "Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server" $RC_DOVECOT "Dovecot provides remote mailbox access for email clients." \\
+EOF
+fi
+
 if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.fuse ]; then
   if [ -x etc/rc.d/rc.fuse ]; then
     RC_FUSE=on
@@ -185,6 +196,17 @@ if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia ]; then
 EOF
 fi
 
+if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.postfix ]; then
+  if [ -x etc/rc.d/rc.postfix ]; then
+    RC_POSTFIX=on
+  else
+    RC_POSTFIX=off
+  fi
+  cat << EOF >> $TMP/tmpscript
+    "rc.postfix" "The Postfix mail server" $RC_POSTFIX "The Postfix server allows your machine to send and receive mail." \\
+EOF
+fi
+
 if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.rpc ]; then
   if [ -x etc/rc.d/rc.rpc ]; then
     RC_RPC=on
@@ -229,6 +251,17 @@ if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail ]; then
 EOF
 fi
 
+if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.smartd ]; then
+  if [ -x etc/rc.d/rc.smartd ]; then
+    RC_SMARTD=on
+  else
+    RC_SMARTD=off
+  fi
+  cat << EOF >> $TMP/tmpscript
+    "rc.smartd" "SMART monitoring daemon" $RC_SMARTD "The SMART daemon monitors your hard drives to help predict failures." \\
+EOF
+fi
+
 if [ -r etc/rc.d/rc.snmpd ]; then
   if [ -x etc/rc.d/rc.snmpd ]; then
     RC_SNMPD=on
@@ -273,7 +306,7 @@ if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
   exit
 fi
 
-for service in rc.atalk rc.bind rc.cups rc.dnsmasq rc.fuse rc.hald rc.hplip rc.httpd rc.inetd rc.ip_forward rc.lprng rc.messagebus rc.mysqld rc.ntpd rc.pcmcia rc.rpc rc.samba rc.saslauthd rc.snmpd rc.sendmail rc.syslog rc.sshd ; do
+for service in rc.atalk rc.bind rc.cups rc.dovecot rc.dnsmasq rc.fuse rc.hald rc.hplip rc.httpd rc.inetd rc.ip_forward rc.lprng rc.messagebus rc.mysqld rc.ntpd rc.pcmcia rc.postfix rc.rpc rc.samba rc.saslauthd rc.smartd rc.snmpd rc.sendmail rc.syslog rc.sshd ; do
   if [ -f etc/rc.d/$service ]; then
     if grep -w $service $TMP/reply 1> /dev/null ; then
       chmod 755 etc/rc.d/$service
diff --git a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/upgradepkg b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/upgradepkg
index 5e0299806..f943f9360 100644
--- a/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/upgradepkg
+++ b/source/a/pkgtools/scripts/upgradepkg
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 #  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
 #  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
 #  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 #  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 #  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
@@ -22,24 +22,32 @@
 #  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
-# Modified to handle either old 8.3 or new package-version-arch-build.tgz
-# packages, Sat Nov 17 14:25:58 PST 2001 volkerdi
+# Thu May 24 20:23:55 UTC 2018
+# Added --terselength option to set the line length in --terse mode.
+# Use a lockfile to prevent output collisions in --terse mode.
 #
-# Rewritten to clean out _all_ old packages of a given basename, not just
-# the first one found, Thu Apr  4 01:01:05 PST 2002 volkerdi
+# Wed May 23 03:35:28 UTC 2018
+# Added --terse, which limits screen output to one line per package.
 #
-# Added --install-new and --reinstall, Fri May 31 14:11:14 PDT 2002 volkerdi
-# Added --dry-run, Sat Apr 26 18:13:29 PDT 2003
+# Sat 17 Jan 16:21:32 UTC 2015  mina86
+# Various optimisation mostly resolving around avoiding having to fork
+# and call cut, basename and other helper commands.  Slight
+# refactoring of code calling removepkg.
 #
 # Sat Apr 25 21:18:53 UTC 2009
 # Support new compression types and package extensions.
 # Converted to use new pkgbase() function to remove pathname and
 # valid package extensions.
 #
-# Sat 17 Jan 16:21:32 UTC 2015  mina86
-# Various optimisation mostly resolving around avoiding having to fork
-# and call cut, basename and other helper commands.  Slight
-# refactoring of code calling removepkg.
+# Added --dry-run, Sat Apr 26 18:13:29 PDT 2003
+#
+# Added --install-new and --reinstall, Fri May 31 14:11:14 PDT 2002 volkerdi
+#
+# Rewritten to clean out _all_ old packages of a given basename, not just
+# the first one found, Thu Apr  4 01:01:05 PST 2002 volkerdi
+#
+# Modified to handle either old 8.3 or new package-version-arch-build.tgz
+# packages, Sat Nov 17 14:25:58 PST 2001 volkerdi
 
 # Return a package name that has been stripped of the dirname portion
 # and any of the valid extensions (only):
@@ -58,20 +66,20 @@ Usage: upgradepkg newpackage [newpackage2 ... ]
        upgradepkg oldpackage%newpackage [oldpackage2%newpackage2 ... ]
 
 Upgradepkg upgrades a Slackware package (.tgz, .tbz, .tlz, .txz) from an
-older version to a newer one.  It does this by INSTALLING the new package
+older version to a newer one. It does this by INSTALLING the new package
 onto the system, and then REMOVING any files from the old package that
-aren't in the new package.  If the old and new packages have the same
-name, a single argument is all that is required.  If the packages have
+aren't in the new package. If the old and new packages have the same
+name, a single argument is all that is required. If the packages have
 different names, supply the name of the old package followed by a percent
-symbol (%), then the name of the new package.  Do not add any extra
+symbol (%), then the name of the new package. Do not add any extra
 whitespace between pairs of old/new package names.
 
 Before upgrading a package, save any configuration files (such as in /etc)
-that you wish to keep.  Sometimes these will be preserved, but it depends
-on the package.  If you want to force new versions of the config files
+that you wish to keep. Sometimes these will be preserved, but it depends
+on the package. If you want to force new versions of the config files
 to be installed, remove the old ones manually prior to running upgradepkg.
 
-To upgrade in a directory other than / (such as /mnt):  
+To upgrade in a directory other than / (such as /mnt):
 
    ROOT=/mnt upgradepkg package.tgz (or .tbz, .tlz, .txz)
 
@@ -103,41 +111,71 @@ if [ "$1" = "" -o "$1" = "--help" -o "$1" = "-?" ]; then
   exit 1;
 fi
 
-# Arg processing loop.  These must come before any packages are listed.
+# Create a lockfile directory if it doesn't exist. We can use it to prevent
+# output line collisions in --terse mode.
+INSTLOCKDIR=${INSTLOCKDIR:-/run/upgradepkg-lock}
+if [ ! -d $INSTLOCKDIR ]; then
+  mkdir -p $INSTLOCKDIR
+fi
+
+# Set default line length for terse mode:
+if which tput 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+  TERSELENGTH=$(tput cols)
+else
+  TERSELENGTH=80
+fi
+
+# Arg processing loop. These must come before any packages are listed.
 while [ 0 ]; do
-  if [ "$1" = "--no-paranoia" ]; then
-    # Enable --no-paranoia mode.  This is so not-recommended that we're
-    # not even going to document it. ;)   If a file used to be directly
+  if [ "$1" = "-no-paranoia" -o "$1" = "--no-paranoia" ]; then
+    # Enable --no-paranoia mode. This is so not-recommended that we're
+    # not even going to document it. ;) If a file used to be directly
     # managed and now is moved into place, using --no-paranoia will cause
-    # it to improperly disappear.  It does slightly speed things up, though.
+    # it to improperly disappear. It does slightly speed things up, though.
     # Don't use it.
     NOT_PARANOID="true"
     shift 1
-  elif [ "$1" = "--install-new" ]; then
+  elif [ "$1" = "-install-new" -o "$1" = "--install-new" ]; then
     # Install packages that do not already have an installed version.
     # The usual default is to skip them.
     INSTALL_NEW="yes"
     shift 1
-  elif [ "$1" = "--reinstall" ]; then
+  elif [ "$1" = "-reinstall" -o "$1" = "--reinstall" ]; then
     # Reinstall packages even if the installed one is the same version.
     REINSTALL="true"
     shift 1
-  elif [ "$1" = "--verbose" -o "$1" = "-v" ]; then
+  elif [ "$1" = "-verbose" -o "$1" = "--verbose" -o "$1" = "-v" ]; then
     # We're adding a --verbose mode that doesn't filter removepkg as much
     VERBOSE="verbose"
     shift 1
-  elif [ "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then
+  elif [ "$1" = "-dry-run" -o "$1" = "--dry-run" ]; then
     # Output a report about which packages would be installed or upgraded
     # but don't actually perform the upgrades.
     DRY_RUN="true"
     shift 1
+  elif [ "$1" = "-terse" -o "$1" = "--terse" ]; then
+    # Output one line per installed/upgraded package by calling installpkg
+    # with --terse. Use TERSE=0 for true, so we can check with test.
+    TERSE=0
+    shift 1
+  elif [ "$1" = "-terselength" -o "$1" = "--terselength" ]; then
+    # Set line length in --terse mode:
+    TERSELENGTH=$2
+    shift 2
   else # no more args
     break;
   fi
 done # processing args
 
+# A couple not-really-documented features to adjust the behavior of --terse
+# mode. These need to be used in addition to --terse, and passed in as
+# environment variables.
+# PLAINTERSE=0 (This outputs the standard terse line from installpkg, rather
+# than prefixing it with "Upgrading:" or "Installing:")
+# INFOBOX=0 (This outputs the installpkg --infobox instead of a terse line)
+
 # Here's a function to figure out the package name from one of those
-# new long filenames.  We'll need this to double check the name of the
+# new long filenames. We'll need this to double check the name of the
 # old package.
 
 package_name() {
@@ -170,7 +208,7 @@ for ARG; do
   # Simple package integrity check:
   if ! [ -f "$NEW" ]; then
     ERRCODE=4
-    echo "Cannot install $ARG:  file not found"
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "Cannot install $ARG:  file not found"
     continue;
   fi
 
@@ -186,7 +224,7 @@ for ARG; do
   # Make sure the extension is valid:
   if [ "$NNAME" = "$NEW" ]; then
     # We won't throw an ERRCODE for this, but the package is skipped:
-    echo "Cannot install $OLD:  invalid package extension"
+    ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "Cannot install $OLD: invalid package extension"
     continue;
   fi
 
@@ -204,31 +242,42 @@ for ARG; do
   fi
 
   # Test to see if both the old and new packages are where we expect them
-  # to be -- skip to the next package (or package pair) if anything's wrong:
+  # to be - skip to the next package (or package pair) if anything's wrong:
 
   if [ ! -r $ROOT/var/log/packages/$OLD ]; then
     if [ ! "$INSTALL_NEW" = "yes" ]; then
       if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
         echo "$OLD would not be upgraded (no installed package named $SHORT)."
       else
-        echo
-        echo "Error:  there is no installed package named $OLD."
-        echo "        (looking for $ROOT/var/log/packages/$OLD)"
-        echo
+        ! [ $TERSE ] && echo
+        ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "Error: there is no installed package named $OLD."
+        ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "       (looking for $ROOT/var/log/packages/$OLD)"
+        ! [ $TERSE ] && echo
       fi
       ERRCODE=1
     else # --install-new was given, so install the new package:
       if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
         echo "$NEW would be installed (new package)."
       else
-        cat << EOF
+        if [ $PLAINTERSE ]; then
+          /sbin/installpkg --terse --terselength $TERSELENGTH $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+        elif [ $INFOBOX ]; then
+          /sbin/installpkg --infobox $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+        elif [ $TERSE ]; then
+          OUTPUTLINE="$(/sbin/installpkg --terse --terselength $(expr $TERSELENGTH - 12) $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME)"
+          ( flock 9 || exit 11
+            echo "Installing: ${OUTPUTLINE}"
+          ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/outputline.lock
+        else
+          cat << EOF
 
 +==============================================================================
 | Installing new package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
 +==============================================================================
 
 EOF
-        /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+          /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+        fi
       fi
     fi
     continue;
@@ -236,9 +285,9 @@ EOF
     if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
       echo "$NEW incoming package not found (command line)."
     else
-      echo
-      echo "Error:  incoming package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME not found."
-      echo
+      ! [ $TERSE ] && echo
+      ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "Error: incoming package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME not found."
+      ! [ $TERSE ] && echo
     fi
     ERRCODE=1
     continue;
@@ -251,13 +300,15 @@ EOF
       if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
         echo "$NEW would be skipped (already installed)."
       else
-        cat << EOF
+        if ! [ $TERSE ]; then
+          cat << EOF
 
 +==============================================================================
 | Skipping package $NEW (already installed)
 +==============================================================================
 
 EOF
+        fi
       fi
       continue;
     fi
@@ -292,57 +343,73 @@ EOF
   done
 
   # Print a banner for the current upgrade:
-  cat << EOF
+  if ! [ $TERSE ]; then
+    cat << EOF
 
 +==============================================================================
 | Upgrading $OLD package using $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
 +==============================================================================
-
 EOF
-
+  fi
   # Next, the new package is pre-installed:
   if [ "$VERBOSE" = "verbose" ]; then
-    /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
-    RETCODE=$?
+    if ! [ $TERSE ]; then
+      /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+      RETCODE=$?
+    else
+      /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME 1> /dev/null
+      RETCODE=$?
+    fi
   else
-    echo "Pre-installing package $NEW..."
-    /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME 1> /dev/null
-    RETCODE=$?
+    if [ $PLAINTERSE ]; then
+      /sbin/installpkg --terse --terselength $TERSELENGTH $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+    elif [ $INFOBOX ]; then
+      /sbin/installpkg --infobox $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+    elif [ $TERSE ]; then
+      OUTPUTLINE="$(/sbin/installpkg --terse --terselength $(expr $TERSELENGTH - 12) $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME)"
+      RETCODE=$?
+      ( flock 9 || exit 11
+        echo "Upgrading:  ${OUTPUTLINE}"
+      ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/outputline.lock
+    else
+      echo "Pre-installing package $NEW..."
+      /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME 1> /dev/null
+      RETCODE=$?
+    fi
   fi
   # Make sure that worked:
   if [ ! $RETCODE = 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR:  Package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME did not install"
-    echo "correctly.  You may need to reinstall your old package"
-    echo "to avoid problems.  Make sure the new package is not"
+    echo "ERROR: Package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME did not install"
+    echo "correctly. You may need to reinstall your old package"
+    echo "to avoid problems. Make sure the new package is not"
     echo "corrupted."
-    sleep 30
+    sleep 15
     # Skip this package, but still try to proceed.  Good luck...
     continue;
   fi
-
   # Now, the leftovers from the old package(s) can go.  Pretty simple, huh? :)
-  for rempkg in "$ROOT/var/log/packages/"*"-$TIMESTAMP"; do
-    if [ "$VERBOSE" = "verbose" ]; then
-      /sbin/removepkg "${rempkg##*/}"
-    else
-      /sbin/removepkg "${rempkg##*/}" | grep -v 'Skipping\.\|Removing files:'
-    fi
-  done
-  echo
-
+  ( flock 9 || exit 11
+    for rempkg in "$ROOT/var/log/packages/"*"-$TIMESTAMP"; do
+      if [ "$VERBOSE" = "verbose" ]; then
+        /sbin/removepkg "${rempkg##*/}"
+      elif ! [ $TERSE ]; then
+        /sbin/removepkg "${rempkg##*/}" | grep -v 'Skipping\.\|Removing files:'
+      else
+        /sbin/removepkg "${rempkg##*/}" > /dev/null
+      fi
+    done
+  ) 9> $INSTLOCKDIR/removepkg.lock
   # Again!  Again!
   # Seriously, the reinstalling of a package can be crucial if any files
   # shift location, so we should always reinstall as the final step:
   if [ ! "$NOT_PARANOID" = "true" ]; then
-    /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+    if ! [ $TERSE ]; then
+      /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME
+    else
+      /sbin/installpkg $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME 1> /dev/null
+    fi
   fi
-
-  echo "Package $OLD upgraded with new package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME."
+  ! [ $TERSE ] && echo "Package $OLD upgraded with new package $INCOMINGDIR/$NNAME."
   ERRCODE=0
 done
-
-if [ ! "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
-  echo
-fi
 exit $ERRCODE
-