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+This file lists the changes in released versions of opkhelper before the core
+distribution build system was split into its own package, opkbuild.
+
+1.0.0 (2012-04-26)
+
+  [ P. J. McDermott ]
+  * Make oh-installdocs copy an optional package "README" file into the
+    providing binary package.
+  * Standardize error, warning, and informational messages throughout all
+    tools.
+  * Use non-static shell paths in scripts.
+  * Improve formatting of "README" and "INSTALL" files.
+  * After each build leave behind any file in the work area named "*stamp",
+    rather than "*.buildstamp".
+  * Write an opkhelper(7) manual page.
+  * Print build and host system architecture and platform information.
+  * Support cross building (with a new '-a' option to opkbuild, new 'OH_BUILD_*
+    and 'OH_HOST_*' variables, and toolchain variables).
+  * Exit on incorrect usage of genopkg.sh.
+  * Warn if files remain in installation destination.
+
+0.2.2 (2012-04-11)
+
+  [ P. J. McDermott ]
+  * Only read build flags if they exist.
+  * Fix pathname expansion in oh-installfiles.
+
+0.2.1 (2012-04-10)
+
+  [ P. J. McDermott ]
+  * Resolve path to status override file in opkbuild so that it's relative to
+    the package directory.
+  * Make oh-installfiles really support pathname expansion patterns in
+    'install' files.
+  * Exit if a single installable architecture cannot be found.
+
+0.2.0 (2012-03-21)
+
+  [ P. J. McDermott ]
+  * Output version information when opkbuild is passed a '-V' option.
+  * Support manual package status overrides (to satisfy build dependencies).
+  * Fix expected format of "Build-Depends" control field.
+    (Note that versioned build dependencies are still not supported yet.)
+  * Refer to GNU Binutils programs by variable value, if set.
+  * Read build flags from system into the environment.
+  * Remove CPU vendor from architecture tuple.
+
+0.1.1 (2012-02-16)
+
+  [ P. J. McDermott ]
+  * Fix source archive matching.
+  * Fix source archive compression format detection.
+  * Fix archive extraction error handling.
+  * Fix archived file listing.
+  * Make oh-installfiles exit on error.
+  * Fix MANDIR path.
+
+0.1.0 (2012-02-13)
+
+  [ P. J. McDermott ]
+  * Initial release.
+
+Copyright Information
+---------------------
+
+Copyright (C) 2012  Patrick "P. J." McDermott
+
+Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+notice and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is,
+without any warranty.