(Creating Buffer-Local): Add local-variable-if-set-p.

[bpt/emacs.git] / lispref / ChangeLog

2003-12-25  Markus Rost  <rost@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de>

	* display.texi (Fringes): Fix typo "set-buffer-window".

2003-12-24  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* display.texi, eval.texi, help.texi, internals.texi, loading.texi:
	* nonascii.texi, processes.texi, tips.texi, variables.texi:
	Add or change various xrefs and anchors.

	* commands.texi: Replace all occurrences of @acronym{CAR} with
	@sc{car}, for consistency with the rest of the Elisp manual.
	`car' and `cdr' are historically acronyms, but are no longer
	widely thought of as such.

	* internals.texi (Pure Storage): Mention that `purecopy' does not
	copy text properties.
	(Object Internals): Now 29 bits are used (in most implementations)
	to address Lisp objects.

	* variables.texi (Variables with Restricted Values): New node.

	* objects.texi (Lisp Data Types): Mention that certain variables
	can only take on a restricted set of values and add an xref to
	the new node "Variables with Restricted Values".

	* eval.texi (Function Indirection): Describe the errors that
	`indirect-function' can signal.
	(Eval): Clarify the descriptions of `eval-region' and `values'.
	Describe `eval-buffer' instead of `eval-current-buffer' and
	mention `eval-current-buffer' as an alias for `current-buffer'.
	Correct the description and mention all optional arguments.

	* nonascii.texi : Various small changes in addition to the
	following.
	(Converting Representations): Clarify behavior of
	`string-make-multibyte' and `string-to-multibyte' for unibyte all
	ASCII arguments.
	(Character Sets): Document the variable `charset-list' and adapt
	the definition of the function `charset-list' accordingly.
	(Translation of Characters): Clarify use of generic characters in
	`make-translation-table'.  Clarify and correct the description of
	the use of translation tables in encoding and decoding.
	(User-Chosen Coding Systems): Correct and clarify the description
	of `select-safe-coding-system'.
	(Default Coding Systems): Clarify description of
	`file-coding-system-alist'.

2003-11-30  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* strings.texi (Text Comparison): Correctly describe when two
	strings are `equal'.  Combine and clarify descriptions of
	`assoc-ignore-case' and `assoc-ignore-representation'.

	* objects.texi (Non-ASCII in Strings): Clarify description of
	when a string is unibyte or multibyte.
	(Bool-Vector Type): Update examples.
	(Equality Predicates): Correctly describe when two strings are
	`equal'.

2003-11-29  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* lists.texi (Building Lists): `append' no longer accepts integer
	arguments.  Update the description of `number-sequence' to reflect
	recent changes.
	(Sets And Lists): Describe `member-ignore-case' after `member'.

2003-11-27  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* commands.texi (Click Events): Click object may be an images.
	Describe (dx . dy) element of click positions.
	(Accessing Events): Remove duplicate posn-timestamp.
	New functions posn-object and posn-object-x-y.

2003-11-23  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* commands.texi (Click Events): Describe enhancements to event
	position lists, including new text-pos and (col . row) items.
	Mention left-fringe and right-fringe area events.
	(Accessing Events): New functions posn-area and
	posn-actual-col-row.  Mention posn-timestamp.  Mention that
	posn-point in non-text area still returns buffer position.
	Clarify posn-col-row.

2003-11-21  Lars Hansen  <larsh@math.ku.dk>

	* files.texi (File Attributes): Describe new parameter ID-FORMAT.
	* anti.texi (File Attributes): Describe removed parameter
	ID-FORMAT.

2003-11-20  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* positions.texi (Positions): Mention that, if a marker is used as
	a position, its buffer is ignored.

	* markers.texi (Overview of Markers): Mention it here too.

2003-11-12  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* numbers.texi (Numeric Conversions): Not just `floor', but also
	`truncate', `ceiling' and `round' accept optional argument DIVISOR.

2003-11-10  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* markers.texi (Creating Markers): Specify insertion type of
	created markers.  Add xref to `Marker Insertion Types'.
	Second argument to `copy-marker' is optional.
	(Marker Insertion Types): Mention that most markers are created
	with insertion type nil.
	(The Mark): Correctly describe when `mark' signals an error.
	(The Region): Correctly describe when `region-beginning' and
	`region-end' signal an error.

2003-11-08  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* hash.texi (Creating Hash): Clarify description of `eql'.
	`makehash' is obsolete.
	(Hash Access): Add Common Lisp notes for `remhash' and `clrhash'.

	* positions.texi (Point): Change description of `buffer-end', so
	that it is also correct for floating point arguments.
	(List Motion): Correct argument lists of `beginning-of-defun' and
	`end-of-defun'.
	(Excursions): Add xref to `Marker Insertion Types'.
	(Narrowing): Argument to `narrow-to-page' is optional.

2003-11-06  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* streams.texi (Output Streams): Clarify behavior of point for
	marker output streams.

2003-11-04  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* variables.texi (Defining Variables): Second argument to
	`defconst' is not optional.
	(Setting Variables): Mention optional argument APPEND to
	`add-to-list'.
	(Creating Buffer-Local): Expand description of
	`make-variable-buffer-local'.
	(Frame-Local Variables): Expand description of
	`make-variable-frame-local'.
	(Variable Aliases): Correct description of optional argument
	DOCSTRING to `defvaralias'.  Mention return value of
	`defvaralias'.
	(File Local Variables): Add xref to `File variables' in Emacs
	Manual.  Correct description of `hack-local-variables'.  Mention
	`safe-local-variable' property.  Mention optional second argument
	to `risky-local-variable-p'.

2003-11-03  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* symbols.texi (Symbol Plists): Mention return value of `setplist'.

2003-11-02  Jesper Harder  <harder@ifa.au.dk>  (tiny change)

	* lispref/anti.texi, lispref/backups.texi, lispref/commands.texi
	lispref/customize.texi, lispref/display.texi, lispref/files.texi,
	lispref/internals.texi, lispref/keymaps.texi, lispref/loading.texi,
	lispref/modes.texi, lispref/nonascii.texi, lispref/numbers.texi,
	lispref/objects.texi, lispref/os.texi, lispref/positions.texi,
	lispref/processes.texi, lispref/searching.texi,
	lispref/sequences.texi, lispref/streams.texi, lispref/strings.texi,
	lispref/syntax.texi, lispref/text.texi: Replace @sc{foo} with
	@acronym{FOO}.

2003-10-27  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* strings.texi (Creating Strings): Argument START to `substring'
	can not be `nil'.  Expand description of
	`substring-no-properties'.  Correct description of `split-string',
	especially with respect to empty matches.  Prevent very bad line
	break in definition of `split-string-default-separators'.
	(Text Comparison): `string=' and `string<' also accept symbols as
	arguments.
	(String Conversion): More completely describe argument BASE in
	`string-to-number'.
	(Formatting Strings): `%s' and `%S" in `format' do require
	corresponding object.  Clarify behavior of numeric prefix after
	`%' in `format'.
	(Case Conversion): The argument to `upcase-initials' can be a
	character.

2003-10-27  Kenichi Handa  <handa@m17n.org>

	* display.texi (Fontsets): Fix texinfo usage.

2003-10-25  Kenichi Handa  <handa@m17n.org>

	* display.texi (Fontsets): Add description of the function
	set-fontset-font.

2003-10-23  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* display.texi (Temporary Displays): Add xref to `Documentation
	Tips'.

	* functions.texi (Function Safety): Use inforef instead of pxref
	for SES.

2003-10-23  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>

	* Makefile.in (TEX, texinputdir): Don't define.
	(TEXI2DVI): Define.
	(srcs): Remove $(srcdir)/index.perm and $(srcdir)/index.unperm,
	add $(srcdir)/index.texi.
	($(infodir)/elisp): Remove index.texi dependency.
	(elisp.dvi): Likewise.  Use $(TEXI2DVI).
	(index.texi): Remove target.
	(dist): Don't link $(srcdir)/permute-index.
	(clean): Don't remove index.texi.

	* permute-index, index.perm: Remove.
	* index.texi: Rename from index.unperm.

2003-10-22  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* tips.texi (Documentation Tips): Document new behavior for face
	and variable hyperlinks in Help mode.

2003-10-21  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* objects.texi (Integer Type): Update for extra bit of integer range.
	(Character Type): Ditto.

2003-10-16  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@elta.co.il>

	* numbers.texi (Integer Basics): Add index entries for reading
	numbers in hex, octal, and binary.

2003-10-16  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Mode Line Format): Mention force-mode-line-update's
	argument.

2003-10-13  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* windows.texi (Choosing Window): Fix typo.
	* edebug.texi (Edebug Execution Modes): Fix typo.

2003-10-13  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* windows.texi (Basic Windows): A window has fringe settings,
	display margins and scroll-bar settings.
	(Splitting Windows): Doc split-window return value.
	Clean up one-window-p.
	(Selecting Windows): Fix typo.
	(Cyclic Window Ordering): Explain frame as ALL-FRAMES in next-window.
	(Buffers and Windows): In set-window-buffer, explain effect
	on fringe settings and scroll bar settings.
	(Displaying Buffers): In pop-to-buffer, explain nil as buffer arg.
	(Choosing Window): Use defopt for pop-up-frame-function.
	For special-display-buffer-names, explain same-window and same-frame.
	Clarify window-dedicated-p return value.
	(Textual Scrolling): scroll-up and scroll-down can get an error.
	(Horizontal Scrolling): Clarify auto-hscroll-mode.
	Clarify set-window-hscroll.
	(Size of Window): Don't mention tool bar in window-height.
	(Coordinates and Windows): Explain what coordinates-in-window-p
	returns for fringes and display margins.
	(Window Configurations): Explain saving fringes, etc.

	* tips.texi (Library Headers): Clean up Documentation.

	* syntax.texi (Parsing Expressions): Clean up forward-comment
	and parse-sexp-lookup-properties.

	* sequences.texi (Sequence Functions): sequencep accepts bool-vectors.

	* os.texi (System Environment): Clean up text for load-average errors.

	* modes.texi (Hooks): Don't explain local hook details at front.
	Clarify run-hooks and run-hook-with-args a little.
	Clean up add-hook and remove-hook.

	* edebug.texi (Edebug Execution Modes): Clarify t.
	Document edebug-sit-for-seconds.
	(Coverage Testing): Document C-x X = and =.
	(Instrumenting Macro Calls): Fix typo.
	(Specification List): Don't index the specification keywords.

2003-10-10  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* processes.texi (Network): Introduce make-network-process.

2003-10-09  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* tips.texi (Library Headers): Fix typo.

2003-10-07  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>

	* modes.texi (Imenu): Mention imenu-create-index-function's
	default value.  Explain submenus better.

2003-10-07  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Faces for Font Lock): Fix typo.
	(Hooks): Explain how buffer-local hook variables can refer to
	global hook variables.
	Various minor clarifications.

2003-10-06  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* tips.texi (Coding Conventions): Mention naming conventions for
	hooks.

2003-10-05  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@auburn.edu>

	* loading.texi (Library Search): Correct default value of
	load-suffixes.
	(Named Features): Fix typo.

2003-10-05  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* loading.texi (Named Features): In `provide',
	say how to test for subfeatures.
	(Unloading): In unload-feature, use new var name
	unload-feature-special-hooks.

2003-10-03  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Major Mode Conventions): Mention third way to set up
	Imenu.
	(Imenu): A number of small fixes.
	Delete documentation of internal variable imenu--index-alist.
	Document the return value format of imenu-create-index-function
	functions.

2003-09-30  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* processes.texi (Network): Say what stopped datagram connections do.

	* lists.texi (Association Lists): Clarify `assq-delete-all'.

	* display.texi (Overlay Properties): Clarify `evaporate' property.

2003-09-29  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Mode Line Data): Explain when symbols in mode-line
	constructs should be marked as risky.
	Change cons cell into proper list.
	(Mode Line Variables): Change cons cell into proper list.

2003-09-26  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Mode Line Data): Document the :propertize construct.
	(Mode Line Variables): Reorder the descriptions of the variables
	to match their order in the default mode-line-format.
	Describe the new variables mode-line-position and mode-line-modes.
	Update the default values of mode-line-frame-identification,
	minor-mode-alist, and default-mode-line-format.
	(Properties in Mode): Mention the :propertize construct.

2003-09-26  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* buffers.texi, commands.texi, debugging.texi, eval.texi:
	* loading.texi, minibuf.texi, text.texi, variables.texi:
	Avoid @strong{Note:}.

2003-09-26  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* keymaps.texi (Remapping Commands): Fix typo.

2003-09-23  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@mail.auburn.edu>

	* processes.texi (Low-Level Network): Fix typo.

2003-09-23  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* processes.texi (Network, Network Servers): Fix typos.
	(Low-Level Network): Add timeout value for :server keyword.
	Add new option keywords to make-network-process.
	Add set-network-process-options.
	Explain how to test availability of network options.

2003-09-19  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* text.texi (Motion by Indent): Arg to
	backward-to-indentation and forward-to-indentation is optional.

	* strings.texi (Creating Strings): Add substring-no-properties.

	* processes.texi
	(Process Information): Add list-processes arg QUERY-ONLY.
	Delete process-contact from here.
	Add new status values for process-status.
	Add process-get, process-put, process-plist, set-process-plist.
	(Synchronous Processes): Add call-process-shell-command.
	(Signals to Processes): signal-process allows process objects.
	(Network): Complete rewrite.
	(Network Servers, Datagrams, Low-Level Network): New nodes.

	* positions.texi (Word Motion): forward-word, backward-word
	arg is optional.  Reword.

	* abbrevs.texi (Defining Abbrevs): Index no-self-insert.

	* variables.texi (Creating Buffer-Local):
	Delete duplicate definition of buffer-local-value.
	(File Local Variables): Explain about discarding text props.

2003-09-11  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* minibuf.texi (Intro to Minibuffers): Explain that the minibuffer
	changes variables that record input events.
	(Minibuffer Misc): Add minibuffer-selected-window.

	* lists.texi (Building Lists): Add copy-tree.

	* display.texi (Fontsets): Add char-displayable-p.
	(Scroll Bars): New node.

2003-09-08  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (%-Constructs): Document new `%i' and `%I'
	constructs.

2003-09-03  Peter Runestig  <peter@runestig.com>

	* makefile.w32-in: New file.

2003-08-29  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* display.texi (Overlay Properties): Clarify how priorities
	affect use of the properties.

2003-08-19  Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm@mail.auburn.edu>

	* customize.texi (Type Keywords): Correct the description of
	`:help-echo' in the case where `motion-doc' is a function.

2003-08-14  John Paul Wallington  <jpw@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Emulating Mode Line): Subsection, not section.

2003-08-13  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* elisp.texi (Top): Update subnode lists in menu.

	* text.texi (Insertion): Add insert-buffer-substring-no-properties.
	(Kill Functions): kill-region has new arg yank-handler.
	(Yanking): New node.
	(Yank Commands): Add yank-undo-function.
	(Low-Level Kill Ring):
	kill-new and kill-append have new arg yank-handler.
	(Changing Properties): Add remove-list-of-text-properties.
	(Atomic Changes): New node.

	* symbols.texi (Other Plists): Add lax-plist-get, lax-plist-put.

	* streams.texi (Output Variables): Add eval-expression-print-length
	and eval-expression-print-level.

	* os.texi (Time Conversion): For encode-time, explain limits on year.

	* objects.texi (Character Type): Define anchor "modifier bits".

	* modes.texi (Emulating Mode Line): New node.
	(Search-based Fontification): Font Lock uses font-lock-face property.
	(Other Font Lock Variables): Likewise.

	* keymaps.texi (Format of Keymaps): Keymaps contain char tables,
	not vectors.
	(Active Keymaps): Add emulation-mode-map-alists.
	(Functions for Key Lookup): key-binding has new arg no-remap.
	(Remapping Commands): New node.
	(Scanning Keymaps): where-is-internal has new arg no-remap.
	(Tool Bar): Add tool-bar-local-item-from-menu.
	Clarify when to use tool-bar-add-item-from-menu.

	* commands.texi (Interactive Call): commandp has new arg.
	(Command Loop Info): Add this-original-command.

2003-08-06  John Paul Wallington  <jpw@gnu.org>

	* compile.texi (Compiler Errors): Say `@end defmac' after `@defmac'.

	* display.texi (Warning Basics): Fix typo.
	(Fringes): Add closing curly bracket and fix typo.

	* elisp.texi (Top): Fix typo.

2003-08-05  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* elisp.texi: Update lists of subnodes.

	* windows.texi (Buffers and Windows): set-window-buffer has new arg.

	* variables.texi (Local Variables): Use lc for example variable names.

	* tips.texi (Library Headers): Explain where to put -*-.

	* strings.texi (Creating Strings): Fix xref for vconcat.

	* sequences.texi (Vector Functions):
	vconcat no longer allows integer args.

	* minibuf.texi (Reading File Names): read-file-name has new
	arg PREDICATE.  New function read-directory-name.

	* macros.texi (Defining Macros): Give definition of `declare'
	(Indenting Macros): New node.

	* frames.texi (Parameter Access): Add modify-all-frames-parameters.
	(Window Frame Parameters): Make separate table of parameters
	that are coupled with specific face attributes.
	(Deleting Frames): delete-frame-hooks renamed to
	delete-frame-functions.

	* files.texi (Magic File Names): Add file-remote-p.
	Clarify file-local-copy.

	* edebug.texi (Instrumenting Macro Calls): Don't define `declare'
	here; instead xref Defining Macros.

	* display.texi (Warnings): New node, and subnodes.
	(Fringes): New node.

	* debugging.texi (Test Coverage): New node.

	* compile.texi (Compiler Errors): Explain with-no-warnings
	and other ways to suppress warnings.

	* commands.texi (Interactive Call): Minor clarification.

	* buffers.texi (Buffer File Name): set-visited-file-name
	renames the buffer too.

	* abbrevs.texi (Abbrev Tables): Add copy-abbrev-table.

2003-07-24  Markus Rost  <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>

	* abbrevs.texi (Abbrev Expansion): Use \s syntax in example.

2003-07-22  Markus Rost  <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>

	* internals.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix previous change.

2003-07-22  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* files.texi (Truenames): Add LIMIT arg to file-chase-links.

	* display.texi (Width): Use \s syntax in example.
	(Font Selection): Add face-font-rescale-alist.

	* modes.texi (Imenu): Add xref to Emacs Manual node on Imenu.
	Remove spurious indent in example.

	* lists.texi (Building Lists): Add number-sequence.

	* internals.texi (Garbage Collection): Add gcs-done, gc-elapsed.

	* functions.texi (Function Documentation): Explain how to
	show calling convention explicitly in the doc string.

	* windows.texi (Selecting Windows): save-selected-window saves
	selected window of each frame.
	(Window Configurations): Minor change.

	* syntax.texi (Syntax Table Functions): Use \s syntax in examples.

	* streams.texi (Output Variables): Add print-continuous-numbering
	and print-number-table.

	* processes.texi (Decoding Output): New node.

	* os.texi (Time Conversion): decode-time arg is optional.

	* objects.texi (Character Type): Don't use space as example for \.
	Make list of char names and \-sequences correspond.
	Explain that \s is not used in strings.  `\ ' needs space after.

	* nonascii.texi (Converting Representations): Add string-to-multibyte.
	(Translation of Characters): Add translation-table-for-input.
	(Default Coding Systems): Add auto-coding-functions.
	(Explicit Encoding): Add decode-coding-inserted-region.
	(Locales): Add locale-info.

	* minibuf.texi (Basic Completion): Describe test-completion.
	Collections can be lists of strings.
	Clean up lazy-completion-table.
	(Programmed Completion): Mention test-completion.
	Clarify why lambda expressions are not accepted.
	(Minibuffer Misc): Describe minibufferp.

2003-07-14  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* buffers.texi (Killing Buffers): kill-buffer-hook is perm local.

	* windows.texi (Selecting Windows): New arg to select-window.
	(Selecting Windows): Add with-selected-window.
	(Size of Window): Add window-inside-edges, etc.

	* internals.texi (Garbage Collection): Add post-gc-hook.

	* processes.texi (Subprocess Creation): Add exec-suffixes.

	* keymaps.texi (Functions for Key Lookup): Add current-active-maps.
	(Scanning Keymaps): Add map-keymaps.
	(Defining Menus): Add keymap-prompt.

	* numbers.texi (Integer Basics): Add most-positive-fixnum,
	most-negative-fixnum.

	* compile.texi (Byte Compilation): Explain no-byte-compile
	(Compiler Errors): New node.

	* os.texi (User Identification): user-uid, user-real-uid
	can return float.

	* modes.texi (Major Mode Conventions): Explain about run-mode-hooks
	and about derived modes.
	(Minor Modes): Add minor-mode-list.
	(Defining Minor Modes): Keyword args for define-minor-mode.
	(Search-based Fontification): Explain managing other properties.
	(Other Font Lock Variables): Add font-lock-extra-managed-props.
	(Faces for Font Lock): Add font-locl-preprocessor-face.
	(Hooks): Add run-mode-hooks and delay-mode-hooks.

	* variables.texi (Creating Buffer-Local): Add buffer-local-value.
	(Variable Aliases): Clarify defvaralias.

	* loading.texi (Library Search): Add load-suffixes.

	* minibuf.texi (Basic Completion): Add lazy-completion-table.
	(Programmed Completion): Add dynamic-completion-table.

	* files.texi (Changing Files): copy-file allows dir as NEWNAME.
	(Magic File Names): Specify precedence order of handlers.
o
	* commands.texi (Command Overview): Emacs server runs pre-command-hook
	and post-command-hook.
	(Waiting): New calling convention for sit-for.

	* text.texi (Special Properties): local-map and keymap properties
	apply based on their stickiness.

2003-07-07  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* modes.texi (Minor Mode Conventions): Specify only some kinds
	of list values as args to minor modes.

	* files.texi (File Name Expansion): Warn about iterative use
	of substitute-in-file-name.

	* advice.texi (Activation of Advice): Clean up previous change.

2003-07-06  Markus Rost  <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>

	* advice.texi (Activation of Advice): Note that ad-start-advice is
	turned on by default.

2003-06-30  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* text.texi (Buffer Contents): Document current-word.
	(Change Hooks): Not called for *Messages*.

	* functions.texi (Defining Functions): Explain about redefining
	primitives.
	(Function Safety): Renamed.  Minor changes.
	Comment out the detailed criteria for what is safe.

2003-06-22  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>

	* objects.texi (Symbol Type): Fix description of examples.

2003-06-16  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>

	* hash.texi (Creating Hash): Fix description of :weakness.

2003-06-13  Kai Gro\e,A_\e(Bjohann  <kai.grossjohann@gmx.net>

	* files.texi (Changing Files): copy-file copies file modes, too.

2003-05-28  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* strings.texi (Creating Strings): Clarify split-string.

2003-05-22  Stephen J. Turnbull  <stephen@xemacs.org>

	* strings.texi (Creating Strings): Update split-string specification
	and examples.

2003-05-19  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* elisp.texi: Correct invariant section names.

2003-04-20  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* os.texi (Timers): Explain about timers and quitting.

2003-04-19  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* internals.texi (Writing Emacs Primitives): Strings are
	no longer special for GCPROs.  Mention GCPRO5, GCPRO6.
	Explain GCPRO convention for varargs function args.

2003-04-16  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* minibuf.texi (Minibuffer Misc): Document fn minibuffer-message.

2003-04-08  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* files.texi (Kinds of Files): Correct return value of file-symlink-p.

2003-02-13  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* objects.texi (Character Type): New \s escape for space.

2003-01-31  Joe Buehler  <jhpb@draco.hekimian.com>

	* os.texi (System Environment): Added cygwin system-type.

2003-01-25  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* keymaps.texi: Document that a symbol can act as a keymap.

2003-01-13  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* text.texi (Changing Properties): Say string indices are origin-0.

	* positions.texi (Screen Lines) <compute-motion>:
	Correct order of elts in return value.

	* keymaps.texi (Changing Key Bindings) <define-key>: Mention
	how to define a default binding.

2002-12-07  Markus Rost  <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>

	* loading.texi (Unloading): Fix recent change for load-history.

	* customize.texi (Simple Types): Clarify description of custom
	type 'number. Describe new custom type 'float.

2002-12-04  Markus Rost  <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>

	* variables.texi (File Local Variables): Fix typo.

2002-10-23  Kai Gro\e,A_\e(Bjohann  <kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de>

	From Michael Albinus <Michael.Albinus@alcatel.de>.

	* README: Target for Info file is `make info'.

	* files.texi (File Name Components): Fixed typos in
	`file-name-sans-extension'.
	(Magic File Names): Complete list of operations for magic file
	name handlers.

2002-09-16  Jonathan Yavner  <jyavner@engineer.com>

	* variables.texi (File Local Variables): New function
	risky-local-variable-p.

2002-09-15  Jonathan Yavner  <jyavner@engineer.com>

	* functions.texi (Function safety): New node about unsafep.

2002-08-05  Per Abrahamsen  <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>

	* customize.texi (Splicing into Lists): Fixed example.
	Reported by Fabrice Bauzac <fabrice.bauzac@wanadoo.fr>

2002-06-17  Juanma Barranquero  <lektu@terra.es>

	* frames.texi (Display Feature Testing): Fix typo.

2002-06-12  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>

	* frames.texi (Initial Parameters, Resources): Fix references to
	the Emacs manual.

2002-05-13  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* variables.texi (Intro to Buffer-Local): Updated warning and
	example relating to changing buffer inside let.

2002-03-10  Jan Dj\e,Ad\e(Brv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>

	* os.texi (Session Management): New node about X Session management.

2002-01-18  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* elisp.texi (VERSION): Set to 2.9.  Update the version of Emacs
	to which the manual corresponds, and the copyright years.

	* Makefile.in (VERSION): Set to 2.9.

2001-11-29  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* elisp.texi: Change the category in @dircategory to "Emacs", to
	make it consistent with info/dir.

2001-11-25  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>

	* text.texi (Fields): Describe new `limit' arg in
	field-beginning/field-end.

2001-11-17  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* permute-index: Don't depend on csh-specific features.  Replace
	the interpreter name with /bin/sh.

	* two-volume-cross-refs.txt: New file.
	* two.el: New file.
	* spellfile: New file.

2001-11-16  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* permute-index: New file.

	* vol1.texi, vol2.texi: Renamed from elisp-vol1.texi and
	elisp-vol2.texi, respectively, to avoid file-name clashes in DOS
	8+3 restricted namespace.

	* Makefile.in (infodir): Define relative to $(srcdir).
	($(infodir)/elisp): Don't chdir into $(srcdir), but add it to the
	include directories list via -I switch to makeinfo.
	(index.texi): Use cp if both hard and symbolic links fail.

2001-11-10  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* Makefile.in (distclean): Add.

	The following changes make ELisp manual part of the Emacs
	distribution:

	* Makefile.in: Add Copyright notice.
	(prefix): Remove.
	(infodir): Change value to "../info".
	(VPATH): New variable.
	(MAKE): Don't define.
	(texmacrodir): Don't define.
	(texinputdir): Append the existing value of TEXINPUTS.
	($(infodir)/elisp): Instead of just "elisp".  Reformat the
	command to be compatible with man/Makefile.in, and to put the
	output into ../info.
	(info): Add target.
	(installall): Target removed.

2001-10-31  Pavel Jan\e,Bm\e(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>

	* tips.texi (Coding Conventions): Fix typo.

2001-10-23  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (srcs): Add gpl.texi and doclicense.texi.

2001-10-22  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* files.texi (File Name Components): Update the description of
	file-name-sans-extension and file-name-extension, as they now
	ignore leading dots.

2001-10-20  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* (Version 21.1 released.)

2001-10-19  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>

	* positions.texi (Text Lines): Describe behavior of
	`beginning-of-line'/`end-of-line' in the presence of field properties.

2001-10-17  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (VERSION): Set to 2.8.
	(manual): Use `manual-21'.

	* elisp.texi (VERSION): Add and use it where the version
	number was used.  Set it to 2.8.

	* intro.texi: Likewise.

2001-10-13  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* files.texi (File Name Completion): Document the significance of
	a trailing slash in elements of completion-ignored-extensions.

2001-10-06  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>

	* variables.texi (Variable Aliases): It's `@defmac', not `@defmacro'.

2001-10-04  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* variables.texi (Variable Aliases): New node.

2001-10-04  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* Branch for 21.1.

2001-10-02  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>

	* minibuf.texi (Minibuffer Misc): Add entries for
	`minibuffer-contents', `minibuffer-contents-no-properties', and
	`delete-minibuffer-contents'.
	Correct description for `minibuffer-prompt-end'.

	* text.texi (Property Search): Correct descriptions of
	`next-char-property-change' and `previous-char-property-change'.
	Add entries for `next-single-char-property-change' and
	`previous-single-char-property-change'.
	Make operand names a bit more consistent.

2001-09-30  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* frames.texi (Finding All Frames): Document that next-frame and
	previous-frame are local to current terminal.

2001-09-26  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* keymaps.texi (Creating Keymaps): Fix the description of the
	result of make-keymap.

2001-09-23  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* display.texi (Font Lookup, Attribute Functions)
	(Image Descriptors): Add cross-references to the definition of
	selected frame.

	* buffers.texi (The Buffer List): Add cross-references to the
	definition of selected frame.

	* frames.texi (Input Focus): Clarify which frame is _the_ selected
	frame at any given time.
	(Multiple Displays, Size and Position): Add a cross-reference to
	the definition of the selected frame.

2001-09-08  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>

	* strings.texi (String Conversion) <string-to-number>: Document
	that a float is returned for integers that are too large.

	* frames.texi (Mouse Position): Document mouse-position-function.
	(Display Feature Testing): Document display-images-p.
	(Window Frame Parameters): Document the cursor-type variable.

	* numbers.texi (Integer Basics): Document CL style read syntax for
	integers in bases other than 10.

	* positions.texi (List Motion): Document
	open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start.

	* lists.texi (Sets And Lists): Document member-ignore-case.

	* internals.texi (Garbage Collection): Document the used and free
	strings report.
	(Memory Usage): Document strings-consed.

	* os.texi (Time of Day): Document float-time.
	(Recording Input): Document that clear-this-command-keys clears
	the vector to be returned by recent-keys.

	* keymaps.texi (Scanning Keymaps) <where-is-internal>: The
	argument keymap can be a list.

	* nonascii.texi (User-Chosen Coding Systems)
	<select-safe-coding-system>: Document the new argument
	accept-default-p and the variable
	select-safe-coding-system-accept-default-p.  Tell what happens if
	buffer-file-coding-system is undecided.
	(Default Coding Systems): Document auto-coding-regexp-alist.

	* display.texi (The Echo Area) <message>: Document
	message-truncate-lines.
	(Glyphs): Document that the glyph table is unused on windowed
	displays.

	* help.texi (Describing Characters) <single-key-description>:
	Document the new argument no-angles.
	(Accessing Documentation) <documentation-property>: Document that
	a non-string property is evaluated.
	<documentation>: Document that the function-documentation property
	is looked for.

	* windows.texi (Selecting Windows): Document some-window.

	* text.texi (MD5 Checksum): New node, documents the md5 primitive.

	* hooks.texi (Standard Hooks): Add kbd-macro-termination-hook and
	apropos-mode-hook.

	* commands.texi (Using Interactive): Document interactive-form.
	(Keyboard Macros): Document kbd-macro-termination-hook.
	(Command Loop Info): Document that clear-this-command-keys clears
	the vector to be returned by recent-keys.

2001-09-04  Werner LEMBERG  <wl@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (srcdir, texinputdir): New variables.
	(srcs, index.texi, install): Use $(srcdir).
	(.PHONY): Remove elisp.dvi.
	(elisp): Use -I switch for makeinfo.
	(elisp.dvi): Use $(srcdir) and $(texinputdir).
	(installall, dist): Use $(srcdir).
	Fix path to texinfo.tex.
	(maintainer-clean): Add elisp.dvi and elisp.oaux.

2001-08-30  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* display.texi (Conditional Display): Adjust to API change.

	* configure: New file.

2001-07-30  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* commands.texi (Repeat Events): Add description of
	double-click-fuzz.

2001-05-08  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>

	* syntax.texi (Syntax Class Table): Add the missing designator for
	comment and string fences.
	(Syntax Properties): Add a xref to syntax table internals.
	(Syntax Table Internals): Document string-to-syntax.

2001-05-07  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (install): Use install-info command line options
	like in Emacs' Makefile.in.

2000-12-09  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>

	* windows.texi (Window Start): Update documentation for
	`pos-visible-in-window-p'.

2000-11-12  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>

	* lists.texi (Building Lists): Add footnote to explain how to add
	to the end of a list.

2000-10-25  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* files.texi (Visiting Functions): Typos.

2000-10-25  Kenichi Handa  <handa@etl.go.jp>

	* files.texi (Visiting Functions): Return value of
	find-file-noselect may be a list of buffers if wildcards are used.

2000-10-24  Miles Bader  <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>

	* display.texi (Defining Faces): Document `graphic' display type
	in face specs.

2000-10-18  Kai Grossjohann  <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE>

	* hooks.texi (Standard Hooks): Replace obsolete
	`after-make-frame-hook' with `after-make-frame-functions'.

	* frames.texi (Creating Frames): Ditto.

	* variables.texi (Future Local Variables): Ditto.

2000-10-16  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* display.texi (Other Image Types): Add description of :foreground
	and :background properties of mono PBM images.

2000-08-17  Werner LEMBERG  <wl@gnu.org>

	* .cvsignore: New file.

2000-01-05  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>

	* tindex.pl: New script.

1999-12-03  Dave Love  <fx@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (MAKEINFO): New parameter.

1999-09-17  Richard Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (srcs): Add hash.texi.
	(VERSION): Update to 20.6.

1999-09-13  Richard Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>

	* Makefile.in (index.texi): If cannot make a symlink, make a hard link.

1998-08-29  Karl Heuer  <kwzh@gnu.org>

	* configure.in: New file.
	* Makefile.in: Renamed from Makefile.
	(prefix, infodir): Use value obtained from configure.
	(emacslibdir): Obsolete variable deleted.
	(dist): Distribute configure.in, configure, Makefile.in.

1998-06-12  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.ai.mit.edu>

	* Makefile (INSTALL_INFO): New variable.
	(install): Run install-info.

1998-05-09  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.ai.mit.edu>

	* Makefile (elisp.dvi): Add missing backslash.

1998-05-02  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.gnu.org>

	* Makefile (elisp.dvi): Don't depend on texindex or on elisp.tps.
	Run texindex without `./'.  Always run texindex on elisp.tp.
	(elisp.tps): Target deleted.

1998-04-05  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.gnu.org>

	* Makefile (srcs): Add nonascii.texi and customize.texi.
	(dist): Start by deleting `temp'.

1998-02-17  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.gnu.org>

	* Makefile (makeinfo, texindex): Targets deleted.
	(makeinfo.o, texindex.o): Targets deleted.
	(clean, dist): Don't do anything with them or with getopt*.

1998-01-30  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.gnu.org>

	* Makefile (SHELL): Defined.

1998-01-27  Richard Stallman  <rms@psilocin.gnu.org>

	* Makefile (elisp.tps): New target.
	(elisp.dvi): Depend on elisp.tps.

Wed Apr  3 15:24:25 1996  Karl Heuer  <kwzh@gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	* README: Update phone number.

	* Makefile (elisp): Make this be the default target.
	Depend on makeinfo.c instead of makeinfo.
	(install): Don't depend on elisp.dvi, since we don't install that.
	Use mkinstalldirs.
	(dist): Add mkinstalldirs.

Mon Jun 19 14:35:26 1995  Richard Stallman  <rms@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	* Makefile (VERSION): Update version number.
	(maintainer-clean): Renamed from realclean.

Wed Jun  7 17:04:59 1995  Karl Heuer  <kwzh@nutrimat.gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	* Makefile (realclean): New target.
	(elisp): Remove any old elisp-* files first.

Tue Nov 23 19:59:40 1993  Noah Friedman  (friedman@nutrimat.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (VERSION): New variable.
	(dist): Make packaged directory name `elisp-manual-19-$(VERSION)'.
	Compressed file suffix should be `.gz', not `.z'.

Mon Nov 22 15:06:19 1993  Richard Stallman  (rms@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (elisp): Depend on makeinfo.

Fri Nov 19 02:29:33 1993  Noah Friedman  (friedman@gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (srcs): Add anti.texi.

Fri May 28 18:04:53 1993  Richard Stallman  (rms@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (infodir, prefix): New vars.
	(install): Use infodir.
	(emacsinfodir): Deleted.

Thu May 27 02:11:25 1993  Richard Stallman  (rms@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (srcs): Add calendar.texi.

	* Makefile (dist): Copy texindex.c and makeinfo.c.
	Limit elisp-* files to those with one or two digits.

Sun May 16 17:58:21 1993  Jim Blandy  (jimb@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (dist): Changed to use Gzip instead of compress.

Fri Apr 23 01:05:23 1993  Eric S. Raymond  (eric@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* loading.texi (Unloading): define-function changed back to
	defalias.  It may not stay this way, but at least it's
	consistent with the known-good version of the code patch.

Fri Mar 26 21:14:54 1993  Eric S. Raymond  (eric@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* modes.texi (Hooks): Document new optional arg of add-hook.

Wed Mar 17 08:48:24 1993  Eric S. Raymond  (eric@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* variables.texi: Document nil initial value of buffer-local variables.

	* tips.texi: Add new section on standard library headers.

Sat Feb 27 18:00:25 1993  Jim Blandy  (jimb@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (srcs): Add frame.texi to the list of sources.

Tue Feb 23 10:50:25 1993  Jim Blandy  (jimb@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (dist): Don't bother excluding autosave files; they'll
	never make it into the temp directory anyway, and the hash marks
	in the name are problematic for make and the Bourne shell.
	(srcs):

Fri Feb 12 16:54:38 1993  Jim Blandy  (jimb@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (dist): Don't include backup files or autosave files in
	the distribution tar file.

Tue Nov 26 21:10:34 1991  Richard Stallman  (rms@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (srcs): Added index.perm.
	(elisp.dvi): Remove erroneous shell comment.
	Expect output of permute-index in permuted.fns.
	Save old elisp.aux in elisp.oaux.
	(clean): Added index.texi to be deleted.

Sat Aug 11 17:39:10 1990  Richard Stallman  (rms@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile (elisp.dvi, index.texi): Use shell if instead of ifdef.

Tue Jun 26 09:57:26 1990  David Lawrence  (tale@geech)

	* files.texi:  Noted that completion-ignored-extensions is ignored
	when making *Completions*.

Fri Jun  8 16:44:44 EDT 1990 Jay Fenlason (hack@ai.mit.edu)

	* Makefile  make dist now depends on elisp.dvi, since it tries
	to include it in the dist file.

Wed Mar 28 22:57:35 1990  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@mole.ai.mit.edu)

	* functions.texinfo (Mapping Functions): Add missing quote

Mon Jun 19 18:09:24 1989  Richard Stallman  (rms@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu)

	* texinfo.tex (frenchspacing): Use decimal codes for char to be set.
	(defunargs): Turn off \hyphenchar of \sl font temporarily.

Wed May 10 18:01:17 1989  Robert J. Chassell  (bob@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu)

	* @result{}, @expansion{}, @print{}, @quiv{}, @point{},
	and @error{} are the terms now being used.  The files in the
	directory have been changed to reflect this.

	* All instances of @indentedresultt{} have been changed to
	`     @result{}', using 5 spaces at the begining of the line.

Mon Apr 24 21:02:55 1989  Robert J. Chassell  (bob@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu)

	* @result{}, @expandsto{}, @prints{}, @quiv{}, @error{}, and the
	experimental @indentedresult{}, @indentedexpandsto{} are part of
	the texinfo.tex in this directory.  These TeX macros are not
	stable yet.

Mon Apr 17 18:56:50 1989  Robert J. Chassell  (bob@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu)

	* texinfo.tex:  temporarily added
		\let\result=\dblarrow
		\def\error{{\it ERROR} \longdblarrow}
	We need to do this better soon.

Tue Apr 11 12:23:28 1989  Robert J. Chassell  (bob@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu)

	* Applied Karl Berry's patches to *.texinfo files, but not to
	texinfo.tex; those diffs are in `berry-texinfo-tex-diffs'. (Karl's
	new title page format is also not applied, since it requires
	texinfo.tex changes.)

	* Cleaned up `Makefile' and defined the `emacslibdir' directory
	for the Project GNU development environment.

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