1 2013-03-12 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
3 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Add some stuff specific to www.gnu.org.
5 2013-03-11 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
7 * Version 24.3 released.
9 2013-03-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
11 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Digression into C): Update example.
12 (defcustom, Simple Extension): Fix typos.
14 2012-12-22 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
16 * Makefile.in (srcs): New variable, adding doclicense.texi.
17 (${buildinfodir}/eintr$(INFO_EXT), emacs-lisp-intro.dvi)
18 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html):
19 Use $srcs for dependencies.
21 2012-10-24 Paul Eggert <eggert@penguin.cs.ucla.edu>
23 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Files List):
24 Update manual for new time stamp format (Bug#12706).
26 2012-10-17 Gregor Zattler <grfz@gmx.de> (tiny change)
28 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Narrowing advantages):
29 Minor update for changed what-line implementation. (Bug#12629)
31 2012-06-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
33 * Makefile.in: Rename infodir to buildinfodir throughout. (Bug#11737)
35 2012-05-29 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
37 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Nuke hand-written node pointers.
38 (dolist, dotimes): Fix sectioning.
40 2012-05-12 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
42 * Makefile.in (MKDIR_P): New, set by configure.
43 (mkinfodir): Use $MKDIR_P.
45 2012-05-05 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
47 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Making Errors): Don't mention Emacs 20.
48 (Void Function, Wrong Type of Argument, Recursion with list)
49 (Simple Extension): Assume a non-ancient Emacs.
50 (Void Variable, Switching Buffers): Improve page breaks.
52 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update GNU Press contact details.
54 2012-05-04 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
56 * Makefile.in (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): New, set by configure.
57 (info, infoclean): Use $INFO_EXT.
58 (${infodir}/eintr$(INFO_EXT)): Use $INFO_EXT and $INFO_OPT.
59 * makefile.w32-in (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): New.
60 (INFO_TARGETS, clean): Use $INFO_EXT.
61 ($(infodir)/eintr$(INFO_EXT)): Use $INFO_EXT and $INFO_OPT.
63 2012-05-02 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
65 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Syntax): Reword to avoid underfull hbox.
67 2012-04-14 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
69 * Makefile.in: Replace non-portable use of $< in ordinary rules.
71 2012-02-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
73 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
75 2012-02-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
77 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Design @value{COUNT-WORDS}, Syntax)
78 (count-words-in-defun): Fix cross-refs to Emacs manual.
80 2012-01-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
82 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Move setting of COUNT-WORDS outside
85 2012-01-19 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
87 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (count-words-in-defun):
88 Add missing parenthesis (bug#10544).
90 2012-01-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
92 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (re-search-forward): Fix typo.
94 2011-11-24 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
96 * makefile.w32-in: Update dependencies.
98 2011-11-16 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
100 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (etags): Fix typo.
102 2011-03-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
104 * Version 23.3 released.
106 2011-02-19 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
108 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Sync @dircategory with ../../info/dir.
110 2011-01-23 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
112 * Makefile.in (MAKEINFO): Now controlled by `configure'.
113 (MAKEINFO_OPTS): New variable. Use it where appropriate.
114 (ENVADD): New variable to control texi2dvi and texi2pdf.
116 2010-11-13 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
118 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Rename the `count-words-region' example,
119 since there is now a standard command of that name.
121 2010-10-11 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
123 * Makefile.in (.dvi.ps): Remove unnecessary suffix rule.
125 (ps, emacs-lisp-intro.ps): New targets.
126 (clean): Delete ps file.
127 (MAKEINFO): Use --force like the other doc/ Makefiles do.
128 Add explicit -I$srcdir.
130 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
132 * Makefile.in (VPATH): Remove.
133 (infodir): Make it absolute.
134 (mkinfodir, $(infodir)/eintr, infoclean): No need to cd $srcdir.
136 * Makefile.in (dist): Anchor regexps.
138 * Makefile.in (${infodir}/eintr, emacs-lisp-intro.dvi)
139 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html): Use $<.
141 * Makefile.in (infoclean): Remove harmless, long-standing error.
143 * Makefile.in ($(infodir)): Delete rule.
145 ($(infodir)/eintr): Use $mkinfodir instead of infodir.
147 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
149 * Makefile.in (.PHONY): Declare info, dvi, html, pdf, dist.
151 2010-10-07 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
153 * Makefile.in (version): New, set by configure.
154 (clean): Delete dist tar file.
155 (dist): Use version in tar name.
157 2010-10-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
159 * Makefile.in (SHELL): Use /bin/sh, like every other Makefile.in.
160 (INFO_SOURCES, INFO_TARGETS, DVI_TARGETS): Remove variables.
161 ($(infodir), html, pdf, infoclean, dist): New rules.
162 (${infodir}/eintr): Ensure $infodir exists. Use $@.
163 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi, emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html):
165 (.PHONY): Declare clean rules.
166 (mostlyclean): Delete more temp files.
167 (clean): Delete specific dvi, pdf and html files.
168 (maintainer-clean): Use infoclean.
169 (.NOEXPORT): Remove, unused by any other Makefile.in.
171 2010-09-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
173 * cons-1.eps, cons-2.eps, cons-2a.eps, cons-3.eps, cons-4.eps:
174 * cons-5.eps, lambda-1.eps, lambda-2.eps, lambda-3.eps:
175 Add first line EPSF magic comment. (Bug#7064)
177 2010-06-23 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
179 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Untabify.
181 2010-05-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
183 * Version 23.2 released.
185 2010-03-10 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
189 2010-02-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
191 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo in name of `find-tag' command.
193 2010-02-01 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
195 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Text and Auto-fill, Mode Line):
196 Avoid obsolete special default variables like default-major-mode.
198 2009-12-09 David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> (tiny change)
200 * makefile.w32-in: Use parenthesis for macros for nmake compatibility.
202 2009-12-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
204 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Free Software and Free Manuals):
205 Update URL, and remove duplicate text.
207 2009-10-28 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
209 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Don't change urlcolor or linkcolor in tex
210 output (not needed and does not work with recent texinfo.tex).
213 2009-10-27 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
215 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Bump edition number.
217 2009-10-27 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
219 * cons-1.pdf, cons-2.pdf, cons-2a.pdf, cons-3.pdf, cons-4.pdf:
220 * cons-5.pdf, drawers.pdf, lambda-1.pdf, lambda-2.pdf, lambda-3.pdf:
221 New files, generated from .eps versions with epstopdf.
222 * README: Add copyright information for PDF images.
224 * Makefile.in (TEXI2PDF): New variable.
225 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
227 * makefile.w32-in (texinfodir, TEXI2PDF): New variables.
228 (ENVADD): Add -I$texinfodir.
229 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
231 2009-07-28 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
233 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Simple Extension): Bump emacs versions in
236 2009-07-10 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
238 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Add missing @detailmenu entry.
240 2009-07-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
242 * Makefile.in (texinfodir): Rename from usermanualdir, and update.
244 2009-07-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
246 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (defvar and asterisk): Minor rephrasing.
248 2009-06-21 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
252 2009-06-14 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
254 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (edebug): Fix typo.
256 2009-02-22 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
258 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Default Configuration): Fix dup word "by by".
260 2009-02-20 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
262 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (current-kill, Code for current-kill)
263 (Body of current-kill): Remove duplicate words.
265 2008-11-19 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
267 * doclicense.texi: New file.
268 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Relicense under FDL 1.3 or later.
269 Include doclicense.texi rather than having license in the file itself.
271 2008-10-16 Sean Sieger <sean.sieger@gmail.com> (tiny change)
273 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Recursion with list): Fix typo.
275 2008-10-04 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
277 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Apply similar formatting changes as for
278 the emacs and lispref manuals, to save pages. A couple minor
279 rewordings and reformatting of code to avoid overfull and
281 (edition-number): Bump to 3.08.
282 (update-date): Bump to 4 October 2008.
284 2008-06-20 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
286 * makefile.w32-in (distclean): Remove makefile.
288 2008-06-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
290 * Makefile.am, Makefile.old, aclocal.m4, configure, configure.in:
291 * install-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs: Remove obsolete files.
293 2008-05-13 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
295 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Lisp Atoms): Rephrase "in addition" to
296 avoid confusion with addition operation discussed in previous
299 2008-01-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
301 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update back cover text.
303 2007-09-12 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
305 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Add email address to Thank You correctly.
307 2007-09-06 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
309 * Makefile.in (maintainer-clean): Delete info files.
311 2007-09-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
313 Move from lispintro/ to doc/lispintro/.
314 * Makefile.in (infodir): Go up one more level.
315 (usermanualdir): Change from ../man to ../emacs.
316 * makefile.w32-in (infodir, ENVADD): Go up one more level.
317 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setfilename): Go up one more level.
319 2007-07-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
321 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo on line 5173, change `thee' to
324 2007-07-25 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
326 * Relicense all FSF files to GPLv3 or later.
328 2007-06-02 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
330 * Version 22.1 released.
332 2007-01-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
334 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (else): Rephrase message of first
335 if-then-else example so it is right both in itself and in the
336 "true" case of the expression, which asks whether 4 is greater
339 2006-11-27 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
341 * Makefile.in (usermanualdir): Define.
342 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi): Pass -I options to texi2dvi instead of
345 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Input texinfo instead of ../man/texinfo
346 to fix building outside source directory.
348 2006-11-09 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
350 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Copy descriptions from detailed master
351 menu to menus within body.
353 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (at the beginning): Add `other shell
354 commands' to produce additional output formats; total is now ten.
355 (A Loop with an Incrementing Counter, and others): Ensure Info
356 menus will appear in short windows.
357 (Disentangle beginning-of-buffer): Replace `version 21' with `more
359 (Simple Extension): Show how to handle multiple versions by adding
360 an alternative with a test of `>= 21'.
362 2006-11-06 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
364 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Finish minor changes seen from DVI output.
365 Replace 22.1.100 with 22.1.1.
366 (current-kill): Mention functions that directly or indirectly call
367 `kill-new', which sets `kill-ring-yank-pointer'.
368 (Understanding current-kill): Change `lasted' to `last'. Remove
369 extraneous parenthesis. Reword item about returning `car' of list.
370 (yank): Remove mention of `rotate-yank-pointer'.
371 (Y Axis Element): Add comment regarding replacement of blank space.
372 (print-Y-axis Penultimate): Explain that `print-graph' will pass
373 `height-of-top-line' so `print-Y-axis' does not have a bug.
375 2006-11-05 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
377 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Yet more minor changes:
378 (defcustom): Said that `:options' is usually for a hook. Remove
379 extraneous space in parenthetical remark concerning
380 `text-mode-hook-identify'. At end, mention other defines, too.
381 (Beginning a .emacs File): Reverse words about comments so they
382 parallel numbers of listed semi-colons.
383 (Text and Auto-fill): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
384 (Mail Aliases): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
385 (Keybindings): Reformat as needed with `key' rather than `kbd'.
386 (Keybindings, Miscellaneous, Mode Line): For small book format, start
387 section name on top of new page.
388 (Simple Extension): Replace longer expression with
389 `emacs-major-version'. Remove comment about `number-to-string'
391 (Miscellaneous): Add filename option, `-H', to `grep' example.
392 (debug, debug-on-entry): Replace `GNU Emacs 22' with `a recent
394 (edebug): More properly state where to place point for 'M-x
397 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: More minor changes.
398 Center images for TeX output.
399 (kill-new function): Remove indentation for sentence talking about
400 momentarily skipping code.
401 (cons & search-fwd Review): Document @code{funcall}. Document
402 @code{re-search-forward} with existing @code{search-forward}.
403 Reference chapter on regular expression searches.
404 (Recursion with list): Specify a more recent version as being Emacs.
405 (Recursion with list, Every, recursive-graph-body-print): Change
406 `if ... progn' expression to `when'.
407 (Recursive triangle function): For printing in small book, ensure
408 section name is not last on bottom of preceding page.
409 (Keep): Remove extraneous space in function definition example.
410 (sentence-end): Specify `in English' for glyphs that end a sentence.
411 Note that in GNU Emacs 22, the name refers to both a variable and a
413 (fwd-sentence while loops): Write a function as one, not as a form.
414 (fwd-para let): Add `which' to sentence with `parstart' and `parsep'.
415 (etags): Move sentences involving `find-tag' and sources. State
416 location of Emacs `src' directory.
417 (Design count-words-region): Better explain two backslashes in a row.
418 (Find a File): Fix grammar; add a `to' and write `to visit'. Change
419 `named' to `selected'.
420 (lengths-list-file): Remove extraneous parenthesis from reference.
421 (lengths-list-many-files): Explain `expand-file-name' better.
422 (Files List): Rephrase sentence regarding Lisp sources directory.
424 2006-11-04 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
426 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Replace 22.0.100 with 22.1.100.
427 (defcustom): Note that the value set by defconst is a variable.
428 (Buffer Size & Locations): Parenthetical remark about evaluation.
429 (Finding More): Change text to include C sources by inference.
431 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Minor fixes.
432 Replace all tabs with eight spaces each so printed text looks correct.
433 Remove extraneous comma in a printed node name produced by `ref'.
434 (insert-buffer): Add a missing beginning parenthesis.
435 (beginning-of-buffer): Add `beginning of' to note about accessible
437 (narrow Exercise): Write closing parenthesis at end of correct
439 (zap-to-char): Remove extraneous `a' from first sentence.
440 (Complete zap-to-char): Remove two extraneous sentences.
441 (zap-to-char body): Move sentences on documentation two nodes earlier.
442 (Lisp macro): Add definition of `unless' macro.
443 (last-command & this-command): Remove comment that `we have not yet
444 seen' the @code{eq} function.
445 (kill-append function): Reformat `kill-append' function definition so
447 (kill-new function): Indent the sentence beginning `notice'. Replace
448 `the same as' with `similar to'. Repair typo. Remove obsolete
449 references to `yank' and `yank-pop. End section with a note that `we
450 will digress into C.'
452 2006-11-02 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
454 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (kill-ring-yank-pointer): Revert addition
455 of extraneous quotation mark to rotate-yank-pointer.
457 2006-11-01 Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
459 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix unbalanced quotes.
461 2006-10-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
463 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Revised text for kill-region,
464 copy-region-as-kill, kill-append, kill-new, forward-sentence,
465 forward-paragraph, find-file, current-kill, yank, and yank-pop.
466 Removed INSTALL MANIFEST from the directory since those files are
467 now irrelevant. Updated Info file in ../info. Changed numbering
468 so is now Revised Third Edition and this instance's edition-number
469 is 3.00. Did not update ISBN number.
471 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Remove version reference for X colors.
472 Document `='. Remove mention that :eval was new in 21. Updated
473 instance's edition-number to 3.01.
475 2006-10-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
477 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Many changes since it turned out that
478 many `simple' functions were rewritten. Changes to the text
479 regarding zap-to-char, mark-whole-buffer, append-to-buffer,
480 copy-to-buffer, beginning-of-buffer, what-line, and possibly
481 others. (I have not reviewed all yet.) This instance does build
484 2006-10-29 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
486 * Makefile.in: Use relative paths to avoid advertising filesystem
487 contents during compilation.
489 2006-08-21 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
491 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Deleted in directory copy of texinfo.tex
492 and pointed towards ../man/texinfo.tex so only one file
493 needs updating. Added comment of what to do when building on own.
495 * texinfo.tex: Changed to version 2006-02-13.16
496 to enable a DVI build using the more recent versions of TeX.
498 2006-05-25 David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
500 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setcar): Replace an antelope rather than
501 a giraffe with a hippopotamus.
503 2006-05-19 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>
505 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Digression concerning error): Fix typo.
507 2005-09-16 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
509 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (GNU Free Documentation License):
510 Specify GFDL version 1.2.
512 2005-07-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
514 * makefile.w32-in (info): Don't run install-info.
515 ($(infodir)/dir): New target, produced by running install-info.
517 2005-07-04 Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
519 Update FSF's address in GPL notices.
521 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update FSF's address.
523 2004-04-23 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
525 * makefile.w32-in: Add "-*- makefile -*-" mode tag.
527 2004-02-29 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
529 * makefile.w32-in (mostlyclean, clean, maintainer-clean):
530 Use $(DEL) instead of rm, and ignore exit code.
532 2003-11-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
534 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: [CVS commitment by <bob@rattlesnake.com>]
535 Corrections to cross references.
536 (Interactive Options): elisp "interactive" -> "Using Interactive".
537 (defvar and asterisk): Remove emacs "Edit Options" reference,
538 edit-options is no longer described in the emacs manual.
539 (Lists diagrammed): elisp "List Type" -> "Cons Cell Type".
541 2003-09-03 Peter Runestig <peter@runestig.com>
543 * makefile.w32-in: New file.
545 2001-11-29 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
547 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Index): @ignore extraneous text.
548 Use @dircategory and @direntry to define the DIR entry.
550 2001-11-25 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
552 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Move @contents to the beginning of the
553 file. Set the size to @smallbook.
555 2001-11-24 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
557 * Makefile.in: New file.
561 * *.eps: Rename to avoid clashes in DOS 8+3 namespace.
567 Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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