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1 2012-05-12 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
2
3 * Makefile.in (MKDIR_P): New, set by configure.
4 (mkinfodir): Use $MKDIR_P.
5
6 2012-05-05 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
7
8 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Making Errors): Don't mention Emacs 20.
9 (Void Function, Wrong Type of Argument, Recursion with list)
10 (Simple Extension): Assume a non-ancient Emacs.
11 (Void Variable, Switching Buffers): Improve page breaks.
12
13 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update GNU Press contact details.
14
15 2012-05-04 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
16
17 * Makefile.in (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): New, set by configure.
18 (info, infoclean): Use $INFO_EXT.
19 (${infodir}/eintr$(INFO_EXT)): Use $INFO_EXT and $INFO_OPT.
20 * makefile.w32-in (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): New.
21 (INFO_TARGETS, clean): Use $INFO_EXT.
22 ($(infodir)/eintr$(INFO_EXT)): Use $INFO_EXT and $INFO_OPT.
23
24 2012-05-02 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
25
26 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Syntax): Reword to avoid underfull hbox.
27
28 2012-04-14 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
29
30 * Makefile.in: Replace non-portable use of $< in ordinary rules.
31
32 2012-02-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
33
34 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
35
36 2012-02-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
37
38 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Design @value{COUNT-WORDS}, Syntax)
39 (count-words-in-defun): Fix cross-refs to Emacs manual.
40
41 2012-01-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
42
43 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Move setting of COUNT-WORDS outside
44 of @menu. (Bug#10628)
45
46 2012-01-19 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
47
48 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (count-words-in-defun):
49 Add missing parenthesis (bug#10544).
50
51 2012-01-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
52
53 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (re-search-forward): Fix typo.
54
55 2011-11-24 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
56
57 * makefile.w32-in: Update dependencies.
58
59 2011-11-16 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
60
61 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (etags): Fix typo.
62
63 2011-03-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
64
65 * Version 23.3 released.
66
67 2011-02-19 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
68
69 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Sync @dircategory with ../../info/dir.
70
71 2011-01-23 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
72
73 * Makefile.in (MAKEINFO): Now controlled by `configure'.
74 (MAKEINFO_OPTS): New variable. Use it where appropriate.
75 (ENVADD): New variable to control texi2dvi and texi2pdf.
76
77 2010-11-13 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
78
79 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Rename the `count-words-region' example,
80 since there is now a standard command of that name.
81
82 2010-10-11 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
83
84 * Makefile.in (.dvi.ps): Remove unnecessary suffix rule.
85 (.PHONY): Add ps.
86 (ps, emacs-lisp-intro.ps): New targets.
87 (clean): Delete ps file.
88 (MAKEINFO): Use --force like the other doc/ Makefiles do.
89 Add explicit -I$srcdir.
90
91 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
92
93 * Makefile.in (VPATH): Remove.
94 (infodir): Make it absolute.
95 (mkinfodir, $(infodir)/eintr, infoclean): No need to cd $srcdir.
96
97 * Makefile.in (dist): Anchor regexps.
98
99 * Makefile.in (${infodir}/eintr, emacs-lisp-intro.dvi)
100 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html): Use $<.
101
102 * Makefile.in (infoclean): Remove harmless, long-standing error.
103
104 * Makefile.in ($(infodir)): Delete rule.
105 (mkinfodir): New.
106 ($(infodir)/eintr): Use $mkinfodir instead of infodir.
107
108 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
109
110 * Makefile.in (.PHONY): Declare info, dvi, html, pdf, dist.
111
112 2010-10-07 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
113
114 * Makefile.in (version): New, set by configure.
115 (clean): Delete dist tar file.
116 (dist): Use version in tar name.
117
118 2010-10-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
119
120 * Makefile.in (SHELL): Use /bin/sh, like every other Makefile.in.
121 (INFO_SOURCES, INFO_TARGETS, DVI_TARGETS): Remove variables.
122 ($(infodir), html, pdf, infoclean, dist): New rules.
123 (${infodir}/eintr): Ensure $infodir exists. Use $@.
124 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi, emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html):
125 Use $^.
126 (.PHONY): Declare clean rules.
127 (mostlyclean): Delete more temp files.
128 (clean): Delete specific dvi, pdf and html files.
129 (maintainer-clean): Use infoclean.
130 (.NOEXPORT): Remove, unused by any other Makefile.in.
131
132 2010-09-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
133
134 * cons-1.eps, cons-2.eps, cons-2a.eps, cons-3.eps, cons-4.eps:
135 * cons-5.eps, lambda-1.eps, lambda-2.eps, lambda-3.eps:
136 Add first line EPSF magic comment. (Bug#7064)
137
138 2010-06-23 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
139
140 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Untabify.
141
142 2010-05-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
143
144 * Version 23.2 released.
145
146 2010-03-10 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
147
148 * Branch for 23.2.
149
150 2010-02-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
151
152 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo in name of `find-tag' command.
153
154 2010-02-01 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
155
156 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Text and Auto-fill, Mode Line):
157 Avoid obsolete special default variables like default-major-mode.
158
159 2009-12-09 David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> (tiny change)
160
161 * makefile.w32-in: Use parenthesis for macros for nmake compatibility.
162
163 2009-12-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
164
165 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Free Software and Free Manuals):
166 Update URL, and remove duplicate text.
167
168 2009-10-28 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
169
170 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Don't change urlcolor or linkcolor in tex
171 output (not needed and does not work with recent texinfo.tex).
172 Bump edition number.
173
174 2009-10-27 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
175
176 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Bump edition number.
177
178 2009-10-27 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
179
180 * cons-1.pdf, cons-2.pdf, cons-2a.pdf, cons-3.pdf, cons-4.pdf:
181 * cons-5.pdf, drawers.pdf, lambda-1.pdf, lambda-2.pdf, lambda-3.pdf:
182 New files, generated from .eps versions with epstopdf.
183 * README: Add copyright information for PDF images.
184
185 * Makefile.in (TEXI2PDF): New variable.
186 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
187
188 * makefile.w32-in (texinfodir, TEXI2PDF): New variables.
189 (ENVADD): Add -I$texinfodir.
190 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
191
192 2009-07-28 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
193
194 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Simple Extension): Bump emacs versions in
195 examples.
196
197 2009-07-10 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
198
199 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Add missing @detailmenu entry.
200
201 2009-07-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
202
203 * Makefile.in (texinfodir): Rename from usermanualdir, and update.
204
205 2009-07-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
206
207 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (defvar and asterisk): Minor rephrasing.
208
209 2009-06-21 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
210
211 * Branch for 23.1.
212
213 2009-06-14 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
214
215 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (edebug): Fix typo.
216
217 2009-02-22 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
218
219 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Default Configuration): Fix dup word "by by".
220
221 2009-02-20 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
222
223 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (current-kill, Code for current-kill)
224 (Body of current-kill): Remove duplicate words.
225
226 2008-11-19 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
227
228 * doclicense.texi: New file.
229 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Relicense under FDL 1.3 or later.
230 Include doclicense.texi rather than having license in the file itself.
231
232 2008-10-16 Sean Sieger <sean.sieger@gmail.com> (tiny change)
233
234 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Recursion with list): Fix typo.
235
236 2008-10-04 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
237
238 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Apply similar formatting changes as for
239 the emacs and lispref manuals, to save pages. A couple minor
240 rewordings and reformatting of code to avoid overfull and
241 underfull lines.
242 (edition-number): Bump to 3.08.
243 (update-date): Bump to 4 October 2008.
244
245 2008-06-20 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
246
247 * makefile.w32-in (distclean): Remove makefile.
248
249 2008-06-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
250
251 * Makefile.am, Makefile.old, aclocal.m4, configure, configure.in:
252 * install-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs: Remove obsolete files.
253
254 2008-05-13 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
255
256 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Lisp Atoms): Rephrase "in addition" to
257 avoid confusion with addition operation discussed in previous
258 paragraph.
259
260 2008-01-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
261
262 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update back cover text.
263
264 2007-09-12 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
265
266 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Add email address to Thank You correctly.
267
268 2007-09-06 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
269
270 * Makefile.in (maintainer-clean): Delete info files.
271
272 2007-09-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
273
274 Move from lispintro/ to doc/lispintro/.
275 * Makefile.in (infodir): Go up one more level.
276 (usermanualdir): Change from ../man to ../emacs.
277 * makefile.w32-in (infodir, ENVADD): Go up one more level.
278 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setfilename): Go up one more level.
279
280 2007-07-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
281
282 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo on line 5173, change `thee' to
283 `these'.
284
285 2007-07-25 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
286
287 * Relicense all FSF files to GPLv3 or later.
288
289 2007-06-02 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
290
291 * Version 22.1 released.
292
293 2007-01-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
294
295 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (else): Rephrase message of first
296 if-then-else example so it is right both in itself and in the
297 "true" case of the expression, which asks whether 4 is greater
298 than 5.
299
300 2006-11-27 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
301
302 * Makefile.in (usermanualdir): Define.
303 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi): Pass -I options to texi2dvi instead of
304 using TEXINPUTS.
305
306 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Input texinfo instead of ../man/texinfo
307 to fix building outside source directory.
308
309 2006-11-09 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
310
311 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Copy descriptions from detailed master
312 menu to menus within body.
313
314 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (at the beginning): Add `other shell
315 commands' to produce additional output formats; total is now ten.
316 (A Loop with an Incrementing Counter, and others): Ensure Info
317 menus will appear in short windows.
318 (Disentangle beginning-of-buffer): Replace `version 21' with `more
319 recent versions'.
320 (Simple Extension): Show how to handle multiple versions by adding
321 an alternative with a test of `>= 21'.
322
323 2006-11-06 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
324
325 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Finish minor changes seen from DVI output.
326 Replace 22.1.100 with 22.1.1.
327 (current-kill): Mention functions that directly or indirectly call
328 `kill-new', which sets `kill-ring-yank-pointer'.
329 (Understanding current-kill): Change `lasted' to `last'. Remove
330 extraneous parenthesis. Reword item about returning `car' of list.
331 (yank): Remove mention of `rotate-yank-pointer'.
332 (Y Axis Element): Add comment regarding replacement of blank space.
333 (print-Y-axis Penultimate): Explain that `print-graph' will pass
334 `height-of-top-line' so `print-Y-axis' does not have a bug.
335
336 2006-11-05 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
337
338 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Yet more minor changes:
339 (defcustom): Said that `:options' is usually for a hook. Remove
340 extraneous space in parenthetical remark concerning
341 `text-mode-hook-identify'. At end, mention other defines, too.
342 (Beginning a .emacs File): Reverse words about comments so they
343 parallel numbers of listed semi-colons.
344 (Text and Auto-fill): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
345 (Mail Aliases): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
346 (Keybindings): Reformat as needed with `key' rather than `kbd'.
347 (Keybindings, Miscellaneous, Mode Line): For small book format, start
348 section name on top of new page.
349 (Simple Extension): Replace longer expression with
350 `emacs-major-version'. Remove comment about `number-to-string'
351 function.
352 (Miscellaneous): Add filename option, `-H', to `grep' example.
353 (debug, debug-on-entry): Replace `GNU Emacs 22' with `a recent
354 GNU Emacs'.
355 (edebug): More properly state where to place point for 'M-x
356 edebug-defun'.
357
358 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: More minor changes.
359 Center images for TeX output.
360 (kill-new function): Remove indentation for sentence talking about
361 momentarily skipping code.
362 (cons & search-fwd Review): Document @code{funcall}. Document
363 @code{re-search-forward} with existing @code{search-forward}.
364 Reference chapter on regular expression searches.
365 (Recursion with list): Specify a more recent version as being Emacs.
366 (Recursion with list, Every, recursive-graph-body-print): Change
367 `if ... progn' expression to `when'.
368 (Recursive triangle function): For printing in small book, ensure
369 section name is not last on bottom of preceding page.
370 (Keep): Remove extraneous space in function definition example.
371 (sentence-end): Specify `in English' for glyphs that end a sentence.
372 Note that in GNU Emacs 22, the name refers to both a variable and a
373 function.
374 (fwd-sentence while loops): Write a function as one, not as a form.
375 (fwd-para let): Add `which' to sentence with `parstart' and `parsep'.
376 (etags): Move sentences involving `find-tag' and sources. State
377 location of Emacs `src' directory.
378 (Design count-words-region): Better explain two backslashes in a row.
379 (Find a File): Fix grammar; add a `to' and write `to visit'. Change
380 `named' to `selected'.
381 (lengths-list-file): Remove extraneous parenthesis from reference.
382 (lengths-list-many-files): Explain `expand-file-name' better.
383 (Files List): Rephrase sentence regarding Lisp sources directory
384
385 2006-11-04 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
386
387 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Replace 22.0.100 with 22.1.100.
388 (defcustom): Note that the value set by defconst is a variable.
389 (Buffer Size & Locations): Parenthetical remark about evaluation.
390 (Finding More): Change text to include C sources by inference.
391
392 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Minor fixes.
393 Replace all tabs with eight spaces each so printed text looks correct.
394 Remove extraneous comma in a printed node name produced by `ref'.
395 (insert-buffer): Add a missing beginning parenthesis.
396 (beginning-of-buffer): Add `beginning of' to note about accessible
397 portion.
398 (narrow Exercise): Write closing parenthesis at end of correct
399 paragraph.
400 (zap-to-char): Remove extraneous `a' from first sentence.
401 (Complete zap-to-char): Remove two extraneous sentences.
402 (zap-to-char body): Move sentences on documentation two nodes earlier.
403 (Lisp macro): Add definition of `unless' macro.
404 (last-command & this-command): Remove comment that `we have not yet
405 seen' the @code{eq} function.
406 (kill-append function): Reformat `kill-append' function definition so
407 it prints well.
408 (kill-new function): Indent the sentence beginning `notice'. Replace
409 `the same as' with `similar to'. Repair typo. Remove obsolete
410 references to `yank' and `yank-pop. End section with a note that `we
411 will digress into C.'
412
413 2006-11-02 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
414
415 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (kill-ring-yank-pointer): Revert addition
416 of extraneous quotation mark to rotate-yank-pointer.
417
418 2006-11-01 Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
419
420 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix unbalanced quotes.
421
422 2006-10-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
423
424 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Revised text for kill-region,
425 copy-region-as-kill, kill-append, kill-new, forward-sentence,
426 forward-paragraph, find-file, current-kill, yank, and yank-pop.
427 Removed INSTALL MANIFEST from the directory since those files are
428 now irrelevant. Updated Info file in ../info. Changed numbering
429 so is now Revised Third Edition and this instance's edition-number
430 is 3.00. Did not update ISBN number.
431
432 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Remove version reference for X colors.
433 Document `='. Remove mention that :eval was new in 21. Updated
434 instance's edition-number to 3.01.
435
436 2006-10-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
437
438 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Many changes since it turned out that
439 many `simple' functions were rewritten. Changes to the text
440 regarding zap-to-char, mark-whole-buffer, append-to-buffer,
441 copy-to-buffer, beginning-of-buffer, what-line, and possibly
442 others. (I have not reviewed all yet.) This instance does build
443 for Info and TeX.
444
445 2006-10-29 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
446
447 * Makefile.in: Use relative paths to avoid advertising filesystem
448 contents during compilation.
449
450 2006-08-21 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
451
452 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Deleted in directory copy of texinfo.tex
453 and pointed towards ../man/texinfo.tex so only one file
454 needs updating. Added comment of what to do when building on own.
455
456 * texinfo.tex: Changed to version 2006-02-13.16
457 to enable a DVI build using the more recent versions of TeX.
458
459 2006-05-25 David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
460
461 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setcar): Replace an antelope rather than
462 a giraffe with a hippopotamus.
463
464 2006-05-19 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>
465
466 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Digression concerning error): Fix typo.
467
468 2005-09-16 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
469
470 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (GNU Free Documentation License):
471 Specify GFDL version 1.2.
472
473 2005-07-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
474
475 * makefile.w32-in (info): Don't run install-info.
476 ($(infodir)/dir): New target, produced by running install-info.
477
478 2005-07-04 Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
479
480 Update FSF's address in GPL notices.
481
482 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update FSF's address.
483
484 2004-04-23 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
485
486 * makefile.w32-in: Add "-*- makefile -*-" mode tag.
487
488 2004-02-29 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
489
490 * makefile.w32-in (mostlyclean, clean, maintainer-clean):
491 Use $(DEL) instead of rm, and ignore exit code.
492
493 2003-11-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
494
495 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: [CVS commitment by <bob@rattlesnake.com>]
496 Corrections to cross references.
497 (Interactive Options): elisp "interactive" -> "Using Interactive".
498 (defvar and asterisk): Remove emacs "Edit Options" reference,
499 edit-options is no longer described in the emacs manual.
500 (Lists diagrammed): elisp "List Type" -> "Cons Cell Type".
501
502 2003-09-03 Peter Runestig <peter@runestig.com>
503
504 * makefile.w32-in: New file.
505
506 2001-11-29 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
507
508 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Index): @ignore extraneous text.
509 Use @dircategory and @direntry to define the DIR entry.
510
511 2001-11-25 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
512
513 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Move @contents to the beginning of the
514 file. Set the size to @smallbook.
515
516 2001-11-24 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
517
518 * Makefile.in: New file.
519
520 * README: Update.
521
522 * *.eps: Rename to avoid clashes in DOS 8+3 namespace.
523
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