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