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