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