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