1 2013-03-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
3 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Digression into C): Update example.
6 2012-12-22 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
8 * Makefile.in (srcs): New variable, adding doclicense.texi.
9 (${buildinfodir}/eintr$(INFO_EXT), emacs-lisp-intro.dvi)
10 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html):
11 Use $srcs for dependencies.
13 2012-12-14 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
15 Fix permissions bugs with setgid directories etc. (Bug#13125)
16 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Files List):
17 directory-files-and-attributes now outputs t for attribute that's
20 2012-12-06 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
22 * doclicense.texi: Update to latest version from FSF.
23 These are just minor editorial changes.
25 2012-11-24 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
27 * doclicense.texi: Update to latest version from FSF.
28 These are just minor editorial changes.
30 2012-10-24 Paul Eggert <eggert@penguin.cs.ucla.edu>
32 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Files List):
33 Update manual for new time stamp format (Bug#12706).
35 2012-10-17 Gregor Zattler <grfz@gmx.de> (tiny change)
37 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Narrowing advantages):
38 Minor update for changed what-line implementation. (Bug#12629)
40 2012-06-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
42 * Makefile.in: Rename infodir to buildinfodir throughout. (Bug#11737)
44 2012-05-29 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
46 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Nuke hand-written node pointers.
47 (dolist, dotimes): Fix sectioning.
49 2012-05-12 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
51 * Makefile.in (MKDIR_P): New, set by configure.
52 (mkinfodir): Use $MKDIR_P.
54 2012-05-05 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
56 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Making Errors): Don't mention Emacs 20.
57 (Void Function, Wrong Type of Argument, Recursion with list)
58 (Simple Extension): Assume a non-ancient Emacs.
59 (Void Variable, Switching Buffers): Improve page breaks.
61 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update GNU Press contact details.
63 2012-05-04 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
65 * Makefile.in (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): New, set by configure.
66 (info, infoclean): Use $INFO_EXT.
67 (${infodir}/eintr$(INFO_EXT)): Use $INFO_EXT and $INFO_OPT.
68 * makefile.w32-in (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): New.
69 (INFO_TARGETS, clean): Use $INFO_EXT.
70 ($(infodir)/eintr$(INFO_EXT)): Use $INFO_EXT and $INFO_OPT.
72 2012-05-02 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
74 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Syntax): Reword to avoid underfull hbox.
76 2012-04-14 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
78 * Makefile.in: Replace non-portable use of $< in ordinary rules.
80 2012-02-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
82 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
84 2012-02-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
86 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Design @value{COUNT-WORDS}, Syntax)
87 (count-words-in-defun): Fix cross-refs to Emacs manual.
89 2012-01-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
91 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Move setting of COUNT-WORDS outside
94 2012-01-19 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
96 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (count-words-in-defun):
97 Add missing parenthesis (bug#10544).
99 2012-01-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
101 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (re-search-forward): Fix typo.
103 2011-11-24 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
105 * makefile.w32-in: Update dependencies.
107 2011-11-16 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
109 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (etags): Fix typo.
111 2011-03-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
113 * Version 23.3 released.
115 2011-02-19 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
117 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Sync @dircategory with ../../info/dir.
119 2011-01-23 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
121 * Makefile.in (MAKEINFO): Now controlled by `configure'.
122 (MAKEINFO_OPTS): New variable. Use it where appropriate.
123 (ENVADD): New variable to control texi2dvi and texi2pdf.
125 2010-11-13 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
127 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Rename the `count-words-region' example,
128 since there is now a standard command of that name.
130 2010-10-11 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
132 * Makefile.in (.dvi.ps): Remove unnecessary suffix rule.
134 (ps, emacs-lisp-intro.ps): New targets.
135 (clean): Delete ps file.
136 (MAKEINFO): Use --force like the other doc/ Makefiles do.
137 Add explicit -I$srcdir.
139 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
141 * Makefile.in (VPATH): Remove.
142 (infodir): Make it absolute.
143 (mkinfodir, $(infodir)/eintr, infoclean): No need to cd $srcdir.
145 * Makefile.in (dist): Anchor regexps.
147 * Makefile.in (${infodir}/eintr, emacs-lisp-intro.dvi)
148 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html): Use $<.
150 * Makefile.in (infoclean): Remove harmless, long-standing error.
152 * Makefile.in ($(infodir)): Delete rule.
154 ($(infodir)/eintr): Use $mkinfodir instead of infodir.
156 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
158 * Makefile.in (.PHONY): Declare info, dvi, html, pdf, dist.
160 2010-10-07 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
162 * Makefile.in (version): New, set by configure.
163 (clean): Delete dist tar file.
164 (dist): Use version in tar name.
166 2010-10-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
168 * Makefile.in (SHELL): Use /bin/sh, like every other Makefile.in.
169 (INFO_SOURCES, INFO_TARGETS, DVI_TARGETS): Remove variables.
170 ($(infodir), html, pdf, infoclean, dist): New rules.
171 (${infodir}/eintr): Ensure $infodir exists. Use $@.
172 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi, emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html):
174 (.PHONY): Declare clean rules.
175 (mostlyclean): Delete more temp files.
176 (clean): Delete specific dvi, pdf and html files.
177 (maintainer-clean): Use infoclean.
178 (.NOEXPORT): Remove, unused by any other Makefile.in.
180 2010-09-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
182 * cons-1.eps, cons-2.eps, cons-2a.eps, cons-3.eps, cons-4.eps:
183 * cons-5.eps, lambda-1.eps, lambda-2.eps, lambda-3.eps:
184 Add first line EPSF magic comment. (Bug#7064)
186 2010-06-23 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
188 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Untabify.
190 2010-05-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
192 * Version 23.2 released.
194 2010-03-10 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
198 2010-02-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
200 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo in name of `find-tag' command.
202 2010-02-01 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
204 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Text and Auto-fill, Mode Line):
205 Avoid obsolete special default variables like default-major-mode.
207 2009-12-09 David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> (tiny change)
209 * makefile.w32-in: Use parenthesis for macros for nmake compatibility.
211 2009-12-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
213 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Free Software and Free Manuals):
214 Update URL, and remove duplicate text.
216 2009-10-28 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
218 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Don't change urlcolor or linkcolor in tex
219 output (not needed and does not work with recent texinfo.tex).
222 2009-10-27 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
224 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Bump edition number.
226 2009-10-27 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
228 * cons-1.pdf, cons-2.pdf, cons-2a.pdf, cons-3.pdf, cons-4.pdf:
229 * cons-5.pdf, drawers.pdf, lambda-1.pdf, lambda-2.pdf, lambda-3.pdf:
230 New files, generated from .eps versions with epstopdf.
231 * README: Add copyright information for PDF images.
233 * Makefile.in (TEXI2PDF): New variable.
234 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
236 * makefile.w32-in (texinfodir, TEXI2PDF): New variables.
237 (ENVADD): Add -I$texinfodir.
238 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
240 2009-07-28 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
242 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Simple Extension): Bump emacs versions in
245 2009-07-10 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
247 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Add missing @detailmenu entry.
249 2009-07-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
251 * Makefile.in (texinfodir): Rename from usermanualdir, and update.
253 2009-07-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
255 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (defvar and asterisk): Minor rephrasing.
257 2009-06-21 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
261 2009-06-14 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
263 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (edebug): Fix typo.
265 2009-02-22 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
267 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Default Configuration): Fix dup word "by by".
269 2009-02-20 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
271 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (current-kill, Code for current-kill)
272 (Body of current-kill): Remove duplicate words.
274 2008-11-19 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
276 * doclicense.texi: New file.
277 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Relicense under FDL 1.3 or later.
278 Include doclicense.texi rather than having license in the file itself.
280 2008-10-16 Sean Sieger <sean.sieger@gmail.com> (tiny change)
282 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Recursion with list): Fix typo.
284 2008-10-04 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
286 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Apply similar formatting changes as for
287 the emacs and lispref manuals, to save pages. A couple minor
288 rewordings and reformatting of code to avoid overfull and
290 (edition-number): Bump to 3.08.
291 (update-date): Bump to 4 October 2008.
293 2008-06-20 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
295 * makefile.w32-in (distclean): Remove makefile.
297 2008-06-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
299 * Makefile.am, Makefile.old, aclocal.m4, configure, configure.in:
300 * install-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs: Remove obsolete files.
302 2008-05-13 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
304 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Lisp Atoms): Rephrase "in addition" to
305 avoid confusion with addition operation discussed in previous
308 2008-01-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
310 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update back cover text.
312 2007-09-12 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
314 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Add email address to Thank You correctly.
316 2007-09-06 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
318 * Makefile.in (maintainer-clean): Delete info files.
320 2007-09-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
322 Move from lispintro/ to doc/lispintro/.
323 * Makefile.in (infodir): Go up one more level.
324 (usermanualdir): Change from ../man to ../emacs.
325 * makefile.w32-in (infodir, ENVADD): Go up one more level.
326 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setfilename): Go up one more level.
328 2007-07-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
330 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo on line 5173, change `thee' to
333 2007-07-25 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
335 * Relicense all FSF files to GPLv3 or later.
337 2007-06-02 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
339 * Version 22.1 released.
341 2007-01-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
343 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (else): Rephrase message of first
344 if-then-else example so it is right both in itself and in the
345 "true" case of the expression, which asks whether 4 is greater
348 2006-11-27 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
350 * Makefile.in (usermanualdir): Define.
351 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi): Pass -I options to texi2dvi instead of
354 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Input texinfo instead of ../man/texinfo
355 to fix building outside source directory.
357 2006-11-09 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
359 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Copy descriptions from detailed master
360 menu to menus within body.
362 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (at the beginning): Add `other shell
363 commands' to produce additional output formats; total is now ten.
364 (A Loop with an Incrementing Counter, and others): Ensure Info
365 menus will appear in short windows.
366 (Disentangle beginning-of-buffer): Replace `version 21' with `more
368 (Simple Extension): Show how to handle multiple versions by adding
369 an alternative with a test of `>= 21'.
371 2006-11-06 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
373 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Finish minor changes seen from DVI output.
374 Replace 22.1.100 with 22.1.1.
375 (current-kill): Mention functions that directly or indirectly call
376 `kill-new', which sets `kill-ring-yank-pointer'.
377 (Understanding current-kill): Change `lasted' to `last'. Remove
378 extraneous parenthesis. Reword item about returning `car' of list.
379 (yank): Remove mention of `rotate-yank-pointer'.
380 (Y Axis Element): Add comment regarding replacement of blank space.
381 (print-Y-axis Penultimate): Explain that `print-graph' will pass
382 `height-of-top-line' so `print-Y-axis' does not have a bug.
384 2006-11-05 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
386 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Yet more minor changes:
387 (defcustom): Said that `:options' is usually for a hook. Remove
388 extraneous space in parenthetical remark concerning
389 `text-mode-hook-identify'. At end, mention other defines, too.
390 (Beginning a .emacs File): Reverse words about comments so they
391 parallel numbers of listed semi-colons.
392 (Text and Auto-fill): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
393 (Mail Aliases): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
394 (Keybindings): Reformat as needed with `key' rather than `kbd'.
395 (Keybindings, Miscellaneous, Mode Line): For small book format, start
396 section name on top of new page.
397 (Simple Extension): Replace longer expression with
398 `emacs-major-version'. Remove comment about `number-to-string'
400 (Miscellaneous): Add filename option, `-H', to `grep' example.
401 (debug, debug-on-entry): Replace `GNU Emacs 22' with `a recent
403 (edebug): More properly state where to place point for 'M-x
406 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: More minor changes.
407 Center images for TeX output.
408 (kill-new function): Remove indentation for sentence talking about
409 momentarily skipping code.
410 (cons & search-fwd Review): Document @code{funcall}. Document
411 @code{re-search-forward} with existing @code{search-forward}.
412 Reference chapter on regular expression searches.
413 (Recursion with list): Specify a more recent version as being Emacs.
414 (Recursion with list, Every, recursive-graph-body-print): Change
415 `if ... progn' expression to `when'.
416 (Recursive triangle function): For printing in small book, ensure
417 section name is not last on bottom of preceding page.
418 (Keep): Remove extraneous space in function definition example.
419 (sentence-end): Specify `in English' for glyphs that end a sentence.
420 Note that in GNU Emacs 22, the name refers to both a variable and a
422 (fwd-sentence while loops): Write a function as one, not as a form.
423 (fwd-para let): Add `which' to sentence with `parstart' and `parsep'.
424 (etags): Move sentences involving `find-tag' and sources. State
425 location of Emacs `src' directory.
426 (Design count-words-region): Better explain two backslashes in a row.
427 (Find a File): Fix grammar; add a `to' and write `to visit'. Change
428 `named' to `selected'.
429 (lengths-list-file): Remove extraneous parenthesis from reference.
430 (lengths-list-many-files): Explain `expand-file-name' better.
431 (Files List): Rephrase sentence regarding Lisp sources directory.
433 2006-11-04 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
435 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Replace 22.0.100 with 22.1.100.
436 (defcustom): Note that the value set by defconst is a variable.
437 (Buffer Size & Locations): Parenthetical remark about evaluation.
438 (Finding More): Change text to include C sources by inference.
440 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Minor fixes.
441 Replace all tabs with eight spaces each so printed text looks correct.
442 Remove extraneous comma in a printed node name produced by `ref'.
443 (insert-buffer): Add a missing beginning parenthesis.
444 (beginning-of-buffer): Add `beginning of' to note about accessible
446 (narrow Exercise): Write closing parenthesis at end of correct
448 (zap-to-char): Remove extraneous `a' from first sentence.
449 (Complete zap-to-char): Remove two extraneous sentences.
450 (zap-to-char body): Move sentences on documentation two nodes earlier.
451 (Lisp macro): Add definition of `unless' macro.
452 (last-command & this-command): Remove comment that `we have not yet
453 seen' the @code{eq} function.
454 (kill-append function): Reformat `kill-append' function definition so
456 (kill-new function): Indent the sentence beginning `notice'. Replace
457 `the same as' with `similar to'. Repair typo. Remove obsolete
458 references to `yank' and `yank-pop. End section with a note that `we
459 will digress into C.'
461 2006-11-02 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
463 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (kill-ring-yank-pointer): Revert addition
464 of extraneous quotation mark to rotate-yank-pointer.
466 2006-11-01 Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
468 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix unbalanced quotes.
470 2006-10-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
472 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Revised text for kill-region,
473 copy-region-as-kill, kill-append, kill-new, forward-sentence,
474 forward-paragraph, find-file, current-kill, yank, and yank-pop.
475 Removed INSTALL MANIFEST from the directory since those files are
476 now irrelevant. Updated Info file in ../info. Changed numbering
477 so is now Revised Third Edition and this instance's edition-number
478 is 3.00. Did not update ISBN number.
480 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Remove version reference for X colors.
481 Document `='. Remove mention that :eval was new in 21. Updated
482 instance's edition-number to 3.01.
484 2006-10-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
486 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Many changes since it turned out that
487 many `simple' functions were rewritten. Changes to the text
488 regarding zap-to-char, mark-whole-buffer, append-to-buffer,
489 copy-to-buffer, beginning-of-buffer, what-line, and possibly
490 others. (I have not reviewed all yet.) This instance does build
493 2006-10-29 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
495 * Makefile.in: Use relative paths to avoid advertising filesystem
496 contents during compilation.
498 2006-08-21 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
500 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Deleted in directory copy of texinfo.tex
501 and pointed towards ../man/texinfo.tex so only one file
502 needs updating. Added comment of what to do when building on own.
504 * texinfo.tex: Changed to version 2006-02-13.16
505 to enable a DVI build using the more recent versions of TeX.
507 2006-05-25 David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
509 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setcar): Replace an antelope rather than
510 a giraffe with a hippopotamus.
512 2006-05-19 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>
514 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Digression concerning error): Fix typo.
516 2005-09-16 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
518 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (GNU Free Documentation License):
519 Specify GFDL version 1.2.
521 2005-07-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
523 * makefile.w32-in (info): Don't run install-info.
524 ($(infodir)/dir): New target, produced by running install-info.
526 2005-07-04 Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
528 Update FSF's address in GPL notices.
530 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update FSF's address.
532 2004-04-23 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
534 * makefile.w32-in: Add "-*- makefile -*-" mode tag.
536 2004-02-29 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
538 * makefile.w32-in (mostlyclean, clean, maintainer-clean):
539 Use $(DEL) instead of rm, and ignore exit code.
541 2003-11-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
543 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: [CVS commitment by <bob@rattlesnake.com>]
544 Corrections to cross references.
545 (Interactive Options): elisp "interactive" -> "Using Interactive".
546 (defvar and asterisk): Remove emacs "Edit Options" reference,
547 edit-options is no longer described in the emacs manual.
548 (Lists diagrammed): elisp "List Type" -> "Cons Cell Type".
550 2003-09-03 Peter Runestig <peter@runestig.com>
552 * makefile.w32-in: New file.
554 2001-11-29 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
556 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Index): @ignore extraneous text.
557 Use @dircategory and @direntry to define the DIR entry.
559 2001-11-25 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
561 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Move @contents to the beginning of the
562 file. Set the size to @smallbook.
564 2001-11-24 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
566 * Makefile.in: New file.
570 * *.eps: Rename to avoid clashes in DOS 8+3 namespace.
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