1 2012-05-04 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
3 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Making Errors): Don't mention Emacs 20.
4 (Void Function, Wrong Type of Argument, Recursion with list)
5 (Simple Extension): Assume a non-ancient Emacs.
6 (Void Variable, Switching Buffers): Improve page breaks.
8 2012-05-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
10 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update GNU Press contact details.
12 2012-04-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
14 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Syntax): Reword to avoid underfull hbox.
16 2012-04-07 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
18 * Makefile.in: Replace non-portable use of $< in ordinary rules.
20 2012-02-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
22 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Standardize possessive apostrophe usage.
24 2012-02-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
26 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Design @value{COUNT-WORDS}, Syntax)
27 (count-words-in-defun): Fix cross-refs to Emacs manual.
29 2012-01-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
31 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Move setting of COUNT-WORDS outside
34 2012-01-19 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
36 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (count-words-in-defun):
37 Add missing parenthesis (bug#10544).
39 2012-01-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
41 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (re-search-forward): Fix typo.
43 2011-11-24 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
45 * makefile.w32-in: Update dependencies.
47 2011-11-16 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
49 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (etags): Fix typo.
51 2011-03-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
53 * Version 23.3 released.
55 2011-02-19 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
57 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Sync @dircategory with ../../info/dir.
59 2011-01-23 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
61 * Makefile.in (MAKEINFO): Now controlled by `configure'.
62 (MAKEINFO_OPTS): New variable. Use it where appropriate.
63 (ENVADD): New variable to control texi2dvi and texi2pdf.
65 2010-11-13 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
67 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Rename the `count-words-region' example,
68 since there is now a standard command of that name.
70 2010-10-11 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
72 * Makefile.in (.dvi.ps): Remove unnecessary suffix rule.
74 (ps, emacs-lisp-intro.ps): New targets.
75 (clean): Delete ps file.
76 (MAKEINFO): Use --force like the other doc/ Makefiles do.
77 Add explicit -I$srcdir.
79 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
81 * Makefile.in (VPATH): Remove.
82 (infodir): Make it absolute.
83 (mkinfodir, $(infodir)/eintr, infoclean): No need to cd $srcdir.
85 * Makefile.in (dist): Anchor regexps.
87 * Makefile.in (${infodir}/eintr, emacs-lisp-intro.dvi)
88 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html): Use $<.
90 * Makefile.in (infoclean): Remove harmless, long-standing error.
92 * Makefile.in ($(infodir)): Delete rule.
94 ($(infodir)/eintr): Use $mkinfodir instead of infodir.
96 2010-10-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
98 * Makefile.in (.PHONY): Declare info, dvi, html, pdf, dist.
100 2010-10-07 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
102 * Makefile.in (version): New, set by configure.
103 (clean): Delete dist tar file.
104 (dist): Use version in tar name.
106 2010-10-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
108 * Makefile.in (SHELL): Use /bin/sh, like every other Makefile.in.
109 (INFO_SOURCES, INFO_TARGETS, DVI_TARGETS): Remove variables.
110 ($(infodir), html, pdf, infoclean, dist): New rules.
111 (${infodir}/eintr): Ensure $infodir exists. Use $@.
112 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi, emacs-lisp-intro.pdf, emacs-lisp-intro.html):
114 (.PHONY): Declare clean rules.
115 (mostlyclean): Delete more temp files.
116 (clean): Delete specific dvi, pdf and html files.
117 (maintainer-clean): Use infoclean.
118 (.NOEXPORT): Remove, unused by any other Makefile.in.
120 2010-09-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
122 * cons-1.eps, cons-2.eps, cons-2a.eps, cons-3.eps, cons-4.eps:
123 * cons-5.eps, lambda-1.eps, lambda-2.eps, lambda-3.eps:
124 Add first line EPSF magic comment. (Bug#7064)
126 2010-06-23 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
128 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Untabify.
130 2010-05-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
132 * Version 23.2 released.
134 2010-03-10 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
138 2010-02-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
140 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo in name of `find-tag' command.
142 2010-02-01 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
144 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Text and Auto-fill, Mode Line):
145 Avoid obsolete special default variables like default-major-mode.
147 2009-12-09 David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> (tiny change)
149 * makefile.w32-in: Use parenthesis for macros for nmake compatibility.
151 2009-12-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
153 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Free Software and Free Manuals):
154 Update URL, and remove duplicate text.
156 2009-10-28 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
158 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Don't change urlcolor or linkcolor in tex
159 output (not needed and does not work with recent texinfo.tex).
162 2009-10-27 Robert J. Chassell <bob@gnu.org>
164 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Bump edition number.
166 2009-10-27 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
168 * cons-1.pdf, cons-2.pdf, cons-2a.pdf, cons-3.pdf, cons-4.pdf:
169 * cons-5.pdf, drawers.pdf, lambda-1.pdf, lambda-2.pdf, lambda-3.pdf:
170 New files, generated from .eps versions with epstopdf.
171 * README: Add copyright information for PDF images.
173 * Makefile.in (TEXI2PDF): New variable.
174 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
176 * makefile.w32-in (texinfodir, TEXI2PDF): New variables.
177 (ENVADD): Add -I$texinfodir.
178 (emacs-lisp-intro.pdf): New target.
180 2009-07-28 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
182 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Simple Extension): Bump emacs versions in
185 2009-07-10 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
187 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Top): Add missing @detailmenu entry.
189 2009-07-09 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
191 * Makefile.in (texinfodir): Rename from usermanualdir, and update.
193 2009-07-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
195 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (defvar and asterisk): Minor rephrasing.
197 2009-06-21 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
201 2009-06-14 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
203 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (edebug): Fix typo.
205 2009-02-22 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
207 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Default Configuration): Fix dup word "by by".
209 2009-02-20 Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
211 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (current-kill, Code for current-kill)
212 (Body of current-kill): Remove duplicate words.
214 2008-11-19 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
216 * doclicense.texi: New file.
217 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Relicense under FDL 1.3 or later.
218 Include doclicense.texi rather than having license in the file itself.
220 2008-10-16 Sean Sieger <sean.sieger@gmail.com> (tiny change)
222 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Recursion with list): Fix typo.
224 2008-10-04 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
226 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Apply similar formatting changes as for
227 the emacs and lispref manuals, to save pages. A couple minor
228 rewordings and reformatting of code to avoid overfull and
230 (edition-number): Bump to 3.08.
231 (update-date): Bump to 4 October 2008.
233 2008-06-20 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
235 * makefile.w32-in (distclean): Remove makefile.
237 2008-06-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
239 * Makefile.am, Makefile.old, aclocal.m4, configure, configure.in:
240 * install-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs: Remove obsolete files.
242 2008-05-13 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
244 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Lisp Atoms): Rephrase "in addition" to
245 avoid confusion with addition operation discussed in previous
248 2008-01-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
250 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update back cover text.
252 2007-09-12 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
254 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Add email address to Thank You correctly.
256 2007-09-06 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
258 * Makefile.in (maintainer-clean): Delete info files.
260 2007-09-06 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
262 Move from lispintro/ to doc/lispintro/.
263 * Makefile.in (infodir): Go up one more level.
264 (usermanualdir): Change from ../man to ../emacs.
265 * makefile.w32-in (infodir, ENVADD): Go up one more level.
266 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setfilename): Go up one more level.
268 2007-07-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
270 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix typo on line 5173, change `thee' to
273 2007-07-25 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
275 * Relicense all FSF files to GPLv3 or later.
277 2007-06-02 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
279 * Version 22.1 released.
281 2007-01-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
283 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (else): Rephrase message of first
284 if-then-else example so it is right both in itself and in the
285 "true" case of the expression, which asks whether 4 is greater
288 2006-11-27 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
290 * Makefile.in (usermanualdir): Define.
291 (emacs-lisp-intro.dvi): Pass -I options to texi2dvi instead of
294 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Input texinfo instead of ../man/texinfo
295 to fix building outside source directory.
297 2006-11-09 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
299 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Copy descriptions from detailed master
300 menu to menus within body.
302 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (at the beginning): Add `other shell
303 commands' to produce additional output formats; total is now ten.
304 (A Loop with an Incrementing Counter, and others): Ensure Info
305 menus will appear in short windows.
306 (Disentangle beginning-of-buffer): Replace `version 21' with `more
308 (Simple Extension): Show how to handle multiple versions by adding
309 an alternative with a test of `>= 21'.
311 2006-11-06 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
313 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Finish minor changes seen from DVI output.
314 Replace 22.1.100 with 22.1.1.
315 (current-kill): Mention functions that directly or indirectly call
316 `kill-new', which sets `kill-ring-yank-pointer'.
317 (Understanding current-kill): Change `lasted' to `last'. Remove
318 extraneous parenthesis. Reword item about returning `car' of list.
319 (yank): Remove mention of `rotate-yank-pointer'.
320 (Y Axis Element): Add comment regarding replacement of blank space.
321 (print-Y-axis Penultimate): Explain that `print-graph' will pass
322 `height-of-top-line' so `print-Y-axis' does not have a bug.
324 2006-11-05 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
326 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Yet more minor changes:
327 (defcustom): Said that `:options' is usually for a hook. Remove
328 extraneous space in parenthetical remark concerning
329 `text-mode-hook-identify'. At end, mention other defines, too.
330 (Beginning a .emacs File): Reverse words about comments so they
331 parallel numbers of listed semi-colons.
332 (Text and Auto-fill): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
333 (Mail Aliases): Remove extraneous blank line in example.
334 (Keybindings): Reformat as needed with `key' rather than `kbd'.
335 (Keybindings, Miscellaneous, Mode Line): For small book format, start
336 section name on top of new page.
337 (Simple Extension): Replace longer expression with
338 `emacs-major-version'. Remove comment about `number-to-string'
340 (Miscellaneous): Add filename option, `-H', to `grep' example.
341 (debug, debug-on-entry): Replace `GNU Emacs 22' with `a recent
343 (edebug): More properly state where to place point for 'M-x
346 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: More minor changes.
347 Center images for TeX output.
348 (kill-new function): Remove indentation for sentence talking about
349 momentarily skipping code.
350 (cons & search-fwd Review): Document @code{funcall}. Document
351 @code{re-search-forward} with existing @code{search-forward}.
352 Reference chapter on regular expression searches.
353 (Recursion with list): Specify a more recent version as being Emacs.
354 (Recursion with list, Every, recursive-graph-body-print): Change
355 `if ... progn' expression to `when'.
356 (Recursive triangle function): For printing in small book, ensure
357 section name is not last on bottom of preceding page.
358 (Keep): Remove extraneous space in function definition example.
359 (sentence-end): Specify `in English' for glyphs that end a sentence.
360 Note that in GNU Emacs 22, the name refers to both a variable and a
362 (fwd-sentence while loops): Write a function as one, not as a form.
363 (fwd-para let): Add `which' to sentence with `parstart' and `parsep'.
364 (etags): Move sentences involving `find-tag' and sources. State
365 location of Emacs `src' directory.
366 (Design count-words-region): Better explain two backslashes in a row.
367 (Find a File): Fix grammar; add a `to' and write `to visit'. Change
368 `named' to `selected'.
369 (lengths-list-file): Remove extraneous parenthesis from reference.
370 (lengths-list-many-files): Explain `expand-file-name' better.
371 (Files List): Rephrase sentence regarding Lisp sources directory
373 2006-11-04 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
375 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Replace 22.0.100 with 22.1.100.
376 (defcustom): Note that the value set by defconst is a variable.
377 (Buffer Size & Locations): Parenthetical remark about evaluation.
378 (Finding More): Change text to include C sources by inference.
380 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Minor fixes.
381 Replace all tabs with eight spaces each so printed text looks correct.
382 Remove extraneous comma in a printed node name produced by `ref'.
383 (insert-buffer): Add a missing beginning parenthesis.
384 (beginning-of-buffer): Add `beginning of' to note about accessible
386 (narrow Exercise): Write closing parenthesis at end of correct
388 (zap-to-char): Remove extraneous `a' from first sentence.
389 (Complete zap-to-char): Remove two extraneous sentences.
390 (zap-to-char body): Move sentences on documentation two nodes earlier.
391 (Lisp macro): Add definition of `unless' macro.
392 (last-command & this-command): Remove comment that `we have not yet
393 seen' the @code{eq} function.
394 (kill-append function): Reformat `kill-append' function definition so
396 (kill-new function): Indent the sentence beginning `notice'. Replace
397 `the same as' with `similar to'. Repair typo. Remove obsolete
398 references to `yank' and `yank-pop. End section with a note that `we
399 will digress into C.'
401 2006-11-02 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
403 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (kill-ring-yank-pointer): Revert addition
404 of extraneous quotation mark to rotate-yank-pointer.
406 2006-11-01 Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
408 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Fix unbalanced quotes.
410 2006-10-31 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
412 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Revised text for kill-region,
413 copy-region-as-kill, kill-append, kill-new, forward-sentence,
414 forward-paragraph, find-file, current-kill, yank, and yank-pop.
415 Removed INSTALL MANIFEST from the directory since those files are
416 now irrelevant. Updated Info file in ../info. Changed numbering
417 so is now Revised Third Edition and this instance's edition-number
418 is 3.00. Did not update ISBN number.
420 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Remove version reference for X colors.
421 Document `='. Remove mention that :eval was new in 21. Updated
422 instance's edition-number to 3.01.
424 2006-10-30 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
426 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Many changes since it turned out that
427 many `simple' functions were rewritten. Changes to the text
428 regarding zap-to-char, mark-whole-buffer, append-to-buffer,
429 copy-to-buffer, beginning-of-buffer, what-line, and possibly
430 others. (I have not reviewed all yet.) This instance does build
433 2006-10-29 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
435 * Makefile.in: Use relative paths to avoid advertising filesystem
436 contents during compilation.
438 2006-08-21 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
440 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Deleted in directory copy of texinfo.tex
441 and pointed towards ../man/texinfo.tex so only one file
442 needs updating. Added comment of what to do when building on own.
444 * texinfo.tex: Changed to version 2006-02-13.16
445 to enable a DVI build using the more recent versions of TeX.
447 2006-05-25 David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
449 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (setcar): Replace an antelope rather than
450 a giraffe with a hippopotamus.
452 2006-05-19 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>
454 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Digression concerning error): Fix typo.
456 2005-09-16 Romain Francoise <romain@orebokech.com>
458 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (GNU Free Documentation License):
459 Specify GFDL version 1.2.
461 2005-07-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
463 * makefile.w32-in (info): Don't run install-info.
464 ($(infodir)/dir): New target, produced by running install-info.
466 2005-07-04 Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
468 Update FSF's address in GPL notices.
470 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Update FSF's address.
472 2004-04-23 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
474 * makefile.w32-in: Add "-*- makefile -*-" mode tag.
476 2004-02-29 Juanma Barranquero <lektu@terra.es>
478 * makefile.w32-in (mostlyclean, clean, maintainer-clean):
479 Use $(DEL) instead of rm, and ignore exit code.
481 2003-11-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
483 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: [CVS commitment by <bob@rattlesnake.com>]
484 Corrections to cross references.
485 (Interactive Options): elisp "interactive" -> "Using Interactive".
486 (defvar and asterisk): Remove emacs "Edit Options" reference,
487 edit-options is no longer described in the emacs manual.
488 (Lists diagrammed): elisp "List Type" -> "Cons Cell Type".
490 2003-09-03 Peter Runestig <peter@runestig.com>
492 * makefile.w32-in: New file.
494 2001-11-29 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
496 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Index): @ignore extraneous text.
497 Use @dircategory and @direntry to define the DIR entry.
499 2001-11-25 Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com>
501 * emacs-lisp-intro.texi: Move @contents to the beginning of the
502 file. Set the size to @smallbook.
504 2001-11-24 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
506 * Makefile.in: New file.
510 * *.eps: Rename to avoid clashes in DOS 8+3 namespace.
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