X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/0dc18ae0eab213a8e6f90b4585cf4daf9a2b4141..bba90ab24e80476efcad6b6a770fd5fda522a621:/admin/FOR-RELEASE diff --git a/admin/FOR-RELEASE b/admin/FOR-RELEASE index 0c75181aa0..1e4f9f3b48 100644 --- a/admin/FOR-RELEASE +++ b/admin/FOR-RELEASE @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Check cross-references between the manuals (eg from emacs to elisp) are correct. You can use something like the following in the info directory in the Emacs build tree: -emacs -Q --eval "(setq Info-default-directory-list '(\".\"))" \ +emacs -Q --eval "(progn (require 'info) (setq Info-directory-list '(\".\")))" \ -f info-xref-check-all make emacs.dvi, elisp.dvi, and deal with any errors (undefined @@ -31,12 +31,22 @@ its own at the start of a line. It looks better if you reword/respace things to avoid these. (AFAIK, there is no way to find these except paging through the whole manual.) This should be the very last thing you do, since any change can alter the layout. +(Actually, there is probably little point in trying to do this. +It's only really relevant if printed versions of the manuals are going +to be published. End-users are not likely to print out all 1000+ +pages of the manuals, and even if they do, the resulting page breaks +depend on what paper and font size they use. This also means that if +you _are_ going to do this, it should be done with the paper and font +size that the GNU Press are going to use when they print the manuals. +I think this is different to what you get if you just use eg `make +emacs.pdf' (e.g., enable "smallbook"). ** Check the keybindings in the refcards are correct, and add any new ones. Regenerate the pdf versions in etc/refcards/. What paper size are the English versions supposed to be on? On Debian testing, the packages texlive-lang-czechslovak and texlive-lang-polish will let you generate the cs-* and sk-* pdfs. +(You may need texlive-lang-cyrillic, texlive-lang-german for others.) The Makefile rules did not work for me, I had to use something like: csplain -output-format=pdf cs-refcard @@ -53,18 +63,18 @@ pt-br Rodrigo Real ru Alex Ott sk Miroslav Vaško +** For a major release, add a "New in Emacs XX" section to faq.texi. + ** Remove temporary +++/--- lines in NEWS. ** Try to reorder NEWS: most important things first, related items together. ** Consider bumping customize-changed-options-previous-release. -* BUGS +** cusver-check from admin.el can help find new defcustoms missing +:version tags. -** rms: gnus-dired.el is a mistake. Those features should not -be part of Gnus. They should be moved to some other part of Emacs. -rsteib: Gnus dependencies in `gnus-dired.el' (and `mailcap.el') have been -minimized. I don't know what is left to do here. +* BUGS ** Check for modes which bind M-s that conflicts with a new global binding M-s and change key bindings where necessary. The current list of modes: @@ -83,9 +93,10 @@ and change key bindings where necessary. The current list of modes: `log-edit-comment-search-forward'. Perhaps search commands on the global key binding `M-s' are useless in these modes. -* DOCUMENTATION +5. Rmail binds `\es' to `rmail-search'/`rmail-summary-search'. -** Document XEmbed support + +* DOCUMENTATION ** Check the Emacs Tutorial. @@ -100,10 +111,10 @@ names of the people who have checked it. SECTION READERS ---------------------------------- TUTORIAL cyd -TUTORIAL.bg +TUTORIAL.bg ogi TUTORIAL.cn TUTORIAL.cs -TUTORIAL.de +TUTORIAL.de wl TUTORIAL.eo TUTORIAL.es TUTORIAL.fr @@ -111,62 +122,62 @@ TUTORIAL.he eliz TUTORIAL.it TUTORIAL.ja TUTORIAL.ko -TUTORIAL.nl +TUTORIAL.nl Pieter Schoenmakers TUTORIAL.pl TUTORIAL.pt_BR TUTORIAL.ro -TUTORIAL.ru +TUTORIAL.ru Alex Ott TUTORIAL.sk -TUTORIAL.sl -TUTORIAL.sv +TUTORIAL.sl Primoz PETERLIN +TUTORIAL.sv Mats Lidell TUTORIAL.th TUTORIAL.zh ** Check the manual. abbrevs.texi cyd -ack.texi -anti.texi +ack.texi rgm +anti.texi cyd arevert-xtra.texi cyd basic.texi cyd buffers.texi cyd building.texi cyd -calendar.texi -cal-xtra.texi +calendar.texi rgm +cal-xtra.texi rgm cmdargs.texi cyd commands.texi cyd custom.texi cyd dired.texi cyd -dired-xtra.texi +dired-xtra.texi rgm display.texi cyd -emacs.texi -emacs-xtra.texi -emerge-xtra.texi +emacs.texi rgm +emacs-xtra.texi rgm +emerge-xtra.texi rgm entering.texi cyd files.texi cyd -fixit.texi -fortran-xtra.texi +fixit.texi cyd +fortran-xtra.texi rgm frames.texi cyd -glossary.texi +glossary.texi rgm help.texi cyd indent.texi cyd killing.texi cyd kmacro.texi cyd -macos.texi +macos.texi rgm (can't actually test any of it though) maintaining.texi cyd mark.texi cyd -mini.texi +mini.texi rgm misc.texi cyd modes.texi cyd -msdog.texi -msdog-xtra.texi -mule.texi +msdog.texi rgm (can't actually test any of it though) +msdog-xtra.texi rgm (can't actually test any of it though) +mule.texi rgm (not 100% sure about "Fontsets") m-x.texi cyd package.texi cyd -picture-xtra.texi +picture-xtra.texi rgm programs.texi cyd regs.texi cyd -rmail.texi +rmail.texi rgm screen.texi cyd search.texi cyd sending.texi cyd @@ -175,66 +186,60 @@ trouble.texi cyd vc-xtra.texi cyd vc1-xtra.texi cyd windows.texi cyd -xresources.texi +xresources.texi cyd ** Check the Lisp manual. -abbrevs.texi -advice.texi -anti.texi -back.texi -backups.texi -buffers.texi -commands.texi -compile.texi -control.texi -customize.texi -debugging.texi -display.texi -edebug.texi +abbrevs.texi rgm +advice.texi cyd +anti.texi rgm +back.texi rgm +backups.texi cyd +buffers.texi cyd +commands.texi cyd +compile.texi cyd +control.texi cyd +customize.texi cyd +debugging.texi cyd +display.texi cyd +edebug.texi rgm elisp.texi -errors.texi -eval.texi -files.texi -frames.texi -functions.texi -hash.texi -help.texi -hooks.texi +errors.texi rgm +eval.texi cyd +files.texi cyd +frames.texi cyd +functions.texi cyd +hash.texi cyd +help.texi cyd +hooks.texi rgm index.texi -internals.texi -intro.texi -keymaps.texi -lists.texi -loading.texi -locals.texi -macros.texi -maps.texi -markers.texi -minibuf.texi -modes.texi -nonascii.texi -numbers.texi -objects.texi -os.texi -package.texi -positions.texi -processes.texi -searching.texi -sequences.texi -streams.texi -strings.texi -symbols.texi -syntax.texi -text.texi -tips.texi -variables.texi -windows.texi - -* PLANNED ADDITIONS - -** pov-mode (probably not for Emacs-23: waiting for a Free POV-Ray). -** gas-mode ? +internals.texi rgm cyd +intro.texi cyd +keymaps.texi cyd +lists.texi cyd +loading.texi cyd +macros.texi cyd +maps.texi rgm +markers.texi rgm +minibuf.texi rgm +modes.texi cyd +nonascii.texi cyd +numbers.texi cyd +objects.texi cyd +os.texi cyd +package.texi rgm +positions.texi cyd +processes.texi rgm +searching.texi rgm +sequences.texi cyd +streams.texi cyd +strings.texi cyd +symbols.texi cyd +syntax.texi cyd +text.texi cyd +tips.texi rgm +variables.texi cyd +windows.texi rgm (skimmed) Local variables: