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* make update-copyrightPaul Eggert2022-05-191-1/+1
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* Autoconf now quotes 'like this' instead of `like this'Paul Eggert2021-07-201-11/+11
| | | | | | | Autoconf’s diagnostics now follow current GNU coding standards, which say that diagnostics in the C locale should quote 'like this' with plain apostrophes instead of the older GNU style `like this' with grave accent and apostrophe.
* update HACKING fileBen Elliston2021-05-101-2/+2
| | | | | | | Fairly obvious - be gender neutral in who gets thanked. * HACKING: Tweak pronouns. Message-Id: <20151125100819.GA29844@air.net.au> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* make update-copyrightZack Weinberg2021-01-281-1/+1
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* Remove obsolete instructions from HACKING.Zack Weinberg2020-12-081-4/+1
| | | | | configure CC=g++ is no longer supported, so don’t tell maintainers to test that.
* Update release advicePaul Eggert2020-06-291-2/+1
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* maint: make update-copyrightJim Meyering2020-01-011-1/+1
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* Prefer HTTPS to FTP and HTTPPaul Eggert2017-09-161-1/+1
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* maint: update copyright dates for 2017Jim Meyering2017-01-011-1/+1
| | | | | * all files: Run "make update-copyright". * doc/autoconf.texi: Update manually.
* maint: make update-copyrightPaul Eggert2016-02-061-1/+1
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* maint: bump copyright to 2015Paul Eggert2015-01-021-1/+1
| | | | * all files: Run 'make update-copyright'.
* maint: bump copyright to 2014Eric Blake2014-01-011-1/+1
| | | | | | | Done via 'make update-copyright', since all files are effectively modified and distributed this year via public version control. * all files: Update copyright year.
* maint: bump copyright to 2013Eric Blake2013-01-031-1/+1
| | | | | | | Done via 'make update-copyright', since all files are effectively modified and distributed this year via public version control. * all files: Update copyright year.
* Release Version 2.68b.v2.68bEric Blake2012-03-011-11/+9
| | | | | | | | | | | It's been more than a year since 2.68; time for a beta release to shake out any last minute bugs, before a release of 2.69 in the near future. * NEWS: Mention the release. * HACKING: Update some instructions. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* maint: update copyright yearPaul Eggert2012-01-041-1/+1
| | | | All files changed to add 2012, via 'make update-copyright'.
* maint: update copyright yearEric Blake2011-01-041-1/+1
| | | | | | All files changed to add 2011, via 'make update-copyright'. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* Pick up some maint.mk improvements from gnulib.Eric Blake2010-07-021-14/+4
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Require 1.11, and build xz archives by default now. * maint.mk (gzip_rsyncable): Avoid non-portable echo. (VC-tag): Depend on gpg_key_ID. (PREV_VERSION): Don't parse error as version. (announcement): Populate email addresses with defaults. (emit_upload_commands, web-manual): Reflect changes in scripts. (update-NEWS-hash, emit-commit-log, release-prep): New macros. * cfg.mk (announcement_Cc_, announcement_mail_headers_): Override defaults. * HACKING: Modernize a bit. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
* Update copyright year.Eric Blake2010-01-051-1/+1
| | | | | | All files changed to add 2010, via 'make update-copyright'. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Prepare for release.Eric Blake2009-11-211-7/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | | | * build-aux/announce-gen: Sync from upstream. * build-aux/config.guess: Likewise. * build-aux/config.sub: Likewise. * cfg.mk (gnu_rel_host, url_dir_list): Move... * maint.mk: ...here, copying ideas from gnulib. (major): Rename... (stable): ...to this, copying gnulib. * HACKING (release): Document changes in process. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Release Version 2.64.v2.64Eric Blake2009-07-261-6/+6
| | | | | | | | * NEWS: Mention the release. * README: This release is stable. * HACKING (release): Use dist-xz, not dist-lzma. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Update uses of all-permissive license.Eric Blake2009-05-201-12/+4
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * ChangeLog: Relicense under GPL. * ChangeLog.0: Likewise. * ChangeLog.1: Likewise. * ChangeLog.2: Likewise. * THANKS: Likewise. * m4/m4.m4: Use latest wording of FSF all-permissive license. * m4/make-case.m4: Likewise. * doc/install.texi: Likewise. * tests/statesave.m4: Relicense to match rest of testsuite; this file does not need all-permissive license since it is not designed for reuse by other packages. * BUGS: Relicense under all-permissive license. * HACKING: Likewise. * NEWS: Likewise. * README: Likewise. * README-alpha: Likewise. * README-hacking: Likewise. * TODO: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Shuffle maintainer-specific rules.Eric Blake2009-04-211-2/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Makefile.am (maintainer-check-tests): Delete. (autom4te-update): Move... * cfg.mk (autom4te-update): ...here. (fetch): Depend on autom4te-update. Split... (gnulib-update): ...into new rule. Import move-if-change from gnulib. * maint.mk (maintainer-distcheck): Absorb former maintainer-check rule. * build-aux/move-if-change: New file, undistributed. * .gitattributes: Handle new upstream file. * .gitignore: Ignore maintainer cruft. * HACKING: Update maintainer instructions. * build-aux/config.guess: Update from upstream. * build-aux/config.sub: Likewise. * build-aux/gendocs.sh: Likewise. * build-aux/texinfo.tex: Likewise. * doc/gendocs_template: Likewise. * doc/standards.texi: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Maintainer cleanups.Eric Blake2009-01-061-6/+6
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * cfg.mk (web-manual): Use new feature of gendocs. (fetch): Fetch gendocs. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Distribute new file. * doc/Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Likewise. * .gitattributes: Ignore whitespace in upstream files. * HACKING (Other web updates): Update Free Software Directory instructions. (Upload): No longer mention xdelta. * maint.mk (xd-delta): Likewise. * build-aux/gendocs.sh: New upstream file. * doc/gendocs_template: Likewise. * build-aux/announce-gen: Resync from upstream. * build-aux/config.guess: Likewise. * build-aux/config.sub: Likewise. * build-aux/gnupload: Likewise. * build-aux/texinfo.tex: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Resync from gnulib.Eric Blake2008-10-081-4/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | * cfg.mk (cvs_executable_files, cvs_files): Rewrite... (fetch): ...into new target. (executable-update): Delete, now that it is unused. * maint.mk (update, local_updates, cvs_files, gnulib_repo) (wget-update, cvs-update): Likewise. * HACKING (Update the foreign files): Document new procedure. * GNUmakefile: Resync from upstream, via new 'make fetch'. * build-aux/config.guess: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Update various hacking notes.Eric Blake2008-04-091-40/+114
| | | | | | | * HACKING: Add more maintainer-specific details. * README-hacking: Add more general-contributor details. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* Upon release, send to info-gnu, not info at gnu.org.Ralf Wildenhues2008-01-201-2/+2
| | | | Report by Karl Berry.
* Reword the copyright notices to match what's suggested in GPLv3.Paul Eggert2007-07-201-12/+8
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* Update to GPLv3.Paul Eggert2007-07-031-1/+1
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* Update FSF postal mail address.Paul Eggert2005-05-141-2/+2
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* * HACKING: Refer to "coreutils", not "File, Shell or Text utils".Paul Eggert2004-11-291-1/+1
| | | | * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_HELP_STRING): A typo in the comment.
* mention autotools-announce@gnu.orgAlexandre Duret-Lutz2003-09-131-0/+1
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* @gnu.og -> @gnu.orgPaul Eggert2003-07-251-1/+1
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* Add HACKING.Akim Demaille2002-08-031-0/+116
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