Update release notes and open bug list for the 8.31 beta release. Bump

the release date as well.

git-svn-id: http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostscript/trunk@5265 a1074d23-0009-0410-80fe-cf8c14f379e6

2 files changed, 83 insertions, 117 deletions

diff --git a/gs/doc/News.htm b/gs/doc/News.htm
index b155e1ad1..72f85f16d 100644
--- a/gs/doc/News.htm
+++ b/gs/doc/News.htm
@@ -55,15 +55,19 @@ overview</a>.
 
 <!-- [2.0 begin contents] ================================================== -->
 
-<h3><a name="Version8.30"></a>Version 8.30 (2004-05-29)</h3>
+<h3><a name="Version8.31"></a>Version 8.31 (2004-08-28)</h3>
 
 <p>
-This is an beta release of the development tree. It contains numerous
-new features and is made available for those interested in testing out
+This is a beta release of the development tree. It contains a number 
+of new features and is made available for those interested in testing
 the new version before it becomes the next stable release.
 
+<p>
+This second beta contains a large number of bug fixes over the earlier 
+8.30 version.
+
 <p> 
-New features in this version :
+New features since the last stable release:
 
 <ul>
 <li><p>
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ We now support PDF 1.5 files, including the new compression
 and encryption modes.
 
 <li><p>
-We have beta support for Jpeg2000 compressed images, using the JasPer
+We have beta support for JPEG 2000 compressed images, using the JasPer
 compression library. This is only enabled as part of the default build
 in the autoconf (POSIX) build system in this release.
 
@@ -104,136 +108,75 @@ in the autoconf (POSIX) build system in this release.
 
 <p>
 The following <a href="http://bugs.ghostscript.com/">bug</a> numbers were open at
-the time of the last release:
+the time of release:
 <blockquote>
 405501,
-414947,
 430175,
 446344,
 456692,
 458780,
 463688,
 465936,
-487460,
 487953,
 493348,
-509829,
-513731,
-514194,
 526099,
 526491,
 530011,
 535366,
 535932,
-542629,
-555072,
-558151,
-572865,
 578865,
 592160,
-592837,
-601336,
-602263,
 603934,
-605830,
-607850,
 610478,
-611898,
 614298,
-617523,
 626295,
 634036,
-634358,
 645316,
-651644,
-667301,
-669654,
-674417,
 674418,
 677324,
-677430,
-680301,
-681469,
 685335,
 686747,
 686750,
-686752,
 686816,
 686819,
 686824,
-686833,
-686834,
 686841,
 686842,
 686843,
 686853,
-686860,
 686863,
 686865,
 686867,
-686873,
-686889,
-686896,
-686897,
 686902,
-686904,
 686919,
-686930,
-686936,
-686937,
-686954,
-686956,
-686958,
-686963,
 686980,
 686996,
-686999,
 687011,
 687012,
 687013,
-687020,
-687021,
-687029,
-687038,
 687039,
-687050,
 687063,
-687066,
-687072,
 687079,
 687084,
-687085,
 687086,
-687093,
 687095,
 687102,
 687105,
 687108,
 687110,
 687122,
-687123,
 687125,
-687137,
-687145,
 687146,
-687155,
 687157,
-687163,
 687168,
-687171,
 687174,
 687179,
-687181,
 687193,
 687196,
-687197,
 687203,
-687211,
-687214,
 687219,
 687221,
 687229,
-687230,
 687231,
 687243,
 687251,
@@ -242,95 +185,118 @@ the time of the last release:
 687271,
 687275,
 687280,
-687289,
 687295,
 687297,
 687298,
 687303,
-687304,
 687314,
 687316,
-687322,
 687324,
-687325,
 687327,
-687331,
 687341,
 687342,
 687345,
 687346,
-687355,
 687360,
-687364,
-687369,
 687373,
 687375,
-687380,
-687386,
-687388,
-687392,
 687394,
-687395,
 687397,
-687398,
 687399,
 687401,
 687403,
-687406,
-687407,
 687410,
-687411,
-687412,
 687414,
-687419,
 687421,
-687424,
-687426,
-687428,
 687434,
 687435,
-687436,
-687437,
-687438,
-687440,
-687441,
-687442,
-687444,
 687445,
-687446,
-687448,
-687451,
-687452,
-687454,
-687458,
 687459,
 687460,
 687461,
-687463,
-687465,
-687466,
 687467,
 687468,
-687470,
-687471,
 687473,
 687474,
 687475,
-687476,
-687477,
 687479,
 687480,
-687481,
 687484,
 687485,
-687486,
-687487,
-687489,
 687490,
-687491.
+687492,
+687497,
+687498,
+687501,
+687512,
+687514,
+687516,
+687518,
+687520,
+687523,
+687524,
+687525,
+687528,
+687529,
+687531,
+687535,
+687536,
+687537,
+687539,
+687541,
+687542,
+687545,
+687547,
+687551,
+687552,
+687554,
+687555,
+687558,
+687559,
+687560,
+687561,
+687571,
+687574,
+687575,
+687577,
+687578,
+687579,
+687581,
+687582,
+687583,
+687584,
+687585,
+687586,
+687588,
+687589,
+687590,
+687592,
+687593,
+687595,
+687600,
+687601,
+687607,
+687608,
+687610,
+687611,
+687612,
+687614,
+687615,
+687616,
+687617,
+687621,
+687622,
+687625,
+687627,
+687628,
+687630,
+687631,
+687632,
+687633,
+687634.
 </blockquote>
 
-<h3><a name="8.30_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3>
+<h3><a name="8.31_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3>
 
 <p>
 No known incompatible changes at this point
@@ -360,7 +326,7 @@ contact Artifex Software, Inc., 101 Lucas Valley Road #110,
 San Rafael, CA  94903, U.S.A., +1(415)492-9861.
 
 <p>
-<small>Ghostscript version 8.30, 29 May 2004
+<small>Ghostscript version 8.31, 28 August 2004
 
 <!-- [3.0 end visible trailer] ============================================= -->
 
diff --git a/gs/src/version.mak b/gs/src/version.mak
index 76995ece1..248cd1db5 100644
--- a/gs/src/version.mak
+++ b/gs/src/version.mak
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ GS_VERSION_MAJOR=8
 GS_VERSION_MINOR=31
 GS_VERSION_MINOR0=31
 # Revision date: year x 10000 + month x 100 + day.
-GS_REVISIONDATE=20040817
+GS_REVISIONDATE=20040828
 # Derived values
 GS_VERSION=$(GS_VERSION_MAJOR)$(GS_VERSION_MINOR0)
 GS_DOT_VERSION=$(GS_VERSION_MAJOR).$(GS_VERSION_MINOR0)