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diff --git a/support/README-gnome b/support/README-gnome deleted file mode 100644 index 3b59b3e4..00000000 --- a/support/README-gnome +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ -Note to Gnome hackers: - -If you change anything related to popt, please forward these changes to -ewt@redhat.com, the popt package maintainer. - -- jgarzik@pobox.com 12/24/1998 - - -Some files in this directory are taken verbatim from glibc. -Do not modify them. If you find a bug, report it as you would any -glibc bug. - -When updating the glibc files in the master Gnome repository, be sure -to use "cvs import". That will ensure that any local changes are -merged in. - -Yes, there are some minor local changes. Hopefully these will be -sorted out with the glibc maintainer before long. - -- Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com> - Wed, Mar 4 1998 - - - -Notes on CVS import: - -This directory has files from two "vendors". There are, thus, two -vendor branches - - 1.1.1 GNU - 1.1.2 SNPRINTF_de_Raadt - -The files that have "vendor" versions are: - - argp-ba.c GNU - argp-eexst.c GNU - argp-fmtstream.c GNU - argp-fmtstream.h GNU - argp-fs-xinl.c GNU - argp-help.c GNU - argp-namefrob.h GNU - argp-parse.c GNU - argp-pv.c GNU - argp-pvh.c GNU - argp-test.c GNU - argp-xinl.c GNU - argp.h GNU - getopt.c GNU - getopt.h GNU - getopt1.c GNU - strcasecmp.c GNU - strndup.c GNU - strnlen.c GNU - strtok_r.c GNU - vasprintf.c GNU - vsnprintf.c SNPRINTF_de_Raadt - -To find out the list of changes made against a "vendor" revision, you -can say - - cvs diff -r <vendor-branch-tag> - -When any of these files are changed by the vendor, they can be -reimported. At the time of importing, please make sure you use the -correct branch revision and vendor tag. - -So, if you are importing changes to any of the `GNU' files, please use - - cvs import -b 1.1.1 gnome-common/support GNU <new-release-tag> - -If you are importing changes to "SNPRINTF_de_Raadt" files, please use - - cvs import -b 1.1.2 gnome-common/support SNPRINTF_de_Raadt <new-rel-tag> - ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - | | - Branch revision Vendor Tag - -In other words the "Branch revision" and "Vendor Tag" must agree. - -- Raja R Harinath <harinath@cs.umn.edu> - 1998-03-11 - - - -Good places to get "support" functions: - -`libgnomesupport' is essentially a `glibc' emulation library, and hence -`glibc' itself is a good source. However, some of the functions cannot -be easily ripped out and put here (esp. any of the stdio-derived -functions). Other places are: - -* libiberty from your friendly Cygnus source distribution, e.g., - binutils, gdb. The only caveat is that these cannot be used drop-in: - you have to remove references to other files in the Cygnus tree &c. - -* libit, which appeared briefly on ftp://alpha.gnu.org - -* Jim Meyering's collection from his `fileutils'/`sh-utils'/`textutils' - packages - -- Raja R Harinath - 1998-03-28 |