For many years Gnulib has targeted C89 and has resisted using C99
features, as some Gnulib-using programs still wanted to target
C89. As this no longer seems to be the case, relax the porting
requirements to allow some C99 features. This is merely a change
to the documentation, to give other Gnulib developers a chance to
weigh in on the topic.
* doc/extern-inline.texi (extern inline):
* doc/gnulib-readme.texi (Portability guidelines):
* doc/gnulib-tool.texi (Initial import):
* doc/gnulib.texi (Header files):
Modernize to talk about C99 and C11 instead of C89 and C99.
* doc/gnulib-readme.texi (Portability guidelines):
Now a section, not merely a subsection, so that it
can be split up. Modernize a bit.
(C language versions, C99 features assumed)
(C99 features avoided):
New sections.
* build-aux/gendocs.sh (version):
* doc/gendocs_template:
* doc/gendocs_template_min:
* doc/gnulib.texi:
* lib/version-etc.c (COPYRIGHT_YEAR):
Update copyright dates by hand in templates and the like.
* all files: Run 'make update-copyright'.
* build-aux/gendocs.sh (version):
* doc/gendocs_template:
* doc/gendocs_template_min:
* doc/gnulib.texi:
* lib/version-etc.c (COPYRIGHT_YEAR):
Update copyright dates by hand in templates and the like.
* all files: Run 'make update-copyright'.
In fact, access to the gnulib repository through CVS has been disabled,
or more precisely, got broken and was never restored; see:
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2013-05/msg00008.html>
Note that support for CVS is not removed completely and unthinkingly
by this change: only support for CVS checkouts of gnulib itself is
removed. For example, the 'bootstrap' script still cater to .cvsingore
files and CVS directories, for the benefit of those poor gnulib clients
still stuck with CVS. Ditto for the 'gnulib-tool' script itself.
* gnulib-tool: Simplify accordingly.
* posix-modules: Likewise.
* MODULES.html.sh: Likewise.
* doc/gnulib.texi: No longer mention the decommissioned CVS gnulib
repository.
* doc/gnulib-intro.texi: Likewise.
* doc/gnulib-readme.texi: Likewise.
* doc/gnulib-tool.texi: In the examples and explanations, refer to a
sample '.gitignore' file rather than a sample '.cvsignore'.
* NEWS: Update.
* m4/extensions.m4: While at it, remove a comment mistakenly referring
to "CVS Autoconf" rather than "git Autoconf".
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
(Portability guidelines): Modernize URLs. Remove some repetition.
(Indent with spaces not TABs): Reword to avoid too-long lines.
Remove some '@ifset standalone' stuff that isn't used.
* README: Move contents to new file doc/gnulib-readme.texi.
Replace with a one-line summary.
* doc/gnulib.texi (Brief Overview): New section,
with old intro preface. Include gnulib-readme.texi for contents.
(Philosophy): Rename from "Introduction", since this
section no longer introduces the rest. Write a new preface.
* doc/gnulib-readme.texi: New file, with the old contents of
README texinfo-ized. This way, the README info appears
in the online and printed manual.
