From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lute Kamstra Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Version of the Lisp Manual. Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:45:07 +0200 Message-ID: <8764wmv6bw.fsf@xs4all.nl> References: <87acm1dsyb.fsf@xs4all.nl> <87oeagambh.fsf@xs4all.nl> <87u0k7j4xa.fsf@xs4all.nl> <871x7bp3b9.fsf@xs4all.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1118401886 2422 80.91.229.2 (10 Jun 2005 11:11:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:11:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 10 13:11:25 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DghPb-0000AJ-Gy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:10:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DghWh-0002hk-SM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 07:18:16 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DghCY-0003Ey-Hc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:57:26 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DghCO-0003Ax-9F for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:57:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DghCN-000345-S1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:57:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [194.109.24.33] (helo=smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Dgh12-0003P2-Re; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:45:33 -0400 Original-Received: from pijl (a80-127-67-124.adsl.xs4all.nl [80.127.67.124]) by smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5AAj84s078719; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:45:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Lute.Kamstra@xs4all.nl) Original-Received: from lute by pijl with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Dgh0d-0002s0-00; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:45:07 +0200 Original-To: Eli Zaretskii In-Reply-To: (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:22:35 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Original-Lines: 78 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:38504 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:38504 Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Lute Kamstra >> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:34:34 +0200 >> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org >> >> > As long as the manual is not printed, who would see the edition >> > number? >> >> C-h i m elisp RET shows me: >> >> This Info file contains edition 2.9 of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference >> Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version 22.1. > > I know that. I don't expect anyone to pay attention to this line, > though. Well, it's the first thing you see when you read the manual in info. I think people will read it. > And if we think it could confuse, we could remove the edition from > this sentence. I'm in favor of that. What about the patch below? Lute. Index: lispref/elisp.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lispref/elisp.texi,v retrieving revision 1.57 diff -c -r1.57 elisp.texi *** lispref/elisp.texi 10 Jun 2005 10:03:29 -0000 1.57 --- lispref/elisp.texi 10 Jun 2005 10:42:29 -0000 *************** *** 94,101 **** @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir) @top Emacs Lisp ! This Info file contains edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp ! Reference Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}. @end ifnottex @menu --- 94,101 ---- @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir) @top Emacs Lisp ! This Info file contains the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual ! corresponding to GNU Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}. @end ifnottex @menu Index: lispref/intro.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lispref/intro.texi,v retrieving revision 1.29 diff -c -r1.29 intro.texi *** lispref/intro.texi 10 Jun 2005 10:05:22 -0000 1.29 --- lispref/intro.texi 10 Jun 2005 10:42:29 -0000 *************** *** 35,42 **** --- 35,48 ---- chapters describe features that are peculiar to Emacs Lisp or relate specifically to editing. + @iftex This is edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}. + @end iftex + @ifnottex + This is the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual corresponding to Emacs + version @value{EMACSVER}. + @end ifnottex @menu * Caveats:: Flaws and a request for help.