From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Version of the Lisp Manual. Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:11:59 +0300 Message-ID: References: <87acm1dsyb.fsf@xs4all.nl> <87oeagambh.fsf@xs4all.nl> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1118254431 29678 80.91.229.2 (8 Jun 2005 18:13:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 18:13:51 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 08 20:13:49 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dg524-0003dv-Rx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 20:12:05 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dg58q-0001uS-0S for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:19:04 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Dg57G-0001Pl-PZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:17:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Dg57E-0001ON-0d for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:17:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dg57C-0001K7-FB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:17:22 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.24] (helo=legolas.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Dg55g-0005Tw-Mq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:15:48 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-84-228-165-31.inter.net.il [84.228.165.31]) by legolas.inter.net.il (MOS 3.5.8-GR) with ESMTP id EOK93655 (AUTH halo1); Wed, 8 Jun 2005 21:11:59 +0300 (IDT) Original-To: Lute Kamstra In-reply-to: <87oeagambh.fsf@xs4all.nl> (message from Lute Kamstra on Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:40:50 +0200) 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:38356 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:38356 > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > From: Lute Kamstra > Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:40:50 +0200 > > Why not let the edition of the manual equal the version of Emacs? I think that's because not every version of Emacs automatically causes a new edition of the manual to be printed by the FSF. Producing a printed manual for sale in bookstores is a costly process; I think the FSF only does that from time to time, not when a new Emacs version is released. > When you see edition 2.5 of the Lisp manual, that probably doesn't > tell you much. It tells me that it is different from an older edition if that older edition's number is different. The same as when you see a book named "The Great Foo Bar Book, second edition". > The first thing you will do is figure out to which Emacs version > that corresponds. That's why the title page says: @titlepage @sp 6 @center @titlefont{GNU Emacs Manual} @sp 4 @center @value{EDITION} Edition, Updated for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}. That is, the relevant Emacs version appears right next to the manual's edition. No need to go hunting for it.