From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Version of the Lisp Manual.
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:41:59 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uacm0ap1k.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87acm1dsyb.fsf@xs4all.nl> (message from Lute Kamstra on Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:49:16 +0200)
> From: Lute Kamstra <Lute.Kamstra.lists@xs4all.nl>
> Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:49:16 +0200
>
> The Lisp Manual has its own version number (2.9 currently). Does this
> serve any purpose now that we release it together with Emacs? Why not
> remove the version number and just say that it is the Lisp Manual
> corresponding to Emacs version so-and-so?
The ELisp manual is printed as a book, and books have _editions_. The
2.9 thingy is used as the printed manual's edition (see @titlepage),
whose count is independent of the Emacs version documented in that
edition of the manual. The edition is printed on the first pages of
the manual's printed copy.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-06-08 14:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-08 10:49 Version of the Lisp Manual Lute Kamstra
2005-06-08 14:41 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2005-06-08 15:40 ` Lute Kamstra
2005-06-08 18:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-09 8:44 ` Lute Kamstra
2005-06-09 19:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-09 22:34 ` Lute Kamstra
2005-06-10 6:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-10 10:45 ` Lute Kamstra
2005-06-10 22:37 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-09 14:40 ` Richard Stallman
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