If I performed a fresh check out now, what version of CC mode should I get?

If I performed a fresh check out now, what version of CC mode should I get?

[Eric Lilja]

Hi!

I just performed a fresh checkout of emacs. M-x c-version reports Using 
CC Mode version 5.31.3. I was under the impression that I would get 
version 5.31.4 now, but maybe I did and someone just forgot to update 
the version string. Also, I was never able to find the changelog for 
5.31.4, anyone able to clue me in and provide me with, preferrably, a 
direct link? :-)

- Eric

Re: If I performed a fresh check out now, what version of CC mode should I get?

[Eric Lilja]

Eric Lilja skrev:
> Hi!
> 
> I just performed a fresh checkout of emacs. M-x c-version reports Using 
> CC Mode version 5.31.3. I was under the impression that I would get 
> version 5.31.4 now, but maybe I did and someone just forgot to update 
> the version string. Also, I was never able to find the changelog for 
> 5.31.4, anyone able to clue me in and provide me with, preferrably, a 
> direct link? :-)
> 
> - Eric

Ok, nevermind my first question! I accidently started my old version of 
emacs (build 23rd of december 2006). With this new build, cc-mode 
reports version 5.31.4. But I still would like to know where the 
changelog is. :-)

- Eric

Re: If I performed a fresh check out now, what version of CC mode should I get?

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hi, Eric!

On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 10:12:03PM +0100, Eric Lilja wrote:
> Eric Lilja skrev:
> >Hi!

> >I just performed a fresh checkout of emacs. M-x c-version reports Using 
> >CC Mode version 5.31.3. I was under the impression that I would get 
> >version 5.31.4 now, but maybe I did and someone just forgot to update 
> >the version string. Also, I was never able to find the changelog for 
> >5.31.4, anyone able to clue me in and provide me with, preferrably, a 
> >direct link? :-)

> >- Eric

> Ok, nevermind my first question! I accidently started my old version of 
> emacs (build 23rd of december 2006). With this new build, cc-mode 
> reports version 5.31.4. But I still would like to know where the 
> changelog is. :-)

As such, it's not anywhere at the moment.

However, all the information is in .../emacs/lisp/ChangeLog (search this
file for "progmodes/cc") and .../emacs/man/ChangeLog (search this for
"cc-mode.texi").  All the code changes since the release of 5.31.3 in
February 2006 have been bug fixes (apart from some refactoring); there
are no new features.  The CC Mode manual (cc-mode.texi), has been
enhanced a little bit.

Normally, a CC Mode version would first be released at its home site at
<http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net>, and then copied to Emacs at
savannah.gnu.org a day or two later.  However, due to various pressures,
this process has been short-circuited.  The sourceforge release,
including a coherent change log, will be happening soon.

Note that there is no ChangeLog in .../emacs/lisp/progmodes, where the CC
Mode code files live.  I'm not sure why - maybe it would be a good idea
to separate out a ChangeLog in each subdirectory of .../emacs/lisp, thus
taking the pressure off the enormous change log there.  

> - Eric

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Ittersbach, Germany)