Re: NEWS entries -- user-visible?

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

Hello!

Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net> writes:

> Julian Graham <joolean@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>>    ** Guile now uses Gnulib as a portability aid
>>
>> ** Guile now uses components from Gnulib for portability to a wider
>> variety of POSIX and non-POSIX systems.
>
> I see where you're heading with this, but for me this NEWS item still
> isn't specific enough to mean anything to a user.

I think GNU users, especially on non-GNU platforms (proprietary Unices,
etc.), have come to know what Gnulib is, and to appreciate it
(hopefully), which is why I thought it would make sense to mention it.

> It seems we're aiming towards saying:
>
> ** Guile now runs correctly on more platforms.  Since the 1.8.x
>    series, support for the following platforms has been added: A, B,
>    C.
>
> But (1) I'm not sure we have precise information to hand on what A, B
> and C are;

Portability work is endless, we just can't provide this information.

Thanks,
Ludo'.