[AUCTeX-devel] Re: 11.84

[Ralf Angeli]

* David Kastrup (2006-09-29) writes:

> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> * David Kastrup (2006-09-29) writes:
>>
>>> I also have made the versioning in the manual be generated
>>> automatically via an external file version.texi.  The example code
>>> relies on automake generating this file automatically: as we don't
>>> use automake, I do it via configure.  As a result, I don't know
>>> whether the format of the information is identical with that
>>> generated by automake.
>>
>> It would be nice if we had to change or specify the version number
>> at one single place only.  For example as a variable for make when
>> preparing a release.  Reiner implemented something like this for
>> Gnus.  Perhaps we can port and use it.
>
> Uh, I hope that you just did not understand the change or my
> description of it?

I'm not sure.  Does one still have to change the version number
manually at various places before making a release?

> The whole point was that now the version numbers
> are automatically placed into version.texi without manual
> intervention.  Doesn't it work for you?

I haven't had the time to try it.

-- 
Ralf