Minor additions and updates to the meta documentation

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cbe5fd2b2c586fb5f9d23e3c28651fb7f934978f..093138be4572ceeef3b087e08943e2dc7267fa6c 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ the following simple procedure should work, even on non-GNU systems:
  sudo make install
 
 Obviously, you should replace 'pspp-*' in the above, with the name of
  sudo make install
 
 Obviously, you should replace 'pspp-*' in the above, with the name of

-the tarball you are installing.  If any part of this process fails, then 
-it's likely that one or more of the necessary prerequisites is missing
-from your system.   Read on to find out how to correct this.
+the tarball you are installing.  
+
+In 99% of cases, that is all you have to do - FINISHED! 
+
+
+If any part of the above process fails, then it is
+likely that one or more of the necessary prerequisites is missing
+from your system.  The following paragraphs contain highly detailed
+information which will help you fix this.
+

 
 Before You Install
 ==================
 
 Before You Install
 ==================


@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ not present on your system.
 
 The following packages are required to install PSPP:
 
 
 The following packages are required to install PSPP:
 

-    * An ANSI C compiler and tool chain.  On Unix-like systems, we
+    * A C compiler and tool chain.  On Unix-like systems, we

       recommend GCC, but any modern compilation environment should
       work.  On Microsoft Windows, Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and
       MinGW (http://www.mingw.org/) are known to work.
       recommend GCC, but any modern compilation environment should
       work.  On Microsoft Windows, Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and
       MinGW (http://www.mingw.org/) are known to work.


@@ -56,7 +63,8 @@ The following packages are required to install PSPP:
 
 The following packages are required to enable PSPP's graphing
 features.  If you cannot arrange to install them, you must run
 
 The following packages are required to enable PSPP's graphing
 features.  If you cannot arrange to install them, you must run

-`configure' with --without-cairo.
+`configure' with --without-cairo (in which case you will get no graphing
+capability).

 
     * Cairo (http://cairographics.org/), version 1.5 or later.
 
 
     * Cairo (http://cairographics.org/), version 1.5 or later.
 


@@ -70,25 +78,27 @@ use the GUI, you must run `configure' with --without-gui.
       0.18 and 0.19 have a bug that will prevent library detection,
       but other versions should be fine.
 
       0.18 and 0.19 have a bug that will prevent library detection,
       but other versions should be fine.
 

-    * GTK+ (http://www.gtk.org/), version 2.16.0 or later.
+    * GTK+ (http://www.gtk.org/), version 2.16.0 or later.  However
+      it must be Gtk+ 2.something  - The Gtk+-3.x series will NOT work!

 
     * GtkSourceView (http://projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview/) 
       version 2.2 or later.
 
 
     * GtkSourceView (http://projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview/) 
       version 2.2 or later.
 

+The following packages are optional:

 
 

-Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP binary to read
+Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP program to read

 Gnumeric files.
 
     * zlib (http://www.zlib.net/).
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 
 Gnumeric files.
 
     * zlib (http://www.zlib.net/).
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 

-Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP binary to write
+Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP program to write

 OpenDocument text (ODT) files:
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 
 OpenDocument text (ODT) files:
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 

-The following packages are optional.
+Other optional packages:

 
     * libncurses (http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/).  Without it,
       PSPP will assume it is running in an 80x25 terminal.
 
     * libncurses (http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/).  Without it,
       PSPP will assume it is running in an 80x25 terminal.


@@ -276,7 +286,7 @@ Optional Features
    This option is useful for building a package which can be installed
    into an arbitrary directory and freely copied to any other directory.
    If you use this option, you will probably want to install the pspp
    This option is useful for building a package which can be installed
    into an arbitrary directory and freely copied to any other directory.
    If you use this option, you will probably want to install the pspp

-   with a command similar to "make install DESTDIR=<distination>".
+   with a command similar to "make install DESTDIR=<destination>".

 
 Defining Variables
 ==================
 
 Defining Variables
 ==================


@@ -335,7 +345,7 @@ Generic `configure' Options
 `configure --help' for more details.
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 `configure --help' for more details.
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

-Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 Free
+Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013 Free

 Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
 Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3685d9e2a4dae9e6c0f705316d72cb11f2b26371..ee9a73f07100428668b8994379ede0c5211042af 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.10:
      argument.  This means that on a properly configured desktop, double
      clicking on an icon will open the file.
 
      argument.  This means that on a properly configured desktop, double
      clicking on an icon will open the file.
 

+   - Foreign formats, such as Gnumeric, OpenDocument and CSV can be imported
+     via using an "intelligent" application assistant dialog.
+

  * Output changes:
 
    - The new "cairo" output driver supports output in PostScript, PDF,
  * Output changes:
 
    - The new "cairo" output driver supports output in PostScript, PDF,

diff --git a/README b/README
index bf3d903f63e8c4207f84f2dbae9083a18d10ccbc..1e95af1e902c5d96a55f5717c44d6e51fc9d9c9d 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data.  It is
 a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
 
 PSPP supports T-tests, ANOVA and GLM analyses, factor analysis,
 a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
 
 PSPP supports T-tests, ANOVA and GLM analyses, factor analysis,

-non-parametric tests, and other statistical features.  PSPP produces
-statistical reports in plain text, PDF, PostScript, CSV, HTML, SVG,
-and OpenDocument formats.
+non-parametric tests, linear and logistic regression, clustering, 
+and other statistical features.  PSPP produces statistical reports in
+plain text, PDF, PostScript, CSV, HTML, SVG, and OpenDocument formats.
+It can import data from OpenDocument, Gnumeric, text and SPSS formats.

 
 PSPP has both text-based and graphical user interfaces.  The PSPP
 user interface has been translated into a number of languages.
 
 PSPP has both text-based and graphical user interfaces.  The PSPP
 user interface has been translated into a number of languages.


@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ For information on differences from previous versions, please see file
 NEWS.  
           
 Source code for the latest release of PSPP is available at
 NEWS.  
           
 Source code for the latest release of PSPP is available at

-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/.  Older versions may be obtained from
+ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/.  Test releases are at

 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/.  Development sources are available
 at http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/pspp
 
 ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/.  Development sources are available
 at http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/pspp
 


@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ The following miscellaneous notes apply to this release:
 
        * On a few operating systems, such as OpenBSD, some of the
           tests may fail with messages similar to: 'Warning: cannot
 
        * On a few operating systems, such as OpenBSD, some of the
           tests may fail with messages similar to: 'Warning: cannot

-          create a convertor for "646" to "UTF-8"'.  These test
+          create a converter for "646" to "UTF-8"'.  These test

           failures may safely be ignored.
 
 Questions and comments about using PSPP may be sent to pspp-users@gnu.org.
           failures may safely be ignored.
 
 Questions and comments about using PSPP may be sent to pspp-users@gnu.org.

diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index baa4354ad4126b98fbc9c5e0242ea4280edb8314..630f4c50a08ae7e4726a245439004a1fe1e24b64 100644 (file)
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Thanks to...
 Thanks to...

+
+     * The Gnulib team for painstaking work to enable portability.

                                        
      * David MacKenzie for writing Autoconf, the automatic configuration
        tool.
                                        
      * David MacKenzie for writing Autoconf, the automatic configuration
        tool.


@@ -11,6 +13,6 @@ Thanks to...
 
      * François Pinard for advice on proceeding with development.
 
 
      * François Pinard for advice on proceeding with development.
 

-     * Jim Van Zandt for Debian packaging and suggestions.
+     * Jim Van Zandt and "Bojo" for Debian packaging and suggestions.

 
      * The coordinators and translators at translationproject.org.
 
      * The coordinators and translators at translationproject.org.