From: Karl Berry Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:36:19 +0000 (-0800) Subject: autoupdate X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6c630b587d44e283a0f4c482a289c5629b530033;p=pspp autoupdate --- diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi index c1184a7966..9eada85bae 100644 --- a/doc/maintain.texi +++ b/doc/maintain.texi @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ @c For double-sided printing, uncomment: @c @setchapternewpage odd @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate November 14, 2010 +@set lastupdate November 22, 2010 @c %**end of header @dircategory GNU organization @@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ good to also send your key to the GPG public key server: @code{gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --send-keys @var{keyid}}, where @var{keyid} is the eight hex digits reported by @code{gpg --list-public-keys} on the @code{pub} line before the date. For full information about GPG, -see @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gpg}) +see @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gpg}. @item Compose a message with the following items in some @var{msgfile}. @@ -2083,24 +2083,30 @@ on www.gnu.org for more information on how to contribute. As a maintainer, you might want to accept donations for your work, especially if you pay for any of your own hosting/development -infrastructure. Following is some text you can adapt for your -package's web site, @file{README}, or wherever you find it useful: +infrastructure. Following is some text you can adapt to your own +situation, and use on your package's web site, @file{README}, or +in wherever way you find it useful: @smallexample We appreciate contributions of any size -- donations enable us to spend more time working on the project, and help cover our infrastructure expenses. -If you'd like to make a small donation, please visit @var{url} and do +If you'd like to make a small donation, please visit @var{url1} and do it through @var{payment-service}. Since our project isn't a tax-exempt organization, we can't offer you a tax deduction, but for -all donations over @var{amount}, we'd be happy to recognize your -contribution on @var{another-url}. +all donations over @var{amount1}, we'd be happy to recognize your +contribution on @var{url2}. -If you can make a donation large enough to entirely fund a substantial -change, such as $1000, then we could discuss with you what change we -should do with your funds, and we could give you a certain amount of -specific help in exchange. Write to us about this at @var{address}. +We are also happy to consider making particular improvements or +changes, or giving specific technical assistance, in return for a +substantial donation over @var{amount2}. If you would like to discuss +this possibility, write to us at @var{address}. + +Another possibility is to pay a software maintenance fee. Again, +write to us about this at @var{address} to discuss how much you want +to pay and how much maintenance we can offer in return. If you pay +more than @var{amount1}, we can give you a document for your records. Thanks for your support! @end smallexample @@ -2109,6 +2115,10 @@ We don't recommend any specific payment service. However, GNU developers should not use a service that requires them to sign a proprietary software license, such as Google's payment service. +Of course, it is also good to encourage people to join or contribute +to the FSF (@url{http://www.fsf.org}), either instead of or as well as +package-specific donations. + @node Free Software Directory @chapter Free Software Directory diff --git a/doc/make-stds.texi b/doc/make-stds.texi index 6c83b5d58f..cdcbb682ab 100644 --- a/doc/make-stds.texi +++ b/doc/make-stds.texi @@ -715,8 +715,9 @@ documentation format) files should be made only when explicitly asked for. By default, the Make rules should compile and link with @samp{-g}, so -that executable programs have debugging symbols. Users who don't mind -being helpless can strip the executables later if they wish. +that executable programs have debugging symbols. Otherwise, you are +essentially helpless in the face of a crash, and it is often far from +easy to reproduce with a fresh build. @item install Compile the program and copy the executables, libraries, and so on to @@ -724,8 +725,11 @@ the file names where they should reside for actual use. If there is a simple test to verify that a program is properly installed, this target should run that test. -Do not strip executables when installing them. Devil-may-care users can -use the @code{install-strip} target to do that. +Do not strip executables when installing them. This helps eventual +debugging that may be needed later, and nowadays disk space is cheap +and dynamic loaders typically ensure debug sections are not loaded during +normal execution. Users that need stripped binaries may invoke the +@code{install-strip} target to do that. If possible, write the @code{install} target rule so that it does not modify anything in the directory where the program was built, provided @@ -837,10 +841,7 @@ the program has no bugs. However, it can be reasonable to install a stripped executable for actual execution while saving the unstripped executable elsewhere in case there is a bug. -@comment The gratuitous blank line here is to make the table look better -@comment in the printed Make manual. Please leave it in. @item clean - Delete all files in the current directory that are normally created by building the program. Also delete files in other directories if they are created by this makefile. However, don't delete the files that