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changeset 103457:e054e28bc3a4
(Obtaining the FAQ): Add reference to Savannah.
(Latest version of Emacs): Mention source code repository.
| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:01:03 +0000 |
| parents | 22a2d318807d |
| children | 29ff3f8b1e3b |
| files | doc/misc/ChangeLog doc/misc/faq.texi |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog Wed Jun 17 02:58:56 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog Wed Jun 17 03:01:03 2009 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2009-06-17 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> + + * faq.texi (Obtaining the FAQ): Add reference to Savannah. + (Latest version of Emacs): Mention source code repository. + 2009-06-16 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> * faq.texi (Top): Language tweak.
--- a/doc/misc/faq.texi Wed Jun 17 02:58:56 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi Wed Jun 17 03:01:03 2009 +0000 @@ -954,8 +954,7 @@ by selecting the @samp{Emacs FAQ} option from the @samp{Help} menu of the Emacs menu bar at the top of any Emacs frame, or by typing @kbd{C-h C-f} (@kbd{M-x view-emacs-FAQ}). The very latest version is available -in the Emacs development repository. -@c FIXME add link to a section on that. +in the Emacs development repository (@pxref{Latest version of Emacs}). @c ------------------------------------------------------------ @node Status of Emacs @@ -1007,12 +1006,24 @@ @section What is the latest version of Emacs? @cindex Version, latest @cindex Latest version of Emacs +@cindex Development, Emacs +@cindex Repository, Emacs +@cindex CVS repository, Emacs +@cindex Arch repository, Emacs +@cindex Git repository, Emacs Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing. A version number with two components (e.g. @samp{22.1}) indicates a released version; three components indicate a development version (e.g. @samp{23.0.50} is what will eventually become @samp{23.1}). +Emacs is under active development, hosted at +@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/emacs/, Savannah}. The source +code can be retrieved anonymously following the +@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=emacs, instructions}. +The primary repository is CVS, but Arch and Git mirrors are also +available. + Because Emacs undergoes many changes before a release, the version number of a development version is not especially meaningful. It is better to refer to the date on which the sources were retrieved from the