Frankly, I think the edition conveys little to no information.
The version number of Emacs is much more relevant.
No-one seems to know what the rules are for updating the edition anyway...
* doc/emacs/emacs.texi (@copying): Only print EDITION in the TeX version.
* doc/lispref/elisp.texi (@copying):
* doc/lispref/intro.texi (Introduction): Only print VERSION in the TeX version.
+2012-05-01 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * emacs.texi (@copying): Only print EDITION in the TeX version.
+
2012-04-30 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* search.texi (Regexp Search): Just say "Emacs".
@setfilename ../../info/emacs
@settitle GNU Emacs Manual
-@c The edition number appears in several places in this file
+@c The edition number appears in more than one place in this file
+@c I don't really know what it means...
+@c For example, it has said "Sixteenth" since sometime in the Emacs 22
+@c series, all through 23, and into 24. So it is not very useful IMO,
+@c and offers nothing that EMACSVER does not. I guess it relates
+@c mainly to the published book sold by the FSF. Hence no longer
+@c bother including it except iftex. Really, I think it should not be
+@c here at all (since anyone can make a pdf version), but should just
+@c be something added by the FSF during the publishing process.
+@c Also, the lispref uses a float (3.0), whereas this uses an ordinal,
+@c so the format is not even consistent.
@set EDITION Sixteenth
@include emacsver.texi
@copying
+@iftex
This is the @value{EDITION} edition of the @cite{GNU Emacs Manual},@*
+@end iftex
+@ifnottex
+This is the @cite{GNU Emacs Manual},
+@end ifnottex
updated for Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
Copyright @copyright{} 1985-1987, 1993-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2012-05-01 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * elisp.texi (@copying):
+ * intro.texi (Introduction): Only print VERSION in the TeX version.
+
2012-04-29 Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
* text.texi (Change Hooks): Minor fix for after-change-functions.
@c Version of the manual and of Emacs.
@c Please remember to update these in vol1.texi and vol2.texi as well.
+@c (See comments for EDITION in emacs.texi)
@set VERSION 3.1
@include emacsver.texi
@set DATE July 2012
@c @syncodeindex tp fn
@copying
-This is edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual,@*
+@iftex
+This is edition @value{VERSION} of the @cite{GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual},@*
+@end iftex
+@ifnottex
+This is the @cite{GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}
+@end ifnottex
corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
Copyright @copyright{} 1990-1996, 1998-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c -*-coding: iso-latin-1-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990-1994, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1994, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../../info/intro
chapters describe features that are peculiar to Emacs Lisp or relate
specifically to editing.
- This is edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
-Manual, corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
+ This is
+@iftex
+edition @value{VERSION} of
+@end iftex
+the @cite{GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual},
+corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
@menu
* Caveats:: Flaws and a request for help.