Announce Compat dependency and bump version to 0.23.0

* NEWS.org (Version 0.23.0 on 2023-08-18): New entry.
* README.org (Installation): Reword.
* sweeprolog.el: Bump minor version.

diff --git a/NEWS.org b/NEWS.org
index 55f21330605b37a4bedd875c3a5b8c6d6c6d7fb2..99500c2c1525d53a2ec2114644722dca52b210b9 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS.org
+++ b/NEWS.org
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ SWI-Prolog in Emacs.
 For further details, please consult the manual:
 [[https://eshelyaron.com/sweep.html][https://eshelyaron.com/sweep.html]].
 
+* Version 0.23.0 on 2023-08-18
+
+** Sweep now requires Compat, the forward-compatibility library for Elisp
+
+This version introduces a dependency of Sweep on Compat, the
+forward-compatibility library for Elisp available from GNU ELPA.
+Compat provides implementations of newer Elisp functions and features
+for older Emacs versions, and Sweep now makes use of it for improved
+backward compatibility and ease of maintenance.
+
 * Version 0.22.2 on 2023-08-14
 
 ** Fix potential crash due to a collision between Xwidgets and XPCE

diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 09ef6b1bcd505dd750aed0652f6bcebffbfe98ab..2daaa77b93f4db69df5f1bdb8048762bbf59cb95 100644 (file)
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -116,32 +116,28 @@ won't work with other Prolog systems.
 :ALT_TITLE: Installation
 :END:
 
-#+CINDEX: install
-The dynamic Emacs module =sweep-module= is included with SWI-Prolog
-versions 8.5.18 and later.  For instructions on how to build and
-install SWI-Prolog, see [[https://www.swi-prolog.org/build/]].
-
-The =sweeprolog= Elisp package is available on NonGNU ELPA, to install
-=sweeprolog= simply type =M-x package-install RET sweeprolog RET=.
+#+CINDEX: requirements
+Installing Sweep requires:
 
-An alternative to installing from ELPA is to get the Elisp library
-from the Sweep Git repository:
+- Emacs 27 or later, and
+- SWI-Prolog 8.5.18 or later.
 
-1. Clone the Sweep repository:
-   #+begin_src sh
-     git clone https://git.sr.ht/~eshel/sweep
-   #+end_src
+#+CINDEX: install
+Sweep is available from NonGNU ELPA, to install it simply type in
+Emacs ~M-x package-install RET sweeprolog RET~.
 
-   Or:
+Note that in Emacs prior to version 28, you need to explicitly enable
+NonGNU ELPA by adding something like the following to your Emacs
+configuration:
 
-   #+begin_src sh
-     git clone https://github.com/SWI-Prolog/packages-sweep sweep
-   #+end_src
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (with-eval-after-load 'package
+    (add-to-list 'package-archives '("nongnu" . "https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/")))
+#+end_src
 
-2. Add Sweep to Emacs's =load-path=:
-   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-     (add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/sweep")
-   #+end_src
+#+CINDEX: update
+#+CINDEX: upgrade
+To upgrade Sweep to a newer version, do ~M-x package-upgrade sweeprolog RET~.
 
 * Getting Started
 :PROPERTIES:

diff --git a/sweeprolog.el b/sweeprolog.el
index 2036a036784c57a87d15213efbe1481a7fdb2fa2..b3e7d32cefb4f755dd2e72735cb748f06309c0bd 100644 (file)
--- a/sweeprolog.el
+++ b/sweeprolog.el
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;; Maintainer: Eshel Yaron <~eshel/dev@lists.sr.ht>
 ;; Keywords: prolog languages extensions
 ;; URL: https://git.sr.ht/~eshel/sweep
-;; Package-Version: 0.22.2
+;; Package-Version: 0.23.0
 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "27.1") (compat "29.1.4.2"))
 
 ;; This file is NOT part of GNU Emacs.