From: Paul Eggert Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:11:13 +0000 (-0800) Subject: * notes/bzr (Installing changes from gnulib): New section. X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-24.0.90~104^2~618^2~1322^2~224 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9092d18633d982f1d0f514fb6fb975120cb3a472;p=emacs.git * notes/bzr (Installing changes from gnulib): New section. Need for this suggested by Stefan Monnier. --- diff --git a/admin/ChangeLog b/admin/ChangeLog index 6a698728b6c..b15d49f9e50 100644 --- a/admin/ChangeLog +++ b/admin/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-01-17 Paul Eggert + + * notes/bzr (Installing changes from gnulib): New section. + Need for this suggested by Stefan Monnier. + 2011-01-17 Stefan Monnier * bzrmerge.el (bzrmerge-apply): Warn the user when the tree might be in diff --git a/admin/notes/bzr b/admin/notes/bzr index 7a668b13f1c..0dfad230e57 100644 --- a/admin/notes/bzr +++ b/admin/notes/bzr @@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ yet another fun excursion into the exciting world of version control. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-04/msg00086.html +* Installing changes from gnulib +Some of the files in Emacs are copied from gnulib. To synchronize +these files from the version of gnulib that you have checked out into +a sibling directory of your branch, type "make sync-from-gnulib"; this +will check out the latest version of gnulib if there is no sibling +directory already. It is a good idea to run "bzr status" afterwards, +so that if a gnulib module added a file, you can record the new file +using "bzr add". After synchronizing from gnulib, do a "make" in the +usual way. + +To change the set of gnulib modules, change the GNULIB_MODULES +variable in the top-level Makefile.in, and then run: + + ./config.status + make sync-from-gnulib + bzr status + +The last command will mention files that may need to be added using +"bzr add". If you remove a gnulib module, or if a gnulib module +removes a file, then remove the corresponding files by hand. + * How to merge changes from emacs-23 to trunk The following description uses bound branches, presumably it works in