Added README-alpha

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3af4f40e1f7e047a4f6c1126c584e01b4b94b911..f8b700ecc502cf3a5930d30338ce771e8c7af3cb 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ TEXINFOS = automake.texi
 DATA =  $(pkgdata_DATA)
 
 DIST_COMMON =  README AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL Makefile.am \
-Makefile.in NEWS README THANKS TODO aclocal.in aclocal.m4 ansi2knr.1 \
-ansi2knr.c automake.in config.guess config.sub configure configure.in \
-elisp-comp install-sh interlock mdate-sh mkinstalldirs stamp-vti \
-texinfo.tex version.texi ylwrap
+Makefile.in NEWS README README-alpha THANKS TODO aclocal.in aclocal.m4 \
+ansi2knr.1 ansi2knr.c automake.in config.guess config.sub configure \
+configure.in elisp-comp install-sh interlock mdate-sh mkinstalldirs \
+stamp-vti texinfo.tex version.texi ylwrap
 
 
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@

diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+This is a test release of this package.
+Please do not send reports about this release to any
+GNU mailing list or newsgroup.
+
+A few notes on this particular release:
+
+* If upgrading from a previous test release, you must remove all the
+  old installed m4 files; their names have changed to fit into the 14
+  char limit.  These files are ordinarily in $(prefix)/share/aclocal.
+
+* The `missing' program is still not in use, pending
+
+* The `acinstall' program is distributed but not used; I still must
+  write the internal support for it.  This is the program that will be
+  used to install macro files for aclocal.
+
+* The documentation needs more work.  For instance the macros that
+  come with aclocal are not fully documented.
+
+* Right now the generated Makefiles will print the commands used for
+  (eg) installing, no matter how ugly.  These commands give no
+  feedback as they do their work.  It has been suggested that these
+  command be made invisible (using "@"), and also print something as
+  they work (eg "installing foo as /a/b/foo").  I'd appreciate
+  feedback on this idea, especially if you have particular reasons for
+  preferring one over the other.
+
+Please send comments and problem reports about this test release to
+tromey@cygnus.com -- ignore the bug reporting addresses given by the
+programs and in the documentation.