From: Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:48:23 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: removed automake-specific policies
X-Git-Tag: release-1-3~7
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1993b5591ab069ab18f2660d42be20b945ad58e6;p=thirdparty%2Flibtool.git

removed automake-specific policies
---

diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
index ea4e8b84e..7d024c5a9 100644
--- a/README-alpha
+++ b/README-alpha
@@ -21,31 +21,31 @@ using (by typing `ltconfig --version').
 = Administrivia
 
 * If you incorporate a change from somebody on the net:
-  First, if it is a large change, you must make sure they have signed the
-  appropriate paperwork.
-  Second, be sure to add their name and email address to THANKS
+  If it is a large change, you must make sure they have signed the
+  appropriate paperwork, and be sure to add their name and email
+  address to THANKS
 
 * If a change fixes a test, mention the test in the ChangeLog entry.
 
 * If somebody reports a new bug, mention his name in the ChangeLog entry
-  and in the test case you write.  Put him into THANKS.
+  and in the test case you write.
 
 * The correct response to most actual bugs is to write a new test case
   which demonstrates the bug.  Then fix the bug, re-run the test suite,
   and check everything in.
 
-* Some files in the automake package are not owned by libtool.  These
+* Some files in the libtool package are not owned by libtool.  These
   files should never be edited here.  These files are COPYING, INSTALL,
-  config.guess config.sub, install-sh, mdate-sh, mkinstalldirs, texinfo.tex
+  config.guess, config.sub, install-sh, mdate-sh, mkinstalldirs,
+  texinfo.tex.
 
 * Changes other than bug fixes must be mentioned in NEWS
 
 ================================================================
 = Test suite
 
-* Use "make check" and "make maintainer-check" liberally
-
-* Make sure each test file is executable
+* Use "make check" liberally, on as many platforms as you can.  Use as
+  many compilers and linkers you can.
 
 
 ================================================================
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ using (by typing `ltconfig --version').
 
 * Update NEWS.
 
-* Update the version number in configure.in and libtool.spec.
+* Update the version number in configure.in.
   (The idea is that every other alpha number will be a net release.
   The repository will always have its own "odd" number so we can easily
   distinguish net and repo versions.)