Fixlets and minor improvements for HACKING.

* HACKING: Add some missing fullstops in sentences.  Remove
some extra empty lines, for consistency.
(Test suite): Add pointer to `tests/README'.
(Admistrivia): Tell to mention important bug fixes in NEWS.

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index f25a0e0164f1af0cb44ed219f5e6c53269387f79..2e404f56e2234cad8349ae974a0f44f2460298b4 100644 (file)
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 * Don't put this file into the distribution.  Don't mention it in the
   ChangeLog.
 
-
 ================================================================
 = Administrivia
 
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@
       texinfo.tex (bug-texinfo@gnu.org),
   Most of them are updated before release with `make fetch'.
 
-* Changes other than bug fixes must be mentioned in NEWS
-
+* Changes other than bug fixes must be mentioned in NEWS.  Important
+  bug fixes should be mentioned in NES, too.
 
 ================================================================
 = Naming
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
 * Use `##' comments liberally.  Comment anything even remotely
   unusual.
 
-* Never use basename or dirname.  Instead use sed
+* Never use basename or dirname.  Instead use sed.
 
 * Do not use `cd' within back-quotes, use `$(am__cd)' instead.
   Otherwise the directory name may be printed, depending on CDPATH.
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@
   "important" command it runs.  The printed commands should be preceded
   by a single space.
 
-
 ================================================================
 = Editing automake.in and aclocal.in
 
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@
 
 * Perl 5 is now OK.
 
-
 ================================================================
 = Working with git
 
@@ -164,13 +161,15 @@
 ================================================================
 = Test suite
 
-* Use "make check" and "make maintainer-check" liberally
+* Use "make check" and "make maintainer-check" liberally.
 
-* Make sure each test file is executable
+* Make sure each test file is executable.
 
 * Use `keep_testdirs=yes' to keep test directories for successful
   tests also.
 
+* See file `tests/README' for more information.
+
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 = Release procedure