even if you write in another programming language. The rules often
state reasons for writing in a certain way.
-Corrections or suggestions regarding this document should be sent to
+Corrections or suggestions for this document should be sent to
@code{gnu@@prep.ai.mit.edu}. If you make a suggestion, please include a
suggested new wording for it; our time is limited. We prefer a context
diff to the @file{standards.texi} or @file{make-stds.texi} files, but if
library you want to mention. Use the same format for these lines as for
the first line.
-Please don't mention all the libraries that the program uses ``just for
-completeness''---that would produce a lot of unhelpful clutter. Please
-mention library version numbers only if you find in practice that they
-are very important to you in debugging.
+Please do not mention all of the libraries that the program uses ``just
+for completeness''---that would produce a lot of unhelpful clutter.
+Please mention library version numbers only if you find in practice that
+they are very important to you in debugging.
The following line, after the version number line or lines, should be a
copyright notice. If more than one copyright notice is called for, put
@smallexample
GNU Emacs 19.34.5
Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-GNU Emacs comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+GNU Emacs comes with NO WARRANTY,
+to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs
under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
-For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING.
+For more information about these matters,
+see the files named COPYING.
@end smallexample
You should adapt this to your program, of course, filling in the proper
@c Giving an optional @var{parameter} of
@c @samp{no} should omit @var{package}, if it is used by default.
-Possible values of @var{package} include @samp{x}, @samp{x-toolkit},
-@samp{gnu-as} (or @samp{gas}), @samp{gnu-ld}, @samp{gnu-libc}, and
-@samp{gdb}.
+Possible values of @var{package} include
+@samp{gnu-as} (or @samp{gas}), @samp{gnu-ld}, @samp{gnu-libc},
+@samp{gdb},
+@samp{x},
+and
+@samp{x-toolkit}.
Do not use a @samp{--with} option to specify the file name to use to
find certain files. That is outside the scope of what @samp{--with}
@node Releases
@section Making Releases
-Package the distribution of Foo version 69.96 in a gzipped tar file
+Package the distribution of Foo version 69.96 up in a gzipped tar file
named @file{foo-69.96.tar.gz}. It should unpack into a subdirectory
named @file{foo-69.96}.
even if you write in another programming language. The rules often
state reasons for writing in a certain way.
-Corrections or suggestions regarding this document should be sent to
+Corrections or suggestions for this document should be sent to
@code{gnu@@prep.ai.mit.edu}. If you make a suggestion, please include a
suggested new wording for it; our time is limited. We prefer a context
diff to the @file{standards.texi} or @file{make-stds.texi} files, but if
library you want to mention. Use the same format for these lines as for
the first line.
-Please don't mention all the libraries that the program uses ``just for
-completeness''---that would produce a lot of unhelpful clutter. Please
-mention library version numbers only if you find in practice that they
-are very important to you in debugging.
+Please do not mention all of the libraries that the program uses ``just
+for completeness''---that would produce a lot of unhelpful clutter.
+Please mention library version numbers only if you find in practice that
+they are very important to you in debugging.
The following line, after the version number line or lines, should be a
copyright notice. If more than one copyright notice is called for, put
@smallexample
GNU Emacs 19.34.5
Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-GNU Emacs comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+GNU Emacs comes with NO WARRANTY,
+to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute copies of GNU Emacs
under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
-For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING.
+For more information about these matters,
+see the files named COPYING.
@end smallexample
You should adapt this to your program, of course, filling in the proper
@c Giving an optional @var{parameter} of
@c @samp{no} should omit @var{package}, if it is used by default.
-Possible values of @var{package} include @samp{x}, @samp{x-toolkit},
-@samp{gnu-as} (or @samp{gas}), @samp{gnu-ld}, @samp{gnu-libc}, and
-@samp{gdb}.
+Possible values of @var{package} include
+@samp{gnu-as} (or @samp{gas}), @samp{gnu-ld}, @samp{gnu-libc},
+@samp{gdb},
+@samp{x},
+and
+@samp{x-toolkit}.
Do not use a @samp{--with} option to specify the file name to use to
find certain files. That is outside the scope of what @samp{--with}
@node Releases
@section Making Releases
-Package the distribution of Foo version 69.96 in a gzipped tar file
+Package the distribution of Foo version 69.96 up in a gzipped tar file
named @file{foo-69.96.tar.gz}. It should unpack into a subdirectory
named @file{foo-69.96}.