branch: externals/auctex
commit 7ef680c7a48ab31faea68c0291286dff28e5b9af
Author: Mosè Giordano <[email protected]>
Commit: Mosè Giordano <[email protected]>
Refresh RELEASE file
* RELEASE: Update "Availability" and "Future development and additional
information" sections.
---
RELEASE | 30 ++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 9f23e09..d3253e2 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ AUCTeX needs volunteers in particular for non-programming
tasks:
documentation writing, tutorials, translations, reference material,
sleuth work, testing.
-
New features and fixed bugs in this release
-------------------------------------------
@@ -147,15 +146,17 @@ used to speed up the conversion.
Availability
------------
-AUCTeX can be downloaded in various formats from
+The easiest way for getting AUCTeX, for users running Emacs 24.1 or
+higher, is installing it with GNU ELPA, see
+<URL:https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/auctex.html> for more information.
+Other download options are available at
<URL:ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/auctex/>. At release time, we provide the
-source tarball, a precompiled version for Emacs on Windows, and a
-platform-independent XEmacs package file (which you have to install
-yourself using XEmacs' own package system, after using it for removing
-the previous version of AUCTeX). The easiest way for using AUCTeX, of
-course, is using versions of Emacs that already include AUCTeX or a
-software package management system for your operating system which
-provides you with the latest release.
+source tarball, and a platform-independent XEmacs package file (which
+you have to install yourself using XEmacs' own package system, after
+using it for removing the previous version of AUCTeX). You can also
+use versions of Emacs that already include AUCTeX or a software
+package management system for your operating system which provides you
+with the latest release.
The XEmacs package file can be discerned by `pkg' in its name. It is
usually more recent than what gets distributed from XEmacs servers and
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ You'll find more information at the web site of AUCTeX
<URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/>, including its mailing list
addresses.
-
Future development and additional information
---------------------------------------------
@@ -182,12 +182,10 @@ contributors. The principal authors and maintainers have
already done
so, but it would require a diligent and diplomatic volunteer to find
and ask the rest.
-Current project manager is David Kastrup. Paypal contributions to
-<URL:mailto:[email protected]> would be appreciated in order to
-compensate for time, money and hardware required for presenting AUCTeX
-at conferences. Extensions may be commissioned: enquire on the
-developer list (see above). Other than that, volunteering for tasks
-remains the most effective way of helping AUCTeX development.
+Current AUCTeX managers are Arash Esbati, Mos� Giordano, and Tassilo
+Horn. Everybody is welcome to contribute to the project by reporting
+bugs and suggesting improvements, but the most effective way of
+helping AUCTeX development remains volunteering for tasks.
The following people contributed to this release series (in
alphabetical order): Ivan Andrus, Ralf Angeli, Masayuki Ataka, Fabrice
