branch: elpa/vm
commit 8e3e57aa4caf8fdfaf5860178924a991926c646a
Author: Mark Diekhans <[email protected]>
Commit: Mark Diekhans <[email protected]>
Packaging work for release
added package Commentary requried by package-vc-install
top-level vm-pkg.el for package-vc-install
vm-pkg.el was not actually needed
vm-pkg.el to get description
no, vm-pkg doesnt work either
update comments for package-vc
try to get header right for package-vc
---
NEWS | 3 ++-
configure.ac | 2 +-
dev/docs/releasing.org | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
info/vm.texinfo | 1 +
lisp/vm.el | 16 ++++++++++------
5 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8bd21f72549..652d0e0a5c4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Status
Bug reports (email): [email protected]
(Please use `M-x vm-submit-bug-report' within VM)
-VM 8.3.0 <in progress>
+VM 8.3.0 2025-12-20
CHANGES
* VM development convert from bzr to git and moved to GitLab.
* Merged multiple pending changes.
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ VM 8.3.0 <in progress>
* Remove outdated copy of vcard support in favor of standard package, which
must
me install for vcard functionality to work
* Enable vm-mail-check-recipient-format by default
+ * Multiple bug fixes
VM 8.2.0b1
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e26f37a19cf..06a0179bb32 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ TEST
])
##############################################################################
-AC_INIT([VM],[8.3.x],[[email protected]])
+AC_INIT([VM],[8.3.0],[[email protected]])
# Name of the application
# Version (release) number
# Contact address
diff --git a/dev/docs/releasing.org b/dev/docs/releasing.org
index 28931e37eaa..f0ec2cf66cc 100644
--- a/dev/docs/releasing.org
+++ b/dev/docs/releasing.org
@@ -2,24 +2,31 @@ Releasing VM
* release is done initial in fork
then merge to make official
+
* version update
- Add note release to info/vm.texinfo @item Version ..
-- Update NEWS
-- Update version in configure.ac AC_INIT
-- Update lisp/vm.el Version:
+- NEWS
+- version in configure.ac AC_INIT
+- lisp/vm.el Version:
+
* last test
- make distclean
- autoconf
- configure
- make
+
* commit and tag
- tag is in the form '3.0.0'
- a branch are only made if changes are needed relative to a tag
-* pre-release testing:
-(package-vc-install '("https://gitlab.com/USER/vm.git"; :rev "1.2.3"))
-
-* post-release testing
-(package-vc-install '("https://gitlab.com/emacs-vm/vm.git"; :rev "1.2.3"))
-
-
+* pre-release testing from fork:
+(package-vc-install
+ '(vm :url"https://gitlab.com/USER/vm.git";
+ :lisp-dir "lisp"
+ :branch "3.0.0"))
+
+* post-release testing from main repo:
+(package-vc-install
+ '(vm :url"https://gitlab.com/emacs-vm/vm.git";
+ :lisp-dir "lisp"
+ :branch "3.0.0"))
diff --git a/info/vm.texinfo b/info/vm.texinfo
index 7ebae96e4c1..79bd01f1e81 100644
--- a/info/vm.texinfo
+++ b/info/vm.texinfo
@@ -7215,6 +7215,7 @@ Please let us know if any contributors have been missed
out.
@item Version 8.1.1, released 25 April, 2010.
@item Version 8.1.2, released 5 March, 2012.
@item Version 8.2.0, planned for release in March, 2013.
+@item Version 8.3.0, 20 December, 2025
@end itemize
diff --git a/lisp/vm.el b/lisp/vm.el
index db9c5fc452e..5dc96bb7cc1 100644
--- a/lisp/vm.el
+++ b/lisp/vm.el
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;;; vm.el --- Entry points for VM -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+;;; vm.el --- VM mail reader for Emacs -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
;;
;; This file is part of VM
;;
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
;; Copyright (C) 2003-2006 Robert Widhopf-Fenk
;; Copyright (C) 2024-2025 The VM Developers
;;
-;; Version: 8.3.0snapshot
+;; Version: 8.3.0
;; Maintainer: [email protected]
;; URL: https://gitlab.com/emacs-vm/vm
;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "28.0") (vcard "0.2.2"))
+;; Keywords: mail
;;
;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -25,10 +26,13 @@
;; with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
;; 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-;;; History:
-;;
-;; This file was vm-startup.el!
+;;; Commentary:
+;; VM mail reader for Emacs
+;; It is designed ot be highly configurable and easy to use. It supports POP
+;; and IMAP mail servers, understands MIME, and handles mail folders in the
+;; standard UNIX mailbox format and the BABYL format used by the RMAIL
+;; mailer. It has a powerful virtual folder facility to facilitate searching
+;; as well as more advanced handling of multiple mail folders.
;;; Code:
