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| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2009-08-22 08:22:51 +0000 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2009-08-22 08:22:51 +0000 |
| commit | cb3358060372d9ece32dbb3df4816ed8f09231fa (patch) | |
| tree | a2ddf63dd56f5b3472ca965196f5018edcf56a67 /admin | |
| parent | 32a2cf25a74160b855041c176d2e7e937baa4de8 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-cb3358060372d9ece32dbb3df4816ed8f09231fa.tar.gz | |
Details of how to check for problems with DOS 8+3 file-name restrictions.
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diff --git a/admin/ChangeLog b/admin/ChangeLog index 97d2757afcd..3ed571c642b 100644 --- a/admin/ChangeLog +++ b/admin/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2009-08-22 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> + + * notes/newfile: Details of how to check for problems with DOS 8+3 + file-name restrictions. + +2009-08-18 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> + + * notes/newfile: New file. + 2009-07-11 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * make-tarball.txt: Add a note about bumping the value of diff --git a/admin/notes/newfile b/admin/notes/newfile index a58605e1a2a..e822b402b5e 100644 --- a/admin/notes/newfile +++ b/admin/notes/newfile @@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ CHECKLIST FOR ADDING A NEW FILE TO EMACS -*- outline -*- format, copyright and license notice, etc). ** Make sure the filename does not cause the DOS port any problems (8+3). +Run the `doschk' program like this: + + find /path/to/emacs -print | doshck + +and examine the output for DOS-related problems. The sections of +output under the headings "The following files are not valid DOS file +names:" and "The following resolve to the same DOS file names:" should +not include any files that end up in the release tarball. ** Make the ChangeLog entry in the name of the author(s), not your own name. |