Hi,
I have put new packages at ftp://ftp.sslug.dk/pub/ (including an
RPM package).
New things in this version: Danish version of the viewer, support
for preformatted text, and Robert's narrow fixed font.
Bill (Janssen) has told me several times that he thinks the way
we are using the term document is confusing, so I have updated the
document describing the Plucker format. Previously, the term document
could mean either a record or a database depending on the context.
Now, a Plucker *document* consists of several *records*.
The same changes have been applied to the source code and the parser
has been updated to also include two new options called --doc-file
(same as -f) and --doc-name (same as -N). If the now deprecated
options --db-file or --db-name are used the user will get a warning
telling them that these options have been deprecated (the parser will
still accept the options, though)
It might be a good idea for our "translators" to take a closer look
at their language files to see if they should be updated.
I've also created a maintainer's Makefile, that includes all the
necessary targets to build new packages, update the ChangeLog, tag
the files in CVS for a new release, and also to upload the packages
using scp.
We also had a few files that included hardcoded version strings. That
has been changed to a tag that is updated when the package is built.
This means that if you are using the code directly from CVS you have
to run "make VERSION=<version>" (e.g. make VERSION=1.1.10), or you will
get a version called @@VERSION@@ (i.e. it will still build even if you
forget to give it a VERSION on the command line.)
I've also changed to using bzip2 compression (smaller packages means
faster upload of files for me and quicker download for users.)
BTW, Robert O'Connor is now a member of the Plucker team. Welcome aboard!
/Mike
