Ulrich Mueller writes: > sorry that the version handling causes so much trouble. > One should think that it's trivial, but looks like it isn't.
Well, now you know why avoid Unix as far as possible :-) The problem just got worse. I tried to create the release for 8.1.0-beta2 using 'make release'. The way, Rob had set it up, one has to assign the release id as the tag for the latest revision in bazaar, which I did. Then 'make release' proceeded to delete the version.txt and version.texi files from the directories and created new ones. But the trace shows a wrong version id, and in the end these files weren't there anyway. So, the make failed. See the trace below. maruti[8.1.x]: make release ./release.sh head: cannot open `D:/gnu/vm/8.1.x\r/NEWS' for reading: No such file or directory head: cannot open `D:/gnu/vm/8.1.x\r/NEWS' for reading: No such file or directory make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x' make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/lisp' "emacs" -batch -q -no-site-file -no-init-file -l ./vm-build.el -f batch-byte-compile vm-cus-load.el echo "\"8.1.0-beta\"" > version.txt "emacs" -batch -q -no-site-file -no-init-file -l ./vm-build.el -f batch-byte-compile vm-version.el Wrote d:/gnu/vm/8.1.x/lisp/vm-version.elc make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/lisp' make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/info' echo @set VERSION 8.1.0-beta > version.texi makeinfo vm.texinfo -o vm.info makeinfo vm-pcrisis.texinfo -o vm-pcrisis.info make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/info' make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/src' make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/src' make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/pixmaps' make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x/pixmaps' make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/gnu/vm/8.1.x' vm-8.1.0-beta2/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/CHANGES vm-8.1.0-beta2/COPYING vm-8.1.0-beta2/INSTALL vm-8.1.0-beta2/Makefile.in vm-8.1.0-beta2/NEWS vm-8.1.0-beta2/README vm-8.1.0-beta2/TODO vm-8.1.0-beta2/configure.ac vm-8.1.0-beta2/contrib/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/contrib/attempted-locking.diff vm-8.1.0-beta2/contrib/vm-blueman.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/contrib/vm-bogofilter.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/contrib/vm-mime-display-internal-application.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/contrib/vm-mime.el-w3m.patch vm-8.1.0-beta2/example.vm vm-8.1.0-beta2/info/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/info/Makefile.in vm-8.1.0-beta2/info/vm-pcrisis.texinfo vm-8.1.0-beta2/info/vm.texinfo vm-8.1.0-beta2/info/version.texi vm-8.1.0-beta2/install-sh vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/Makefile.in vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/autoloads.py vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/tapestry.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/u-vm-color.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vcard.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-autoload.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-avirtual.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-biff.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-build.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-crypto.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-delete.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-digest.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-edit.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-folder.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-grepmail.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-imap.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-license.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-macro.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-mark.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-menu.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-message-history.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-message.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-mime.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-minibuf.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-misc.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-motion.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-mouse.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-page.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-pcrisis.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-pgg.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-pine.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-pop.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-ps-print.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-reply.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-rfaddons.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-save.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-search.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-serial.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-sort.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-startup.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-summary-faces.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-summary.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-thread.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-toolbar.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-undo.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-user.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-vars.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-vcard.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-version.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-virtual.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-w3.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-w3m.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm-window.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/vm.el vm-8.1.0-beta2/lisp/version.txt vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/Makefile.in vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/autofile-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/autofile-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/compose-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/compose-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/delete-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/delete-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/file-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/file-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/followup-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/followup-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/forward-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/forward-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/getmail-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/getmail-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/autofile-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/autofile-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/compose-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/compose-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/delete-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/delete-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/file-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/file-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/followup-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/followup-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/forward-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/forward-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/getmail-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/getmail-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/help-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/help-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/mime-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/mime-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/mime-xx.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/next-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/next-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/previous-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/previous-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/print-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/print-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/quit-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/quit-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/recover-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/recover-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/reply-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/reply-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/undelete-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/undelete-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/visit-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/gtk/visit-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/help-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/help-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/make-gtk-pixmaps.py vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/application.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/audio.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/image.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/message.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/multipart.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/text.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime/video.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/mime-xx.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/next-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/next-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/previous-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/previous-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/print-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/print-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/quit-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/quit-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/recover-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/recover-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/reply-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/reply-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/undelete-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/undelete-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/visit-dn.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/pixmaps/visit-up.xpm vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/ vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/Makefile.in vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/base64-decode.c vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/base64-encode.c vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/qp-decode.c vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/qp-encode.c vm-8.1.0-beta2/src/vm-mail vm-8.1.0-beta2/vm-load.el.in vm-8.1.0-beta2/configure bzr: ERROR: Working tree "D:/gnu/vm/8.1.x/" has uncommitted changes (See bzr status). Use --no-strict to force the push. make: *** [release] Error 3 maruti[8.1.x]: bzr diff === removed file 'info/version.texi' --- info/version.texi 2010-01-29 08:21:37 +0000 +++ info/version.texi 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -...@set VERSION 8.1.0-beta === removed file 'lisp/version.txt' --- lisp/version.txt 2010-01-31 17:19:15 +0000 +++ lisp/version.txt 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@ -"8.1.0-beta2" _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~vm Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~vm More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

