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stale intro in doc

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Subject: stale intro in doc
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:44:17 -0600

The "Libtool paradigm" in libtool.texi says:

    Version 0.7 of libtool was a complete redesign and rewrite of libtool to
    reflect this new paradigm.  So far, it has proved to be successful:
    libtool is simpler and more useful than before.

This seems rather stale. It feels odd to read a self-congratulatory
comment about something that happened many years ago. -k

Message #8 received at 64157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: ileanadumitrescu95 <at> gmail.com
Cc: 64157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64157: stale intro in doc
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:30:04 -0700

Hi Ileana - good to have a first commit :). All looks good to me. I'll
bcc 64157-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org to close the bug -- although in general you
should feel free to close bugs yourself when appropriate, since original
submitters often fail to confirm or get back. They can always reply
later if they disagree, as you're probably well aware of from your
Debian work.

FYI, I noticed that the libtool-commit mailing list did not receive a
message from your commit, or indeed anything since January 2017. I asked
the Savannah folks to repair ...
https://savannah.nongnu.org/support/index.php?111008

All the best,
Karl

Message #16 received at 64157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ileana Dumitrescu <ileanadumitrescu95 <at> gmail.com>
To: 64157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] libtool: removed stale intro in document
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:26:45 +0200

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Fixes libtool bug https://bugs.gnu.org/64157

* libtool.texi: Removed old and stale introduction from documentation.
---
 doc/libtool.texi | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/libtool.texi b/doc/libtool.texi
index 5973bac0..84f565e5 100644
--- a/doc/libtool.texi
+++ b/doc/libtool.texi
@@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ libraries and programs.
 In summary, ``libraries are programs with multiple entry points, and
 more formally defined interfaces.''

-Version 0.7 of libtool was a complete redesign and rewrite of libtool to
-reflect this new paradigm.  So far, it has proved to be successful:
-libtool is simpler and more useful than before.
-
 The best way to introduce the libtool paradigm is to contrast it with
 the paradigm of existing library systems, with examples from each.  It
 is a new way of thinking, so it may take a little time to absorb, but
-- 
2.43.0

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Message #19 received at 64157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ileana Dumitrescu <ileanadumitrescu95 <at> gmail.com>
To: 64157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
Subject: bug#64157: stale intro in doc
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:38:03 +0200

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I pushed a small change to clean this up. It was my first commit for 
libtool, so I hopefully didn't miss anything, although if I did please 
let me know!

-- 
Ileana Dumitrescu

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