Re: read-face-name doc string incorrect

[Nick Roberts]

 > >> Is there any reason why someone contributing code should know about
 > >> FOR-RELEASE?  I do not see any.
 > >
 > > Contributors should be aware of the burning issues, if we want them to
 > > spend energy where we think it's most useful.
 > 
 > 
 > CONTRIBUTE should mention that _after_ checking out the sources, 
 > the user should read the INSTALL.CVS file.
 >
 > We can add information about FOR-RELEASE (and the admin/ directory
 > in general) to that file.  Other stuff which is relevant for
 > working on emacs could be added to that file.

The admin directory has files which go way beyond the needs of the average
contributor.

 > Specifically, the section
 > 
 > o    Supplemental information for Emacs Developers:
 > 
 > belongs in INSTALL.CVS rather than CONTRIBUTE.

I'm not sure it matters much as we're just talking about a few lines.
Developers are more likely to look in a file called CONTRIBUTE than
INSTALL.CVS for guidelines and splitting the information makes it a bit like a
treasure hunt.

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob