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Diffstat (limited to 'GNUmakefile')
| -rw-r--r-- | GNUmakefile | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile index e5b0265a..e727b00e 100644 --- a/GNUmakefile +++ b/GNUmakefile @@ -266,7 +266,14 @@ init_package: echo "Netpbm install package made by 'make package'" \ >$(PKGDIR)/pkginfo date >>$(PKGDIR)/pkginfo - echo Netpbm $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(POINT) >$(PKGDIR)/VERSION +# For many years, the version string was "Netpbm x.y.z" instead of just +# "x.y.z". This was probably related to the fact that when you ask a Netpbm +# program its version, it says "Netpbm x.y.z" to let you know it's the version +# of the whole package, not just that program. And also to distinguish from +# the Pbmplus version of the program. But this is highly unconventional in +# pkg-config or config files, so we removed the "Netpbm" in Netpbm 10.90 +# (March 2020). + echo $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(POINT) >$(PKGDIR)/VERSION $(INSTALL) -c -m 664 $(SRCDIR)/buildtools/README.pkg $(PKGDIR)/README $(INSTALL) -c -m 664 $(SRCDIR)/buildtools/config_template \ $(PKGDIR)/config_template @@ -349,7 +356,7 @@ endif # 1) Each directory produces an object file merge.o containing all the code # in that directory and its descendants that needs to go into the 'netpbm' # program. The make files do this recursively, via a link command that -# combines multiple relocateable object files into one. All we do here +# combines multiple relocatable object files into one. All we do here # at the top level is make merge.o and link it with netpbm.o and the # libraries. # |