1 Tasks needed before the next release.
3 * TO BE DONE SHORTLY BEFORE RELEASE
5 ** `undo-ask-before-discard', currently set to t for debugging purposes
6 has to be set to nil: when t, it can leak memory and cause other problems.
12 ** Make VC-over-Tramp work where possible, or at least fail
13 gracefully if something isn't supported over Tramp.
14 To be done by Andre Spiegel <spiegel@gnu.org>.
16 ** define-minor-mode should not put :require into defcustom.
17 See msg from rms to emacs-devel on 21 Dec.
21 ** Enhance scroll-bar to handle tall line (similar to line-move).
26 ** Make unexec handle memory mapping policy of the latest versions of Linux.
28 ** Investigate reported crashes in compact_small_strings.
30 ** Investigate reported crashes related to using an
31 invalid pointer from string_free_list.
36 ** Clean up flymake.el to follow Emacs Lisp conventions.
38 ** Fix up url-ldap.el.
42 ** Ange-ftp should ignore irrelevant IPv6 errors:
44 Message-Id: <4121-Tue23Mar2004165249+0100-piet@cs.uu.nl>
45 From: "Piet van Oostrum" <piet@cs.uu.nl>
46 To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
47 Subject: Ange-ftp can't deal with IPV6/IPV4 fallback
51 C-x C-f /ftp.nluug.nl:/
53 The problem is that the DNS first gives an IPV6 address. However our
54 router doesn't do IPV6. Ftp then falls back to IPV4:
56 ftp> open ftp.nluug.nl
57 Trying 2001:610:1:80aa:192:87:102:36...
58 ftp: connect to address 2001:610:1:80aa:192:87:102:36: No route to host
59 Trying 192.87.102.36...
60 Connected to ftp.nluug.nl.
62 Ange-ftp chokes on the `No route to host' message and doesn't look any
65 I think in the near future we will see more of this problem, so it might be
66 time to make anfe-ftp more intelligent.
71 ** Make GTK scrollbars behave like others w.r.t. overscrolling.
74 * REDISPLAY RELATED BUGS
76 ** Avoid unbreakable loops in redisplay.
78 Redisplay may loop if there is an error in some display property, e.g.
81 A fix would be to somehow disable handling of display properties if an error
85 ** custom mode-line face makes Emacs freeze up
87 From: Stephen Berman <Stephen.Berman@gmx.net>
88 Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 02:08:56 +0200
90 1. Start Emacs with -q -no-site-file.
92 2. Type `M-x customize-face' and at the prompt `mode-line'.
94 3. In the Custom buffer for mode-line face
95 a. check width and give it the value `narrow';
96 b. check height and give it the value 120 in 1/10 pt;
97 c. check underline and give it the value `on' (or `colored');
98 d. check overline and give it the value `on' (or `colored').
100 4. Set for current session.
102 5. Invoke Ediff on any two files.
104 6. Now Emacs is frozen and consumes 95-99% of CPU.
106 The customizations in step 3 appear to be the minimum necessary to
107 induce this bug. Leave out any one of them and Ediff runs without a
108 problem. Also if the 1/10 point value of height is 130 or greater
109 there's no bug (with the default font family; with e.g. Helvetica the
110 bug is induced only by a value of 100 or less).
112 I've noticed this freeze up only when invoking Ediff. The only thing
113 I've been able to do is kill Emacs externally, via top or with kill
114 when run in gdb, after interrupting. When the freeze up happens
115 within a gdb session, there is no automatic debugging feedback. After
116 interrupting I can get a backtrace, here's an example:
118 Update: Maybe only reveals itself when compiled with GTK+
123 ** Document Custom Themes.
125 ** Finish updating the Emacs Lisp manual.
127 ** Update the Emacs manual.
129 *** Update man/info.texi.
131 *** Update man/ack.texi.
133 ** Add missing years in copyright notices of all files.
137 ** Reorder NEWS entries.
139 ** Check the Emacs manual.
141 Each manual section should be checked for factual correctness
142 regarding recent changes by at least two people. After each file
143 name, on the same line or the following line, come the names of the
144 people who have checked it.
148 -----------------------------
149 man/abbrevs.texi Chong Yidong Joakim Verona
151 man/basic.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
152 man/buffers.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
153 man/building.texi "Ted Zlatanov" <tzz@lifelogs.com>
154 man/calendar.texi joakim@verona.se Chong Yidong
155 man/cmdargs.texi Chong Yidong "Luc Teirlinck"
156 man/commands.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
157 man/custom.texi Chong Yidong
158 man/dired.texi Chong Yidong joakim@verona.se
159 man/display.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
160 man/emacs.texi "Luc Teirlinck"
161 man/entering.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
162 man/files.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
163 man/fixit.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
164 man/frames.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
165 man/glossary.texi Chong Yidong
166 man/help.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
167 man/indent.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
168 man/killing.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
169 man/kmacro.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
172 man/major.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
173 man/mark.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
174 man/mini.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
175 man/misc.texi Chong Yidong
176 man/msdog.texi Chong Yidong
177 man/mule.texi "Luc Teirlinck"
178 man/m-x.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
179 man/picture.texi Joakim Verona <joakim@verona.se> Chong Yidong
180 man/programs.texi "Stephen Eglen" Chong Yidong
181 man/regs.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
182 man/rmail.texi Chong Yidong
183 man/screen.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
184 man/search.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
185 man/sending.texi Chong Yidong
186 man/text.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
187 man/trouble.texi Chong Yidong
188 man/windows.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
191 ** Check the Emacs Lisp manual.
193 Each manual section should be checked for factual correctness
194 regarding recent changes by at least two people. After each file
195 name, on the same line or the following line, come the names of the
196 people who have checked it.
199 ----------------------------------
200 lispref/abbrevs.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
201 lispref/advice.texi joakim@verona.se Chong Yidong
203 lispref/backups.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
204 lispref/buffers.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
205 lispref/calendar.texi Joakim Verona <joakim@verona.se> Chong Yidong
206 lispref/commands.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
207 lispref/compile.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
208 lispref/control.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
209 lispref/customize.texi Chong Yidong
210 lispref/debugging.texi Joakim Verona <joakim@verona.se> Lute Kamstra
211 lispref/display.texi Chong Yidong
212 lispref/edebug.texi Chong Yidong
213 lispref/elisp.texi "Luc Teirlinck"
214 lispref/errors.texi "Luc Teirlinck"
215 lispref/eval.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
216 lispref/files.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
217 lispref/frames.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
218 lispref/functions.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
219 lispref/hash.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
220 lispref/help.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
221 lispref/hooks.texi Lute Kamstra
222 lispref/internals.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
223 lispref/intro.texi "Luc Teirlinck"
224 lispref/keymaps.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
225 lispref/lists.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
226 lispref/loading.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
228 lispref/macros.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
230 lispref/markers.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
231 lispref/minibuf.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
232 lispref/modes.texi Chong Yidong
233 lispref/nonascii.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
234 lispref/numbers.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
235 lispref/objects.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
236 lispref/os.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
237 lispref/positions.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
238 lispref/processes.texi Chong Yidong
239 lispref/searching.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
240 lispref/sequences.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
241 lispref/streams.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
242 lispref/strings.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
243 lispref/symbols.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
244 lispref/syntax.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
245 lispref/text.texi Chong Yidong
246 lispref/tips.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
247 lispref/variables.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
248 lispref/windows.texi "Luc Teirlinck" Chong Yidong
250 ** Check the Emacs Tutorial.
252 The first line of every tutorial must begin with a sentence saying
253 "Emacs Tutorial" in the respective language. This should be followed
254 by "See end for copying conditions", likewise in the respective
257 After each file name, on the same line or the following line, come the
258 names of the people who have checked it.
262 ----------------------------------
264 etc/TUTORIAL.bg Ognyan Kulev <ogi@fmi.uni-sofia.bg>
268 etc/TUTORIAL.es Marcelo Toledo
273 etc/TUTORIAL.nl Lute Kamstra
275 etc/TUTORIAL.pt_BR Marcelo Toledo
280 etc/TUTORIAL.sv Mats Lidell <matsl@contactor.se>