Say in README.developers to use `\date' in case anyone is like me and

has `date' aliased in their shell to use a nonstandard (but
subjectively more readable) format.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d38ffc3..47a679e 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Mon Feb 05 19:39:06 2001 Dan Harkless <dan-nmh@dilvish.speed.net>
+Mon Feb 05 20:22:54 2001 Dan Harkless <dan-nmh@dilvish.speed.net>

 
        * -L isn't sufficient for specifying the path of the Cyrus SASL
        shared library.  That'll allow us to link successfully, but on
 
        * -L isn't sufficient for specifying the path of the Cyrus SASL
        shared library.  That'll allow us to link successfully, but on

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Mon Feb 05 19:39:06 2001 Dan Harkless <dan-nmh@dilvish.speed.net>
        * Print whether we have SASL support in the "nmh configuration"
        summary configure prints out.
 
        * Print whether we have SASL support in the "nmh configuration"
        summary configure prints out.
 

+       * Say in README.developers to use `\date' in case anyone is like
+       me and has `date' aliased in their shell to use a nonstandard (but
+       subjectively more readable) format.
+

 Thu Jan 25 21:15:52 2001 Shantonu Sen <ssen@mit.edu>
 
        * man/mh-chart.man has updated synposes of
 Thu Jan 25 21:15:52 2001 Shantonu Sen <ssen@mit.edu>
 
        * man/mh-chart.man has updated synposes of

diff --git a/docs/README.developers b/docs/README.developers
index 14cf138..fe31352 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/README.developers
+++ b/docs/README.developers
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ around with `touch'.
 The correct procedure to commit the configure-related files is:
 
     % cvs commit acconfig.h aclocal.m4 configure.in
 The correct procedure to commit the configure-related files is:
 
     % cvs commit acconfig.h aclocal.m4 configure.in

-    % autoheader; autoconf; date > stamp-h.in
+    % autoheader; autoconf; \date > stamp-h.in

     % cvs commit config.h.in configure stamp-h.in
 
 The reason for the three-step commit is that configure.in contains the RCS $Id
     % cvs commit config.h.in configure stamp-h.in
 
 The reason for the three-step commit is that configure.in contains the RCS $Id

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ the autoconf regeneration should be held off until after the commit, or your
 local stamp-h.in will become out-of-sync with the CVS version (granted, not that
 big a deal).  For the second step, you're doing the same commands as a 
 `make reset' would do, but using that command would require extra configure runs
 local stamp-h.in will become out-of-sync with the CVS version (granted, not that
 big a deal).  For the second step, you're doing the same commands as a 
 `make reset' would do, but using that command would require extra configure runs

-to make Makefile be up-to-date.
+to make Makefile be up-to-date.  The reason for the backslash on `date' is in
+case you have `date' aliased in your shell to use a nonstandard format.

 
 If you haven't changed all the files noted above, just commit the ones you have
 changed, in the stated order (for instance, configure.in, then configure and
 
 If you haven't changed all the files noted above, just commit the ones you have
 changed, in the stated order (for instance, configure.in, then configure and