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Fix some typos and minor issues

Carsten Dominik 14 years ago
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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ release.  The release process is a single make command:
 : make release TAG=7.13
 : make release TAG=7.13
 
 
 Before issuing this command, you should make sure that everything
 Before issuing this command, you should make sure that everything
-during the process will work right, you can do so my running
+during the process will work right, you can do so by running
 
 
 : make testrelease TAG=7.13
 : make testrelease TAG=7.13
 
 
@@ -133,15 +133,17 @@ from maint with this command:
 
 
 ** Between releases
 ** Between releases
 
 
-While working on master between releases, I use something like
-7.02trans as the version string.  To set this version string in all
-relevant files, use
+While working on master between releases, I used to use something like
+7.02trans as the version string.  I no longer do this.  =M-x
+org-version= will spit ut complete version infor related to git, with
+the neares commit and tag.  I you ever need to set a special version
+number, use this:
 
 
 : UTILITIES/set_version 7.02trans
 : UTILITIES/set_version 7.02trans
 
 
 and commit the result.  Note that the above command does not change
 and commit the result.  Note that the above command does not change
 the version string in the file from which Org's homepage is
 the version string in the file from which Org's homepage is
-generated.  To change that as well, you would use a =--all= flag.  TO
+generated.  To change that as well, you would use a =--all= flag.  To
 change only this file, use =--only=.
 change only this file, use =--only=.
 
 
 * Synchonization with Emacs
 * Synchonization with Emacs
@@ -185,9 +187,9 @@ So the way I have been doing things with Emacs is this:
    /org-colview-xemacs.el/ and /org-install.el/.  The former does not
    /org-colview-xemacs.el/ and /org-install.el/.  The former does not
    belong in Emacs.  And the latter would actually be harmful because
    belong in Emacs.  And the latter would actually be harmful because
    Emacs generates its own autoloads.  The Emacs distribution contains
    Emacs generates its own autoloads.  The Emacs distribution contains
-   an empty org-install.el, so that users can have =(require
+   an empty /org-install.el/, so that users can have =(require
    'org-install)= in .emacs with no ill effects.  So if you were to
    'org-install)= in .emacs with no ill effects.  So if you were to
-   copy org-install.el, you would overwrite that empty placeholder
+   copy /org-install.el/, you would overwrite that empty placeholder
    file.
    file.
 
 
 4. Generate the ChangeLog entries
 4. Generate the ChangeLog entries
@@ -232,17 +234,23 @@ So the way I have been doing things with Emacs is this:
 
 
 * Updating the list of hooks on Worg
 * Updating the list of hooks on Worg
 
 
-  The file org-configs/org-hooks.org contains a list of all hooks in
+  The file /org-configs/org-hooks.org/ contains a list of all hooks in
   Org.  This list has to be updated after hooks have been added or
   Org.  This list has to be updated after hooks have been added or
-  removed.  The perl script UTILITIES/list-hooks.pl creates the entire
-  section "Hooks and Function variables", including its level-one
-  headline.  I guess babel code could be used to update this
+  removed.  The perl script /UTILITIES/list-hooks.pl/ creates the
+  entire section "Hooks and Function variables", including its
+  level-one headline.  I guess babel code could be used to update this
   automatically, but I have not implemented this - I have been doing
   automatically, but I have not implemented this - I have been doing
   it by hand every few months.
   it by hand every few months.
 
 
 * Copyright assignments
 * Copyright assignments
 
 
-  The maintainer needs to keep track of copyright assignments.  The
-  list of all contributors from who we have the papers is kept on Worg
-  at http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.php, so that committers
-  can check if a patch can go into the core.
+  The maintainer needs to keep track of copyright assignments.  Even
+  better, find a volunteer to do this.  The list of all contributors
+  from who we have the papers is kept on Worg at
+  http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.php, so that committers can
+  check if a patch can go into the core.  The assignment process does
+  not allways go smoothly, and it has happened several times that it
+  gets stuck or forgotten at the FSF.  Emails from the paper submitter
+  have been ignored in the past, but an email from me as the
+  maintainer of Org mode has usually fixed such cases within a few
+  days.