Re: reminder: read NEWS

[Hans Aberg]

On 30 Jan 2011, at 13:20, Andy Wingo wrote:

> I have noticed a number of questions coming across the list that  
> almost
> seem to indicate that folks have not read the NEWS.  I know this  
> cannot
> be the case!  ;)
>
> However if you're just jumping on the 2.0 train, take an hour or so  
> out
> of your hacking to review the NEWS file.  It is long, but should be
> exhaustive.  If it's not, let us know.  We'll be preparing a more
> condensed version for the release notes, but the long format is the  
> most
> informative.

Since there are some significant changes between 1.8 and 2.0, perhaps  
the manual might have a special section listing them. Searching the  
1.9 GIT manual for "1.8" indicates that this information is currently  
mainly given in a few footnotes.

In the case Guile is used as a library (as in LilyPond), their users  
might consult the manual at need, but I suspect not the NEWS file.