gnustep-make release

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

1 Announcement
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The GNUstep Makefile Package version 2.6.8 is now available.

1.1 What is the GNUstep makefile package?
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The makefile package is a simple, powerful and extensible way to write
makefiles for a GNUstep-based project.  It allows the user to write a
project without having to deal with the complex issues associated with
configuration, building, installation, and packaging.  It also allows
the user to easily create cross-compiled binaries.

1.2 Changes in version '2.6.8'
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Configure option '-with-library-combo=ng-gnu-gnu' to use the 'Next
Generation' setup of the latest ObjectiveC-2 runtime and compiler
features rather than traditional runtime.  Requires the new runtime and
a recent clang compiler.

   Command line option 'documentation=no' to suppress builds of
documentation.

   Integration of testsuite for regression/unit testing of libraries
using the 'check' target.  In your makefile define libraryname_TEST_DIR
= TestsSubdirectory

   Various minor bugfixes, documentation spelling corrections etc.

   The '-enable-strict-v2-mode' option is now, after eight years, turned
on by default (in anticipation of finally removing backward
compatibility with version one).  WARNING; Packagers please ensure that
you update any old gnustep-make version one makefiles.

   Garbage collection support to be removed at the next release.

1.3 Obtaining gnustep-make
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You can get the gstep-make-2.6.8.tar.gz distribution file at
<ftp://ftp.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep/core>

   Please log bug reports on the GNUstep project page
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=gnustep> or send bug reports to
<address@hidden>.