bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.8 release

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,88 @@
+Changes between v2.9.7 and v2.9.8:
+----------------------------------
+
+Benno Schulenberg (64):
+      build: fix compilation failure when configured with --enable-tiny
+      build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-justify
+      build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-multibuffer
+      build: fix compilation with --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
+      bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.8 release
+      copyright: update the years for significantly changed files
+      credits: sort the names roughly according to amount of influence
+      docs: add a missing double quote in the default brackets string
+      docs: describe what constitutes a paragraph
+      docs: improve description of 'speller' and related bindable functions
+      docs: improve the description of --nonewlines, and properly sort it
+      docs: improve the description of the --autoindent option
+      docs: make quotes around regexes bold, as they are part of the command
+      docs: mark the filtering of text through an external command as done
+      docs: register Marco as the author of the filtering feature
+      docs: remove mention of the quotestr for when regex support is lacking
+      docs: remove quotes around the name of a syntax -- they are not needed
+      docs: thank Kamil for his bug fixes, and update an email address
+      docs, usage: make it clear that the argument of --quotestr is a regex
+      files: give feedback during writeout also when prepending or appending
+      filtering: pair the cut and the insert, so they can be undone together
+      gnulib: update to its current upstream state
+      justification: find the beginning of a paragraph in a better way
+      justification: limit the amount of recursion to prevent a stack overflow
+      justification: recognize indented paragraphs also without --autoindent
+      justification: when leading whitespace exceeds fill width, wrap anyway
+      linter: don't try to access absent stat info, as that gives a crash
+      linter: make sure that the margin is updated before displaying a buffer
+      linter: make sure the shortcuts bar will redrawn when exiting early
+      main: add "/" to the quoting regex, to allow justifying //-comments
+      main: interpret only a double slash (//) as quoting, not a single one
+      rcfile: don't crash when a bind to a string lacks the closing quote
+      startup: provide a hint for people unfamiliar with the ^char convention
+      syntaxes: condense and/or correct some extension regexes
+      syntax: makefile: color all keywords that GNU make recognizes
+      tweaks: adjust a translator hint
+      tweaks: avoid an unused-variable warning with --enable-tiny
+      tweaks: avoid a warning with --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
+      tweaks: condense a comment, and elide an unneeded 'if'
+      tweaks: condense some repetitious comments, and check before assigning
+      tweaks: condense two statements into one, and elide a 'break'
+      tweaks: elide a function that is called just once
+      tweaks: elide another function that is called just once
+      tweaks: exclude an unneeded 'if' from the single-buffer version
+      tweaks: frob a couple of comments
+      tweaks: frob some comments, and rename two parameters to make sense
+      tweaks: give some continuation lines a more obvious indentation
+      tweaks: improve a couple of comments, and reshuffle a group of lines
+      tweaks: make better use of an existing variable
+      tweaks: make better use of an intermediate variable
+      tweaks: reduce the abundance of the word 'toggle' in the Info manual
+      tweaks: remove a superfluous assignment -- the lead length never changes
+      tweaks: remove two superfluous checks, after making one of them so
+      tweaks: rename a function, for more aptness and extra contrast
+      tweaks: rename a variable, for contrast, and improve two comments
+      tweaks: rename a variable, to give it some meaning
+      tweaks: rename two variables, to better fit their tasks
+      tweaks: reshuffle a condition, and adjust a comment and some indentation
+      tweaks: reshuffle a couple of assignments
+      tweaks: simplify the determining of the prefix for justified lines
+      tweaks: stop decreasing both the iterator and the limit of a loop
+      tweaks: use a more meaningful variable name, and avoid a distant 'else'
+      wrapping: use "smart" autoindenting only when hard-wrapping is enabled
+      wrapping: when autoindenting, use indentation of next line as example
+
+Brand Huntsman (1):
+      tweaks: avoid two unused variable warnings when NLS is disabled
+
+Cristian Caloghera (1):
+      syntax: makefile: recognize also an all-lowercase makefile name
+
+David Lawrence Ramsey (3):
+      bindings: add the "flippipe" bindable function
+      tweaks: avoid an unused variable warning with --enable-tiny
+      tweaks: fix some grammar plus a typo in the comments
+
+Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita (2):
+      linter: check all open buffers, instead of just the next one
+      new feature: allow piping (selected) text to an external command
+
+
 Changes between v2.9.6 and v2.9.7:
 ----------------------------------
 

IMPROVEMENTS

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Improvements in GNU nano
 ========================
 
 Since 2.9.0:
+  - The ability to filter text through an external command.
+  - Better detection of paragraphs, allowing a less indented beginning.
   - Option 'set afterends' for making Ctrl+Right stop at word ends.
   - A crash handler that saves changed buffers in case of a crash.
   - Addition of the color name "normal", meaning the default color.

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2018.06.02 - GNU nano 2.9.8 "Espresso" brings the ability to filter the
+             buffer (or the marked region) through an external command
+             (^R^X and prefix the command with the pipe symbol, "|"), is
+             better at detecting and maintaining paragraphs, is able to
+             justify //-style comments, fixes a crash when the binding
+             of a key to a string lacks a closing quote, gives feedback
+             about the number of lines written also when prepending or
+             appending, and fixes a couple of bugs with the linter.
+
 2018.05.15 - GNU nano 2.9.7 "Hvide Sande" adds the option '--afterends'
              for making Ctrl+Right (the nextword function) stop at word
              ends instead of beginnings, accepts multibyte letters for

configure.ac

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.9.7], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.9.8], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.14])

doc/faq.html

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 <h3><a name="1.3"></a>1.3. Why the name change from TIP?</h3>
 <blockquote><p>On January 10, 2000, TIP was officially renamed to nano because of a namespace conflict with another program called 'tip'. The original 'tip' program &quot;establishes a full duplex terminal connection to a remote host&quot;, and was included with many older Unix systems (and newer ones like Solaris). The conflict was not noticed at first because there is no 'tip' utility included with most GNU/Linux distributions (where nano was developed).</p></blockquote>
 <h3><a name="1.4"></a>1.4. What is the current version of nano?</h3>
-<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>2.9.7</b>.  Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>2.9.8</b>.  Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
 <h3><a name="1.5"></a>1.5. I want to read the man page without having to download the program!</h3>
 <blockquote><p>Jeez, demanding, aren't we? Okay, look <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano.1.html">here</a>.</p></blockquote>
 <hr width="100%">

doc/nano.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANO 1 "version 2.9.7" "May 2018"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 2.9.8" "June 2018"
 
 .SH NAME
 nano \- Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone

doc/nano.texi

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 @smallbook
 @set EDITION 0.5
-@set VERSION 2.9.7
+@set VERSION 2.9.8
-@set UPDATED May 2018
+@set UPDATED June 2018
 
 @dircategory Editors
 @direntry
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 @titlepage
 @title GNU @command{nano}
 @subtitle a small and friendly text editor
-@subtitle version 2.9.7
+@subtitle version 2.9.8
 
 @author Chris Allegretta
 @page
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ e-mail: @email{chrisa@@asty.org}@*
 @node Top
 @top
 
-This manual documents the GNU @command{nano} editor, version 2.9.7.
+This manual documents the GNU @command{nano} editor, version 2.9.8.
 
 @menu
 * Introduction::

doc/nanorc.5

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.9.7" "May 2018"
+.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.9.8" "June 2018"
 
 .SH NAME
 nanorc \- GNU nano's configuration file

doc/rnano.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH RNANO 1 "version 2.9.7" "May 2018"
+.TH RNANO 1 "version 2.9.8" "June 2018"
 
 .SH NAME
 rnano \- a restricted nano