*** empty log message ***

(alpha): Depend on it.

Makefile.maint

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ THIS_VERSION_REGEXP = $(subst .,\.,$(VERSION))
 PREV_VERSION := $(shell cat $(prev_version_file))
 PREV_VERSION_REGEXP := $(shell echo $(PREV_VERSION)|sed 's/\./\\./g')
 
-tag-package = $(shell echo "$(PACKAGE)" | tr a-z A-Z)
+tag-package = $(shell echo "$(PACKAGE)" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
 tag-this-version = $(subst .,_,$(VERSION))
 tag-prev-version = $(subst .,_,$(PREV_VERSION))
 this-cvs-tag = $(tag-package)-$(tag-this-version)
@@ -177,7 +177,12 @@ define emit-rsync-commands
 	echo =====================================
 endef
 
-alpha: writable-files po-check
+# Make sure that the copyright date in lib/version-etc.c is up to date.
+check-copyright: lib/version-etc.c
+	@grep 'N_("Copyright (C) $(shell date +%Y) Free' $< > /dev/null \
+	  || { echo 'out of date copyright in $<; update it' 1>&2; exit 1; }
+
+alpha: writable-files po-check check-copyright
 	$(MAKE) cvs-dist
 	$(MAKE) -s announcement > /tmp/announce-$(my_distdir)
 	ln $(distdir).tar.gz ../release

THANKS

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Derek Clegg                         dclegg@next.com
 Dick Streefland                     dick_streefland@tasking.com
 Dirk Lattermann                     dlatt@t-online.de
 Dirk-Jan Faber                      djfaber@snow.nl
-Dan Jacobson                        jidanni@kimo.com.tw
+Dan Jacobson                        http://www.geocities.com/jidani
 Don Parsons                         dparsons@synapse.kent.edu
 Donni Erpel                         donald@appc11.gsi.de
 Doug McLaren                        dougmc@comco.com

lib/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-03-19  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
+
+	* lib/version-etc.c (version_etc_copyright): Update to 2001.
+
 2001-03-16  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
 
 	* tempname.c (uint64_t): Define to uintmax_t if

lib/version-etc.c

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Utility to help print --version output in a consistent format.
-   Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 /* Default copyright goes to the FSF. */
 
 char* version_etc_copyright =
-  N_("Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.");
+  N_("Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.");
 
 
 /* Display the --version information the standard way.

old/fileutils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2001-03-23  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
+
+	* Version 4.0.43.
+
+	* configure, aclocal.m4, etc.: Regenerate using autoconf-2.49d.
+
+	* Makefile.maint (check-copyright): New target and rule.
+	(alpha): Depend on it.
+
+	* missing: Handle shell built-ins (only `:' and `cd' for now) to work
+	around brain damage in Ultrix's /bin/sh.
+
 2001-03-18  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
 	* Version 4.0.42.

old/fileutils/NEWS

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-Changes in release 4.01:
+Changes in release 4.1.0:
+[4.0.43]
+* regenerate configure-related files using autoconf-2.49d
 [4.0.42]
 * Using ls's short-named `-H' option evokes the warning that the
    meaning of `-H' will soon change.  Use `--si' instead.

old/sh-utils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-03-18  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
+
+	* tests/Fetish.pm: If the $DJDIR envvar is defined, set SHELL
+	to $DJDIR/bin/bash.exe.  Patch from Richard Dawe, based on a
+	suggestion from Eli Zaretskii.
+
 2001-03-10  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
 	* doc/sh-utils.texi (date invocation): Correct the description of how

old/textutils/ChangeLog

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 	* Version 2.0.13.
 
+	* tests/Fetish.pm: If the $DJDIR envvar is defined, set SHELL
+	to $DJDIR/bin/bash.exe.  Patch from Richard Dawe, based on a
+	suggestion from Eli Zaretskii.
+
 2001-03-17  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
 
 	* src/sort.c, src/tail.c, src/uniq.c (usage):