Re: [RFA/doco 3/3] Document new procedure for updating copyright years

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>]

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> > gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
> > 
> >         * gdbint.texinfo (Start of New Year Procedure): Update
> >         to replace use of copyright.sh by use of copyright.py.
> > 
> > OK to commit?
[...]
> Should we tell which versions of Python are required to run the
> script, like the old text said about Emacs?

Ah, yes. I had intended to provide that piece of information as well.
How is this version?

Thanks,
-- 
Joel

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commit 8d1049fbf448557887daa7497e3c60b103ecedee
Author: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 4 11:50:00 2012 +0400

    Document new procedure for updating copyright years
    
    We now use a different script to perform the update.  This patch
    updates the procedure in our documentation
    
    gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
    
            * gdbint.texinfo (Start of New Year Procedure): Update
            to replace use of copyright.sh by use of copyright.py.

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
index ddc4015..136f77f 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
@@ -6798,35 +6798,9 @@ Update the copyright year in:
 @end itemize
 
 @item
-Run the @file{copyright.sh} script to add the new year in the copyright
-notices of most source files.  This script requires Emacs 22 or later to
-be installed.
-
-@item
-The new year also needs to be added manually in all other files that
-are not already taken care of by the @file{copyright.sh} script:
-@itemize @bullet
-  @item
-  @file{*.s}
-  @item
-  @file{*.f}
-  @item
-  @file{*.f90}
-  @item
-  @file{*.igen}
-  @item
-  @file{*.ac}
-  @item
-  @file{*.texi}
-  @item
-  @file{*.texinfo}
-  @item
-  @file{*.tex}
-  @item
-  @file{*.defs}
-  @item
-  @file{*.1}
-@end itemize
+Run the @file{copyright.py} Python script to add the new year in the copyright
+notices of most source files.  This script has been tested with Python
+2.6 and 2.7.
 
 @end itemize