Re: OK, here's the updated "version" splash text

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

> > >        This is gnuplot version 4.0.  Please refer to the documentation
> > >        for command syntax changes. The old syntax will be accepted throughout
> > >        the 4.0 series, but all save files use the new syntax.
> 
> please use always either single space like ". " or double space ".  ".

Agreed.

> > >        Type `help` to access the on-line reference manual
> 
> I would like more to see "." at the end of this sentence.

Agreed.

> > >        The gnuplot FAQ is available from
> > >                http://www.gnuplot.info/faq/
> 
> What about:
> 
> 	   See also the gnuplot FAQ available from
> 
> as all the surrounding sentences start with a verb too?

No.  A little variation in style never hurt anybody ;-)

And, as you all indubitably noted already, no, I did not draft an 
Announcement yet, nor actually release the tarball yesterday night.
It's become clear that the "last minute" changes will take at least
one more day to settle.

The main thing I currently consider release-critical would be that issue
on Tru64 Unix's cc compiler regarding TBOOLEAN.  This really should have
been found earlier (what else did I make all those release candidates
for?), but in the current state of affairs, we can't seriously release the
code.  We either have to put a comment into INSTALL telling users to use
GCC on Tru64 instead of DEC cc, or find out what really happens there and
fix it.

-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (br...@ph...)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.