Drop tests that are now done in the gettimeofday module.

[gnulib.git] / doc / gnulib.texi

diff --git a/doc/gnulib.texi b/doc/gnulib.texi
index e08abbb..22b4cf7 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/gnulib.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib.texi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
-@comment $Id: gnulib.texi,v 1.28 2006-10-23 11:26:25 haible Exp $
+@comment $Id: gnulib.texi,v 1.31 2007-01-03 18:51:20 karl Exp $
 @comment %**start of header
 @setfilename gnulib.info
 @settitle GNU Gnulib
@@ -7,28 +7,21 @@
 @syncodeindex pg cp
 @comment %**end of header
 
-@set UPDATED $Date: 2006-10-23 11:26:25 $
+@set UPDATED $Date: 2007-01-03 18:51:20 $
 
 @copying
 This manual is for GNU Gnulib (updated @value{UPDATED}),
 which is a library of common routines intended to be shared at the
 source level.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-@quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
-Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts being ``A GNU Manual,''
-and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below.  A copy of the
-license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
-License.''
-
-(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and modify
-this GNU Manual, like GNU software.  Copies published by the Free
-Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
-@end quotation
+Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
+Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
+``GNU Free Documentation License.''
 @end copying
 
 @dircategory Software development
@@ -57,17 +50,20 @@ Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
 @menu
 * Introduction::
 * Invoking gnulib-tool::
-* Miscellanous Notes::
+* Miscellaneous Notes::
 * Particular Modules::          Documentation of Individual Modules
 * Copying This Manual::
 * Index::
 @end menu
 
-
 @node Introduction
 @chapter Introduction
 
-Getting started:
+Gnulib is a source code library. It provides basic functionalities to
+programs and libraries.  Currently (as of October 2006) more than 30
+packages make use of Gnulib.
+
+Resources:
 
 @itemize
 @item Gnulib is hosted at Savannah:
@@ -77,12 +73,25 @@ Getting started:
       @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/}.
 @end itemize
 
+@menu
+* Library vs. Reusable Code::
+* Portability and Application Code::
+* Modules::
+* Various Kinds of Modules::
+* Collaborative Development::
+* Copyright::
+* Steady Development::
+* Openness::
+@end menu
+
+@include gnulib-intro.texi
+
 
 @include gnulib-tool.texi
 
 
-@node Miscellanous Notes
-@chapter Miscellanous Notes
+@node Miscellaneous Notes
+@chapter Miscellaneous Notes
 
 @menu
 * Comments::
@@ -352,17 +361,16 @@ Of course the license texts themselves should not be changed at all.
 @menu
 * Quoting::
 * ctime::
+* error and progname::
 * gcd::
 * inet_ntoa::
 * Regular expressions::
 @end menu
 
 @include quote.texi
-
+@include error.texi
 @include ctime.texi
-
 @include gcd.texi
-
 @include inet_ntoa.texi
 
 @node Regular expressions