bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.5 release

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
+Changes between v8.4 and v8.5:
+------------------------------
+
+Benno Schulenberg (44):
+      anchor: change the aspect of any anchor to a dagger (†)
+      bindings: always bind ^Q in the WriteOut menu, not only for --saveonexit
+      bindings: do not list ^L twice (in main help text and help lines)
+      bindings: let ^L just center the cursor, not cycle it -- let M-% cycle it
+      bindings: lowercase an ASCII character in a locale-proof manner
+      build: fix compilation for config with --enable-tiny --enable-histories
+      build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-histories
+      build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-utf8
+      build: swap two linker arguments, to enable compilation on Cygwin
+      bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.5 release
+      docs: add a suggested key combo for wiping all anchors to sample nanorc
+      docs: in cheatsheet, equalize the spacing in three consecutive blocks
+      docs: mention that --positionlog also saves the positions of anchors
+      docs: reword the descriptions of --operatingdir and 'set operatingdir'
+      feedback: change the appearance of anchors when they will be saved
+      feedback: change the level of a certain message, to show it is special
+      feedback: report the setting and removing of an anchor just once
+      feedback: show in mini bar the presence of an anchor on the cursor line
+      feedback: suppress "Jumped to anchor" when line numbers are active
+      feedback: suppress "Removed anchor" when the mini bar is hidden
+      gnulib: pull in the fix for a cross-compilation failure
+      gnulib: update to its current upstream state
+      history: always save the last cursor position, also for line=1,column=1
+      history: always save the positions of any anchors
+      history: reverse the order in the file-positions list, to latest first
+      menus: reshuffle an item, to avoid truncating its help-line label
+      moving: make cycling (M-%) independent from centering (^L)
+      new feature: exit with an error status (2) for ^X^Q and ^O^Q
+      new feature: save and restore anchors when the first line has an anchor
+      options: accept --whitespacedisplay and 'set whitespacedisplay'
+      syntax: default: show hard spaces with a lightgrey background
+      syntaxes: add a license line to files that were created by Mike Frysinger
+      syntaxes: use character classes instead of range expressions
+      tweaks: avoid using toupper() and tolower() where easily possible
+      tweaks: elide an auxiliary variable that is no longer needed
+      tweaks: elide the unneeded passing around of three parameters
+      tweaks: elide the unneeded use of an auxiliary function
+      tweaks: in the browser, implement M-\ and M-/ in a slightly denser way
+      tweaks: properly tag some keywords in texi doc, instead of using quotes
+      tweaks: random unimportant edits here and there
+      tweaks: rename 'use_utf8' to 'using_utf8', and make it a global variable
+      tweaks: shorten a URL, and update it to use https
+      tweaks: use reallocations, instead of new allocations plus frees
+      tweaks: use the correct modifier, to avoid a warning on 32-bit machines
+
+Peter Michaux (1):
+      build: add the 'm4/host-cpu-c-abi.m4' file to .gitignore
+
+
 Changes between v8.3 and v8.4:
 ------------------------------
 

IMPROVEMENTS

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Since 8.0:
   - With `nano filename:number` the given file will be opened with the
     cursor on the given line number (when 'set colonparsing' is used).
   - Option --listsyntaxes lists the names of available syntaxes.
+  - Anchors are saved and restored (when --positionlog is active).
+  - Key combos ^O^Q and ^X^Q cause an exit status of 2.
 
 Since 7.0:
   - String binds may contain bindable function names between braces.

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2025.06.12 - GNU nano 8.5 ""
+• Anchors are now saved when a file is closed, and restored when
+  the file is reopened -- if and when --positionlog is active.
+• Nano exits with an error status upon keystrokes ^O^Q and ^X^Q.
+• Keystroke ^L just centers the cursor, while M-% cycles it.
+• Option --whitespace is accepted, but left undocumented.
+• Syntax coloring now works correctly in more locales.
+
 2025.04.02 - GNU nano 8.4 "Five Miles Out"
 • Bracketed pastes over a slow connection are more reliable.
 • Tabs in an external paste at a prompt are not dropped.

README

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Appearance
     In rough ASCII graphics, this is what nano's screen looks like:
 
    ____________________________________________________________________
-  |  GNU nano 8.4                  filename                  Modified  |
+  |  GNU nano 8.5                  filename                  Modified  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
   | This is the text window, displaying the contents of a 'buffer',    |
   | the contents of the file you are editing.                          |

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 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [8.4], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [8.5], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.14])

doc/faq.html

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 <h3 id="1.3">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 id="1.4">1.4. What is the current version of nano?</h3>
-<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>8.4</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>8.5</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 id="1.5">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
 .\"   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANO 1 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 8.5" "June 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 nano \- Nano's ANOther text editor, inspired by Pico

doc/nano.texi

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ The complete manual for the GNU nano text editor.
 
 @smallbook
 @set EDITION 0.8
-@set VERSION 8.4
-@set UPDATED April 2025
+@set VERSION 8.5
+@set UPDATED June 2025
 
 @dircategory Editors
 @direntry
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The complete manual for the GNU nano text editor.
 
 @title GNU @command{nano}
 @subtitle a small and friendly text editor
-@subtitle version 8.4
+@subtitle version 8.5
 
 @author Chris Allegretta
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ For suggesting improvements: @email{nano-devel@@gnu.org}
 @node Top
 @top
 
-This manual documents GNU @command{nano}, version 8.4.
+This manual documents GNU @command{nano}, version 8.5.
 
 @menu
 * Introduction::

doc/nanorc.5

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANORC 5 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
+.TH NANORC 5 "version 8.5" "June 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 nanorc \- GNU nano's configuration file

doc/rnano.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH RNANO 1 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
+.TH RNANO 1 "version 8.5" "June 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 rnano \- a restricted nano

roll-a-release.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VERSION="8.4"
+VERSION="8.5"
 
 ./configure -C --enable-tiny &&  make &&  ./configure -C &&