bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.4 release

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
+Changes between v8.3 and v8.4:
+------------------------------
+
+Benno Schulenberg (40):
+      bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.4 release
+      copyright: update the years for the FSF
+      docs: add a suggestion to the FAQ on how to configure nano for git
+      docs: change two interface colors in the sample nanorc
+      docs: improve the description of the `constantshow` bindable function
+      docs: in the FAQ, replace an old item with an item about Byte Order Marks
+      docs: replace a word that is better not used in the plural
+      docs: use proper emdashes instead of double hyphens: "--" => "\(em"
+      execute: retain what the user typed before a tool was invoked
+      feedback: warn when the cursor sits on a Byte Order Mark (BOM)
+      gnulib: update to its current upstream state
+      input: adjust file browser and help viewer for changed bracketed pastes
+      input: implement bracketed pastes in a different manner
+      input: make bracketed paste more robust against loss of closing sequence
+      input: remove a special-case workaround
+      input: remove single-keycode detection from the bracketed-paste routine
+      input: robustness is good, but dropping a key code is not a good idea
+      input: wait a bit for "~" when bracketed-paste sequence is incomplete
+      prompt: accept tabs in an external paste as literal tabs
+      prompt: beep when an external paste contains a command code
+      syntax: groff: highlight the zeroeth macro argument too
+      syntax: man: highlight some escapes, like \& and \(em, specially
+      syntax: po: colorize also a 'msgctxt' line, and the 'c++-format' flag
+      syntax: po: colorize also format specifiers like "%.6f"
+      syntax: po: colorize also format specifiers like "%<PRIu64>"
+      syntax: po: colorize also Python's "%(name)x" format specifiers
+      syntax: po: colorize also the %llu and %hhi format specifiers
+      syntax: po: colorize also the Python-specific conversion specifier "%r"
+      tweaks: add a translator hint for the three changed file-writing prompts
+      tweaks: add missing closing quotes, as reported by `mandoc -T lint ...`
+      tweaks: avoid running tolower() on an out-of-range value
+      tweaks: change the man-page markup of options that take an argument
+      tweaks: condense a fragment of code
+      tweaks: consistently use "\fR" for switching back to normal, roman font
+      tweaks: prevent some color keywords from getting hyphenated in man page
+      tweaks: prevent some more keywords from getting hyphenated
+      tweaks: remove an unwanted newline from a debugging message
+      tweaks: remove three redundant pairs of parentheses from a nanorc regex
+      tweaks: remove two commented-out lines and two unused variables
+      tweaks: swap two fragments of code, to allow unwrapping a line
+
+Brand Huntsman (1):
+      files: improve the wording of the normal file-writing prompts
+
+
 Changes between v8.2 and v8.3:
 ------------------------------
 

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+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.
+• Feedback occurs when the cursor sits on a Byte Order Mark.
+• The Execute prompt is more forgiving of a typo.
+
 2024.12.21 - GNU nano 8.3 "like mice in the dream of a tabby cat"
 • A build failure with gcc-15 is fixed.
 • Several translations were updated.

README

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Appearance
     In rough ASCII graphics, this is what nano's screen looks like:
 
    ____________________________________________________________________
-  |  GNU nano 8.3                  filename                  Modified  |
+  |  GNU nano 8.4                  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], [8.3], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [8.4], [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>8.3</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>8.4</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>
 <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 8.3" "December 2024"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 8.4" "April 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 8.3
-@set UPDATED December 2024
+@set VERSION 8.4
+@set UPDATED April 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 8.3
+@subtitle version 8.4
 
 @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 8.3.
+This manual documents GNU @command{nano}, version 8.4.
 
 @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 8.3" "December 2024"
+.TH NANORC 5 "version 8.4" "April 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 8.3" "December 2024"
+.TH RNANO 1 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 rnano \- a restricted nano

roll-a-release.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VERSION="8.3"
+VERSION="8.4"
 
 ./configure -C --enable-tiny &&  make &&  ./configure -C &&