[sr #111195] Include libtool-next-version in the libtool distribution

Ileana Dumitrescu <[email protected]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:33:19 -0500 (EST)
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Follow-up Comment #1, sr #111195 (group libtool):=0A=0A[comment #0 original=
 submission:]=0A> Can we move this script to the libtool project, so that i=
t would be=0A> distributed as $(prefix)/bin/libtool-next-version ? Also, it=
 would be nice if=0A> the doc node "Updating version info" would reference =
this script.=0A=0AI can update the documentation to suggest usage of the li=
btool-next-version=0Ascript, but is it preferable for libtool to distribute=
 the script? I am=0Awondering why it should be moved from gnulib to libtool=
. It could probably be=0Aincorporated with the gnulib submodule rather than=
 existing in the libtool=0Arepository. Could you supply a patch for how you=
 intend libtool to distribute=0Athe script?=0A=0AHere is what I have for th=
e documentation updates, but I would be happy to=0Aupdate with more detail =
or an example use case:=0A=0Adiff --git a/doc/libtool.texi b/doc/libtool.te=
xi=0Aindex 21bb8908..971f5820 100644=0A--- a/doc/libtool.texi=0A+++ b/doc/l=
ibtool.texi=0A@@ -3222,6 +3222,11 @@ to 0.=0A In the above description, @em=
ph{programs} using the library in question=0A may also be replaced by other=
 libraries using it.=0A =0A+To lessen mistakes when versioning a shared lib=
rary, you can use the=0A+@code{libtool-next-version} script authored in gnu=
lib to guide you=0A+with questions and to simplify the process by supplying=
 default answers=0A+based on the set of symbols exported by the shared libr=
ary.=0A+=0A =0A @node Release numbers=0A @section Managing release informat=
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