Added a VERSION file to contain the current version number.

Updated NEWS.

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 73e467cfc555162e1704b87ebfb79771d21e6a58..2b5318b4aa52369661435b9f88696402c2e5bafb 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = Include Lib Simulator Tools Tests
 
 EXTRA_DIST = README.Unix README.Linux README.Win32 \
-       README.autoconf README.running Thanks acsite.m4
+       README.autoconf README.running Thanks VERSION acsite.m4
 
 dist-hook:
        tar cf - Hints | (cd $(distdir); tar xvf -)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7affdfc4e216d21fd5206559a3939076d1e2085d..89b4c10c5336cc2ed90a212df821f7a937a759e5 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 New in 0.57
-* Support for an arbitrary number of serial ports.
+* Support for an arbitrary number of serial ports + additional serial port 
+  output tweaks.
+* Portability enhancements for Borland, Solaris, and SGI.
+* Some internal class renaming and reorganizations.  fgFLIGHT becomes FGState.
+  fgCONTROLS becomes FGControls.
+* Started work on an "external" flight model so the sim can be driven from
+  external input (serial port, network, file, etc.)
+* Fixed a problem that creeped in with setting the initial startup altitude.
+  This could cause an unrecoverable bounce and you'd end up flipped on your
+  back.  Should be fixed now.
+* Sun now appears to grow in size as it gets very low in the horizon.
 
 New in 0.56
 * Changed default HUD units to the more standard feet units.  You can still

diff --git a/VERSION.in b/VERSION.in
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..d78bda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@VERSION@

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ad6a8b982bff32047bb2eff6c9a746d431242735..7ce5573c51ddad1c8e2c19b59b034ee0884cb145 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ fi
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(Include/config.h)
 
 AC_OUTPUT( \
+       VERSION \
        Makefile \
        Include/Makefile \
        Lib/Makefile \