Getting ready for 0.8.0 release.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 963ba5b22e2053a82a6bd8fa6f32fcd388ef241e..776d96cd439df528f1315211976b74ab3b78c042 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,25 +1,5 @@
-New in 0.7.11pre2
-* Septemeber 3, 2002
-
-* automake/conf script enhancemnts and fixes.
-* Updated the UIUCModel code.
-* Removed some dos line endings that crept in.
-* Spelling fixes.
-* Removed some depricated code related to the old view management system.
-* Fix a problem with VOR station lookups where we wouldn't always find
-  the closest station of a given frequency.
-* Changed the default Nav radio frequencies to be more appropriate for SFO.
-* Retrimmed the C172
-* Added seats and other interior stuff to the J3 Cub, and retrimmed.  Also
-  fixed wing incidence in the 3d visual model.
-* Fixed C310u3a-3d.  3d cockpit instruments can now be seen.
-* Fixes to the DC-3 such as tank location; other surface and wheel position
-  adjustments.  Increase effectiveness of rudder, vstab, and hstab.
-* Updated some of the preconfigured joystick files.
-
-
-New in 0.7.11pre1
-* August 31, 2002
+New in 0.8.0
+* September 7, 2002
 
 * The world is now populated with random ground objects with
   appropriate type and density for the local ground cover type
@@ -99,6 +79,32 @@ New in 0.7.11pre1
 * MSVC fixes.
 * IA-64 w/ Intel compiler fixes.
 
+* automake/conf script enhancemnts and fixes.
+* Updated the UIUCModel code.
+* Removed some dos line endings that crept in.
+* Spelling fixes.
+* Removed some depricated code related to the old view management system.
+* Fix a problem with VOR station lookups where we wouldn't always find
+  the closest station of a given frequency.
+* Changed the default Nav radio frequencies to be more appropriate for SFO.
+* Retrimmed the C172
+* Added seats and other interior stuff to the J3 Cub, and retrimmed.  Also
+  fixed wing incidence in the 3d visual model.
+* Fixed C310u3a-3d.  3d cockpit instruments can now be seen.
+* Fixes to the DC-3 such as tank location; other surface and wheel position
+  adjustments.  Increase effectiveness of rudder, vstab, and hstab.
+* Updated some of the preconfigured joystick files.
+* Updated man pages
+* Fixed problem with pressure/altitude getting botched up after a reset
+* Use a nicer helvetica font for the menus.
+* Various fixes to the internal pui property browser.
+* Fixed a typo in the scenery file loader that could cause a crash on
+  some platforms.
+* More joystick configuration defaults. (Saitek Cyborg Gold 3D USB,
+  non FF sidewinder precision 2 usb)
+* More texture tweaks.
+* Additional fixes and panel work for the J3 Cub.
+
 
 New in 0.7.10
 * April 20, 2002

diff --git a/Thanks b/Thanks
index 0175ad8d436172dcc732e5a9c88c5568c9543791..7c3c76db117ca25e8a50d8ea74ee6d772c55d176 100644 (file)
--- a/Thanks
+++ b/Thanks
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ David Megginson <david@megginson.com>
   Generalized input module
   3D model animation module
   initial take of sound-effects module
+  Random ground cover objects
 
 
 Eric Mitchell <mitchell@mars.ark.com>
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@games.no>
 William Riley <riley@technologist.com>
   Contributed code to add "brakes". 
   Patch to support a first joystick with more than two axes.
+  World scenery based on vmap0 data.
 
 
 Andy Ross <andy@plausible.org>

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4b05998c8a47f8164895f5cfed6f6001561a0a15..3c9d3f651d730cb424cecdf428d0cce06eac8732 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/Aircraft/aircraft.cxx])
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
 # Initialize the automake stuff
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.7.11pre2)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.8.0)
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_header_simgear_version_h" != "xyes"; then
     exit
 fi
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for simgear 0.0.19 or newer])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for simgear 0.2.0 or newer])
 AC_TRY_RUN([
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ AC_TRY_RUN([
 #define XSTRINGIFY(X) #X
 
 #define MIN_MAJOR 0
-#define MIN_MINOR 0
-#define MIN_MICRO 19
+#define MIN_MINOR 2
+#define MIN_MICRO 0
 
 int main() {
     int major, minor, micro;