- added some more information to NEWS and README

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-First release
+This file records noteworthy changes.
+
+0.4 (26 November 1999)
+* First release

diff --git a/README b/README
index 7694710c5b702b67c543336e08f1770b677d5610..5a97502c650b629f44e39d0f6a9fadc7f6ff70d7 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -13,8 +13,50 @@ The official ftp site is:
 The official web site is:
   http://www.ginac.de/
 
 The official web site is:
   http://www.ginac.de/
 

+A mailing list is located at:
+  ginac-list@ginac.de
+
+To subscribe, send an email to majordomo@ginac.de containing the line
+
+  subscribe ginac-list your-name@your.domain
+
+in the body of your email. You will then receive an email containing
+instructions how to confirm your subscription.
+
+See http://www.ginac.de/Lists.html for the list policy.
+

 
 Installation
 ============
 
 See the file "INSTALL".
 
 Installation
 ============
 
 See the file "INSTALL".

+
+
+How to report bugs
+==================
+
+If you have identified a bug in GiNaC you are welcome to send a detailed
+bug report to <ginac-bugs@ginac.de>. Please think about your bug! This
+means that you should include
+
+* Information about your system
+
+   - Which operating system and version (uname -a)
+   - Which C compiler and version (gcc --version)
+   - For Linux, which version of the C library
+
+  And anything else you think is relevant.
+
+* Information about your version of GiNaC
+
+   - Version and release number
+   - Which options GiNaC was configured with
+
+* How to reproduce the bug
+
+   - If it is a systematical bug in the library, a short test program
+     together with the output you get and the output you expect will
+     help us to reproduce it quickly.
+
+Patches are most welcome. If possible please make them with diff -c and
+include ChangeLog entries.