@settitle GNU Emacs FAQ
@c %**end of header
-@c This is used in many places
-@set VER 23.2.91
+@include emacsver.texi
@c This file is maintained by Romain Francoise <rfrancoise@gnu.org>.
@c Feel free to install changes without prior permission (but I'd
or have any suggestions, please use @kbd{M-x report-emacs-bug} to report
them.
-This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs @value{VER}, and
+This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs @value{EMACSVER}, and
mainly describes that version. Although there is some information on
older versions, details about very old releases (now only of historical
interest) have been removed. If you are interested in this, consult
@cindex Repository, Emacs
@cindex Bazaar repository, Emacs
-Emacs @value{VER} is the current version as of this writing. A version
+Emacs @value{EMACSVER} is the current version as of this writing. A version
number with two components (e.g. @samp{22.1}) indicates a released
version; three components indicate a development
version (e.g. @samp{23.0.50} is what will eventually become @samp{23.1}).
Normally, Emacs expands aliases when you send the message.
To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}.
-@c FIXME there should be an interactive rebuild command for this.
@item
-Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session,
-when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit
-@file{.mailrc}, you can type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}} to
-make Emacs reread @file{~/.mailrc}.
+Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session, when
+you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit the file
+after this, you can use @kbd{M-x build-mail-aliases} to make Emacs
+reread it. Prior to Emacs 24.1, this is not an interactive command, so
+you must instead type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}}.
@item
If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
@printindex cp
@bye
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