ChangeLog

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title    : Repository change log
revision : 2020-08-11 (Tue) 10:21:56
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### Pending tasks

  - aitbuild: need further checks in configure.ac to assert out-of-source build `out` directory and use of `var`

  - aitbuild: check for existence of `aitfuncs` and source it, allow all commands to be overwritten... for instance if function
    `custom_build` exists it will be run in lieu of `run_build`; likewise for all commands, except perhaps `run_selfupdate`.
    (this feature is required to build the vimutils package)

  - Dictionaries: the word lists used to generate AIT passphrases and passwords needs to be integrated to this package.
    (and its taxonomy adapted as it differs to what has been standardises here)

  - Glossaries: decide where the `science-fr/` image resources should be located... and possibly convert all to PNG

  - Quotes: correct the buffer overrun in `df-y2k` bug (see file `french-bug.yaml` file)

  - Quotes: many redundant entries to zap. Take care when consolidating to keep tags.

  - Quotes: Rework quote files to systematically use the authors dataset (`authors.yaml`).

  - Quotes: Tags in `french.yaml` should be translated to English.

  - Quotes: establish a sorting scheme to dispatch quotes into files and determine the sorting order within each file. Current
    thinking is to sort quotes by author and split quotes into an abcédaire of files based on the author's family names with
    predefined files for proverbs, unassigned quotes, and so on. Classification of quotes for a same author are arranged in a
    semi-sorted way:

      - quotes are primarily sorted by size, the shortest first
      - when known, sub-sorting by date is down, the newest appearing first
      - otherwise, approximate alphabetical sorting is done, in what could be called a _dictionary sort_ considering the first
        significant word in the quote.

  - Quotes: French quotes were primarily obtained from a unique source one or two decades ago without keeping track of the source.
    Some research needs to be done to give due credit.

### 2020-08-11 (Tue) 10:21:56 {#wip}

  + Added build and installation instructions
  + Added a dozen french quotes (Général de Gaulle, Jean de la Bruyère, and Umberto Eco)
  + Restructured build to use the `aitbuild` utility (see README.md for details)
  + Reworked the aitbuild utility to add option handling and usage information

### v0.74.5

  + First draft of repository's [stragegy](Strategy) and [roadmap](Roadmap)
  + Created the necessary [README](README.md) and [change log](ChangeLog) files
  + Re-organised top-level directories and reformated many non-YAML files to YAML
  + Re-worked quotes to standardise previous Markdown markup into a YAML _schema_
  + Started the `authors.yaml` file to centralise data about quote authors
  + Added UUID to all quotes for subsequent referencing
  + Added GNU build setup
  - Deprecated the use of Markdown files for structured data; Markdown markup remains in use in target YAML files

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