Rename CONTRIBUTING to CONTRIBUTING.md

eggert · Dec 6, 2021 · 3fdd3c4 · 3fdd3c4
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING → CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING → CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ MANTXTS=	newctime.3.txt newstrftime.3.txt newtzset.3.txt \
 			time2posix.3.txt \
 			tzfile.5.txt tzselect.8.txt zic.8.txt zdump.8.txt \
 			date.1.txt
-COMMON=		calendars CONTRIBUTING LICENSE Makefile \
+COMMON=		calendars CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE Makefile \
 			NEWS README SECURITY theory.html version
 WEB_PAGES=	tz-art.html tz-how-to.html tz-link.html
 CHECK_WEB_PAGES=check_theory.html check_tz-art.html \
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ ENCHILADA = $(EIGHT_YARDS) $(TZS)
 # This list is not the same as the output of 'git ls-files', since
 # .gitignore is not distributed.
 VERSION_DEPS= \
-		calendars CONTRIBUTING LICENSE Makefile NEWS README SECURITY \
+		calendars CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE Makefile \
+		NEWS README SECURITY \
 		africa antarctica asctime.c asia australasia \
 		backward backzone \
 		checklinks.awk checktab.awk \
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ check_character_set: $(ENCHILADA)
 		sharp='#' && \
 		! grep -Env $(SAFE_LINE) $(MANS) date.1 $(MANTXTS) \
 			$(MISC) $(SOURCES) $(WEB_PAGES) \
-			CONTRIBUTING LICENSE README SECURITY \
+			CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE README SECURITY \
 			version tzdata.zi && \
 		! grep -Env $(SAFE_LINE)'|^UNUSUAL_OK_'$(OK_CHAR)'*$$' \
 			Makefile && \

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes
     reader no longer mistakenly attempts to parse a version 1 TZIf
     file header as a TZ string.
 
+  Changes affecting documentation and commentary
+
+    Rename CONTRIBUTING to CONTRIBUTING.md and use Markdown format.
+
 
 Release 2021e - 2021-10-21 18:41:00 -0700
 

diff --git a/README b/README
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ This database of historical local time information has several goals:
  * Test the generality of the local time rule description system.
 
 The information in the time zone data files is by no means authoritative;
-fixes and enhancements are welcome.  Please see the file CONTRIBUTING
+fixes and enhancements are welcome.  Please see the file CONTRIBUTING.md
 for details.
 
 Thanks to these Time Zone Caballeros who've made major contributions to the

diff --git a/africa b/africa
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2018-05-27):
 #

diff --git a/asia b/asia
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2019-07-11):
 #

diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2018-11-18):
 #

diff --git a/backzone b/backzone
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know
 # better, go ahead and edit it (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2014-10-31):

diff --git a/europe b/europe
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2017-02-10):
 #

diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (1999-03-22):
 # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is

diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
 # [email protected] for general use in the future).  For more, please see
-# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
+# the file CONTRIBUTING.md in the tz distribution.
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-12-05):
 #

diff --git a/theory.html b/theory.html
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ <h2 id="accuracy">Accuracy of the <code><abbr>tz</abbr></code> database</h2>
 <p>
 The <code><abbr>tz</abbr></code> database is not authoritative, and it
 surely has errors.
-Corrections are welcome and encouraged; see the file <code>CONTRIBUTING</code>.
+Corrections are welcome and encouraged;
+see the file <code>CONTRIBUTING.md</code>.
 Users requiring authoritative data should consult national standards
 bodies and the references cited in the database's comments.
 </p>