releasing 0.8.8

Original commit message from CVS:
releasing 0.8.8

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+=== release 0.8.8 ===
+
+2004-12-23  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* NEWS:
+	* RELEASE:
+	* configure.ac:
+	  Releasing 0.8.8, "I'll Take Care Of You"
+
 2004-12-21  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* configure.ac:
@@ -313,7 +322,7 @@
 2004-12-10  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
 
 	* docs/manual/programs.xml:
-      Added more gst-launch examples.
+	  Added more gst-launch examples.
 
 2004-12-09  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
@@ -379,7 +388,7 @@
 	Reverted to 1.110 until this makes the testsuite and various
 	apps work.
 
-2004-12-01  Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller christian@fluendo.com 
+2004-12-01  Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <christian@fluendo.com>
 
 	* docs/upload.mak: fix included CVS conflict strings
 
@@ -477,7 +486,7 @@
 2004-11-23  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* docs/pwg/appendix-checklist.xml:
-	  Add some random notes on thinks to check when writing an element.
+	  Add some random notes on things to check when writing an element.
 	  This list can be extended as people see fit.
 
 2004-11-23  Martin Soto  <martinsoto@users.sourceforge.net>

NEWS

@@ -1,4 +1,39 @@
-This is GStreamer 0.8.7.
+This is GStreamer 0.8.8.
+
+Changes since 0.8.7:
+
+      * Threading fixes
+      * Opt scheduler fixes
+      * Documentation updates
+      * New translation: Norwegian Bokmaal (Kjartan Maraas)
+      * New translation: Italian (Luca Ferretti)
+      * New scheduler: fair
+
+Bugs fixed since 0.8.7:
+
+      * 144804 : opt scheduler breaks on playing a pipeline
+      * 148787 : clocks are not distributed correctly
+      * 149936 : [PATCH] [build] GStreamer without registry support do not...
+      * 150051 : fakesrc needs a data rate parameter that timestamps the d...
+      * 151605 : impossible to play .mpg or avi files with gst-launch-ext
+      * 153882 : [PATCH] The win32 version of gstenumtypes is not up to date
+      * 154061 : optimal scheduler doesn't get freed
+      * 156063 : infinite loop and 100% CPU with some MP3
+      * 156179 : gstreamer typefind plugin information from gst-inspect is...
+      * 157127 : Cleanup of issues reported by sparse
+      * 157263 : use G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE for GstBuffers in handoff ...
+      * 158018 : gstreamer typefind stalls on these JPEG files
+      * 158162 : opt deadlock
+      * 158163 : [api] Problem querying on ghostpads
+      * 159852 : [PATCH] [api] g_signal_emit thread safety issues
+      * 160019 : segfault when error occurs playback of uri containing per...
+      * 160220 : gst_pad_set_explicit_caps of a NULL caps doesn't work
+
+API changes since 0.8.7:
+
+- API additions:
+
+* A new function, gst_plugin_get_version, has been added.
 
 Changes since 0.8.6:
 

RELEASE

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-GStreamer: Release notes for GStreamer 0.8.7 "A Cruise"
+GStreamer: Release notes for GStreamer 0.8.8 "I'll Take Care Of You"
         
 
 The GStreamer team is happy to announce a new release
@@ -22,8 +22,39 @@ Features of this release
     
       * Parallel installability with 0.6.x series
       * Internationalization
-      * important thread fix for playback
+      * Threading fixes
-      * typefind fix
+      * Opt scheduler fixes
+      * Documentation updates
+      * New translation: Norwegian Bokmaal (Kjartan Maraas)
+      * New translation: Italian (Luca Ferretti)
+      * New scheduler: fair
+
+Bugs fixed in this release
+    
+      * 144804 : opt scheduler breaks on playing a pipeline
+      * 148787 : clocks are not distributed correctly
+      * 149936 : [PATCH] [build] GStreamer without registry support do not...
+      * 150051 : fakesrc needs a data rate parameter that timestamps the d...
+      * 151605 : impossible to play .mpg or avi files with gst-launch-ext
+      * 153882 : [PATCH] The win32 version of gstenumtypes is not up to date
+      * 154061 : optimal scheduler doesn't get freed
+      * 156063 : infinite loop and 100% CPU with some MP3
+      * 156179 : gstreamer typefind plugin information from gst-inspect is...
+      * 157127 : Cleanup of issues reported by sparse
+      * 157263 : use G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE for GstBuffers in handoff ...
+      * 158018 : gstreamer typefind stalls on these JPEG files
+      * 158162 : opt deadlock
+      * 158163 : [api] Problem querying on ghostpads
+      * 159852 : [PATCH] [api] g_signal_emit thread safety issues
+      * 160019 : segfault when error occurs playback of uri containing per...
+      * 160220 : gst_pad_set_explicit_caps of a NULL caps doesn't work
+
+API changed in this release
+     
+
+- API additions:
+    
+* A new function, gst_plugin_get_version, has been added.
 
 Download
 
@@ -58,5 +89,24 @@ GNOME applications including sound-juicer, totem and RhythmBox.
   
 Contributors to this release
     
+      * Benjamin Otte
+      * Christian Schaller
+      * Christophe Fergeau
+      * Daniel Gazard
+      * David Schleef
+      * Edward Hervey
+      * Johan Dahlin
+      * Luca Ferretti
+      * Kjartan Maraas
+      * Martin Soto
+      * Matt Kraai
+      * Ronald Bultje
+      * Sebastien Cote
+      * Stefan Kost
+      * Stephane Loeuillet
+      * Steve Lhomme
+      * Thomas Vander Stichele
+      * William Jon McCann
       * Wim Taymans
- 
+      * Zaheer Abbas Merali
+ 

configure.ac

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 
 dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right !
 dnl releases only do Wall, cvs and prerelease does Werror too
-AS_VERSION(gstreamer, GST_VERSION, 0, 8, 7, 3, GST_CVS="no", GST_CVS="yes")
+AS_VERSION(gstreamer, GST_VERSION, 0, 8, 8, 0, GST_CVS="no", GST_CVS="yes")
 
 dnl AM_MAINTAINER_MODE only provides the option to configure to enable it
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE

docs/random/release

@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ TODO :
     then edit it
   - copy  www/htdocs/releases/$(module)/$(version) to RELEASE
   - copy the list of changes, bugs fixed, and API changes and add them to NEWS
-  - update the ChangeLog and add === release (version) ===
+  - update the ChangeLog to account for NEWS, RELEASE, and configure.ac,
+    mentioning the release name
+  -  add === release (version) === to ChangeLog
   - update web site docs
     - release-specific docs should go in CVS
     - change docs/current symlink