[Magic-dev] magic version 7.4.0

[R. Timothy Edwards]

I know a number of people have been talking about moving to version
7.3 as the distribution version of magic, but have been hesitant to
do so while I continue to keep it to myself and hack it to death
every few weeks.

So, I have just decided that I have done what I set out to do to
version 7.3.  From this point, my development ideas are so far afield
that they will certainly make the code base unstable for a long time
to come.

I have just posted version 7.4.0, which is just a copy of 7.3.123,
and there will be no further revisions of 7.3.  There will be no
development on the 7.4 branch, just bug fixes.  I will continue
development with branch version 7.5.  This basically follows the
scheme of Linux kernels, even numbers for distribution and odd numbers
for development.

I'd like to have the 7.4.0 distribution placed into CVS on Cornell so
other people can help out with bug fixes and compatibility issues.

The distribution is posted at:

	http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/

The web page is undergoing some reorganization, but you can find the
download for 7.4.0 easily enough.

Comments and suggestions are always encouraged.

					---Tim

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