release-chore: Bump version to 2.9.0 and update release notes.

ANNOUNCE

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 1 Announcement
 **************
 
-The GNUstep Makefile Package version 2.8.0 is now available.
+The GNUstep Makefile Package version 2.9.0 is now available.
 
 1.1 What is the GNUstep Makefile Package?
 =========================================
@@ -12,36 +12,43 @@ project without having to deal with the complex issues associated with
 configuration, building, installation, and packaging.  It also allows
 the user to easily create cross-compiled binaries.
 
-1.2 Changes in version '2.8.0'
+1.2 Changes in version '2.9.0'
 ==============================
 
-   * Better library combo and ABI detection: gnustep-make will now
-     attempt to detect the optimal library combo and ABI supported by
-     the installed compiler and Objective-C runtime library.  Explicit
-     selection of the runtime ABI is now possible using the
-     '--with-runtime-abi' configure option.
+   * Better check for objc runtime on Windows.
 
-   * Full support for the gnustep-2.0 Objective-C ABI.
+   * Split linker flags to better support partial linking: 'ALL_LDFLAGS'
+     is now a combination of 'FINAL_LDFLAGS' and 'ALL_LDFLAGS'.
 
-   * Support for creating a Git tag and creating a tarball from a git
-     tag using the 'git-tag' and 'git-dist' targets.
+   * Better support for newer gcc versions.
 
-   * Support for creating a Mercurial tag and creating a tarball from a
-     hg tag using the 'hg-tag' and 'hg-dist' targets.
+   * Add support for storyboard files.
 
-   * Dropped legacy Rhapsody and FreeBSD-out support.
+   * Increase autoconf version to 2.65 and make autoconf handle
+     Objective-C++ and OBJCXX variables directly.
+
+   * Fix bug that prevented ARC from getting used.
+
+   * Link subproject object files directly instead of first merging them
+     into 'subproject.o'.
+
+   * Support building on Windows with Clang MSVC target.
+
+   * Improve mingw64 support: for instance, adopt the triplet used by
+     the mingw-w64 project rather than using the one returned by
+     autoconf.  Fixes building Gorm.
 
 1.3 Obtaining gnustep-make
 ==========================
 
-You can get the gnustep-make-2.8.0.tar.gz distribution file at
+You can get the gnustep-make-2.9.0.tar.gz distribution file at
 <ftp://ftp.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep/core>
 
-   It is accompanied by gnustep-make-2.8.0.tar.gz.sig, a PGP signature
+   It is accompanied by gnustep-make-2.9.0.tar.gz.sig, a PGP signature
 which you can validate by putting both files in the same directory and
 using:
 
-     gpg --verify gnustep-make-2.8.0.tar.gz.sig
+     gpg --verify gnustep-make-2.9.0.tar.gz.sig
 
    Signature has been created using the key with the following
 fingerprint:
@@ -51,14 +58,14 @@ fingerprint:
    Read the INSTALL file or the GNUstep-HOWTO for installation
 instructions.
 
-1.5 Where do I send bug reports?
+1.4 Where do I send bug reports?
 ================================
 
 Please log bug reports on the GNUstep project page
 <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=gnustep> or send bug reports to
 <[email protected]>.
 
-1.6 Obtaining GNUstep Software
+1.5 Obtaining GNUstep Software
 ==============================
 
 Check out the GNUstep web site.  (<http://www.gnustep.org/>) and the GNU

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2021-03-21  Ivan Vucica <[email protected]>
+
+	* ANNOUNCE:
+	* NEWS:
+	* RELEASENOTES:
+	* Documentation/news.texi:
+	* Documentation/releasenotes.texi:
+	Update release notes for 2.9.0.
+	* Version:
+	Bump version to 2.9.0.
+
 2021-03-09  Frederik Seiffert <[email protected]>
 
 	* target.make:
@@ -7,6 +18,27 @@
 	* configure.ac:
 	Fix CFLAGS for Windows MSVC.
 
+2021-03-06  Richard Frith-Macdonald <[email protected]>
+
+	* Instance/application.make:
+	* configure:
+	* configure.ac:
+	* jni.make:
+	* rules.make:
+	* target.make:
+	Adopt the triplet used by the mingw-w64 project (where the OS is always
+	mingw32 and we differentiate 64bit Windows using the vendor part),
+	rather than the one returned by autoconf. Scrap most of the code to
+	differentiate between the two systems.
+
+2021-02-25  Richard Frith-Macdonald <[email protected]>
+
+	* configure:
+	* configure.ac:
+	Convert mingw-w64's triplet (cpu-w64-mingw32) which looks like mingw32
+	back to standard form.
+
+
 2021-02-12  Frederik Seiffert <[email protected]>
 
 	* common.make: Silence PATH warning on Windows MSVC.

Documentation/news.texi

@@ -13,12 +13,29 @@ The currently released version is @samp{@value{GNUSTEP-MAKE-VERSION}}.
 
 @itemize
 
-@item Better check for objc on Windows.
-@item Split linker flags to better support partial linking.
+@item Better check for objc runtime on Windows.
+
+@item Split linker flags to better support partial linking: @code{ALL_LDFLAGS}
+is now a combination of @code{FINAL_LDFLAGS} and @code{ALL_LDFLAGS}.
+
 @item Better support for newer gcc versions.
-@item Add support for story board files.
-@item Increase autoconfig version and handle OBJCXX variables directly.
+
+@item Add support for storyboard files.
+
+@item Increase autoconf version to 2.65 and make autoconf handle Objective-C++
+and OBJCXX variables directly.
+
 @item Fix bug that prevented ARC from getting used.
+
+@item Link subproject object files directly instead of first merging them into
+@code{subproject.o}.
+
+@item Support building on Windows with Clang MSVC target.
+
+@item Improve mingw64 support: for instance, adopt the triplet used by the
+mingw-w64 project rather than using the one returned by autoconf. Fixes building
+Gorm.
+
 @end itemize
 
 @ifclear ANNOUNCE-ONLY

Documentation/releasenotes.texi

@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ The release notes include descriptions of API changes, behavior
 changes and other information that might help developers and users
 migrate to using a newer version of the make system.
 
+@section Version 2.9.0
+
+We have improved support for newer GCC versions (GCC9 and newer).
+
+Building with ARC has been fixed.
+
+We've added support for storyboard files in @code{GNUmakefile}s.
+
+On Windows, we now support building with MSVC's Clang toolchain.
+
+Subprojects' object files are now linked individually in their parent project,
+rather than being first linked into @code{subproject.o}.
+
+We have also changed the way @code{OBJCXX} flags are handled, and increased the
+minimum version of autoconf used to 2.65. (The regenerated @code{configure} file
+will not handle runstatedir anymore.)
+
 @section Version 2.8.0
 
 We now include better library combo and ABI detection: gnustep-make will now