README-alpha: New.

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4e180ff034bc69d0ce1afc62d749827a034ab53d..1b27992a4f34b5fb47451600068a22356545c941 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 check-news
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 check-news readme-alpha
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 600e5037c8c600b149bb1242d4e2c33244a7c972..3e6bfea39f0547ccded136f4c546ce68532274ec 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ VERSION = @VERSION@
 WARNING_CFLAGS = @WARNING_CFLAGS@
 l = @l@
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 check-news
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 check-news readme-alpha
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES = 
 DIST_COMMON =  README ./stamp-h.in ABOUT-NLS AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog \
-INSTALL Makefile.am Makefile.in NEWS THANKS aclocal.m4 config.hin \
-configure configure.in install-sh missing mkinstalldirs
+INSTALL Makefile.am Makefile.in NEWS README-alpha THANKS aclocal.m4 \
+config.hin configure configure.in install-sh missing mkinstalldirs
 
 
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)

diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..9b3d7d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README-alpha
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-*- text -*-
+
+This is a test release of this package.  Using it more or less
+implicitly signs you up to help us find whatever problems you report.
+
+The documentation still needs more work.  Suggestions welcome.
+Patches even more welcome.
+
+Please send comments and problem reports about this test release to
+bug-bison@gnu.org.  This program will get better only if you report
+the problems you encounter.
+
+Please, *do not package this*, *do not distribute it* widely, it is
+not ready for full scale use.  Because it is not fully functional, if
+you distribute this package, we will be buried under bug reports from
+panicked users.  We don't have time to spend on this, and nor do the
+users.