update some history

README

@@ -4,20 +4,23 @@ NetHack 3.6 is an enhancement to the dungeon exploration game NetHack,
 which is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of
 NetHack 3.4 as there was no NetHack 3.5 release.
 
-NetHack 3.6.2 contains a collection of more than 15 bug fixes to NetHack 3.6.1.
+NetHack 3.6.2 is being released as a collection of a couple of dozen bug fixes 
-The file doc/fixes36.2 in the source distribution has a full list of them. The
+committed since the release of 3.6.1. The file doc/fixes36.2 in the source 
-text in there was written for the development team's own use and is provided 
+distribution has a full list of the bug fixes. The text in there was written
-"as is", so please do not ask us to further explain the entries in that file. 
+for the development team's own use and is provided "as is", so please do not
-Some entries might be considered "spoilers", particularly in the "new features" 
+ask us to further explain the entries in that file.  Some entries might be 
-section.
+considered "spoilers", particularly in the "new features" section.
 
 Below you will find some other general notes that were not considered
 spoilers:
-* Performance optimizations with tty including the ability to do per field 
+* Significant performance optimizations for tty including the ability to 
-  updating
+  do per field updating
-* sys/winnt/nttty performance improvements mainly through the introduction
+* Significant performance improvements in sys/winnt/nttty mainly through
-  of a back buffer approach
+  the introduction of a back buffer approach
-* a couple of windows crash bug fixes
+* a couple of windows crash bug fixes during early game startup
+* Ensuring that unix Makefiles do not rely on features unique to gnu make
+* Improvements to hilite_status parsing in an effort to ensure that all 
+  expected and sensible values ranges are more easily specified and accepted
 
                         - - - - - - - - - - -
 

dat/history

@@ -212,13 +212,28 @@ and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX.
 Ray Chason resurrected the msdos port for 3.6.1 and contributed the
 necessary updates to the community at large.
 
+Shortly after the release of 3.6.1, reports of some display performance 
+issues on some platforms began to emerge. With the help of some members
+of the NetHack community, those issues were tracked down and resolved. 
+The display performance fixes were combined with a couple of dozen 
+other bug fixes and released as NetHack 3.6.2 in late May 2018.
+
+The development team at the time of release of 3.6.2 consisted of
+Warwick Allison, Michael Allison, Ken Arromdee, David Cohrs,
+Jessie Collet, Pasi Kallinen, Ken Lorber, Dean Luick, Patric Mueller,
+Pat Rankin, Derek S. Ray, Alex Smith, Mike Stephenson, Janet Walz, 
+and Paul Winner.
+
 The official NetHack web site is maintained by Ken Lorber at
 http://www.nethack.org/.
 
-On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once again to
+SPECIAL THANKS:
-M. Drew Streib, Pasi Kallinen and Robin Bandy for providing public
+On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once again to M.
-NetHack servers at nethack.alt.org and devnull.net and/or for hosting annual
+Drew Streib and Pasi Kallinen for providing a public NetHack server at
-NetHack tournaments.
+nethack.alt.org. Thanks to Keith Simpson and Andy Thomson for
+hardfought.org. Thanks to all those unnamed dungeoneers who invest their
+time and effort into annual NetHack tournaments such as Junehack and in
+days past, devnull.net (gone for now, but not forgotten).
 
                            - - - - - - - - - -
 

doc/Guidebook.mn

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 .ds vr "NetHack 3.6
 .ds f0 "\*(vr
 .ds f1
-.ds f2 "May 16, 2018
+.ds f2 "May 26, 2018
 .
 .\" labeled paragraph start (should be part of tmac.n, but I don't want to
 .\" make changes to that file)
@@ -4516,13 +4516,26 @@ and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX.
 \fBRay Chason\fP resurrected the msdos port for 3.6.1 and contributed the
 necessary updates to the community at large.
 .pg
+Shortly after the release of 3.6.1, reports of some display performance 
+issues on some platforms began to emerge. With the help of some members
+of the NetHack community, those issues were tracked down and resolved. 
+The display performance fixes were combined with a couple of dozen 
+other bug fixes and released as NetHack 3.6.2 in late May 2018.
+.pg
+The development team at the time of release of 3.6.2 consisted of
+\fBWarwick Allison\fP, \fBMichael Allison\fP, \fBKen Arromdee\fP,
+\fBDavid Cohrs\fP, \fBJessie Collet\fP, \fBPasi Kallinen\fP,
+\fBKen Lorber\fP, \fBDean Luick\fP, \fBPatric Mueller\fP,
+\fBPat Rankin\fP, \fBDerek S. Ray\fP, \fBAlex Smith\fP,
+\fBMike Stephenson\fP, \fBJanet Walz\fP, and \fBPaul Winner\fP.
+.pg
 The official NetHack web site is maintained by \fBKen Lorber\fP at http://www.nethack.org/.
 .pg
 .hn 2
 SPECIAL THANKS
 .pg
 On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once
-again to \fBM. Drew Streib\fP, \fBPasi Kallinen\fP for providing a
+again to \fBM. Drew Streib\fP and \fBPasi Kallinen\fP for providing a
 public NetHack server at nethack.alt.org. Thanks to \fBKeith Simpson\fP 
 and \fBAndy Thomson\fP for hardfought.org. Thanks to all those 
 unnamed dungeoneers who invest their time and effort into annual 

doc/Guidebook.tex

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 %.au
 \author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\
 (Edited and expanded for 3.6 by Mike Stephenson and others)}
-\date{May 16, 2018}
+\date{May 26, 2018}
 
 \maketitle
 
@@ -5283,6 +5283,25 @@ and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX.
 {\it Ray Chason}  resurrected the msdos port for 3.6.1 and contributed the
 necessary updates to the community at large.
 
+%.pg
+\medskip
+Shortly after the release of 3.6.1, reports of some display 
+performance issues on some platforms began to emerge. With the help of 
+some members of the }\it NetHack\/} community, those issues were 
+tracked down and resolved. The display performance fixes were combined 
+with a couple of dozen other bug fixes and released as 
+NetHack 3.6.2 in late May 2018.
+
+%.pg
+\medskip
+The development team at the time of release of 3.6.2 consisted of
+{\it Warwick Allison}, {\it Michael Allison}, {\it Ken Arromdee}, 
+{\it David Cohrs}, {\it Jessie Collet},
+{\it Pasi Kallinen}, {\it Ken Lorber}, {\it Dean Luick},
+{\it Patric Mueller}, {\it Pat Rankin}, {\it Derek S. Ray},
+{\it Alex Smith}, {\it Mike Stephenson}, {\it Janet Walz}, and
+{\it Paul Winner}.
+
 %.pg
 \medskip
 \nd The official {\it NetHack\/} web site is maintained by {\it Ken Lorber} at
@@ -5297,7 +5316,7 @@ http:{\tt /}{\tt /}www.nethack.org{\tt /}.
 
 \subsection*{Special Thanks}
 \nd On behalf of the {\it NetHack\/} community, thank you very much once
-again to {\it M. Drew Streib}, {\it Pasi Kallinen} for providing a
+again to {\it M. Drew Streib} and {\it Pasi Kallinen} for providing a
 public NetHack server at nethack.alt.org. Thanks to {\it Keith Simpson} 
 and {\it Andy Thomson} for hardfought.org. Thanks to all those 
 unnamed dungeoneers who invest their time and effort into annual