housekeeping updates

README

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-          NetHack 3.6.4 -- General information December 17, 2019
+          NetHack 3.6.4 -- General information December 18, 2019
 
 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
@@ -16,12 +16,28 @@ section.
 Below you will find some other general notes that were not considered
 spoilers:
 
+ *  fix potential buffer overflow when parsing run-time configuration file
  *  GDBPATH and GREPPATH from sysconf or -D... on compilation command line were
  *      being processed even if PANICTRACE was disabled but only being freed
  *      at end of game when that was enabled
- *  fix the article used in the message when your steed encounters a polymorph trap
+ *  fix the article used in the message when your steed encounters a polymorph
+ *      trap
+ *  allow teleporting onto the vibrating square
+ *  message "your knapsack can't accomodate any more items" when picking stuff
+ *      up or removing such from container was inaccurate if there was some
+ *      gold pending; vary the message rather than add more convoluted pickup
+ *      code
  *  dozen-ish assorted spelling/typo fixes in messages and source comments
- *  fix potential buffer overflow when parsing run-time configuration file
+ *  wizard mode wishing for terrain would leave it unmapped if done while blind
+ *  wizard mode terrain wish could leave hero in water (severe vision limits)
+ *      or in lava (trapped, sinking) which wasn't there any more
+ *  flying hero can go down (via '>') holes or trap doors instead of escaping
+ *      trap
+ *  polymorphed hero hiding on the ceiling can now use '>' to unhide instead of
+ *      being told "you can't go down here"
+ *  fix compilation on platforms that split the ncurses and tinfo libraries
+ *  Windows: allow all game files to be on a portable device via the sysconf
+ *      option 'portable_device_paths'
 
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dat/history

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ for decades, joined the NetHack Development Team in late May 2019.
 NetHack 3.6.3 was released on December 5, 2019 containing over 190 bug
 fixes to NetHack 3.6.2.
 
-NetHack 3.6.4 was released on December 17, 2019 containing a security
+NetHack 3.6.4 was released on December 18, 2019 containing a security
 fix and a few bug fixes.
 
 The official NetHack web site is maintained by Ken Lorber at

doc/Guidebook.mn

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .ds vr "NetHack 3.6
 .ds f0 "\*(vr
 .ds f1
-.ds f2 "December 17, 2019
+.ds f2 "December 18, 2019
 .
 .\" A note on some special characters:
 .\" \(lq = left double quote
@@ -5158,7 +5158,7 @@ participant for decades, joined the NetHack Development Team in late May 2019.
 NetHack 3.6.3 was released on December 5, 2019 containing over 190 bug
 fixes to NetHack 3.6.2.
 .pg
-NetHack 3.6.4 was released on December 17, 2019 containing a security fix
+NetHack 3.6.4 was released on December 18, 2019 containing a security fix
 and a few bug fixes.
 .pg
 The official NetHack web site is maintained by \fBKen Lorber\fP

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{December 17, 2019}
+\date{December 18, 2019}
 
 \maketitle
 
@@ -5765,7 +5765,7 @@ fixes to NetHack 3.6.2.
 
 %.pg
 \medskip
-NetHack 3.6.4 was released on December 17, 2019 containing a security fix and
+NetHack 3.6.4 was released on December 18, 2019 containing a security fix and
 a few bug fixes.
 
 %.pg

include/patchlevel.h

@@ -36,13 +36,30 @@
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* Version 3.6.x */
 
-/*  Patch 4, December 17, 2019
+/*  Patch 4, December 18, 2019
+ *
+ *  fix potential buffer overflow when parsing run-time configuration file
  *  GDBPATH and GREPPATH from sysconf or -D... on compilation command line were
  *      being processed even if PANICTRACE was disabled but only being freed
  *      at end of game when that was enabled
- *  fix the article used in the message when your steed encounters a polymorph trap
+ *  fix the article used in the message when your steed encounters a polymorph
+ *      trap
+ *  allow teleporting onto the vibrating square
+ *  message "your knapsack can't accomodate any more items" when picking stuff
+ *      up or removing such from container was inaccurate if there was some
+ *      gold pending; vary the message rather than add more convoluted pickup
+ *      code
  *  dozen-ish assorted spelling/typo fixes in messages and source comments
- *  fix potential buffer overflow when parsing run-time configuration file
+ *  wizard mode wishing for terrain would leave it unmapped if done while blind
+ *  wizard mode terrain wish could leave hero in water (severe vision limits)
+ *      or in lava (trapped, sinking) which wasn't there any more
+ *  flying hero can go down (via '>') holes or trap doors instead of escaping
+ *      trap
+ *  polymorphed hero hiding on the ceiling can now use '>' to unhide instead of
+ *      being told "you can't go down here"
+ *  fix compilation on platforms that split the ncurses and tinfo libraries
+ *  Windows: allow all game files to be on a portable device via the sysconf
+ *      option 'portable_device_paths'
  */
 
 /*  Patch 3, December 5, 2019
@@ -61,7 +78,7 @@
  *  Added several grammar corrections
  *  Improved recognition of deafness for several situations including the
  *     playing of musical instruments and bribing negotiations with demon lords
- *  Fixed ignoring of god's wrath when hero injured himself during altar kick 
+ *  Fixed ignoring of god's wrath when hero injured himself during altar kick
  *  Fixed several cases where persistent inventory window was not updated
  *  Fixed temple priests or shopkeepers moving over other monsters
  *  Fixed a crash-causing bug when putting on levitation boots over a sink
@@ -74,14 +91,14 @@
  *    the Windows platform
  *  Improved the layout and display of the player selection dialog used on the
  *     Windows graphical implementation
- *  Improved performance of some tty versions by reducing the number of 
+ *  Improved performance of some tty versions by reducing the number of
  *     function calls made from mapglyph
  *  Allowed the msdos implementation to build with curses and PDCurses
  *  Included over 100 other fixes and improvements as outlined in doc/fixes36.3
  */
 
 /*  Patch 2, May 7, 2019
- *  
+ *
  *  Over 320 bug fixes including a couple of crash bug fixes as outlined in
  *      doc/fixes36.2
  *  More than 15 enhancements or improvements