Pre-release Release Candicate One for the upcoming 2.1

2.1-rc1

Hold on to your hooves

Big rewrite, now all is Python 3

    Makefile is generated by running `./configure`.

    All Perl scripts and almost all Bash are reimplemented in one Python 3 script.

    kmsponies4ponysay is included.

Pre-release Release Candicate Two for the upcoming 2.0

2.0-rc2

Release candidate 2 of version 2.0

Pre-release Release Candicate One for the upcoming 2.0

2.0-rc1

Release candidate 1 for version 2.0

Code cleaning

    Code is repaired and more portable.

Build system bugfix, self identify as old version

    Make file is improved.

    Note: Identifies itself as version 1.3

A few ponies and added PREFIX to build environment

    New ponies: forestspirit, hollydash, raggedy, rhyme.

    Pony renamed: sindy → powderrouge

    Pony symlink added: sindy → powderrouge

    PREFIX=/some-dir can be used when invoking make, the default value is /usr

New options, new ponies and self identify as old version

    ponyquotes4ponysay is included.

    Support for extension: kmsponies4ponysay.

    New ponies: ace, filthyrich, blueblood, gingergold, hayfever,
                highscore, junebug, mrsparkle, persnickety, ponet,
                screwloose, tornadobolt.

    Pony renamed: elsie → prettyvision

    Pony symlinks added: mrsparkle → nightlight
                         elsie → prettyvision

    Arbitrary spaces in '-f' argument is not longer accepted (it causes
    problems with file names including spaces).

    Note: Identifies itself as version 1.1

New ponies, new options, new arguments

    Man pages are compressed before installation.

    'info manual' added.

    Shell completion for 'ponythink' added, in addition to 'ponysay'.

    'fish' completion added.

    '/usr/lib/ponysay' is used instead of '/usr/bin'
    for code used by the main script.

    '~/.local/share/ponysay is used for private pony directories.

    'ncurses' is no longer needed for determining the screen's size,
    'coreutils' is used instead.

    Pony symlinks added: amethyststar → sparkler
                         berrypinch → ruby
                         craftycrate → boxxy
                         magnum → raritysdad
                         pearl → raritysmom
                         powderrouge → sindy
                         royalribbo → violet

    New ponies: blossomforth, bonvoyage, cadance, celestiasmall,
                changelingqueen, cherryberry, discordamused,
                discordpuppetmaster, fleurdelishair, fleurdelislay,
                owl, perrypierce, petunia, pinacolada, skyra,
                truffleshuffle.

    Pony spelling removed: fillycadence.

    Pony symlink change: perry → (pokey → perrypierce).

    Option '-L' added, lists ponies with symlink mapping.

    Support for extension: ponyquotes4ponysay.

    Accepts arbitrary spaces in '-f' argument.

New ponies, manpage translation, improved tty support

    Spanish translation of the man page is added.

    New ponies: applecore, applejackscarecrow, bonbonstand, changeling,
                chrysalis, cottoncloudy, diamondmint, discord,
                fillycadence, flam, fleurdelis, flim, fluttershyshy,
                fluttershystare, lyrasit, oinkoinkoink (is pinkie),
                philomenaphoenix, pinkiecannon, pinkiecannonfront,
                pinkiecannonhappy, pinkiegummy, pinkiehugfluttershy,
                pinkiehugsfluttershy, pinkiepartycannon, pinkieprincess,
                pinkiesilly, pinkietongue, pinkiewhoops, pinkiewhoopseat,
                pinkiewhoopsout, rainbowdrag, rainbowsalute, rainbowshine,
                raritydrama, shiningarmor, shiningarmorguard, snowflak,
                spikemustache, stevenmagnet, stevenmagnettrue,
                twilightcrazyfromball, twilightrage, twilightzero,
                wildfire.

    Pony symlinks added: djpon-3 → vinyl
                         fillycadance → fillycadence
                         horsepower → snowflake

    Improved TTY support: ponies have low colours resolution, instead
    of monochrome, when the high colour resolution is not available.