From 7f7c4f95802cd8d430bb305f01e04560a55c5471 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: midipix <writeonce@midipix.org>
Date: Sep 11 2016 13:52:22 +0000
Subject: release 0.5.8


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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 336eac1..3202b2c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+0.5.8:
+
+This patch release follows several important bug-fixes, as well as the
+addition and integration of error trace support.
+
+- install mode: support the -f (force copy) command line argument.
+- link mode: properly use dependency information associated with .la wrappers.
+- link mode: ignore -rpath when deciding whether to create an executable.
+- utility: added error trace support, integration, and annotated output.
+- library: added public error trace interfaces.
+- argv.h: error message formatting: handle lonely long options.
+
 0.5.7:
 
 This patch release contains one future-looking change in the project's
diff --git a/project/tagver.mk b/project/tagver.mk
index ada354c..67fceda 100644
--- a/project/tagver.mk
+++ b/project/tagver.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VER_NAMESPACE	= SLBT
 
 VER_MAJOR	= 0
 VER_MINOR	= 5
-VER_PATCH	= 7
+VER_PATCH	= 8