merging RELEASE branch to STABLE branch, r77152 through r78205

svn:revision:78206
svn:branch:STABLE
svn:account:starseeker

AUTHORS

@@ -913,6 +913,11 @@ nicknames sumagnadas
 2020 May
 Open Source
 
+Atreya, Vikram
+nicknames vikram-atreya
+2020 October
+Open Source
+
 
 SPECIAL THANKS
 --------------

CHANGES

@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ removed at any time.
 
 7.32
 ----
+include/bu/app.h
+        bu_brlcad_root: replaced by bu_dir
+        bu_brlcad_dir:  replaced by bu_dir
+
 include/bg/chull.h
         All functions returning point arrays instead of index arrays.
         Will be replaced by similarly named functions returning
@@ -137,6 +141,13 @@ include/bg/chull.h
         bg_polyline_2d_chull, bg_2d_chull, bg_3d_coplanar_chull,
         bg_3d_chull
 
+include/bu/exit.h
+        bu_backtrace and bu_crashreport will be replaced with versions
+        that take an optional parameter to pass in a full path from
+        the calling application.  (Currently available as
+        bu_backtrace_app and bu_crashreport_app, these will
+        replace existing versions after deprecation is complete.)
+
 MGED gui
 	The following will be removed from MGED's menu bar (unused
 	features, can be accomplished another way, or will be exposed
@@ -1551,3 +1562,6 @@ s/proe-brl/creo-brl/g
 ----
 s/facetall.sh/mged -c facetize/g
         replaced by more improved facetize command [7.30]
+s/pixcmp -s/pixcmp -q/g
+s/pixcmp -l/pixcmp -d/g
+	changed pixcmp options for consistency with new options [7.32]

COPYING

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ arranged.  This includes an implicit assignment of copyright for any
 and all contributions being made.  The following notice should be
 prominent in the BRL-CAD sources:
 
-  Copyright (c) 1984-2020 United States Government as represented by
+  Copyright (c) 1984-2021 United States Government as represented by
   the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
 
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