Make sure that compatibility mode is only used during parse of a file.

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 NOTE: NO BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IS GUARANTEED FOR 0.x RELEASES !!
 
-release 0.18 (NOT RELEASED YET):
+release 0.91.0 (NOT RELEASED YET):
+
+ - If a date is parsed fine, but cannot be successfully converted to an
+   SDN, the parsed values are now kept in the returned date_value.  This means
+   that a date of DV_PHRASE type can have meaningful values in the string
+   and number values (the sdn value will still be -1).
+
+release 0.90.0 (2 February 2003):
+
+ - The interface of libgedcom and libgedcom_gom should now be functionally
+   complete.  The library can now be regarded as beta.
+
+ - New features (see documentation):
+     - C object model interface:
+        - functions to add and remove records
+        - functions to update timestamps in records
+        - functions for setting, adding, removing and moving xref values
+        - functions for setting, adding, removing and moving substructs
+        - function to set options for compatibility handling
+     - programs:
+        - gedcom-check (checks standards compliancy of GEDCOM files)
+        - gedcom-sanitize (converts to standard GEDCOM)
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: The two functions gedcom_write_set_encoding and
+   gedcom_write_set_line_terminator now take an extra first argument, which
+   can indicate whether the setting should be taken from the file, from the
+   system or be manually set.  An easy fix for your program is to add as first
+   argument ENC_MANUAL.  See documentation for details.
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: The signatures of gedcom_write_... and the date and age
+   functions have been updated for const correctness.  This should be
+   especially useful for programs using C++.
+
+ - Some compatibility added (not necessarily complete):
+    - PAF (Personal Ancestral File), version 2, 4 and 5
+    - Family Origins
+    - EasyTree
+
+ - Lots of bug fixes.
+
+release 0.20.0 (30 December 2002):
+
+ - The release numbering scheme is changed to a three-part version number.
+   Patches will just update the last digit.
 
  - The library should now be portable, i.e it should work on any POSIX system.
    On systems lacking glibc, libiconv is needed (see README).
 
- - New features (see documentation):
+ - A lot of new features (see documentation):
      - callback interface:
         - functions to manipulate cross-references (add, delete, link and
           unlink)
@@ -19,6 +62,12 @@ release 0.18 (NOT RELEASED YET):
         - support for writing Gedcom files
      - development support:
         - m4 macro that can be used in configure.in
+        - gedcom-config script for linking and compilation flags
+
+ - The library now comes with an extra shared library (libutf8tools),
+   which needs to be linked in in any programs that use the gedcom parser
+   library (you can use the script 'gedcom-config' to generate link and
+   include flags).  You can use utf8tools in totally unrelated programs too.
 
  - INTERFACE CHANGE: the end record callback function now takes an extra
    argument (similar to the end element callback): a Gedcom_val, which