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authorZack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com>2021-01-28 17:54:10 -0500
committerZack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com>2021-01-28 17:54:10 -0500
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Matching the commits on the release branch: * NEWS: Bring over record of release notes. * .prev-version: Record previous version. * cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Auto-update.
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@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ GNU Autoconf NEWS - User visible changes.
** Obsolete features and new warnings
** Notable bug fixes
+* Noteworthy changes in release 2.71 (2021-01-28) [stable]
+
+** Bug fixes, including:
+
+*** Compilers that support C99 but not C2011 are detected correctly.
+
+*** Compatibility improved with clang and Oracle C++.
+
+*** Compatibility restored with automake's rules for regenerating configure.
+
+*** Compatibility restored with old versions of std-gnu11.m4.
+
+ Packages that wish to maintain compatibility with Autoconf 2.69 or
+ older, should update their copy of std-gnu11.m4 from Gnulib as soon
+ as practical, as the compatibility code bulks up the configure script.
+
+ Packages that require Autoconf 2.70 can drop this file entirely.
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 2.70 (2020-12-08) [stable]
** Backward incompatibilities: