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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/autoconf.texi | 4 |
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2006-08-25 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> + + * NEWS: Recommend M4 1.4.6 instead of 1.4.5. + * README: Likewise. + * doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise. + 2006-08-24 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> Rework to use more-modern build style. @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ * Major changes in Autoconf 2.60a -** GNU M4 1.4.5 or later is now recommended. At least one "make check" +** GNU M4 1.4.6 or later is now recommended. At least one "make check" test fails with earlier versions of M4. ** The check for C99 now tests for varargs macros, as documented. @@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ operating system features that the package can use, in the form of M4 macro calls. Producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4 and -Perl. You should install GNU M4 (version 1.4.5 or later) and Perl +Perl. You should install GNU M4 (version 1.4.6 or later) and Perl (5.005_03 or later) before configuring Autoconf, so that Autoconf's configure script can find them. The configuration scripts produced by Autoconf are self-contained, so their users do not need to have Autoconf (or GNU M4, Perl, etc.). -You can get GNU M4 1.4.5 here: +You can get GNU M4 1.4.6 here: -ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.5.tar.gz +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.6.tar.gz The file INSTALL should be distributed with packages that use Autoconf-generated configure scripts and Makefiles that conform to the diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi index a105f030..46c3ffd1 100644 --- a/doc/autoconf.texi +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi @@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ Autoconf imposes some restrictions on the names of macros used with Autoconf requires @acronym{GNU} M4 in order to generate the scripts. It uses features that some versions of M4, including @acronym{GNU} M4 1.3, -do not have. You should use version 1.4.5 or later of @acronym{GNU} M4. +do not have. You should use version 1.4.6 or later of @acronym{GNU} M4. @xref{Autoconf 1}, for information about upgrading from version 1. @xref{History}, for the story of Autoconf's development. @xref{FAQ}, @@ -18337,7 +18337,7 @@ __file__ __line__ @end example -Autoconf requires version 1.4.5 or later of @acronym{GNU} M4. +Autoconf requires version 1.4.6 or later of @acronym{GNU} M4. Since only software maintainers need to use Autoconf, and since @acronym{GNU} M4 is simple to configure and install, it seems reasonable to require |