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diff --git a/gl/doc/bootstrap.texi b/gl/doc/bootstrap.texi index a4579313..2f7b3822 100755 --- a/gl/doc/bootstrap.texi +++ b/gl/doc/bootstrap.texi @@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ requirement for Autobuild is added automatically, and finally if there are any diff files under @code{local_gl_dir}, then a versionless requirement for patch is also added. +When there are backwards incompatibilities in a newer build-tool +release, you can pin the version requirement for your program by +prefixing the version number field in buildreq with a single '=' +character (no spaces). + When @command{bootstrap} is invoked, it will check that all the listed and automatically added tools are available at the given minimum version, or else bail out with a diagnostic. |