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Recommend the just-released M4 1.4.11.

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* NEWS: Update recommendation.
* README: Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
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2008-04-02 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
Recommend the just-released M4 1.4.11.
* NEWS: Update recommendation.
* README: Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
* m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise.
2008-04-01 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS): Bump

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** Autoconf now requires GNU M4 1.4.5 or later. Earlier versions of M4 have
a bug in macro tracing that interferes with the interaction between
Autoconf and Automake. GNU M4 1.4.8 or later is recommended. The
Autoconf and Automake. GNU M4 1.4.11 or later is recommended. The
configure search for a working M4 is improved.
** Documentation for m4sugar is improved.

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Producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4 and
Perl. You should install GNU M4 (version 1.4.5 or later is required;
1.4.8 or later is recommended) and Perl (5.005_03 or later) before
1.4.11 or later is recommended) 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
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-----
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

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Autoconf requires @acronym{GNU} M4 version 1.4.5 or later in order to
generate the scripts. It uses features that some versions of M4,
including @acronym{GNU} M4 1.3, do not have. Autoconf works better
with @acronym{GNU} M4 version 1.4.8 or later, though this is not
with @acronym{GNU} M4 version 1.4.11 or later, though this is not
required.
@xref{Autoconf 1}, for information about upgrading from version 1.

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# m4.m4 serial 4
dnl Copyright (C) 2000, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# m4.m4 serial 5
dnl Copyright (C) 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([M4], [m4 gm4 gnum4],
&& ac_cv_path_M4=$ac_path_M4 ac_path_M4_found=:
rm -f conftest.m4f],
[AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable m4 could be found in \$PATH.
GNU M4 1.4.5 or later is required; 1.4.8 is recommended])])])
GNU M4 1.4.5 or later is required; 1.4.11 is recommended])])])
M4=$ac_cv_path_M4
AC_CACHE_CHECK([how m4 supports trace files], [ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_debugfile],
[case `$M4 --help < /dev/null 2>&1` in