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* NEWS: Recommend M4 1.4.6 instead of 1.4.5.

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* README: Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise.
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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.

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* 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.

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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

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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},
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__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