* README: Recommend M4 1.4.5.

* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise.
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2006-07-17 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
* README: Recommend M4 1.4.5.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise.
2006-07-07 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
* doc/autoconf.texi (C Compiler): Add a ref to Volatile Objects

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macro calls.
Producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4 and
Perl. You must install GNU M4 (version 1.4.4 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.).
Perl. You should install GNU M4 (version 1.4.5 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 1.4.4 here:
You can get GNU M4 1.4.5 here:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.4.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.5.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 1.4.4 or later of @acronym{GNU} M4.
do not have. You should use version 1.4.5 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 1.4.4 or later of @acronym{GNU} M4.
Autoconf requires version 1.4.5 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