From f2d54b19963894ac0bb1d696059002a3d781afec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:15:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * README: Recommend M4 1.4.5. * doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise. --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ README | 14 +++++++------- doc/autoconf.texi | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 8806bc90..e0c5bf73 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-07-17 Paul Eggert + + * README: Recommend M4 1.4.5. + * doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise. + 2006-07-07 Paul Eggert * doc/autoconf.texi (C Compiler): Add a ref to Volatile Objects diff --git a/README b/README index 5e16466f..a26cb4ad 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -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 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 diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi index c2ffe878..9d7dc7a6 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 1.4.4 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}, @@ -18256,7 +18256,7 @@ __file__ __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