2008-05-06 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
+ Avoid overfull \hbox.
+ * doc/autoconf.texi (Versioning): Reword to fit line size.
+
Document $(( )) pitfalls.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Shell Substitutions): Mention octal
vs. decimal. Mention autotest's at_func_arith.
Autoconf. However, remember that the Autoconf philosophy favors feature
checks over version checks.
-You should never expand this macro directly, but instead use
-@samp{m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])}. This is because some users might
+You should not expand this macro directly; use
+@samp{m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])} instead. This is because some
+users might
have a beta version of Autoconf installed, with arbitrary letters
included in its version string. This means it is possible for the
version string to contain the name of a defined macro, such that