From 4a8168ae1ededcb9abd35cf09aaa35efa069d324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Blake Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Recommend latest m4 release. * README: Bump recommendation to m4 1.4.14 (minimum remains 1.4.6). * doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise. * m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake --- ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++ README | 2 +- doc/autoconf.texi | 2 +- m4/m4.m4 | 4 ++-- 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ebb686cc..609d3afa 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2010-02-26 Eric Blake + + Recommend latest m4 release. + * README: Bump recommendation to m4 1.4.14 (minimum remains + 1.4.6). + * doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction): Likewise. + * m4/m4.m4 (AC_PROG_GNU_M4): Likewise. + 2010-02-23 Ralf Wildenhues Fix testsuite failures due to setting of $U. diff --git a/README b/README index fd5591b9..7b673720 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ macro calls. Producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4 and Perl. You should install GNU M4 (version 1.4.6 or later is required; -1.4.13 or later is recommended) and Perl (5.005_03 or later) before +1.4.14 or later is recommended) and Perl (5.005_03 or later) before configuring Autoconf, so that Autoconf's configure script can find them. The configuration scripts produced by Autoconf are self-contained, so their users do not need to have Autoconf (or GNU diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi index e5cf9fd6..3709b027 100644 --- a/doc/autoconf.texi +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi @@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ Autoconf imposes some restrictions on the names of macros used with Autoconf requires @acronym{GNU} M4 version 1.4.6 or later in order to generate the scripts. It uses features that some versions of M4, including @acronym{GNU} M4 1.3, do not have. Autoconf works better -with @acronym{GNU} M4 version 1.4.13 or later, though this is not +with @acronym{GNU} M4 version 1.4.14 or later, though this is not required. @xref{Autoconf 1}, for information about upgrading from version 1. diff --git a/m4/m4.m4 b/m4/m4.m4 index a5127365..4a2d0d17 100644 --- a/m4/m4.m4 +++ b/m4/m4.m4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# m4.m4 serial 10 +# m4.m4 serial 11 # Copyright (C) 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software # Foundation, Inc. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([M4], [m4 gm4 gnum4], && ac_cv_path_M4=$ac_path_M4 ac_path_M4_found=: rm -f conftest.m4f], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable m4 could be found in \$PATH. -GNU M4 1.4.6 or later is required; 1.4.13 is recommended])])]) +GNU M4 1.4.6 or later is required; 1.4.14 is recommended])])]) M4=$ac_cv_path_M4 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $ac_cv_path_M4 accepts --gnu], [ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu], -- 2.47.2