From 5ec29d5a4991e1fee322a48e7358e5bcd17c645c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zack Weinberg Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:03:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Release 2.71 --- NEWS | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 86210ba3..f035e65e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,8 +1,22 @@ GNU Autoconf NEWS - User visible changes. -* Noteworthy changes in release 2.70.1 (????-??-??) [?] +* Noteworthy changes in release 2.71 (2021-01-28) [stable] -** Bug fixes. +** Bug fixes, including: + +*** Compilers that support C99 but not C2011 are detected correctly. + +*** Compatibility improved with clang and Oracle C++. + +*** Compatibility restored with automake's rules for regenerating configure. + +*** Compatibility restored with old versions of std-gnu11.m4. + + Packages that wish to maintain compatibility with Autoconf 2.69 or + older, should update their copy of std-gnu11.m4 from Gnulib as soon + as practical, as the compatibility code bulks up the configure script. + + Packages that require Autoconf 2.70 can drop this file entirely. * Noteworthy changes in release 2.70 (2020-12-08) [stable] -- 2.47.2