Re: recommend m4 1.4.5

[Paul Eggert]

Eric Blake <address@hidden> writes:

> Now that m4 1.4.5 is released, should we update the web pages to recommend
> it?

OK, thanks, I've done that.  I also upgraded the manual and README
as follows.

2006-07-17  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>

        * README: Recommend M4 1.4.5.
        * doc/autoconf.texi (Introduction, Why GNU M4): Likewise.

Index: README
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/README,v
retrieving revision 1.24
diff -p -u -r1.24 README
--- README      16 Jun 2006 11:42:20 -0000      1.24
+++ README      17 Jul 2006 16:14:36 -0000
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ operating system features that the packa
 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
Index: doc/autoconf.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.1060
diff -p -u -r1.1060 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi   7 Jul 2006 18:43:49 -0000       1.1060
+++ doc/autoconf.texi   17 Jul 2006 16:14:37 -0000
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ Autoconf imposes some restrictions on th
 
 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