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Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4]
From: |
Eric Blake |
Subject: |
Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4] |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:13:23 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/m4
Module name: m4
Branch: branch-1_4
Changes by: Eric Blake <ericb> 06/09/21 04:13:22
Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.63
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.64
diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.63 -r1.1.1.1.2.64
--- NEWS 20 Sep 2006 03:59:42 -0000 1.1.1.1.2.63
+++ NEWS 21 Sep 2006 04:13:21 -0000 1.1.1.1.2.64
@@ -15,13 +15,22 @@
* When standard input is a seekable file, the m4exit, syscmd, and esyscmd
macros now restore the current position to the next unread byte rather
than discarding an arbitrary amount of buffered data.
+* SysV command-line compatibility is no longer a goal of GNU M4; the
+ focus will be instead on POSIX compatibility. This release continues to
+ support previous usage, but adds warnings in areas which will allow a
+ future version of GNU M4 to use its own extensions without being tied to
+ the SysV command line interface.
* The no-op compatibility command line options -B, -N, -S, -T, and
--diversions may be withdrawn or assigned new meanings in future
releases, so they now issue a warning if used.
+* A new command line option -i replaces the compatibility -e as the
+ short spelling of --interactive, for consistency with other GNU tools; a
+ warning is issued if the old spelling is used, and it may be assigned new
+ meaning in future releases.
* A new command line option --debugfile replaces the options -o and
--error-output as the preferred spelling. The old options were
misleading in their names and inconsistent with other GNU tools; they are
- still silently accepted, but no longer documented in --help, and may
+ still silently accepted, but no longer documented in --help, and may be
assigned new meanings in future releases.
Version 1.4.6 - 25 August 2006, by Eric Blake (CVS version 1.4.5a)
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/04
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/05
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/07
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/11
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/14
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/19
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4],
Eric Blake <=
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/09/25