Update autoconf version requirement in install.texi
Commit Message
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, Roland McGrath wrote:
> That should have gone with the aclocal.m4 update. Please add a comment to
(With the aclocal.m4 change two years ago to require an exact autoconf
version, and then with the more recent increase of that version, that is.)
> aclocal.m4 reminding one to update install.texi to match. (Or feel free to
> get crazy with a generated file of Texinfo macros!)
I've committed this patch.
2014-10-31 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
* aclocal.m4 (GLIBC_AUTOCONF_VERSION): Mention need to update
install.texi in comment.
Comments
> (With the aclocal.m4 change two years ago to require an exact autoconf
> version, and then with the more recent increase of that version, that is.)
Phew, so it was your fault before it was mine! Such a relief.
(We won't discuss how much entirely and completely my fault the
entire set of concepts leading to GLIBC_PROVIDES is.)
> > aclocal.m4 reminding one to update install.texi to match. (Or feel free to
> > get crazy with a generated file of Texinfo macros!)
>
> I've committed this patch.
>
> 2014-10-31 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
>
> * aclocal.m4 (GLIBC_AUTOCONF_VERSION): Mention need to update
> install.texi in comment.
OK, fine, be that way. I've clearly failed to pass on to the community the
penchant for ludicrous over-scripting auto-generation mania that was the
hallmark of my authorship, so I'll have to stick around a few more years
and keep wearing you down.
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
dnl We require that everyone use exactly the same Autoconf version so that
dnl the internal functions defined and used by the main configure script
-dnl match those expected by the fragments.
+dnl match those expected by the fragments. When changing this version,
+dnl install.texi also needs to be updated.
m4_define([GLIBC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], [2.69])
m4_if(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]), GLIBC_AUTOCONF_VERSION, [],
[m4_fatal(m4_flatten(