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@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ Changes in version ?.? (????-??-??):
 
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+Changes in version 2.4 (2008-11-02):
+
+* %language is an experimental feature.
+
+  We first introduced this feature in test release 2.3b as a cleaner
+  alternative to %skeleton.  Since then, we have discussed the possibility of
+  modifying its effect on Bison's output file names.  Thus, in this release,
+  we consider %language to be an experimental feature that will likely evolve
+  in future releases.
+
+* Forward compatibility with GNU M4 has been improved.
+
+* Several bugs in the C++ skeleton and the experimental Java skeleton have been
+  fixed.
+
 Changes in version 2.3b (2008-05-27):
 
 * The quotes around NAME that used to be required in the following directive
@@ -53,9 +68,9 @@ Changes in version 2.3b (2008-05-27):
 * %language
 
   This new directive specifies the programming language of the generated
-  parser, which can be C (the default), C++, or Java.  This directive affects
-  the skeleton used and the names of the generated files if the grammar file's
-  name ends in ".y".
+  parser, which can be C (the default), C++, or Java.  Besides the skeleton
+  that Bison uses, the directive affects the names of the generated files if
+  the grammar file's name ends in ".y".
 
 * XML Automaton Report