* README: Mention GNU m4 1.4 bugs and Akim's patched version.

* README-alpha: Don't tell people not to package this.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ee7e45935deaeeefad774362e19efc44f94735e0..ed694198a9b5d3cbec9cad0e05ed34535127731c 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-05-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 2004-05-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 

+       * README: Mention GNU m4 1.4 bugs and Akim's patched version.
+       * README-alpha: Don't tell people not to package this.
+

        * bootstrap: Don't assume $(...) works; use `...` instead.
        Problem reported by Paul Hilfinger.  Also, diagnose non-GNU
        gettext better.
        * bootstrap: Don't assume $(...) works; use `...` instead.
        Problem reported by Paul Hilfinger.  Also, diagnose non-GNU
        gettext better.

diff --git a/README b/README
index d8b45ccf045d032291a6a469142c719de0ed8cd3..75dcf6b543629c210bd4c239fec256b1518c86be 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ This directory contains the Bison parser generator.
 See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions.
 See the file doc/FAQ for frequently asked questions.
 
 See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions.
 See the file doc/FAQ for frequently asked questions.
 

-Bison requires GNU m4 1.4 (or later, if a later version of GNU m4
-becomes available).  The following m4 patches are recommended:
+Bison requires GNU m4 1.4 or later.  Vanilla GNU m4 1.4 has some
+serious bugs, so we recommend using m4 1.4 as patched by the standard
+GNU/Linux distributions.  If you're building GNU m4 1.4 from scratch
+we suggest using this version:

 
 

-http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=92629
-http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=211477
+http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~akim/download/m4-1.4.tar.gz

 
 Older versions of Sun Forte Developer 6 update 2 have a compiler bug
 that cause "make check" to fail with a "Encounter BINCL entry"
 
 Older versions of Sun Forte Developer 6 update 2 have a compiler bug
 that cause "make check" to fail with a "Encounter BINCL entry"

diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
index e076d73b84b415d22a80b012ebe4c0c53285f78b..296fc3f814c7a8a022802347dc2196adf46200ab 100644 (file)
--- a/README-alpha
+++ b/README-alpha
@@ -7,18 +7,12 @@ The documentation still needs more work.  Suggestions welcome.
 Patches even more welcome.
 
 Please send comments and problem reports about this test release to
 Patches even more welcome.
 
 Please send comments and problem reports about this test release to

-bug-bison@gnu.org.  This program will get better only if you report
+<bug-bison@gnu.org>.  This program will get better only if you report

 the problems you encounter.
 
 the problems you encounter.
 

-Please, *do not package this*, *do not distribute it* widely, it is
-not ready for full scale use.  Because it is not fully functional, if
-you distribute this package, we will be buried under bug reports from
-panicked users.  We don't have time to spend on this, and nor do the
-users.
-

 -----
 
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-Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 
 This file is part of GNU Bison.
 
 
 This file is part of GNU Bison.