CVSROOT: /sources/m4 Module name: m4 Branch: branch-1_4 Changes by: Eric Blake <ericb> 06/06/30 03:38:49
Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.26 retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.27 diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.26 -r1.1.1.1.2.27 --- NEWS 27 Jun 2006 13:31:43 -0000 1.1.1.1.2.26 +++ NEWS 30 Jun 2006 03:38:48 -0000 1.1.1.1.2.27 @@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ better diagnose version mismatch. Additionally, if the F directive (builtin function) names an unknown builtin that existed in the m4 that froze the file but not in the current m4 (for example, changeword), the - warning is deferred until an attempt is made to actually use the builtin. - This allows downgrading from beta m4-1.4o to m4-1.4.5 without breaking - autoconf. + warning is deferred until an attempt is made to actually use the + builtin. This allows downgrading from beta m4-1.4o to stable m4-1.4.5 + without breaking autoconf. * The format and indir macros are now recognized only with arguments. * The eval macro no longer crashes on x86 architectures when dividing the minimum integer by -1. +* On systems with ecvt and fcvt, format no longer truncates trailing + zeroes on integers printed with %.0f. On systems without these + functions, format is no longer subject to a buffer overflow that + permitted arbitrary code execution. Version 1.4.4b - 17 June 2006, by Eric Blake (CVS version 1.4.4a)
