CVSROOT: /sources/m4 Module name: m4 Changes by: Eric Blake <ericb> 06/09/20 04:04:29
Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.16 retrieving revision 1.17 diff -u -b -r1.16 -r1.17 --- NEWS 19 Sep 2006 13:16:08 -0000 1.16 +++ NEWS 20 Sep 2006 04:04:29 -0000 1.17 @@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ representation and to catch any more missing state; once 2.0 is released, any further changes would introduce format 3. -* New `--debugfile' option is a synonym for the misnamed `--error-output', - using the old spelling will print a warning and may break in future - versions. +* The `-o' and `--error-output' options, which were replaced by + `--debugfile' in M4 1.4.7, now issue a deprecation warning. This warning + interferes with all versions of Autoconf prior to 2.61, so plan on + installing an updated Autoconf when installing M4 2.0. * The `dumpdef' macro now always outputs to standard error, rather than - the debug file specified by the `-o'/`--debugfile' option or - `debugfile' macro. + the debug file specified by the `--debugfile' option or `debugfile' + macro. * The builtins `modules' and `symbols', introduced in previous betas, have been renamed `m4modules' and `m4symbols', in order to minimize
