CVSROOT: /sources/m4 Module name: m4 Changes by: Eric Blake <ericb> 06/09/21 13:05:26
Index: README =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/README,v retrieving revision 1.11 retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -b -r1.11 -r1.12 --- README 22 Aug 2006 16:16:47 -0000 1.11 +++ README 21 Sep 2006 13:05:26 -0000 1.12 @@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Likewise, if you intend on hacking GNU `m4' from CVS, the bootstrap process requires that you first install a released copy of GNU `m4'. +If you are just trying to build `m4' from a released tarball, you +should not normally need to run `./bootstrap' or `autoreconf'; just go +ahead and start with `./configure'. If you are trying to build `m4' +from CVS, more information can be found in the CVS-only file HACKING. + In the subdirectories `tests' and `examples' you will find various m4 files, ranging from trivial test files to rather advanced macros. If you intend to use m4 seriously, you might find useful material down @@ -47,7 +52,9 @@ variety of systems. While this is very nice for making usable binaries, it can be a pain when trying to debug a program. For that reason, compilation of shared libraries can be turned off by -specifying the `--disable-shared' option to `configure'. +specifying the `--disable-shared' option to `configure'. However, +without shared libraries, modules that are not preloaded will not be +available for use. Send bug reports, comments or ideas to [EMAIL PROTECTED]'. A bug report is an adequate description of the problem: your input, what you @@ -69,12 +76,6 @@ The testsuite understands --help to tell you more about the current set of tests. -If you wish to run bootstrap, the released versions of -automake and libtool are missing some functionality we need. You -will need a CVS build of libtool head (1.5.x does not have enough -functionality), autoconf 2.60 or later, automake 1.9b or later, -gettext 0.15 or later, and a CVS checkout of gnulib. - ======================================================================== Copyright (C) 2000, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
