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http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=m4.git;a=commitdiff;h=c315f0946b60fbeeb51faa7a264baa457970d04c The branch, stackovf has been updated via c315f0946b60fbeeb51faa7a264baa457970d04c (commit) from e0835c041b5ae5b1f0c5da9c7850e57166695f78 (commit) Those revisions listed above that are new to this repository have not appeared on any other notification email; so we list those revisions in full, below. - Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit c315f0946b60fbeeb51faa7a264baa457970d04c Author: Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon Aug 25 11:55:29 2008 -0600 Update recommendation now that libsigsegv 2.6 is released. * NEWS: Recommend libsigsegv 2.6+. * README: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ HACKING | 2 +- NEWS | 5 +++-- README | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 44de879..ecf836d 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2008-08-25 Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + + Update recommendation now that libsigsegv 2.6 is released. + * NEWS: Recommend libsigsegv 2.6+. + * README: Likewise. + 2008-08-03 Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Increase ulimit stack value to be larger than SIGSTKSZ. diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index e127494..085b1ad 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ and is not part of a release distribution. `./configure --without-libsigsegv-prefix'. In order to ensure that the dependency is still viable with the current code base, you should install: - - Libsigsegv 2.5 or later + - Libsigsegv 2.6 or later * Either add the gnulib directory to your PATH, or run GNULIB_TOOL=path/to/gnulib/gnulib-tool ./bootstrap diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index bfda4d4..6558a28 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ Foundation, Inc. systems that lack alternate stack support, such as Cygwin, and on systems that do not obey the POSIX semantics for distinguishing stack overflow from other exceptions, such as Linux, you can optionally - install the libsigsegv library to enhance m4's ability to accurately - report stack overflow: http://www.gnu.org/software/libsigsegv/ + install the libsigsegv library (version 2.6 or newer recommended) to + enhance m4's ability to accurately report stack overflow: + http://www.gnu.org/software/libsigsegv/ ** The `defn' builtin now warns when operating on an undefined macro name. To simulate 1.4.x behavior, use: diff --git a/README b/README index ea5061f..49aaa94 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ can use `./configure --with-libsigsegv-prefix=/path/to/dir', to make the build of `m4' use /path/to/dir/include/sigsegv.h as appropriate. The use of this library is optional; the only difference in having it available is that it increases the number of platforms where `m4' can -correctly distinguish stack overflow from an internal bug. +correctly distinguish stack overflow from an internal bug. It is +recommended that you use version 2.6 or newer. In the subdirectory `examples' you will find various m4 files, ranging from trivial test files to rather advanced macros. If you intend to hooks/post-receive -- GNU M4 source repository
