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Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4]


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Changes to m4/NEWS,v [branch-1_4]
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:59:43 +0000

CVSROOT:        /sources/m4
Module name:    m4
Branch:         branch-1_4
Changes by:     Eric Blake <ericb>      06/09/20 03:59:42

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.62
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.63
diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.62 -r1.1.1.1.2.63
--- NEWS        14 Sep 2006 14:55:54 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.62
+++ NEWS        20 Sep 2006 03:59:42 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.63
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
   macros now restore the current position to the next unread byte rather
   than discarding an arbitrary amount of buffered data.
 * The no-op compatibility command line options -B, -N, -S, -T, and
-  --diversions may be withdrawn or assigned new meanings in M4 2.0, so
-  they now issue a warning.
+  --diversions may be withdrawn or assigned new meanings in future
+  releases, so they now issue a warning if used.
+* A new command line option --debugfile replaces the options -o and
+  --error-output as the preferred spelling.  The old options were
+  misleading in their names and inconsistent with other GNU tools; they are
+  still silently accepted, but no longer documented in --help, and may
+  assigned new meanings in future releases.
 
 Version 1.4.6 - 25 August 2006, by Eric Blake  (CVS version 1.4.5a)
 




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