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

[Eric Blake]

CVSROOT:        /sources/m4
Module name:    m4
Branch:         branch-1_4
Changes by:     Eric Blake <ericb>      06/09/21 04:13:22

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.63
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.64
diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.63 -r1.1.1.1.2.64
--- NEWS        20 Sep 2006 03:59:42 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.63
+++ NEWS        21 Sep 2006 04:13:21 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.64
@@ -15,13 +15,22 @@
 * When standard input is a seekable file, the m4exit, syscmd, and esyscmd
   macros now restore the current position to the next unread byte rather
   than discarding an arbitrary amount of buffered data.
+* SysV command-line compatibility is no longer a goal of GNU M4; the
+  focus will be instead on POSIX compatibility.  This release continues to
+  support previous usage, but adds warnings in areas which will allow a
+  future version of GNU M4 to use its own extensions without being tied to
+  the SysV command line interface.
 * The no-op compatibility command line options -B, -N, -S, -T, and
   --diversions may be withdrawn or assigned new meanings in future
   releases, so they now issue a warning if used.
+* A new command line option -i replaces the compatibility -e as the
+  short spelling of --interactive, for consistency with other GNU tools; a
+  warning is issued if the old spelling is used, and it may be assigned new
+  meaning in future releases.
 * 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
+  still silently accepted, but no longer documented in --help, and may be
   assigned new meanings in future releases.
 
 Version 1.4.6 - 25 August 2006, by Eric Blake  (CVS version 1.4.5a)