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Changes to m4/NEWS,v


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Changes to m4/NEWS,v
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:02:22 +0000

CVSROOT:        /sources/m4
Module name:    m4
Changes by:     Eric Blake <ericb>      06/12/23 00:02:21

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -b -r1.32 -r1.33
--- NEWS        14 Nov 2006 05:58:01 -0000      1.32
+++ NEWS        23 Dec 2006 00:02:20 -0000      1.33
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@
     efficient mapping directly to a builtin function, rather than through
     textual indirection through further expansions of `builtin'.
 
+*** The `changecom' builtin semantics now match traditional
+    implementations; if the start-comment string resembles a macro name or
+    the start-quote string, comments are effectively disabled.
+
+*** The `changesyntax' builtin has been improved, to make it easier to add
+    and remove characters from a syntax class without having to specify the
+    entire set of characters in that class.
+
 *** New `m' flag to `-d'/`--debug' option or `debugmode' macro traces
     actions related to module loading and unloading, and affects `dumpdef'
     and trace output to show where builtins come from.  New `s' flag shows




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