* README: Mention GNU m4 1.4 bugs and Akim's patched version.

* README-alpha: Don't tell people not to package this.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ee7e459..ed69419 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-05-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
+       * README: Mention GNU m4 1.4 bugs and Akim's patched version.
+       * README-alpha: Don't tell people not to package this.
+
        * bootstrap: Don't assume $(...) works; use `...` instead.
        Problem reported by Paul Hilfinger.  Also, diagnose non-GNU
        gettext better.

diff --git a/README b/README
index d8b45cc..75dcf6b 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ This directory contains the Bison parser generator.
 See the file INSTALL for generic compilation and installation instructions.
 See the file doc/FAQ for frequently asked questions.
 
-Bison requires GNU m4 1.4 (or later, if a later version of GNU m4
-becomes available).  The following m4 patches are recommended:
+Bison requires GNU m4 1.4 or later.  Vanilla GNU m4 1.4 has some
+serious bugs, so we recommend using m4 1.4 as patched by the standard
+GNU/Linux distributions.  If you're building GNU m4 1.4 from scratch
+we suggest using this version:
 
-http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=92629
-http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=211477
+http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~akim/download/m4-1.4.tar.gz
 
 Older versions of Sun Forte Developer 6 update 2 have a compiler bug
 that cause "make check" to fail with a "Encounter BINCL entry"

diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
index e076d73..296fc3f 100644 (file)
--- a/README-alpha
+++ b/README-alpha
@@ -7,18 +7,12 @@ The documentation still needs more work.  Suggestions welcome.
 Patches even more welcome.
 
 Please send comments and problem reports about this test release to
-bug-bison@gnu.org.  This program will get better only if you report
+<bug-bison@gnu.org>.  This program will get better only if you report
 the problems you encounter.
 
-Please, *do not package this*, *do not distribute it* widely, it is
-not ready for full scale use.  Because it is not fully functional, if
-you distribute this package, we will be buried under bug reports from
-panicked users.  We don't have time to spend on this, and nor do the
-users.
-
 -----
 
-Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GNU Bison.