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

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

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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"

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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.
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Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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