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Date:      Tue, 23 Dec 1997 12:01:20 -0500 (EST)
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@hwcn.org>
To:        Donn Miller <dmm125@bellatlantic.net>
Cc:        bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: m4 macros in /usr/bin out of date?
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.971223120018.19403A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.971223014713.2587A-100000@myname.my.domain>

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On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Donn Miller wrote:

> I believe the m4 macro package in freebsd 2.2.5 is out of date.  When I
> rebuild my system with make world, and then use autoconf, I get a message
> saying that a later version is required.  So then I grab the newest
> release of m4 from ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/gnu, compile this, install,  and
> then everything works OK. I just wanted the developers to know in case
> this component needs updating.

Autoconf requires specifically the gnu m4.  If you use the
autoconf port, the dependencies should all work themselves out. 


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