Re: new snapshot available: autoconf-2.72c

On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, at 11:38 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> We're overdue for a new release, so here's a snapshot in preparation
> for that, which I want to call 2.73 (skipping 2.72).  There has never
> been an autoconf-2.72 release, yet `git describe` now prints 2.72c and
> has been printing strings like v2.72a-92-g8db00aa8 for years.

Just as a note, I thought this version numbering scheme was weird too the first time I encountered it, but the historical practice has been that 2.72a, 2.72b, 2.72c, etc. are beta releases of 2.72.

>   https://meyering.net/ac/autoconf-ss.tar.xz      1.4 MB
>   https://meyering.net/ac/autoconf-ss.tar.xz.sig
>   https://meyering.net/ac/autoconf-2.72c.tar.xz

Are you able to upload this to ftp.gnu.org as an official beta?

> NEWS
> =====================================
...
>       Port to compilers that moan about K&R func decls
>       More fixes for compilers that reject K&R function definitions.

Compatibility with compilers that reject unprototyped function declarations should maybe get a more prominent NEWS entry.

zw