Re: expose m4_PACKAGE_VERSION,m4_version_compare

[Eric Blake]

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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 10/10/2007 5:48 PM:
> [ http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2007-09/msg00026.html ]
> 
> Hello Eric, all,
> 
> Sorry to chime in even later.

Hello Ralf, and thanks for a review.

> 
> * Eric Blake wrote on Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 02:30:03PM CEST:
>>> 2007-09-13  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
>>>
>>>     Use AC_VERSION, not m4_AUTOCONF_VERSION.
> 
> I would have suggested AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION, because AC_ is really just
> the namespace prefix, and without it, it's not clear what is just being
> versioned.  But maybe just leave it as it is, I dunno.  In retrospect
> this naming divergence has all been rather unfortunate.

I'm not opposed to renaming it AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION; it's a bit longer, but
still fits the bill, and you are right that it makes it more obvious
_what_ is being versioned.  We haven't released yet (either automake or
autoconf), so we still have that option.  Should we go ahead and rename
the autoconf macro now?

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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