Re: m4_version_compare and new version numbering

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Jim,

* Jim Meyering wrote on Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 06:06:12PM CET:
> 
> I've done as proposed to coreutils.
> Anyone object to doing it to automake?

Yes.  Please don't do it to Automake.  Did you mean Autoconf?
Then consider me as not having an opinion.  ;-)

Cheers,
Ralf

> 2007-11-03  Jim Meyering  <address@hidden>
> 
>       Change the first '-' to '.' in the snapshot version string,
>       e.g., 6.9-377-08144 -> 6.9.377-08144
>       * build-aux/git-version-gen: ... and add comments.