fontforge version problems

[Werner LEMBERG]

I just got those messages during `configure':

  checking /usr/local/bin/fontforge version...
    24da6b333d4e372800cc4470b2d2be37bf51a79

  ...

  ERROR: Please install required programs:
    /usr/local/bin/fontforge >= 20110222
    (installed: 24da6b333d4e372800cc4470b2d2be37bf51a79)

If I say `fontforge --version'  I get this:

  Copyright (c) 2000-2012 by George Williams.
   Executable based on sources from 07:17 CET 17-Jan-2013-ML-TtfDb-D.
   Library based on sources from 07:17 CET 17-Jan-2013.
   Based on source from git with hash:d24da6b333d4e372800cc4470b2d2be37bf51a79
  no xdefs_filename!
  trying default theme:/usr/local/share/fontforge/pixmaps/resources
  fontforge 130117
  libfontforge 130117-ML

However, saying `fontforge --version 2> /dev/null' gives

  fontforge 130117
  libfontforge 130117-ML

So I wonder why we are using `2>&1' in STEPMAKE_GET_VERSION.  IMHO,
this should be replaced with `2>/dev/null'.  In case there is a
program which really needs the stderr output for `--version' (which
program?), this should be handled specially, for example, with a
STEPMAKE_GET_STDERR_VERSION macro.


     Werner