www/server whatsnew.txt

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       10/01/02 17:39:18

Modified files:
        server         : whatsnew.txt 

Log message:
        mention the need to update to current automake

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/whatsnew.txt?cvsroot=www&r1=1.144&r2=1.145

Patches:
Index: whatsnew.txt
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/server/whatsnew.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.144
retrieving revision 1.145
diff -u -b -r1.144 -r1.145
--- whatsnew.txt        1 Jan 2010 03:19:48 -0000       1.144
+++ whatsnew.txt        2 Jan 2010 17:39:10 -0000       1.145
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+* 2 January 2010
+
+All packages using <a href="/software/automake/">GNU Automake</a> to
+produce distribution tarballs with <tt>make&nbsp;dist</tt> should update
+to the 1.11.1 or 1.10.3 release, or otherwise work around <a
+href="http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.autotools.announce/131";>the
+problem</a>.
+
 * 31 December 2009
 
 The FSF is hosting a GNU Hackers' Meeting for GNU maintainers and
@@ -11,8 +19,8 @@
 FSF president Richard Stallman explains the unintended interactions
 between the Swedish Pirate Party's platform and free software -- and
 proposes a solution -- in his new article, <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/pirate-party.html";>"How the
-Swedish Pirate Party Platform Backfires on Free Software"</a>.
+href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/pirate-party.html";>How the
+Swedish Pirate Party Platform Backfires on Free Software</a>.
 
 * 27 May 2009