From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF9411F4B4 for ; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:59:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:57962 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksEyK-0007vd-Gp for normalperson@yhbt.net; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:59:16 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:39054) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksEyE-0007vK-R3; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:59:10 -0500 Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.68]:53254) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksEy6-000875-C7; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:59:06 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A6271600FE; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:58:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id IPxMiH7DgCXs; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:58:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB2F916010E; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:58:57 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.cs.ucla.edu Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id 3orBWlbyZTRk; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:58:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.9] (cpe-23-243-218-95.socal.res.rr.com [23.243.218.95]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CA78F1600FE; Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:58:56 -0800 (PST) To: Zack Weinberg References: <2928710.Y4y4159soz@omega> <3651672.U1Lx4NDzno@omega> From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Subject: Autoconf version number after 2.70 Message-ID: <90a14a7b-197e-8f60-fdb8-efd5b9225553@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:58:56 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <3651672.U1Lx4NDzno@omega> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=131.179.128.68; envelope-from=eggert@cs.ucla.edu; helo=zimbra.cs.ucla.edu X-Spam_score_int: -41 X-Spam_score: -4.2 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: bug-gnulib@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Gnulib discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Autoconf , Gnulib bugs Errors-To: bug-gnulib-bounces+normalperson=yhbt.net@gnu.org Sender: "bug-gnulib" Given the changes being discussed (which seem good ones), I suggest calli= ng=20 the next Autoconf release 2.71 not 2.70.1, as the latter would use a=20 new-to-Autoconf numbering convention that might be more trouble than it's= worth. There was little difference (and only a month) between Autoconf 2.66 and=20 2.67, so there's precedent for putting only a few changes into Autoconf 2= .71=20 and publishing it relatively quickly.