On 06/07/11 08:52, Paul Eggert wrote: >> No serial number here? > > I still don't get why hand-maintained serial numbers are useful > in m4/*.m4 files (and nowhere else?!). Maybe they were useful > long ago, but their cost outweighs their benefit now, as far as > I can see.
I got this answer when wondering about those serials: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-05/msg00037.html cheers, Pádraig.