15 files changed, 592 insertions, 221 deletions

diff --git a/build-aux/announce-gen b/build-aux/announce-gen
index 850619a..f9e2012 100755
--- a/build-aux/announce-gen
+++ b/build-aux/announce-gen
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Generate a release announcement message.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 eval 'exec perl -wSx "$0" "$@"'
      if 0;
 
-my $VERSION = '2023-02-26 17:15'; # UTC
+my $VERSION = '2023-12-29 18:26'; # UTC
 # The definition above must lie within the first 8 lines in order
 # for the Emacs time-stamp write hook (at end) to update it.
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ EOF
   my $v0 = $prev_version;
   my $v1 = $curr_version;
 
-  (my $first_name = `git config --global user.name|cut -d' ' -f1`)
+  (my $first_name = `git config user.name|cut -d' ' -f1`)
     =~ m{\S} or die "no name? set user.name in ~/.gitconfig\n";
 
   chomp (my $n_ci = `git rev-list "v$v0..v$v1" | wc -l`);
@@ -570,10 +570,10 @@ $first_name [on behalf of the $package_name maintainers]
 ==================================================================
 
 Here is the GNU $package_name home page:
-    http://gnu.org/s/$package_name/
+    https://gnu.org/s/$package_name/
 
 For a summary of changes and contributors, see:
-  http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=$package_name.git;a=shortlog;h=v$v1
+  https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=$package_name.git;a=shortlog;h=v$v1
 or run this command from a git-cloned $package_name directory:
   git shortlog v$v0..v$v1
 
diff --git a/build-aux/build_info.pl b/build-aux/build_info.pl
index 60e98c9..9f9b330 100755
--- a/build-aux/build_info.pl
+++ b/build-aux/build_info.pl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Generate build_info.c.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2011, 2018-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2011, 2018-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/build-aux/config.guess b/build-aux/config.guess
index e81d3ae..cdfc439 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.guess
+++ b/build-aux/config.guess
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Attempt to guess a canonical system name.
-#   Copyright 1992-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 1992-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2006,SC2268 # see below for rationale
 
-timestamp='2021-06-03'
+timestamp='2023-08-22'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ me=`echo "$0" | sed -e 's,.*/,,'`
 usage="\
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]
 
-Output the configuration name of the system \`$me' is run on.
+Output the configuration name of the system '$me' is run on.
 
 Options:
   -h, --help         print this help, then exit
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ version="\
 GNU config.guess ($timestamp)
 
 Originally written by Per Bothner.
-Copyright 1992-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1992-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
 
 help="
-Try \`$me --help' for more information."
+Try '$me --help' for more information."
 
 # Parse command line
 while test $# -gt 0 ; do
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ GUESS=
 # temporary files to be created and, as you can see below, it is a
 # headache to deal with in a portable fashion.
 
-# Historically, `CC_FOR_BUILD' used to be named `HOST_CC'. We still
-# use `HOST_CC' if defined, but it is deprecated.
+# Historically, 'CC_FOR_BUILD' used to be named 'HOST_CC'. We still
+# use 'HOST_CC' if defined, but it is deprecated.
 
 # Portable tmp directory creation inspired by the Autoconf team.
 
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ Linux|GNU|GNU/*)
 
 	set_cc_for_build
 	cat <<-EOF > "$dummy.c"
+	#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+	LIBC=android
+	#else
 	#include <features.h>
 	#if defined(__UCLIBC__)
 	LIBC=uclibc
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ Linux|GNU|GNU/*)
 	LIBC=musl
 	#endif
 	#endif
+	#endif
 	EOF
 	cc_set_libc=`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^LIBC' | sed 's, ,,g'`
 	eval "$cc_set_libc"
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ case $UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION in
 	# This test works for both compilers.
 	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
 	    if (echo '#ifdef __amd64'; echo IS_64BIT_ARCH; echo '#endif') | \
-		(CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
+		(CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -m64 -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
 		grep IS_64BIT_ARCH >/dev/null
 	    then
 		SUN_ARCH=x86_64
@@ -459,7 +463,7 @@ case $UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION in
 		UNAME_RELEASE=`uname -v`
 		;;
 	esac
-	# Japanese Language versions have a version number like `4.1.3-JL'.
+	# Japanese Language versions have a version number like '4.1.3-JL'.
 	SUN_REL=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/-/_/'`
 	GUESS=sparc-sun-sunos$SUN_REL
 	;;
@@ -904,7 +908,7 @@ EOF
 	fi
 	;;
     *:FreeBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`/usr/bin/uname -p`
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`uname -p`
 	case $UNAME_PROCESSOR in
 	    amd64)
 		UNAME_PROCESSOR=x86_64 ;;
@@ -929,6 +933,9 @@ EOF
     i*:PW*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-pw32
 	;;
+    *:SerenityOS:*:*)
+        GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-serenity
+        ;;
     *:Interix*:*)
 	case $UNAME_MACHINE in
 	    x86)
@@ -963,11 +970,37 @@ EOF
 	GNU_REL=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[-(].*//'`
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-$GNU_SYS$GNU_REL-$LIBC
 	;;
+    x86_64:[Mm]anagarm:*:*|i?86:[Mm]anagarm:*:*)
+	GUESS="$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-managarm-mlibc"
+	;;
+    *:[Mm]anagarm:*:*)
+	GUESS="$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-managarm-mlibc"
+	;;
     *:Minix:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-minix
 	;;
     aarch64:Linux:*:*)
-	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
+	set_cc_for_build
+	CPU=$UNAME_MACHINE
+	LIBCABI=$LIBC
+	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
+	    ABI=64
+	    sed 's/^	    //' << EOF > "$dummy.c"
+	    #ifdef __ARM_EABI__
+	    #ifdef __ARM_PCS_VFP
+	    ABI=eabihf
+	    #else
+	    ABI=eabi
+	    #endif
+	    #endif
+EOF
+	    cc_set_abi=`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^ABI' | sed 's, ,,g'`
+	    eval "$cc_set_abi"
+	    case $ABI in
+		eabi | eabihf) CPU=armv8l; LIBCABI=$LIBC$ABI ;;
+	    esac
+	fi
+	GUESS=$CPU-unknown-linux-$LIBCABI
 	;;
     aarch64_be:Linux:*:*)
 	UNAME_MACHINE=aarch64_be
@@ -1033,7 +1066,16 @@ EOF
     k1om:Linux:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
 	;;
-    loongarch32:Linux:*:* | loongarch64:Linux:*:* | loongarchx32:Linux:*:*)
+    kvx:Linux:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
+	;;
+    kvx:cos:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-cos
+	;;
+    kvx:mbr:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-mbr
+	;;
+    loongarch32:Linux:*:* | loongarch64:Linux:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
 	;;
     m32r*:Linux:*:*)
@@ -1148,16 +1190,27 @@ EOF
 	;;
     x86_64:Linux:*:*)
 	set_cc_for_build
+	CPU=$UNAME_MACHINE
 	LIBCABI=$LIBC
 	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
-	    if (echo '#ifdef __ILP32__'; echo IS_X32; echo '#endif') | \
-		(CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
-		grep IS_X32 >/dev/null
-	    then
-		LIBCABI=${LIBC}x32
-	    fi
+	    ABI=64
+	    sed 's/^	    //' << EOF > "$dummy.c"
+	    #ifdef __i386__
+	    ABI=x86
+	    #else
+	    #ifdef __ILP32__
+	    ABI=x32
+	    #endif
+	    #endif
+EOF
+	    cc_set_abi=`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^ABI' | sed 's, ,,g'`
+	    eval "$cc_set_abi"
+	    case $ABI in
+		x86) CPU=i686 ;;
+		x32) LIBCABI=${LIBC}x32 ;;
+	    esac
 	fi
-	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-linux-$LIBCABI
+	GUESS=$CPU-pc-linux-$LIBCABI
 	;;
     xtensa*:Linux:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
@@ -1177,7 +1230,7 @@ EOF
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-sysv4.2uw$UNAME_VERSION
 	;;
     i*86:OS/2:*:*)
-	# If we were able to find `uname', then EMX Unix compatibility
+	# If we were able to find 'uname', then EMX Unix compatibility
 	# is probably installed.
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-os2-emx
 	;;
@@ -1318,7 +1371,7 @@ EOF
 		GUESS=ns32k-sni-sysv
 	fi
 	;;
-    PENTIUM:*:4.0*:*)	# Unisys `ClearPath HMP IX 4000' SVR4/MP effort
+    PENTIUM:*:4.0*:*)	# Unisys 'ClearPath HMP IX 4000' SVR4/MP effort
 			# says <Richard.M.Bartel@ccMail.Census.GOV>
 	GUESS=i586-unisys-sysv4
 	;;
@@ -1364,8 +1417,11 @@ EOF
     BePC:Haiku:*:*)	# Haiku running on Intel PC compatible.
 	GUESS=i586-pc-haiku
 	;;
-    x86_64:Haiku:*:*)
-	GUESS=x86_64-unknown-haiku
+    ppc:Haiku:*:*)	# Haiku running on Apple PowerPC
+	GUESS=powerpc-apple-haiku
+	;;
+    *:Haiku:*:*)	# Haiku modern gcc (not bound by BeOS compat)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-haiku
 	;;
     SX-4:SUPER-UX:*:*)
 	GUESS=sx4-nec-superux$UNAME_RELEASE
@@ -1522,6 +1578,9 @@ EOF
     i*86:rdos:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-rdos
 	;;
+    i*86:Fiwix:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-fiwix
+	;;
     *:AROS:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-aros
 	;;
diff --git a/build-aux/config.rpath b/build-aux/config.rpath
index 1e1ab67..1e2595f 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.rpath
+++ b/build-aux/config.rpath
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Output a system dependent set of variables, describing how to set the
 # run time search path of shared libraries in an executable.
 #
-#   Copyright 1996-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 1996-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #   Taken from GNU libtool, 2001
 #   Originally by Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 1996
 #
diff --git a/build-aux/config.sub b/build-aux/config.sub
index d74fb6d..defe52c 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.sub
+++ b/build-aux/config.sub
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Configuration validation subroutine script.
-#   Copyright 1992-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 1992-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2006,SC2268 # see below for rationale
 
-timestamp='2021-08-14'
+timestamp='2023-09-19'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ Report bugs and patches to <config-patches@gnu.org>."
 version="\
 GNU config.sub ($timestamp)
 
-Copyright 1992-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1992-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
 
 help="
-Try \`$me --help' for more information."
+Try '$me --help' for more information."
 
 # Parse command line
 while test $# -gt 0 ; do
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ IFS=$saved_IFS
 # Separate into logical components for further validation
 case $1 in
 	*-*-*-*-*)
-		echo Invalid configuration \`"$1"\': more than four components >&2
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': more than four components" >&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 	*-*-*-*)
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ case $1 in
 			nto-qnx* | linux-* | uclinux-uclibc* \
 			| uclinux-gnu* | kfreebsd*-gnu* | knetbsd*-gnu* | netbsd*-gnu* \
 			| netbsd*-eabi* | kopensolaris*-gnu* | cloudabi*-eabi* \
-			| storm-chaos* | os2-emx* | rtmk-nova*)
+			| storm-chaos* | os2-emx* | rtmk-nova* | managarm-* \
+			| windows-* )
 				basic_machine=$field1
 				basic_os=$maybe_os
 				;;
@@ -943,7 +944,7 @@ $basic_machine
 EOF
 		IFS=$saved_IFS
 		;;
-	# We use `pc' rather than `unknown'
+	# We use 'pc' rather than 'unknown'
 	# because (1) that's what they normally are, and
 	# (2) the word "unknown" tends to confuse beginning users.
 	i*86 | x86_64)
@@ -1020,6 +1021,11 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 		;;
 
 	# Here we normalize CPU types with a missing or matching vendor
+	armh-unknown | armh-alt)
+		cpu=armv7l
+		vendor=alt
+		basic_os=${basic_os:-linux-gnueabihf}
+		;;
 	dpx20-unknown | dpx20-bull)
 		cpu=rs6000
 		vendor=bull
@@ -1070,7 +1076,7 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 	pentium-* | p5-* | k5-* | k6-* | nexgen-* | viac3-*)
 		cpu=i586
 		;;
-	pentiumpro-* | p6-* | 6x86-* | athlon-* | athalon_*-*)
+	pentiumpro-* | p6-* | 6x86-* | athlon-* | athlon_*-*)
 		cpu=i686
 		;;
 	pentiumii-* | pentium2-* | pentiumiii-* | pentium3-*)
@@ -1121,7 +1127,7 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 	xscale-* | xscalee[bl]-*)
 		cpu=`echo "$cpu" | sed 's/^xscale/arm/'`
 		;;
-	arm64-*)
+	arm64-* | aarch64le-*)
 		cpu=aarch64
 		;;
 
@@ -1175,7 +1181,7 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 		case $cpu in
 			1750a | 580 \
 			| a29k \
-			| aarch64 | aarch64_be \
+			| aarch64 | aarch64_be | aarch64c | arm64ec \
 			| abacus \
 			| alpha | alphaev[4-8] | alphaev56 | alphaev6[78] \
 			| alpha64 | alpha64ev[4-8] | alpha64ev56 | alpha64ev6[78] \
@@ -1194,45 +1200,23 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 			| d10v | d30v | dlx | dsp16xx \
 			| e2k | elxsi | epiphany \
 			| f30[01] | f700 | fido | fr30 | frv | ft32 | fx80 \
+			| javascript \
 			| h8300 | h8500 \
 			| hppa | hppa1.[01] | hppa2.0 | hppa2.0[nw] | hppa64 \
 			| hexagon \
 			| i370 | i*86 | i860 | i960 | ia16 | ia64 \
 			| ip2k | iq2000 \
 			| k1om \
+			| kvx \
 			| le32 | le64 \
 			| lm32 \
-			| loongarch32 | loongarch64 | loongarchx32 \
+			| loongarch32 | loongarch64 \
 			| m32c | m32r | m32rle \
 			| m5200 | m68000 | m680[012346]0 | m68360 | m683?2 | m68k \
 			| m6811 | m68hc11 | m6812 | m68hc12 | m68hcs12x \
 			| m88110 | m88k | maxq | mb | mcore | mep | metag \
 			| microblaze | microblazeel \
-			| mips | mipsbe | mipseb | mipsel | mipsle \
-			| mips16 \
-			| mips64 | mips64eb | mips64el \
-			| mips64octeon | mips64octeonel \
-			| mips64orion | mips64orionel \
-			| mips64r5900 | mips64r5900el \
-			| mips64vr | mips64vrel \
-			| mips64vr4100 | mips64vr4100el \
-			| mips64vr4300 | mips64vr4300el \
-			| mips64vr5000 | mips64vr5000el \
-			| mips64vr5900 | mips64vr5900el \
-			| mipsisa32 | mipsisa32el \
-			| mipsisa32r2 | mipsisa32r2el \
-			| mipsisa32r3 | mipsisa32r3el \
-			| mipsisa32r5 | mipsisa32r5el \
-			| mipsisa32r6 | mipsisa32r6el \
-			| mipsisa64 | mipsisa64el \
-			| mipsisa64r2 | mipsisa64r2el \
-			| mipsisa64r3 | mipsisa64r3el \
-			| mipsisa64r5 | mipsisa64r5el \
-			| mipsisa64r6 | mipsisa64r6el \
-			| mipsisa64sb1 | mipsisa64sb1el \
-			| mipsisa64sr71k | mipsisa64sr71kel \
-			| mipsr5900 | mipsr5900el \
-			| mipstx39 | mipstx39el \
+			| mips* \
 			| mmix \
 			| mn10200 | mn10300 \
 			| moxie \
@@ -1280,7 +1264,7 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 				;;
 
 			*)
-				echo Invalid configuration \`"$1"\': machine \`"$cpu-$vendor"\' not recognized 1>&2
+				echo "Invalid configuration '$1': machine '$cpu-$vendor' not recognized" 1>&2
 				exit 1
 				;;
 		esac
@@ -1301,11 +1285,12 @@ esac
 
 # Decode manufacturer-specific aliases for certain operating systems.
 
-if test x$basic_os != x
+if test x"$basic_os" != x
 then
 
-# First recognize some ad-hoc caes, or perhaps split kernel-os, or else just
+# First recognize some ad-hoc cases, or perhaps split kernel-os, or else just
 # set os.
+obj=
 case $basic_os in
 	gnu/linux*)
 		kernel=linux
@@ -1336,6 +1321,10 @@ EOF
 		kernel=linux
 		os=`echo "$basic_os" | sed -e 's|linux|gnu|'`
 		;;
+	managarm*)
+		kernel=managarm
+		os=`echo "$basic_os" | sed -e 's|managarm|mlibc|'`
+		;;
 	*)
 		kernel=
 		os=$basic_os
@@ -1501,10 +1490,16 @@ case $os in
 			os=eabi
 			;;
 		    *)
-			os=elf
+			os=
+			obj=elf
 			;;
 		esac
 		;;
+	aout* | coff* | elf* | pe*)
+		# These are machine code file formats, not OSes
+		obj=$os
+		os=
+		;;
 	*)
 		# No normalization, but not necessarily accepted, that comes below.
 		;;
@@ -1523,12 +1518,15 @@ else
 # system, and we'll never get to this point.
 
 kernel=
+obj=
 case $cpu-$vendor in
 	score-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	spu-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	*-acorn)
 		os=riscix1.2
@@ -1538,28 +1536,35 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 		os=gnu
 		;;
 	arm*-semi)
-		os=aout
+		os=
+		obj=aout
 		;;
 	c4x-* | tic4x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	c8051-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	clipper-intergraph)
 		os=clix
 		;;
 	hexagon-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	tic54x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	tic55x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	tic6x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	# This must come before the *-dec entry.
 	pdp10-*)
@@ -1581,19 +1586,24 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 		os=sunos3
 		;;
 	m68*-cisco)
-		os=aout
+		os=
+		obj=aout
 		;;
 	mep-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	mips*-cisco)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	mips*-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	or32-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	*-tti)	# must be before sparc entry or we get the wrong os.
 		os=sysv3
@@ -1602,7 +1612,8 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 		os=sunos4.1.1
 		;;
 	pru-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	*-be)
 		os=beos
@@ -1683,10 +1694,12 @@ case $cpu-$vendor in
 		os=uxpv
 		;;
 	*-rom68k)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	*-*bug)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	*-apple)
 		os=macos
@@ -1704,7 +1717,8 @@ esac
 
 fi
 
-# Now, validate our (potentially fixed-up) OS.
+# Now, validate our (potentially fixed-up) individual pieces (OS, OBJ).
+
 case $os in
 	# Sometimes we do "kernel-libc", so those need to count as OSes.
 	musl* | newlib* | relibc* | uclibc*)
@@ -1715,6 +1729,9 @@ case $os in
 	# VxWorks passes extra cpu info in the 4th filed.
 	simlinux | simwindows | spe)
 		;;
+	# See `case $cpu-$os` validation below
+	ghcjs)
+		;;
 	# Now accept the basic system types.
 	# The portable systems comes first.
 	# Each alternative MUST end in a * to match a version number.
@@ -1723,7 +1740,7 @@ case $os in
 	     | hpux* | unos* | osf* | luna* | dgux* | auroraux* | solaris* \
 	     | sym* |  plan9* | psp* | sim* | xray* | os68k* | v88r* \
 	     | hiux* | abug | nacl* | netware* | windows* \
-	     | os9* | macos* | osx* | ios* \
+	     | os9* | macos* | osx* | ios* | tvos* | watchos* \
 	     | mpw* | magic* | mmixware* | mon960* | lnews* \
 	     | amigaos* | amigados* | msdos* | newsos* | unicos* | aof* \
 	     | aos* | aros* | cloudabi* | sortix* | twizzler* \
@@ -1732,11 +1749,11 @@ case $os in
 	     | mirbsd* | netbsd* | dicos* | openedition* | ose* \
 	     | bitrig* | openbsd* | secbsd* | solidbsd* | libertybsd* | os108* \
 	     | ekkobsd* | freebsd* | riscix* | lynxos* | os400* \
-	     | bosx* | nextstep* | cxux* | aout* | elf* | oabi* \
-	     | ptx* | coff* | ecoff* | winnt* | domain* | vsta* \
+	     | bosx* | nextstep* | cxux* | oabi* \
+	     | ptx* | ecoff* | winnt* | domain* | vsta* \
 	     | udi* | lites* | ieee* | go32* | aux* | hcos* \
 	     | chorusrdb* | cegcc* | glidix* | serenity* \
-	     | cygwin* | msys* | pe* | moss* | proelf* | rtems* \
+	     | cygwin* | msys* | moss* | proelf* | rtems* \
 	     | midipix* | mingw32* | mingw64* | mint* \
 	     | uxpv* | beos* | mpeix* | udk* | moxiebox* \
 	     | interix* | uwin* | mks* | rhapsody* | darwin* \
@@ -1748,7 +1765,8 @@ case $os in
 	     | skyos* | haiku* | rdos* | toppers* | drops* | es* \
 	     | onefs* | tirtos* | phoenix* | fuchsia* | redox* | bme* \
 	     | midnightbsd* | amdhsa* | unleashed* | emscripten* | wasi* \
-	     | nsk* | powerunix* | genode* | zvmoe* | qnx* | emx* | zephyr*)
+	     | nsk* | powerunix* | genode* | zvmoe* | qnx* | emx* | zephyr* \
+	     | fiwix* | mlibc* | cos* | mbr* )
 		;;
 	# This one is extra strict with allowed versions
 	sco3.2v2 | sco3.2v[4-9]* | sco5v6*)
@@ -1756,41 +1774,99 @@ case $os in
 		;;
 	none)
 		;;
+	kernel* | msvc* )
+		# Restricted further below
+		;;
+	'')
+		if test x"$obj" = x
+		then
+			echo "Invalid configuration '$1': Blank OS only allowed with explicit machine code file format" 1>&2
+		fi
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': OS '$os' not recognized" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
+case $obj in
+	aout* | coff* | elf* | pe*)
+		;;
+	'')
+		# empty is fine
+		;;
 	*)
-		echo Invalid configuration \`"$1"\': OS \`"$os"\' not recognized 1>&2
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': Machine code format '$obj' not recognized" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
+# Here we handle the constraint that a (synthetic) cpu and os are
+# valid only in combination with each other and nowhere else.
+case $cpu-$os in
+	# The "javascript-unknown-ghcjs" triple is used by GHC; we
+	# accept it here in order to tolerate that, but reject any
+	# variations.
+	javascript-ghcjs)
+		;;
+	javascript-* | *-ghcjs)
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': cpu '$cpu' is not valid with os '$os$obj'" 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac
 
 # As a final step for OS-related things, validate the OS-kernel combination
 # (given a valid OS), if there is a kernel.
-case $kernel-$os in
-	linux-gnu* | linux-dietlibc* | linux-android* | linux-newlib* \
-		   | linux-musl* | linux-relibc* | linux-uclibc* )
+case $kernel-$os-$obj in
+	linux-gnu*- | linux-dietlibc*- | linux-android*- | linux-newlib*- \
+		   | linux-musl*- | linux-relibc*- | linux-uclibc*- | linux-mlibc*- )
+		;;
+	uclinux-uclibc*- )
+		;;
+	managarm-mlibc*- | managarm-kernel*- )
 		;;
-	uclinux-uclibc* )
+	windows*-msvc*-)
 		;;
-	-dietlibc* | -newlib* | -musl* | -relibc* | -uclibc* )
+	-dietlibc*- | -newlib*- | -musl*- | -relibc*- | -uclibc*- | -mlibc*- )
 		# These are just libc implementations, not actual OSes, and thus
 		# require a kernel.
-		echo "Invalid configuration \`$1': libc \`$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': libc '$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
-	kfreebsd*-gnu* | kopensolaris*-gnu*)
+	-kernel*- )
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': '$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
+		exit 1
 		;;
-	vxworks-simlinux | vxworks-simwindows | vxworks-spe)
+	*-kernel*- )
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': '$kernel' does not support '$os'." 1>&2
+		exit 1
 		;;
-	nto-qnx*)
+	*-msvc*- )
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': '$os' needs 'windows'." 1>&2
+		exit 1
 		;;
-	os2-emx)
+	kfreebsd*-gnu*- | kopensolaris*-gnu*-)
+		;;
+	vxworks-simlinux- | vxworks-simwindows- | vxworks-spe-)
+		;;
+	nto-qnx*-)
+		;;
+	os2-emx-)
 		;;
-	*-eabi* | *-gnueabi*)
+	*-eabi*- | *-gnueabi*-)
 		;;
-	-*)
+	none--*)
+		# None (no kernel, i.e. freestanding / bare metal),
+		# can be paired with an machine code file format
+		;;
+	-*-)
 		# Blank kernel with real OS is always fine.
 		;;
-	*-*)
-		echo "Invalid configuration \`$1': Kernel \`$kernel' not known to work with OS \`$os'." 1>&2
+	--*)
+		# Blank kernel and OS with real machine code file format is always fine.
+		;;
+	*-*-*)
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': Kernel '$kernel' not known to work with OS '$os'." 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac
@@ -1873,7 +1949,7 @@ case $vendor in
 		;;
 esac
 
-echo "$cpu-$vendor-${kernel:+$kernel-}$os"
+echo "$cpu-$vendor${kernel:+-$kernel}${os:+-$os}${obj:+-$obj}"
 exit
 
 # Local variables:
diff --git a/build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag b/build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6876fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# In a git/autoconf/automake-enabled project with a NEWS file and a version-
+# controlled .prev-version file, automate the procedure by which we record
+# the date, release-type and version string in the NEWS file.  That commit
+# will serve to identify the release, so apply a signed tag to it as well.
+VERSION=2018-03-07.03 # UTC
+
+# Note: this is a bash script (could be zsh or dash)
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Written by Jim Meyering
+
+ME=$(basename "$0")
+warn() { printf '%s: %s\n' "$ME" "$*" >&2; }
+die() { warn "$*"; exit 1; }
+
+help()
+{
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $ME [OPTION...] VERSION RELEASE_TYPE
+
+Run this script from top_srcdir to perform the final pre-release NEWS
+update in which the date, release-type and version string are
+recorded.  Commit that result with a log entry marking the release,
+and apply a signed tag.  Run it from your project's top-level
+directory.
+
+Requirements:
+- you use git for version-control
+- a version-controlled .prev-version file
+- a NEWS file, with line 3 identical to this:
+$noteworthy_stub
+
+Options:
+  --branch=BRANCH     set release branch (default: $branch)
+  -C, --builddir=DIR  location of (configured) Makefile (default: $builddir)
+  --help              print this help, then exit
+  --version           print version number, then exit
+
+EXAMPLE:
+To update NEWS and tag the beta 8.1 release of coreutils, I would run this:
+
+  $ME 8.1 beta
+
+Report bugs and patches to <bug-gnulib@gnu.org>.
+EOF
+  exit
+}
+
+version()
+{
+  year=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/[^0-9].*//')
+  cat <<EOF
+$ME $VERSION
+Copyright (C) $year Free Software Foundation, Inc,
+License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
+This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+EOF
+  exit
+}
+
+## ------ ##
+## Main.  ##
+## ------ ##
+
+# Constants.
+noteworthy='* Noteworthy changes in release'
+noteworthy_stub="$noteworthy ?.? (????-??-??) [?]"
+
+# Variables.
+branch=$(git branch | sed -ne '/^\* /{s///;p;q;}')
+builddir=.
+
+while test $# != 0
+do
+  # Handle --option=value by splitting apart and putting back on argv.
+  case $1 in
+    --*=*)
+      opt=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's/=.*//')
+      val=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's/[^=]*=//')
+      shift
+      set dummy "$opt" "$val" "$@"; shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  case $1 in
+    --help|--version) ${1#--};;
+    --branch) shift; branch=$1; shift ;;
+    -C|--builddir) shift; builddir=$1; shift ;;
+    --*) die "unrecognized option: $1";;
+    *) break;;
+  esac
+done
+
+test $# = 2 \
+  || die "Usage: $ME [OPTION...] VERSION TYPE"
+
+ver=$1
+type=$2
+
+
+## ---------------------- ##
+## First, sanity checks.  ##
+## ---------------------- ##
+
+# Verify that $ver looks like a version number, and...
+echo "$ver"|grep -E '^[0-9][0-9.]*[0-9]$' > /dev/null \
+  || die "invalid version: $ver"
+prev_ver=$(cat .prev-version) \
+  || die 'failed to determine previous version number from .prev-version'
+
+# Verify that $ver is sensible (> .prev-version).
+case $(printf "%s\n%s\n" "$prev_ver" "$ver"|sort -V -u|tr '\n' ':') in
+  "$prev_ver:$ver:") ;;
+  *) die "invalid version: $ver (<= $prev_ver)";;
+esac
+
+case $type in
+  alpha|beta|stable) ;;
+  *) die "invalid release type: $type";;
+esac
+
+# No local modifications allowed.
+case $(git diff-index --name-only HEAD) in
+  '') ;;
+  *) die 'this tree is dirty; commit your changes first';;
+esac
+
+# Ensure the current branch name is correct:
+curr_br=$(git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name HEAD)
+test "$curr_br" = "refs/heads/$branch" || die not on branch $branch
+
+# Extract package name from Makefile.
+Makefile=$builddir/Makefile
+pkg=$(sed -n 's/^PACKAGE = \(.*\)/\1/p' "$Makefile") \
+  || die "failed to determine package name from $Makefile"
+
+# Check that line 3 of NEWS is the stub line about to be replaced.
+test "$(sed -n 3p NEWS)" = "$noteworthy_stub" \
+  || die "line 3 of NEWS must be exactly '$noteworthy_stub'"
+
+## --------------- ##
+## Then, changes.  ##
+## --------------- ##
+
+# Update NEWS to have today's date, plus desired version number and $type.
+perl -MPOSIX -ni -e 'my $today = strftime "%F", localtime time;' \
+ -e 'my ($type, $ver) = qw('"$type $ver"');' \
+ -e 'my $pfx = "'"$noteworthy"'";' \
+ -e 'print $.==3 ? "$pfx $ver ($today) [$type]\n" : $_' \
+     NEWS || die 'failed to update NEWS'
+
+printf "version %s\n\n* NEWS: Record release date.\n" "$ver" \
+    | git commit -F -  -a || die 'git commit failed'
+git tag -s -m "$pkg $ver" v$ver HEAD || die 'git tag failed'
+
+# Local variables:
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# eval: (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'time-stamp)
+# time-stamp-start: "VERSION="
+# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
+# time-stamp-time-zone: "UTC0"
+# time-stamp-end: " # UTC"
+# End:
diff --git a/build-aux/gendocs.sh b/build-aux/gendocs.sh
index 1ad5cf4..60447d4 100755
--- a/build-aux/gendocs.sh
+++ b/build-aux/gendocs.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # gendocs.sh -- generate a GNU manual in many formats.  This script is
 #   mentioned in maintain.texi.  See the help message below for usage details.
 
-scriptversion=2023-01-21.00
+scriptversion=2024-01-27.16
 
-# Copyright 2003-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright 2003-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ generate_html=true
 generate_info=true
 generate_tex=true
 outdir=manual
-source_extra=
+unset source_extra
 split=node
 srcfile=
 texarg="-t @finalout"
 
 version="gendocs.sh $scriptversion
 
-Copyright 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 There is NO warranty.  You may redistribute this software
 under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
 For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING."
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
     --html)      shift; default_htmlarg=false; htmlarg=$1;;
     --info)      shift; infoarg=$1;;
     --no-ascii)  generate_ascii=false;;
-    --no-html)   generate_ascii=false;;
+    --no-html)   generate_html=false;;
     --no-info)   generate_info=false;;
     --no-tex)    generate_tex=false;;
     --source)    shift; source_extra=$1;;
@@ -416,11 +416,49 @@ fi # end html
 printf "\nMaking .tar.gz for sources...\n"
 d=`dirname $srcfile`
 (
-  cd "$d"
-  srcfiles=`ls -d *.texinfo *.texi *.txi *.eps $source_extra 2>/dev/null` || true
-  tar czfh "$abs_outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz" $srcfiles
-  ls -l "$abs_outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz"
-)
+  cd "$d" || exit
+
+  # Set PATS to a list of globbing patterns that expand to
+  # file names to be put into the .tar.gz for sources.
+  # Omit patterns that do not expand to file names.
+  pats=
+
+  if case `$MAKEINFO --version | sed -e 's/^[^0-9]*//' -e 1q` in \
+       [1-6]* | 7.[01]*) false;; \
+       *) true;; \
+     esac \
+  ; then
+
+    for pat in '*.eps'; do
+      for file in $pat; do
+        test "$file" = "$pat" && test ! -e "$file" || pats="$pats $pat"
+        break
+      done
+    done
+
+    # if $MAKEINFO is recent enough, use --trace-includes on the
+    # $srcfile to get the included files of the targetted manual only
+    base=`basename "$srcfile"`
+
+    cmd="$SETLANG $MAKEINFO $commonarg --trace-includes \"$base\""
+    eval "$cmd" \
+    | tar -czhf "$abs_outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz" \
+        --verbatim-files-from -T- -- "$base" $pats \
+        ${source_extra+"$source_extra"} \
+    && ls -l "$abs_outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz"
+  else
+    for pat in '*.texinfo' '*.texi' '*.txi' '*.eps'; do
+     for file in $pat; do
+       test "$file" = "$pat" && test ! -e "$file" || pats="$pats $pat"
+       break
+      done
+    done
+
+    tar -czhf "$abs_outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz" \
+       -- $pats ${source_extra+"$source_extra"} \
+    && ls -l "$abs_outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz"
+  fi
+) || exit
 texi_tgz_size=`calcsize "$outdir/$PACKAGE.texi.tar.gz"`
 
 # 
@@ -466,11 +504,25 @@ fi
 # 
 printf "\nMaking index.html for %s...\n" "$PACKAGE"
 if test -z "$use_texi2html"; then
-  CONDS="/%%IF  *HTML_SECTION%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_SECTION%%/d;\
-         /%%IF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/d"
+  if test x$split = xnode; then
+    CONDS="/%%IF  *HTML_NODE%%/d;/%%ENDIF  *HTML_NODE%%/d;\
+           /%%IF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/d;\
+           /%%IF  *HTML_SECTION%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_SECTION%%/d;"
+  elif test x$split = xchapter; then
+    CONDS="/%%IF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/d;/%%ENDIF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/d;\
+           /%%IF  *HTML_SECTION%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_SECTION%%/d;\
+           /%%IF  *HTML_NODE%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_NODE%%/d;"
+  elif test x$split = xsection; then
+    CONDS="/%%IF  *HTML_SECTION%%/d;/%%ENDIF  *HTML_SECTION%%/d;\
+           /%%IF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/d;\
+           /%%IF  *HTML_NODE%%/,/%%ENDIF  *HTML_NODE%%/d;"
+  else
+    CONDS="/%%IF.*%%/d;/%%ENDIF.*%%/d;" # invalid split argument
+  fi
 else
-  # should take account of --split here.
-  CONDS="/%%ENDIF.*%%/d;/%%IF  *HTML_SECTION%%/d;/%%IF  *HTML_CHAPTER%%/d"
+  # for texi2html, we do not take account of --split and simply output
+  # all variants
+  CONDS="/%%IF.*%%/d;/%%ENDIF.*%%/d;"
 fi
 
 curdate=`$SETLANG date '+%B %d, %Y'`
diff --git a/build-aux/git-version-gen b/build-aux/git-version-gen
index a72057b..aa168e1 100755
--- a/build-aux/git-version-gen
+++ b/build-aux/git-version-gen
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Print a version string.
 scriptversion=2022-07-09.08; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog b/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
index 4678bad..16a9405 100755
--- a/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
+++ b/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Convert git log output to ChangeLog format.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # Written by Jim Meyering
 
-# This is a prologue that allows to run a perl script as an executable
+# This is a prologue that allows running a perl script as an executable
 # on systems that are compliant to a POSIX version before POSIX:2017.
 # On such systems, the usual invocation of an executable through execlp()
 # or execvp() fails with ENOEXEC if it is a script that does not start
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 eval 'exec perl -wSx "$0" "$@"'
      if 0;
 
-my $VERSION = '2022-01-27 18:49'; # UTC
+my $VERSION = '2023-06-24 21:59'; # UTC
 # The definition above must lie within the first 8 lines in order
 # for the Emacs time-stamp write hook (at end) to update it.
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ sub git_dir_option($)
           . "(expected date/author/email):\n$author_line\n";
 
       # Format 'Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes' as a standard ChangeLog
-      # `(tiny change)' annotation.
+      # '(tiny change)' annotation.
       my $tiny = (grep (/^(?:Copyright-paperwork-exempt|Tiny-change):\s+[Yy]es$/, @line)
                   ? '  (tiny change)' : '');
 
diff --git a/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update b/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
index a804031..b51fc10 100755
--- a/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
+++ b/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # Run this after each non-alpha release, to update the web documentation at
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/$pkg/manual/
 
-VERSION=2023-03-23.02; # UTC
+VERSION=2023-09-11.20; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ $RSYNC -avP "$builddir"/doc/manual/ $tmp/$pkg/manual
   cd $tmp/$pkg
   test -d manual/CVS || $dryrun $CVS add -ko manual
 
-  cd $tmp/$pkg/manual
+  cd manual
 
   # Add all the files.  This is simpler than trying to add only the
   # new ones because of new directories
diff --git a/build-aux/gnupload b/build-aux/gnupload
index 3e8f102..298a676 100755
--- a/build-aux/gnupload
+++ b/build-aux/gnupload
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 scriptversion=2022-01-27.18; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/build-aux/install-sh b/build-aux/install-sh
index ec298b5..7c56c9c 100755
--- a/build-aux/install-sh
+++ b/build-aux/install-sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # install - install a program, script, or datafile
 
-scriptversion=2020-11-14.01; # UTC
+scriptversion=2023-11-23.18; # UTC
 
 # This originates from X11R5 (mit/util/scripts/install.sh), which was
 # later released in X11R6 (xc/config/util/install.sh) with the
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ it's up to you to specify -f if you want it.
 
 If -S is not specified, no backups are attempted.
 
-Email bug reports to bug-automake@gnu.org.
-Automake home page: https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
-"
+Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.
+GNU Automake home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>.
+General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>."
 
 while test $# -ne 0; do
   case $1 in
diff --git a/build-aux/update-copyright b/build-aux/update-copyright
index 99196fc..ea3e46f 100755
--- a/build-aux/update-copyright
+++ b/build-aux/update-copyright
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Update an FSF copyright year list to include the current year.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
 #   6. Blank lines, even if preceded by the prefix, do not appear
 #      within the FSF copyright statement.
 #   7. Each copyright year is 2 or 4 digits, and years are separated by
-#      commas, "-", or "--".  Whitespace may appear after commas.
+#      commas, "-", "--", or "\(en" (for troff).  Whitespace may appear
+#      after commas.
 #
 # Environment variables:
 #
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@
 #   5. Set UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_HOLDER if the copyright holder is other
 #      than "Free Software Foundation, Inc.".
 
-# This is a prologue that allows to run a perl script as an executable
+# This is a prologue that allows running a perl script as an executable
 # on systems that are compliant to a POSIX version before POSIX:2017.
 # On such systems, the usual invocation of an executable through execlp()
 # or execvp() fails with ENOEXEC if it is a script that does not start
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@
 eval 'exec perl -wSx -0777 -pi "$0" "$@"'
      if 0;
 
-my $VERSION = '2023-01-11.04:24'; # UTC
+my $VERSION = '2024-01-15.18:30'; # UTC
 # The definition above must lie within the first 8 lines in order
 # for the Emacs time-stamp write hook (at end) to update it.
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
@@ -145,9 +146,11 @@ my $VERSION = '2023-01-11.04:24'; # UTC
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
+use re 'eval';
 
 my $copyright_re = 'Copyright';
 my $circle_c_re = '(?:\([cC]\)|@copyright\{}|\\\\\(co|&copy;|©)';
+my $ndash_re = '(?:--?|\\\\\(en)';
 my $holder = $ENV{UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_HOLDER};
 $holder ||= 'Free Software Foundation, Inc.';
 my $prefix_max = 5;
@@ -167,14 +170,13 @@ if (!$this_year || $this_year !~ m/^\d{4}$/)
 # Unless the file consistently uses "\r\n" as the EOL, use "\n" instead.
 my $eol = /(?:^|[^\r])\n/ ? "\n" : "\r\n";
 
-my $leading;
-my $prefix;
-my $ws_re;
 my $stmt_re;
-while (/(^|\n)(.{0,$prefix_max})$copyright_re/g)
+my $found;
+while (/(^|\n)(.{0,$prefix_max})$copyright_re/cg)
   {
-    $leading = "$1$2";
-    $prefix = $2;
+    my $pos=pos();
+    my $leading = "$1$2";
+    my $prefix = $2;
     if ($prefix =~ /^(\s*\/)\*(\s*)$/)
       {
         $prefix =~ s,/, ,;
@@ -185,105 +187,108 @@ while (/(^|\n)(.{0,$prefix_max})$copyright_re/g)
             $prefix = $prefix_ws;
           }
       }
-    $ws_re = '[ \t\r\f]'; # \s without \n
+    my $ws_re = '[ \t\r\f]'; # \s without \n
     $ws_re =
       "(?:$ws_re*(?:$ws_re|\\n" . quotemeta($prefix) . ")$ws_re*)";
     my $holder_re = $holder;
     $holder_re =~ s/\s/$ws_re/g;
     my $stmt_remainder_re =
       "(?:$ws_re$circle_c_re)?"
-      . "$ws_re(?:(?:\\d\\d)?\\d\\d(?:,$ws_re?|--?))*"
+      . "$ws_re(?:(?:\\d\\d)?\\d\\d(?:,$ws_re?|$ndash_re))*"
       . "((?:\\d\\d)?\\d\\d)$ws_re$holder_re";
     if (/\G$stmt_remainder_re/)
       {
+        $found = 1;
         $stmt_re =
           quotemeta($leading) . "($copyright_re$stmt_remainder_re)";
-        last;
-      }
-  }
-if (defined $stmt_re)
-  {
-    /$stmt_re/ or die; # Should never die.
-    my $stmt = $1;
-    my $final_year_orig = $2;
 
-    # Handle two-digit year numbers like "98" and "99".
-    my $final_year = $final_year_orig;
-    $final_year <= 99
-      and $final_year += 1900;
+        /$stmt_re/ or die; # Should never die.
+        my $stmt = $1;
+        my $final_year_orig = $2;
 
-    if ($final_year != $this_year)
-      {
-        # Update the year.
-        $stmt =~ s/\b$final_year_orig\b/$final_year, $this_year/;
-      }
-    if ($final_year != $this_year || $ENV{'UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_FORCE'})
-      {
-        # Normalize all whitespace including newline-prefix sequences.
-        $stmt =~ s/$ws_re/ /g;
+        # Handle two-digit year numbers like "98" and "99".
+        my $final_year = $final_year_orig;
+        $final_year <= 99
+          and $final_year += 1900;
 
-        # Put spaces after commas.
-        $stmt =~ s/, ?/, /g;
-
-        # Convert 2-digit to 4-digit years.
-        $stmt =~ s/(\b\d\d\b)/19$1/g;
-
-        # Make the use of intervals consistent.
-        if (!$ENV{UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS})
+        if ($final_year != $this_year)
           {
-            $stmt =~ s/(\d{4})--?(\d{4})/join(', ', $1..$2)/eg;
+            # Update the year.
+            $stmt =~ s/(^|[^\d])$final_year_orig\b/$1$final_year, $this_year/;
           }
-        else
+        if ($final_year != $this_year || $ENV{'UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_FORCE'})
           {
-            my $ndash = $ARGV =~ /\.tex(i(nfo)?)?$/ ? "--" : "-";
+            # Normalize all whitespace including newline-prefix sequences.
+            $stmt =~ s/$ws_re/ /g;
 
-            $stmt =~
-              s/
-                (\d{4})
-                (?:
-                  (,\ |--?)
-                  ((??{
-                    if   ($2 ne ', ') { '\d{4}'; }
-                    elsif (!$3)       { $1 + 1;  }
-                    else              { $3 + 1;  }
-                  }))
-                )+
-              /$1$ndash$3/gx;
+            # Put spaces after commas.
+            $stmt =~ s/, ?/, /g;
 
-            # When it's 2, emit a single range encompassing all year numbers.
-            $ENV{UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS} == 2
-              and $stmt =~ s/\b(\d{4})\b.*\b(\d{4})\b/$1$ndash$2/;
-          }
+            # Convert 2-digit to 4-digit years.
+            $stmt =~ s/(\b\d\d\b)/19$1/g;
 
-        # Format within margin.
-        my $stmt_wrapped;
-        my $text_margin = $margin - length($prefix);
-        if ($prefix =~ /^(\t+)/)
-          {
-            $text_margin -= length($1) * ($tab_width - 1);
-          }
-        while (length $stmt)
-          {
-            if (($stmt =~ s/^(.{1,$text_margin})(?: |$)//)
-                || ($stmt =~ s/^([\S]+)(?: |$)//))
+            # Make the use of intervals consistent.
+            if (!$ENV{UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS})
               {
-                my $line = $1;
-                $stmt_wrapped .= $stmt_wrapped ? "$eol$prefix" : $leading;
-                $stmt_wrapped .= $line;
+                $stmt =~ s/(\d{4})$ndash_re(\d{4})/join(', ', $1..$2)/eg;
               }
             else
               {
-                # Should be unreachable, but we don't want an infinite
-                # loop if it can be reached.
-                die;
+                my $ndash = ($ARGV =~ /\.tex(i(nfo)?)?$/ ? "--"
+                             : $ARGV =~ /\.(\d[a-z]*|man)$/ ? "\\(en"
+                             : "-");
+
+                $stmt =~
+                  s/
+                    (\d{4})
+                    (?:
+                      (,\ |$ndash_re)
+                      ((??{
+                        if   ($2 ne ', ') { '\d{4}'; }
+                        elsif (!$3)       { $1 + 1;  }
+                        else              { $3 + 1;  }
+                      }))
+                    )+
+                  /$1$ndash$3/gx;
+
+                # When it's 2, emit a single range encompassing all year numbers.
+                $ENV{UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS} == 2
+                  and $stmt =~ s/(^|[^\d])(\d{4})\b.*(?:[^\d])(\d{4})\b/$1$2$ndash$3/;
               }
-          }
 
-        # Replace the old copyright statement.
-        s/$stmt_re/$stmt_wrapped/g;
+            # Format within margin.
+            my $stmt_wrapped;
+            my $text_margin = $margin - length($prefix);
+            if ($prefix =~ /^(\t+)/)
+              {
+                $text_margin -= length($1) * ($tab_width - 1);
+              }
+            while (length $stmt)
+              {
+                if (($stmt =~ s/^(.{1,$text_margin})(?: |$)//)
+                    || ($stmt =~ s/^([\S]+)(?: |$)//))
+                  {
+                    my $line = $1;
+                    $stmt_wrapped .= $stmt_wrapped ? "$eol$prefix" : $leading;
+                    $stmt_wrapped .= $line;
+                  }
+                else
+                  {
+                    # Should be unreachable, but we don't want an infinite
+                    # loop if it can be reached.
+                    die;
+                  }
+              }
+
+            # Replace the old copyright statement.
+            my $p = pos();
+            s/$stmt_re/$stmt_wrapped/g;
+            pos() = $p;
+          }
       }
   }
-else
+
+if (!$found)
   {
     print STDERR "$ARGV: warning: copyright statement not found\n";
   }
diff --git a/build-aux/useless-if-before-free b/build-aux/useless-if-before-free
index f4908ba..ac9c890 100755
--- a/build-aux/useless-if-before-free
+++ b/build-aux/useless-if-before-free
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Detect instances of "if (p) free (p);".
 # Likewise "if (p != 0)", "if (0 != p)", or with NULL; and with braces.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/build-aux/vc-list-files b/build-aux/vc-list-files
index 5ed2b14..7036576 100755
--- a/build-aux/vc-list-files
+++ b/build-aux/vc-list-files
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Print a version string.
 scriptversion=2018-03-07.03; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by