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[Mark Diekhans <markd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Note that when version.txt is created as suggested, 8.1.x ends up being a symbol rather than a string, which breaks
this  line  (insert "X-Mailer: VM " (vm-version) " under ") in vm-reply.el.

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version.txt missing from lp:vm/8.1.x
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513024
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Status in VM (View Mail) for Emacs: New

Bug description:
checked out lp:vm/8.1.x autoconf,  configure with --prefix, get the message

checking otherdirs... Opening input file: No such file or directory, /cse/staff/markd/compbio/work/emacs/vm/8.1.x/lisp/version.txt

However the configure script does not exit with an error, so it is not noticed until the make fails.

two bugs:  1) configure script needs to exit non-zero when files are missing
                 2) where did version.txt go?

BTW, I am assuming this is the branch leading to 8.1.0.  I want to verify problems in 8.1.0-beta still exist before reporting them.