Log Message:
Update to 1.4.0

Changelog:
  Changes between 1.3.1 and 1.4.0
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  070708 o upgraded GNU shtool from 2.0.3 to 2.0.7
         o adjusted year range in copyright messages
         o upgraded build environment to GNU autoconf 2.61

  Changes between 1.3.0 and 1.3.1
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  051005 o upgraded GNU shtool from 2.0.1 to 2.0.3
         o adjusted year range in copyright messages

  Changes between 1.2.0 and 1.3.0
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  040911 o upgraded GNU shtool from 1.6.2 to 2.0.1
         o upgraded build environment to GNU autoconf 2.59
  200404 o upgraded GNU shtool from 1.6.0 to 1.6.2
         o fixed years in copyright
  2002xx o upgraded GNU shtool from 1.5.0 to 1.6.0
         o fixed years in copyright
  2000xx o upgraded GNU shtool from 1.3.0 to 1.5.0
         o fixed years in copyright
  990530 o fixed iselect.pod: %s[ -> %[
  990622 o fixed type conversion [Mark A. Hershberger <mah@everybody.org>]