I intended (or meant) to have told (or to tell) you, but I forgot.

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I intended (or meant) to have told (or to tell) you, but I forgot.
[Ho's Complete English Grammar, Book 3, p9.]
Is the quoted sentence acceptable to native speakers?
 
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I intended (or meant) to tell you, but I forgot.

That is correct. The version with to have told you is not.
 
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