* Paolo Bonzini wrote on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 07:40:58PM CEST:
>
> >> ac_c_check_func() {
> >> if test $ac_cv...; then
> >> ...
> >> else
> >> ac_c_link_ifelse() {
> >> }
> >> fi
> >> }
> >>
> >> which does not work of course.
> >
> > For me mere mortal, who doesn't wade in the problems you've studied in
> > detail, what exactly is problematic here?
>
> Suppose you have:
>
> ac_c_check_func function_that_is_in_cached
> ... some other test that does uses AC_LINK_IFELSE ...
>
> ac_c_link_ifelse won't be defined.
I still don't quite understand (but at this point have to admit that I
haven't looked at the implementation _at all_). If AC_CHECK_FUNC
requires the preparation of AC_LINK_IFELSE, then the latter should be
expanded outside and before the body of the former. No?
Cheers,
Ralf (and yes, just ignore me unless you have extra time to explain)
