On Apr 5, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Alexandre> Except that RANDOM may be not that RANDOM, i.e., it may
Alexandre> randomly clash too, so we'd better retry it a few times
Alexandre> before giving up. It may become extremely annoying in case
Alexandre> of a huge package with dozens of `configure's.
> Hm, then how about $$$RANDOM?
Like /tmp/$$$RANDOM.ac? Or ac$$.$RANDOM? Both sound good to me.
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