Re: AC_DEFINE-descriptions with 2.14*

[Thomas E. Dickey]

On 17 Jul 2000, Akim Demaille wrote:

> | Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> | > |     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($zz, 1, test)
> | Yes, but this is *_UNQUOTED. If it can't possibly accept a third
> | argument, why is it documented as doing so? And it *did* work in 2.13.
> 
> I meant the AC_DEFINE family.
he's saying AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED.


> It cannot have ever *properly* worked.  Pay attention that you're
> referring to the creation of config.h.in.
> 
> Maybe AC_DEFINE(`echo FOO`) used to be understood by autoheader, but
> it was a misfeature.  In the general case, this cannot be done, hence
> it must never work :)

I missed this thread: what is your counter-example?

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