> From: Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 23 Jun 2001 17:51:54 +0200
>
> Paul, this patch was sent later, and you did not comment it.
Sorry, I didn't see it. I don't think that patch is necessary.
Here are some more detailed comments:
> + AC_DEFINE(ac_vfork, vfork, [Define to `vfork' if it works, otherwise to `fork'])
...
> + AC_DEFINE(ac_vfork, fork, [Define to `vfork' if it works, otherwise to `fork'])
As a rule, I don't think autoconf should be in the business of
defining new C functionality, as that intrudes on the programmer's
responsibility and namespace. I think autoconf should define only C
symbols that tell you what works and what doesn't, and perhaps symbols
that replace non-working symbols. Autoconf's job is hard enough as it
is; I'd rather not complicate everybody's lives by extending its scope.
> - # Override, as these systems have only a dummy fork() stub
> + # Override, as these systems only have a dummy fork() stub
This is merely a matter of English, but the old version seems more
correct to me, as "only" applies to "dummy", not to "have".
