On 7 Feb 2002, Akim Demaille wrote: > John> it's less surprising that they might change than that documented > John> behavior might change. (Of course I don't mean that > John> ac_cv_header_foobar_h is not mentioned in the Autoconf docs, I > John> mean even the format of the cache variable that > John> AC_CHECK_HEADER(foobar.h) generates is not =explicitly= > John> documented.) > > This has been a default in Autoconf for years. I have a few ideas on > how to remove this problem, while at the same time enable the > implementation of other features. But it requires severe surgery, > which is not possible at this stage. Maybe for the next release.
Removing the problem would be best done by documenting the conventions in use. > Anyway, there are so many scripts depending on these names, that > whatever scheme will be chosen, we will keep them. (such as AC_CHECK_LIB ;-) -- T.E.Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
