Stepan Kasal wrote:
> I noticed two problems with stdbool.m4:
>
> Even with Autoconf-2.59, this file is included in aclocal.m4,
> and thus the gnulib definition overrides the Autoconf one.
This is what we want. Look at the comment:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This macro is only needed in autoconf <= 2.59. Newer versions of autoconf
# have this macro built-in.
AC_DEFUN([AC_HEADER_STDBOOL],
...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The ChangeLog entry that corresponds to this change is:
2004-05-31 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* stdbool.m4 (AC_HEADER_STDBOOL): Detect _Bool bug in HP aC++/ANSI
C B3910B A.05.55 [Dec 04 2003]. Problem reported by Jim Meyering.
Also, fix a typo in a diagnostic.
> Perhaps the following would fix it:
>
> m4_ifndef([AC_HEADER_STDBOOL],
> AC_DEFUN([AC_HEADER_STDBOOL],
> [...
> ])
> ])
Nope, this would be a regression.
> Second, AM_STDBOOL_H is misnamed. Wouldn't gl_STDBOOL_H be better?
To provide for a smooth transition from AM_STDBOOL_H to gl_STDBOOL_H,
I propose a three-step procedure:
1) now, the appended patch,
2) in a year, change modules/stdbool to require gl_STDBOOL_H,
3) in two years, drop AM_STDBOOL_H.
Bruno
*** stdbool.m4 6 Oct 2005 16:44:39 -0000 1.6
--- stdbool.m4 12 Oct 2005 18:26:28 -0000
***************
*** 28,33 ****
--- 28,36 ----
AC_SUBST([HAVE__BOOL])
])
+ # AM_STDBOOL_H will be renamed to gl_STDBOOL_H in the future.
+ AC_DEFUN([gl_STDBOOL_H], [AM_STDBOOL_H])
+
# This macro is only needed in autoconf <= 2.59. Newer versions of autoconf
# have this macro built-in.
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