Eric Blake wrote: > Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org> writes: > >> > This macro is obsolescent, as all current systems have a `utime' >> > that behaves this way. New programs need not use this macro. >> >> I think that then _this_ is the cross-compilation default to be fixed. >> >> Ok? > > Fix these nits before applying: > >> - ac_cv_func_utime_null=no)]) >> + ac_cv_func_utime_null=yes)]) > > I'd write this as 'ac_cv_func_utime_null="guessing yes"', to make it obvious.
It would be a tad more backwards-compatible to stick with "yes". Consider a configure.ac that does this, AC_FUNC_UTIME_NULL if test $ac_cv_func_utime_null = yes; then ... fi That would malfunction with the "guessing yes" value.