Hello Bruno, * Bruno Haible wrote on Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:30:53PM CEST: > > configure.ac:21: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_RUN' is obsolete. > > You can ignore these warnings. AC_TRY_RUN and AC_TRY_LINK cannot go away > because hundreds of autoconf macros use them.
I'd venture to guess that if gnulib had heeded this warning when it was introduced, then by today, AC_TRY_RUN could have gone away; well, at least, it would not be necessary any more to remember and explain in detail the quoting differences of the AC_TRY_* macros over their more modern counterparts. I think we all find M4 quoting rules complex enough already. First ignoring the warning, then complaining about its existence is not an excuse. If you prefer so, we could also make the warning unconditionally, rather than only with -Wobsolete. autoupdate exists to help with updating (and I would send patches if they had a chance of being applied). Cheers, Ralf
