On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 06:37:31PM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > Enrico, I still have some questions about that code: > > * is using $(dirname foo) portable? I would have used `dirname foo`, but I > do not really know why.
Because you know better ;) Yes, the backtick notation is more portable and I am able to find a shell that doesn't understand the $() construct (guess what one). I'll change that. > * what is the reason why you search for tools without path (AC_CHECK_PROG) > in some cases? I did think it was cleaner at some time, but now I know > better :) Ehm... that's your code and I didn't want to change it. If I remember correctly, you didn't succeed in passing arguments using AC_PATH_PROG. Anyway, the path problems should be sorted now. > When everything is sorted out, can you do the backport to 2.2.2? I think you > are the one who knows best what commits should be cherry-picked. Ok. -- Enrico
