Eric Blake wrote:
> Yes, but it probably should not be named AC_TRY_EVAL ...
> Better than documenting variables would be designing a nicer macro
> interface that exposes what those variables are trying to get at. Every
> time we document a shell variable instead of an autoconf macro, we've
> lock
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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 10/24/2008 12:39 AM:
>> AC_CHECK_PROGS(PURIFY,purify purify2002)
>>
>> if test -z $PURIFY; then
>
> This however does need quoting: if $PURIFY can ever be empty, then the
> shell will complain about a missing argume
Hi Eric,
* Eric Blake wrote on Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 01:16:53PM CEST:
> According to Ralf Wildenhues on 10/24/2008 12:39 AM:
> >> AC_CHECK_PROGS(PURIFY,purify purify2002)
> >>
> >> if test -z $PURIFY; then
> >
> > This however does need quoting: if $PURIFY can ever be empty, then the
> > shell
* Eric Blake wrote on Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 04:15:34AM CEST:
> According to Bruno Haible on 10/23/2008 5:09 PM:
> > There is a need for autoconf macros to compile and execute programs that
> > they have created with AC_LANG_CONFTEST
> > 1) without having to build up the compile or link command by
Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> - many vendor shells complain about 'test -z' without further argument:
A POSIX-compliant test won't, and returns zero.
Andreas.
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Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> a suggestion for a new name: AC_EVAL_IFELSE.
There's actually two cases to consider, if you want to make it easy to use
for the developer:
- the case of a command that should be executed and logged,
- the case of a variable that contains a command that should be execut
>Most syntax issues of your code have already been addressed. Remains
>the semantics: it substitutes PURIFY and USE_PURIFY (why this one BTW?),
>adds to CPPFLAGS, and defines USE_PURIFY.
Really, I only need the one. In trying to get this working I have been playing
around with alternatives.
>Re
