* Paul Eggert wrote on Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:26:53PM CEST: > Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > the documentation should also mention the need for double-m4-quoted > > second argument in order to achieve this. > > Sorry, I don't understand this point. For example: > > > -AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETGROUPS_T, $ac_cv_type_getgroups, > > +AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETGROUPS_T, [$ac_cv_type_getgroups], > > The added quotes here don't change the meaning, since > ac_cv_type_getgroups is not a macro. And if ac_cv_type_getgroups were > a macro and you didn't want it invoked (ouch!), you'd need > double-quotes.
My point was bogus, as Stepan rightly explained to me. > > The text does not specify exactly what `simple text' in m4 context > > is, and I just don't understand the reason against telling users to > > quote every argument at least once. > > Thanks for mentioning that. I installed the following to try to > help clarify things. Thank you for the doc update (and also for taking my AT_KEYWORDS patch!). Regards, Ralf > 2005-04-29 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * doc/autoconf.texi (Autoconf Language): Add more description > about quoting heuristics.
