[dropping automake-patches] On 01/23/2011 03:33 AM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > Another patch set to document make limitations in autoconf.texi, and fix > the respective test failures in Automake. I have a separate patch for > Automake maint I'd like to apply, since this is such a long-standing > failure. > > I'm not actually sure if Posix mandates the stripping of leading > whitespace from variables set on the make command line. I think > it does (which is why I chose that particular formulation), given > that leading whitespace is stripped after the equals sign in a > Makefile as well.
I'm not sure either, but your wording for autoconf is okay by intentionally omitting mention of Posix. > > Any issues with this? > > Thanks, > Ralf > > Autoconf: > docs: new section about whitespace trimmmed from make command-lines. > > * doc/autoconf.texi (Command-line Macros and whitespace): New > section, document trimming of whitespace from macros set on the > command line and from the environment. Looks good. -- Eric Blake [email protected] +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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