Re: Autoconf security - AC_SYS_LONG_FILE_NAMES

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Alexandre> Except that RANDOM may be not that RANDOM, i.e., it may
Alexandre> randomly clash too, so we'd better retry it a few times
Alexandre> before giving up.  It may become extremely annoying in case
Alexandre> of a huge package with dozens of `configure's.

Hm, then how about $$$RANDOM?  It remains `safe' for limited file
systems for which the $$ is first, and adds some randomness on with
regular systems.  *And* it avoids the needs to make the code more
complex.  

Well, you can answer there could be a clash between {111}{11} and
{11}{111}, but then with a separator, the issue is fixed :)

        Akim