Bill Wendling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I want to produce a help string like this:
>
> --with-foo[=DIR] Use the foo package
>
> (note the []s around the =DIR bit). When I use the option like this:
>
> AC_ARG_WITH([foo],
> [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-foo[=DIR]],
> [Use the foo package])],,)
>
> It produces:
>
> --with-foo=DIR Use the foo package
>
> Is there a way to make it produce the []s that I want?
I've used quadrigraphs in the past, but AC_HELP_STRING is doing
something wierd with the quoting (I've tried changing the quotes,
extra quoting, etc., but without success). When I have managed to get
`[' and `]' to appear, the formatting is then broken...
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