Here is an example of use:want_ecore_win32="no" ECORE_CHECK_MODULE([Win32], [${want_ecore_win32}], [yes], [ecore_win32_libs="-lole32 -lgdi32"])Bingo. You are attempting to mix a shell variable ${want_ecore_win32} (expanded at ./configure time) with an m4 argument $2 (expanded at autoconf time). That won't work. You have to make a decision - either the code is statically determined at autoconf time (in other words, you pass a literal "yes" or "no" as the second argument), or you have to emit both option choices and emit a shell conditional (AS_IF or even if...then...fi) to choose the right code path at configure time. The reason your code is always selecting the false path is becase "${want_ecore_win32}" is not identical to "no" during m4 expansion at autoconf time, and m4 has no way to predict what value that shell variable will later have at configure time.
haaa, i understand ! And indeed, i used if / then / else and it worked, but i wanted to understand why ifelse (or m4_if) does not work. Now i see the problem and it's actually obvious when we know it :p
As the value of want_ecore_win32 changes acoording to the host, i think I'll have to use AS_IF or if / then /else. Which one is better ?
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