Hello Reuben,
* Reuben Thomas wrote on Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 01:06:50PM CEST:
>
> It is ambiguous whether the phrase "with any `-' characters changed
> into `_'" refers to the FEATURE name, and hence the variable name
> (which appears to be the case) or its value.
>
> I suggest changing the text starting "shell variable" to:
>
> "shell variable named `enable_FEATURE', with any `-' characters in
> FEATURE changed into `_'."
Thanks. I'm applying this patch.
Cheers,
Ralf
2007-04-11 Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* doc/autoconf.texi (External Software, Package Options):
Fix ambiguous wording. Report by Reuben Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
Index: doc/autoconf.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.1141
diff -u -r1.1141 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi 29 Mar 2007 22:25:18 -0000 1.1141
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 11 Apr 2007 03:44:34 -0000
@@ -15919,9 +15919,10 @@
The option's argument is available to the shell commands
@var{action-if-given} in the shell variable @code{withval}, which is
-actually just the value of the shell variable @[EMAIL PROTECTED],
-with any non-alphanumeric characters changed into @samp{_}. You may use that
-variable instead, if you wish.
+actually just the value of the shell variable named
[EMAIL PROTECTED]@var{package}}, with any non-alphanumeric characters in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] changed into @samp{_}. You may use that variable instead,
+if you wish.
The argument @var{help-string} is a description of the option that
looks like this:
@@ -16077,11 +16078,11 @@
The option's argument is available to the shell commands
@var{action-if-given} in the shell variable @code{enableval}, which is
-actually just the value of the shell variable
[EMAIL PROTECTED]@var{feature}}, with any non-alphanumeric characters changed
into
[EMAIL PROTECTED] You may use that variable instead, if you wish. The
[EMAIL PROTECTED] argument is like that of @code{AC_ARG_WITH}
-(@pxref{External Software}).
+actually just the value of the shell variable named
[EMAIL PROTECTED]@var{feature}}, with any non-alphanumeric characters in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] changed into @samp{_}. You may use that variable instead,
+if you wish. The @var{help-string} argument is like that of
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (@pxref{External Software}).
You should format your @var{help-string} with the macro
@code{AS_HELP_STRING} (@pxref{Pretty Help Strings}).
