Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE): Renamed to..
> (AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE): ..this.
> (_AS_RUN, AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): Adjusted all callers.
> * doc/autoconf.texi (Programming in M4sh): Document
> AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE and AS_SHELL_SANITIZE.
Thanks. I installed that, with the following I-hope-improved version
of the doc patch:
--- autoconf.texi.~1.945~ 2006-02-13 10:34:50.000000000 -0800
+++ autoconf.texi 2006-02-13 10:43:27.000000000 -0800
@@ -8992,6 +8992,14 @@ For the time being, it is not mature eno
M4sh provides portable alternatives for some common shell constructs
that unfortunately are not portable in practice.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE
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+Set up the shell to be more compatible with the Bourne shell as
+standardized by Posix, if possible. This may involve setting
+environment variables, or setting options, or similar
+implementation-specific actions.
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+
@defmac AS_DIRNAME (@var{file-name})
@asindex{DIRNAME}
Return the directory portion of @var{file-name}, using the algorithm
@@ -9018,6 +9026,15 @@ even though Posix is unclear whether @sa
succeed in that case.
@end defmac
[EMAIL PROTECTED] AS_SHELL_SANITIZE
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+Initialize the shell suitably for @code{configure} scripts. This has
+the effect of @code{AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE}, and sets some other
+environment variables for predictable results from configuration tests.
+For example, it sets @env{LC_ALL} to change to the default C locale.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] defmac
+
@defmac AS_TR_CPP (@var{expression})
@asindex{TR_CPP}
Transform @var{expression} into a valid right-hand side for a C @code{#define}.
