Index: doc/autoconf.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.712
diff -c -r1.712 autoconf.texi
*** doc/autoconf.texi	6 Nov 2002 10:29:21 -0000	1.712
--- doc/autoconf.texi	6 Nov 2002 14:56:08 -0000
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*** 12052,12057 ****
--- 12052,12062 ----
  @itemx -V
  Print the version number of Autoconf and exit.
  
+ @item --silent
+ @itemx --quiet
+ @itemx -q
+ Do not print progress messages.
+ 
  @item --debug
  @itemx -d
  Don't remove the temporary files.
Index: lib/autoconf/general.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/lib/autoconf/general.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.810
diff -c -r1.810 general.m4
*** lib/autoconf/general.m4	5 Nov 2002 20:28:08 -0000	1.810
--- lib/autoconf/general.m4	6 Nov 2002 14:56:24 -0000
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*** 1134,1139 ****
--- 1134,1140 ----
  
  # Keep a trace of the command line.
  # Strip out --no-create and --no-recursion so they do not pile up.
+ # Strip out --silent because we don't want to record it for future runs.
  # Also quote any args containing shell meta-characters.
  # Make two passes to allow for proper duplicate-argument suppression.
  ac_configure_args=
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*** 1147,1152 ****
--- 1148,1156 ----
    do
      case $ac_arg in
      -no-create | --no-c* | -n | -no-recursion | --no-r*) continue ;;
+     -q | -quiet | --quiet | --quie | --qui | --qu | --q \
+     | -silent | --silent | --silen | --sile | --sil)
+       continue ;;
  dnl If you change this globbing pattern, test it on an old shell --
  dnl it's sensitive.  Putting any kind of quote in it causes syntax errors.
    [  *" "*|*"	"*|*[\[\]\~\#\$\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\\\|\;\<\>\?\"\']*)]
Index: lib/autoconf/status.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/lib/autoconf/status.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -c -r1.31 status.m4
*** lib/autoconf/status.m4	17 Oct 2002 10:34:11 -0000	1.31
--- lib/autoconf/status.m4	6 Nov 2002 14:56:32 -0000
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*** 1250,1257 ****
  # need to make the FD available again.
  if test "$no_create" != yes; then
    ac_cs_success=:
    exec AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD>/dev/null
!   $SHELL $CONFIG_STATUS || ac_cs_success=false
    exec AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD>>config.log
    # Use ||, not &&, to avoid exiting from the if with $? = 1, which
    # would make configure fail if this is the last instruction.
--- 1250,1259 ----
  # need to make the FD available again.
  if test "$no_create" != yes; then
    ac_cs_success=:
+   ac_config_status_args=
+   test "$silent" = yes && ac_config_status_args="$ac_config_status_args --silent"
    exec AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD>/dev/null
!   $SHELL $CONFIG_STATUS $ac_config_status_args || ac_cs_success=false
    exec AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD>>config.log
    # Use ||, not &&, to avoid exiting from the if with $? = 1, which
    # would make configure fail if this is the last instruction.
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*** 1277,1282 ****
--- 1279,1286 ----
  # configure, is in config.log if it exists.
  
  debug=false
+ recheck=false
+ silent=false
  SHELL=\${CONFIG_SHELL-$SHELL}
  _ACEOF
  
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*** 1340,1345 ****
--- 1344,1351 ----
  
    -h, --help       print this help, then exit
    -V, --version    print version number, then exit
+   -q, --quiet, --silent
+                    do not print progress messages
    -d, --debug      don't remove temporary files
        --recheck    update $as_me by reconfiguring in the same conditions
  m4_ifset([AC_LIST_FILES],
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*** 1419,1430 ****
    case $ac_option in
    # Handling of the options.
  _ACEOF
- cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
-   -recheck | --recheck | --rechec | --reche | --rech | --rec | --re | --r)
-     echo "running $SHELL $[0] " $ac_configure_args " --no-create --no-recursion"
-     exec $SHELL $[0] $ac_configure_args --no-create --no-recursion ;;
- _ACEOF
  cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF
    --version | --vers* | -V )
      echo "$ac_cs_version"; exit 0 ;;
    --he | --h)
--- 1425,1433 ----
    case $ac_option in
    # Handling of the options.
  _ACEOF
  cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF
+   -recheck | --recheck | --rechec | --reche | --rech | --rec | --re | --r)
+     recheck=: ;;
    --version | --vers* | -V )
      echo "$ac_cs_version"; exit 0 ;;
    --he | --h)
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*** 1443,1448 ****
--- 1446,1454 ----
      $ac_shift
      CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS $ac_optarg"
      ac_need_defaults=false;;
+   -q | -quiet | --quiet | --quie | --qui | --qu | --q \
+   | -silent | --silent | --silen | --sile | --sil | --si | --s)
+     silent=: ;;
  
    # This is an error.
    -*) AC_MSG_ERROR([unrecognized option: $[1]
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*** 1453,1458 ****
--- 1459,1478 ----
    esac
    shift
  done
+ 
+ ac_configure_extra_args=
+ 
+ if $silent; then
+   exec AS_MESSAGE_FD>/dev/null
+   ac_configure_extra_args="$ac_configure_extra_args --silent"
+ fi
+ 
+ _ACEOF
+ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
+ if \$recheck; then
+   echo "running $SHELL $[0] " $ac_configure_args \$ac_configure_extra_args " --no-create --no-recursion" >&AS_MESSAGE_FD
+   exec $SHELL $[0] $ac_configure_args \$ac_configure_extra_args --no-create --no-recursion
+ fi
  
  _ACEOF