Re: Why doesn't this quote properly?

[Akim Demaille]

>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:

 > Stepan Kasal <address@hidden> writes:
 >> Or, if we say that the shell code is ``simple enough'', they need not be
 >> quoted at all.  (This is what I proposed in my original patch.)

 > Let's do it that way, then; it is pretty simple, after all, and the
 > extra quoting distracts from the example.

IMHO it is simpler to always quote, and the documentation should have
the reader learn that, so I wouldn't promote this.

 > --- autoconf.texi    23 Nov 2004 09:01:01 -0000      1.841
 > +++ autoconf.texi    23 Nov 2004 19:11:56 -0000      1.842
 > @@ -13053,8 +13053,8 @@ Options}).  The following example will m
 >  AC_ARG_WITH(foo,
 >    [AS_HELP_STRING(--with-foo,
 >       [use foo (default is no)])],
 > -  [ac_cv_use_foo=$withval],
 > -  [ac_cv_use_foo=no])
 > +  ac_cv_use_foo=$withval,
 > +  ac_cv_use_foo=no)
 >  @end example
 
 >  The second argument of @code{AS_HELP_STRING} is
 > @@ -13076,11 +13076,8 @@ arguments, as shown in the following exa
 >  AC_DEFUN([MY_ARG_WITH],
 >    [AC_ARG_WITH([$1],
 >       [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-$1], [use $1 (default is $2)])],
 > -     [ac_cv_use_$1=$withval],
 > -     [ac_cv_use_$1=no])
 > -   AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether to use $1],
 > -     [ac_cv_use_$1],
 > -     [ac_cv_use_$1=$2])])
 > +     ac_cv_use_$1=$withval,
 > +     ac_cv_use_$1=$2)])
 >  @end example
 >  @end defmac