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[PATCH] doc: AC_*_TOOL does not canonicalize the prefix


From: Stepan Kasal
Subject: [PATCH] doc: AC_*_TOOL does not canonicalize the prefix
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:24:41 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01)

[sending again, sorry if it arrives twice]

Hi all,
  here is a doc correction which I have just made.
OK to commit?
If yes, how do I commit it?  ;-)

Have a nice day,
        Stepan

* doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Programs): Do not say that the *_TOOL
macros canonicalize, they simply use the `host_alias'.
---
 doc/autoconf.texi |    7 +++----
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index c7f8d2a..4cf0563 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -3950,10 +3950,9 @@ uses to produce objects, archives or executables}.
   @ovar{value-if-not-found}, @dvar{path, $PATH})
 @acindex{CHECK_TOOL}
 Like @code{AC_CHECK_PROG}, but first looks for @var{prog-to-check-for}
-with a prefix of the host type as determined by
address@hidden, followed by a dash (@pxref{Canonicalizing}).
-For example, if the user runs @samp{configure --host=i386-gnu}, then
-this call:
+with a prefix of the host type as specified by @option{--host} , followed by a
+dash.  For example, if the user runs
address@hidden --build=x86_64-gnu --host=i386-gnu}, then this call:
 @example
 AC_CHECK_TOOL([RANLIB], [ranlib], [:])
 @end example
-- 
1.5.3.4





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