Re: m4 quoting change? (2.52->2.53)

[Roger Leigh]

On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:21:52PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote:
> > From: Roger Leigh <address@hidden>
> > Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 21:30:57 +0100
> > 
> > If I write a macro that I want to work with several autoconf versions,
> > is there any way I can special-case what to do when run with a specific
> > version.
> 
> This is almost surely the wrong way to go.  The whole point of
> Autoconf is to test for the features your programs need, rather than
> look at various version numbers (a technique that sounds good at first
> but eventually leads to a maintenance nightmare).  The same philosophy
> should be applied to Autoconf macros themselves.  We don't want them
> to backslide into versionism.

OK.  I didn't think it was a great idea, just something that could
occasionally be handy.

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