Re: Suggestion: AC_DEFINE -> m4_pattern_allow

[Akim Demaille]

>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:

 > Hi Akim,
 > * Akim Demaille wrote on Wed, May 31, 2006 at 04:26:17PM CEST:
 >> >>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
 >> 
 >> Some time ago I sent this message for which I had no answer.

 >> > I suggest that the AC_DEFINE family explicitly allow its $1.

 > Not true,

Hm, yes, I have not received answered: apparently I was not in CC.

 > your request has been dealt with:
 > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2006-05/msg00087.html

Great news!

 > I agreed with it back then, although I do have a vague feeling that all
 > the m4_pattern_allow make for a significant runtime overhead.

There are not that many AC_DEFINE, AC_SUBST.


 >> I suggest that Automake provide the same feature for AM_CONDITIONAL:

 > But you are not likely to use the first argument of AM_CONDITIONAL
 > elsewhere in your configure.ac, are you?  (I have probably just
 > misunderstood this part.)

I meanr that this first arguments appears in the expansion of
AM_CONDITIONAL, so it should be un-forbidden.