Re: havoc with ~/.autom4te.cfg

[Akim Demaille]

| Hi,
| After installing the suggested text as $HOME/.autom4te.cfg
| 
| begin-language: "Autoconf"
| args: --cache=''
| end-language: "Autoconf"
|
| autoconf's installation fails:
| 
| $ ./configure --prefix=/packages/gnu-inst-autoconf/2.54b
| $ make
| ...
| Making all in autoconf
| make[2]: Entering directory `/packages/autoconf-2.54b/lib/autoconf'
| ../../tests/autom4te                            \
|         --language=autoconf                     \
|         --freeze                        \
|         --output=autoconf.m4f
| /packages/autoconf-2.54b/bin/autom4te: unrecognized option `--cache='
| Try `/packages/autoconf-2.54b/bin/autom4te --help' for more information.
| make[2]: *** [autoconf.m4f] Fehler 1
| make[2]: Leaving directory `/packages/autoconf-2.54b/lib/autoconf'

I have a problem with Getopt, agreed.  I don't know how to fix this.
I'm installing this:

Index: ChangeLog
from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

        * doc/autoconf.texi (Customizing autom4te): s/--cache=/--cache /.

Index: doc/autoconf.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.704
diff -u -u -r1.704 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi 29 Oct 2002 12:41:16 -0000 1.704
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 29 Oct 2002 12:56:53 -0000
@@ -7679,7 +7679,7 @@
 ## ------------------ ##
 
 begin-language: "Autoconf"
-args: --cache=''
+args: --cache ''
 end-language: "Autoconf"
 @end verbatim