Re: confusing message in AC_PROG_MAKE_SET

[Akim Demaille]

| Hi,
| autoconf-2.54b generated configure file prints for AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
| 
| checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
| 
| This is confusing because in common use ${X} means a shell variable, whereas
| $(X) means a makefile variable. Yes I know ${X} is synonymous to $(X) in
| Makefiles, but nevertheless the common notation in Makefiles is $(X). So the
| message should better read
| 
| checking whether make sets $(MAKE)

The message can be changed, indeed.

| Btw, here is a test makefile that tests for MAKE being set as a shell
| variable, and this tests fails with GNU make.
| 
| all:
|       @eval echo 'ac_maketemp="$$''{MAKE}"'

I don't understand what you mean here.  Are you suggesting an
additional test?