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Re: AC_FUNC_MMAP bug


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: AC_FUNC_MMAP bug
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:04:24 +0100 (CET)

>  > According to the documentation, the expected cache variable name
>  > for the AC_FUNC_MMAP test is `ac_cv_func_mmap', but in reality it
>  > is `ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped'.
> 
> I couldn't find any mention of "ac_cv_func_mmap" in the
> documentation.  What are you referring to?

I wrote `expected cache variable name' according to section `Cache
Variable Names' in autoconf.info.  The postfix `fixed_mapped'
corresponds to `ADDITIONAL-OPTIONS', but it has to be documented
somewhere.  Otherwise people think that ac_cv_func_mmap holds the
result which is not true.


    Werner




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