Re: AC_PATH_PROG ignores the variable

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 14:03, Stepan Kasal wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I think I have found a bug in AC_PATH_PROG.  If the variable is set but
> doesn't look like full path, AC_PATH_PROG ignores it.

IMO, this behavior is correct.

> The manual says:
>  - Macro: AC_PATH_PROG (VARIABLE, PROG-TO-CHECK-FOR,
>           [VALUE-IF-NOT-FOUND], [PATH])
>      Like `AC_CHECK_PROG', but set VARIABLE to the entire path of
>      PROG-TO-CHECK-FOR if found.

> What do you think?
An ambiguity in the doc's wording.

Ralf