Re: [GNU Autoconf 2.59d] testsuite: 202 failed

[Paul Eggert]

Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:

> The config.status "special magic" from this patch:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2006-05/msg00041.html
> doesn't work if we don't also use a program with an absolute name.

What's the bug with it?  Sorry, I don't follow.

> OK to apply this patch to fix both?

I'd rather not use an absolute name in the normal case.  It makes
'make' output look really ugly.  In the normal case, $(MKDIR_P) should
expand to "mkdir -p", not to "/usr/local/bin/mkdir -p" or whatever.