Re: configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH (+possible solution)

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Paul,

One very small nit:

* Paul Eggert wrote on Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 06:53:15PM CEST:

>       * doc/autoconf.texi (Special Shell Variables): Warn about FPATH.
>       (Macro Names, Defining Directories): Don't mention PATH as a name
>       for a fully qualified file name, as this usage violates the GNU
>       coding standards and we shouldn't recommend it.

> --- doc/autoconf.texi 4 Jun 2007 22:49:42 -0000       1.1160
> +++ doc/autoconf.texi 13 Jun 2007 16:52:20 -0000
> @@ -10479,8 +10479,6 @@ Posix group owners of files.
>  Header files.
>  @item LIB
>  C libraries.
> address@hidden PATH
> -Absolute names of files, including programs.

What was this change for?  AC_PATH_PROG and the like still exist, no?

>  @item PROG
>  The base names of programs.
>  @item MEMBER

Cheers,
Ralf