Re: Using result of AC_PROG_SED as sed program in config.status

[Paul Eggert]

Albert Chin <address@hidden> writes:

> 2004-12-29  Albert Chin-A-Young  <address@hidden>
>           Stepan Kasal  <address@hidden>
>
>       * lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS,
>       _AC_OUTPUT_FILES): Use the "best" sed as determined by
>       AC_PROG_SED to perform substitutions to work around
>       limitation on some systems by the default sed when
>       the input file contains very long lines. Even if no
>       substitutions are made on these lines, the default sed
>       command might truncate them.

That change caused numerous test failures "make check" because
config.status used $SED without defining it.  So I didn't install it.
I assume it can be fixed fairly easily.

Also, Albert, if you're going to make significant changes to Autoconf,
can you please sign copyright papers with the FSF?  That way we can
incorporate the changes.  I'll send you the appropriate info via
private mail if you don't have it already.