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Re: RL_LIB_READLINE_VERSION


From: Thomas Dickey
Subject: Re: RL_LIB_READLINE_VERSION
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:54:33 -0500 (EST)

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:

AC_DEFINE([foo], [bar baz])

Combine that with the fact that newer aclocal versions may evaluate the
same macro definitions more than once.

The "new" syntax is backward-compatible to the dark ages, and should
have been, had it not been for the lazyness of the people in the dark
ages, used and promoted from day one.

actually it is not (being kind, one must assume that you're aware that is an oversimplification). It is "mostly" compatible, but not backward
compatible.

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Thomas E. Dickey
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