Re: AC_PATH_PROG broken (2.52f)

[Akim Demaille]

Thanks, I'm applying this:

Index: ChangeLog
from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

        Fix Autoconf PR/209.
        Also reported by Frank Denis.

        * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_PATH_WALK): Don't over quote.

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.217
diff -u -u -r1.217 NEWS
--- NEWS 7 Feb 2002 12:07:20 -0000 1.217
+++ NEWS 7 Feb 2002 15:47:20 -0000
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 - Precious variables accumulation
   config.status could stack several copies of the precious variables
   assignments.
+- AC_PATH_PROG and family.
+  Works properly when given a literal path.
 
 ** C Macros
 
Index: THANKS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/THANKS,v
retrieving revision 1.81
diff -u -u -r1.81 THANKS
--- THANKS 6 Feb 2002 17:51:01 -0000 1.81
+++ THANKS 7 Feb 2002 15:47:20 -0000
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 Ezra Peisach                address@hidden
 Felix Lee                   address@hidden
 Franc,ois Pinard            address@hidden
+Frank Denis                 address@hidden
 Gary V. Vaughan             address@hidden
 Geir Ove Myhr               address@hidden
 Gerrit P. Haase             address@hidden
Index: doc/autoconf.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.584
diff -u -u -r1.584 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi 7 Feb 2002 09:45:55 -0000 1.584
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 7 Feb 2002 15:47:20 -0000
@@ -3152,8 +3152,8 @@
 instead, like this:
 
 @example
-AC_PATH_PROG(INETD, inetd, /usr/libexec/inetd,
-  $PATH:/usr/libexec:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:etc)
+AC_PATH_PROG([INETD], [inetd], [/usr/libexec/inetd],
+             [$PATH:/usr/libexec:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:etc])
 @end example
 
 You are strongly encouraged to declare the @var{variable} passed to
Index: lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.73
diff -u -u -r1.73 m4sh.m4
--- lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 5 Feb 2002 08:12:46 -0000 1.73
+++ lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 7 Feb 2002 15:47:21 -0000
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 m4_define([_AS_PATH_WALK],
 [AS_REQUIRE([_AS_PATH_SEPARATOR_PREPARE])dnl
 as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-AS_LITERAL_IF([m4_default([$1], [$PATH])],
+AS_LITERAL_IF(m4_default([$1], [$PATH]),
 [as_dummy="$1"
 for as_dir in $as_dummy],
 [for as_dir in m4_default([$1], [$PATH])])