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Re: AC_TRY_EVAL


From: Gary V. Vaughan
Subject: Re: AC_TRY_EVAL
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:36:46 +0700

Hallo Ralf,

On 7 Aug 2010, at 15:20, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:]
> AC_TRY_EVAL is undocumented, but I don't see equivalent functionality
> that Automake (and Libtool) can use to try and log test commands.
> 
> So, I guess I'm asking to either let this not die, or provide a similar
> but safer new API instead.  Or both, for bugward compatibility.

I just ran a grep for all occurrences of AC_TRY_EVAL outside of aclocal.m4,
and the only places it cropped up - among the (almost 5000) package sources
we maintain at work - is in libtool.m4.

I think we can safely drop AC_TRY_EVAL without too much ceremony, although
we'll need something (better!) for Automake and Libtool to use instead, as
you say.

Cheers,
-- 
Gary V. Vaughan (address@hidden)




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