Re: Possible manual typo

[Eric Blake]

On 09/17/2011 10:59 AM, Reuben Thomas wrote:
> In the following:
>
> @anchor{AC_RUN_IFELSE}
> @defmac AC_RUN_IFELSE (@var{input}, @ovar{action-if-true}, @
>    @ovar{action-if-false}, @dvar{action-if-cross-compiling, AC_MSG_FAILURE})
> @acindex{RUN_IFELSE}
> If @var{program} compiles and links successfully and returns an exit
> status of 0 when executed, run shell commands @var{action-if-true}.
> Otherwise, run shell commands @var{action-if-false}.
>
> I can't see a referent for "@var{program}". Presumably either the
> "input" parameter should be renamed "program" or the reference to
> "program" should be made a reference to "input";

Thanks for the report.

> if you let me know
> which, I'll prepare a patch.

No need - I just pushed this:

diff --git i/ChangeLog w/ChangeLog
index 76b283c..1c46341 100644
--- i/ChangeLog
+++ w/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-09-19  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
+
+       docs: refer to correct AC_RUN_IFELSE parameter name
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (Runtime) <AC_RUN_IFELSE>: Fix wording.
+       Reported by Reuben Thomas.
+
 2011-09-16  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>

        docs: fix typo in shell example
diff --git i/doc/autoconf.texi w/doc/autoconf.texi
index f202c10..86e28f0 100644
--- i/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ w/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -9476,7 +9476,9 @@ Runtime
 @defmac AC_RUN_IFELSE (@var{input}, @ovar{action-if-true}, @
   @ovar{action-if-false}, @dvar{action-if-cross-compiling, 
AC_MSG_FAILURE})
 @acindex{RUN_IFELSE}
-If @var{program} compiles and links successfully and returns an exit
+Run the compiler (and compilation flags) and the linker of the current
+language (@pxref{Language Choice}) on the @var{input}, then execute the
+resulting program.  If the program returns an exit
 status of 0 when executed, run shell commands @var{action-if-true}.
 Otherwise, run shell commands @var{action-if-false}.


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