[sr #108182] [doc] Clarification for behaviour of AC_CHECK_FILES

[Paul Eggert]

Update of sr #108182 (project autoconf):

                  Status:                    None => Done                   

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Follow-up Comment #1:

Thanks for the bug report.  I committed this patch:

>From 8d2596f8ea7f1ae8056efe9c033054aec2ccab54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:06:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] AC_CHECK_FILES: improve documentation

* doc/autoconf.texi (Files): Document AC_CHECK_FILES better.
Reported by Christophe Curis in
<http://savannah.gnu.org/support/?108182>.
---
 doc/autoconf.texi | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index d1483b8..5b556da 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -4457,7 +4457,7 @@ of the host machine, and therefore, they die when
cross-compiling.
 @caindex address@hidden
 Check whether file @var{file} exists on the native system.  If it is
 found, execute @var{action-if-found}, otherwise do
address@hidden, if given.  The result of this test is cached
address@hidden, if given.  Cache the result of this test
 in the @address@hidden variable, with characters not
 suitable for a variable name mapped to underscores.
 @end defmac
@@ -4466,11 +4466,12 @@ suitable for a variable name mapped to underscores.
   @ovar{action-if-not-found})
 @acindex{CHECK_FILES}
 @caindex address@hidden
-Executes @code{AC_CHECK_FILE} once for each file listed in @var{files}.
-Additionally, defines @address@hidden (@pxref{Standard Symbols})
-for each file found.  The results of each test are cached in the
address@hidden@var{file}} variable, with characters not suitable for
-a variable name mapped to underscores.
+For each file listed in @var{files}, execute @code{AC_CHECK_FILE}
+and perform either @var{action-if-found} or @var{action-if-not-found}.
+Like @code{AC_CHECK_FILE}, this defines @address@hidden
+(@pxref{Standard Symbols}) for each file found and caches the results of
+each test in the @address@hidden variable, with characters
+not suitable for a variable name mapped to underscores.
 @end defmac
 
 
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1.7.11.7



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