Re: AC_COMPILE_IFELSE

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Bruno, Simon,

* Bruno Haible wrote on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:47:31PM CET:
> Simon Josefsson wrote:
> > I find AC_TRY_COMPILE slightly easier to work with
> > than AC_COMPILE_IFELSE so perhaps we could argue that it should be
> > non-deprecated, unless there were a strong reason to deprecate it.
> 
> Likewise for me. AC_TRY_COMPILE has a more mnemonic name (it follows the
> usual rule to use an English verb to as a function/macro name) and simpler
> quoting rules than AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.

It has *wrong* quoting rules.  This has bitten people lots before.
Please use AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.  There is a FAQ entry on this,
  info Autoconf 'AC_FOO_IFELSE vs AC_TRY_FOO'

I see absolutely no reason to undeprecate something based on personal
preference.  "Simpler" is only true if you forget about consistency
with other Autoconf interfaces.

Cheers,
Ralf