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Re: [PATCH] AC_PROG_MKDIR_P: don't workaround if not buggy


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: [PATCH] AC_PROG_MKDIR_P: don't workaround if not buggy
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:04:04 -0700
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On 12/21/2012 09:16 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 12/21/12 06:02, Eric Blake wrote:
>> But that gives me an idea for a simpler solution that DOES work with 2.59:
> 
> Thanks for the bug report and suggestion -- I pushed this:
> 
> --- a/ChangeLog
> +++ b/ChangeLog
> @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
> +2012-12-21  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>
> +
> +     AC_PROG_MKDIR_P: port workaround to pre-2.62 Autoconf
> +     * m4/gnulib-common.m4 (AC_PROG_MKDIR_P, AC_C_RESTRICT):
> +     Use m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], ...), not
> +     m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]),[2.62]),[-1],
> +     ...), as the latter is fatal with older Autoconfs.
> +     Problem reported and fix suggested by Eric Blake in thread starting at
> +     <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-12/msg00097.html>.

Thanks for the quick fix; I've confirmed it worked (and I wish RHEL 5
would use something more modern than autoconf 2.59, but such is life).

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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