I've attached a short patch which documents the AS_TR_* macros. I'm
going to commit it in a day or two if there are no objections.
2005-06-07 Derek Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Programming in M4sh): Document AS_TR_SH &
AS_TR_CPP.
My apologies if this email shows up twice. The copy I sent yesterday
hasn't appeared yet.
Cheers,
Derek
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@@ -8961,6 +8961,30 @@ even though Posix is unclear whether @sa
succeed in that case.
@end defmac
[EMAIL PROTECTED] AS_TR_CPP (@var{expression})
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+Transform @var{expression} into a valid right-hand side for a C @code{#define}.
+For example:
+
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+$ type="char *"
+$ echo "#define AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_$type) 1"
+#define HAVE_CHAR_P 1
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+
[EMAIL PROTECTED] AS_TR_SH (@var{expression})
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+Transform @var{expression} into a valid shell variable name. For example:
+
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+$ header="sys/some file.h"
+$ AS_TR_SH(HAVE_$header)=:
+$ if $HAVE_sys_some_file_h; then echo "Have it!"; fi
+Have it!
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+
@defmac AS_SET_CATFILE (@var{var}, @var{dir}, @var{file})
@asindex{SET_CATFILE}
Set the shell variable @var{var} to @var{dir}/@var{file}, but
