[dropping bug-autoconf] On Wednesday 16 March 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > [ adding bug-autoconf ] > > * Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 06:24:28AM CET: > > So, can we just quote the argument so it's not detected by m4? > > > > me_quoted=`echo "$me" | sed 's,..,&@\&t@,g'` > > echo "AC_INIT([$me_quoted], [1.0])" > > Hmm, this avoids an error, but also sets several things wrong in the > resulting configure script: > > $ egrep '(foo-dnl|fo-)' configure > # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68 for foo-dnl 1.0. > PACKAGE_NAME='foo-dnl' > PACKAGE_TARNAME='fo--t-o---t-dn--t-l' > PACKAGE_STRING='foo-dnl 1.0' > \`configure' configures foo-dnl 1.0 to adapt to many kinds of systems. > [DATAROOTDIR/doc/fo--t-o---t-dn--t-l] > short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of foo-dnl 1.0:";; > foo-dnl configure 1.0 > It was created by foo-dnl $as_me 1.0, which was > PACKAGE='fo--t-o---t-dn--t-l' > This file was extended by foo-dnl $as_me 1.0, which was > foo-dnl config.status 1.0 > > Bummer. So, back to your patch I guess ... > Hmm... is this an "OK to apply", or an "I'll review it soonish"?
BTW, note that I've amended my patch by adding `dnl' to $(m4_builtins), as I had mistakenly left that out in my previous version of the patch; sorry for the oversight. Thanks, Stefano
