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 <[email protected]>
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 file_@var{file}
Check whether file @var{file} exists on the native system. If it is
found, execute @var{action-if-found}, otherwise do
-@var{action-if-not-found}, if given. The result of this test is cached
+@var{action-if-not-found}, if given. Cache the result of this test
in the @code{ac_cv_file_@var{file}} 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 file_@var{file}
-Executes @code{AC_CHECK_FILE} once for each file listed in @var{files}.
-Additionally, defines @samp{HAVE_@var{file}} (@pxref{Standard Symbols})
-for each file found. The results of each test are cached in the
-@code{ac_cv_file_@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 @samp{HAVE_@var{file}}
+(@pxref{Standard Symbols}) for each file found and caches the results of
+each test in the @code{ac_cv_file_@var{file}} 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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