>>>>> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Angus> Which produces this snippet of configure. Why has this in the Angus> .m4 file: Angus> "(unknown)"|0.8[1-8]*|0.89[01234]) Angus> become this in configure: Angus> "(unknown)"|0.81-8*|0.8901234) ? Well spotted :) This is because autoconf uses [] for quoting. To make this work, you need to add changequot(,) before the snippet and changequot([,]) after it. But since nobody complained, this means that the test was useless :) Simplify the code as you see fit. JMarc