>>>>> "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

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