Re: [bug-gnulib] bug in gl_FUNC_MKSTEMP

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 04:25:04PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Stepan Kasal <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 1) gl_FUNC_MKSTEMP in m4/mkstemp.m4 should clean up the temporary files.
> > Would the patch attached to this mail be OK?
> 
> IMHO, autoconf test programs needn't (and shouldn't) clean
> up explicitly.  configure handles it for us, and does a better
> job, in that it cleans up even upon e.g., interrupt.

MHO was similar and I modified the AC_PROG_GREP test so that it doesn't
clean its temporary files.  This caused a faiure of autoconf test suite.

Akim has explained me that every check should clean up its temp files,
because the orphaned files might pollute further checks, see the thread
ending with

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2004-12/msg00069.html

I agree with Akim now, that all autoconf tests should clean their temp
files.

I'm in a hurry, so I haven't studied the rest of your mail yet, sorry.

Regards,
        Stepan Kasal