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Re: rename gl_FUNC_MBRTOWC


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: rename gl_FUNC_MBRTOWC
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:18:51 -0700
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According to Bruno Haible on 12/17/2008 4:57 PM:
>  
> -dnl This file can be removed, and gl_FUNC_MBRTOWC replaced with
> -dnl AC_FUNC_MBRTOWC, when autoconf 2.60 can be assumed everywhere.
> +dnl This override of an autoconf macro can be removed when autoconf 2.60 or
> +dnl newer can be assumed everywhere.
>  
> -AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MBRTOWC],
> +AC_DEFUN([AC_FUNC_MBRTOWC],

When overriding an autoconf macro, it is safer practice to wrap the
override with m4_ifndef or with m4_version_compare.  That way, if a later
autoconf version changes the internal implementation to something that
works better, your override isn't trapping users with the old semantics.

- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             address@hidden
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