Re: AC_PROG_CC_C_O doesn't work with VC++

[Noah Misch]

On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 08:16:05AM +0200, Stepan Kasal wrote:
> -ac_try='$CC -c conftest.$ac_ext -o conftst2.$ac_objext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD'
> -rm -f conftst2.*
> +# (On an 8+3 filesystem, conftest2.* is not distinguishable from conftest.*,
> +# thus the test always passes; but if the ./configure scripts are ever run
> +# on good old DOS, it has to be with DJGPP, thus with gcc.)
> +ac_try='$CC -c conftest.$ac_ext -o conftest2.$ac_objext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD'
> +rm -f conftest2.*

I suppose this is harmless, but why?  The old code was fine and did not need a
comment to illustrate that.