Re: expose m4_PACKAGE_VERSION,m4_version_compare

[Benoit SIGOURE]

On Sep 12, 2007, at 5:26 PM, Eric Blake wrote:

> Bruno proposed using undocumented macros:
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2007-09/msg00092.html
>
> As I am not a fan of that approach, perhaps it is time to document  
> the macros
> instead, so that the use is kosher?  These two macros have been  
> available since
> 2.53, with no major change in functionality, so I think they are  
> robust enough
> to expose.  Any arguments why I should not apply this?

It looks great.  The name m4_PACKAGE_VERSION is somewhat misleading  
however (as I understand it, it contains the current version of  
autoconf right?  So why not name it like m4_AUTOCONF_VERSION or  
whatever?).

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Benoit Sigoure aka Tsuna
EPITA Research and Development Laboratory

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