Re: aclocal problems

[Eric Blake]

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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 4/10/2009 12:32 AM:
> <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.general/10429/focus=10431>
> 
>> I'd call it a documentation bug at this point. (Eric - comments?)

Sorry for missing this thread; I tend not to follow automake lists as closely.

> 
> Good point.  Public third-party macros should be AC_DEFUNed for this
> reason.  OK to apply?

Yes, please.  But given the recent thread about AC_DEFUN being able to
hoist contents while m4_define does not, would it ever make sense to add a
macro in the AC_ namespace that is equivalent to m4_define but still
traced by aclocal?  Unfortunately, the name AC_DEFINE is already claimed.

> 
>     Note that AC_DEFUN is needed for aclocal.
>     
>     * doc/autoconf.texi (Coding Style): Public third-party macros
>     should be AC_DEFUN'ed.
>     Report by John Calcote.
> 

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