Re: How to debug configure scripts with 2.53?

[Bruce Korb]

Lars Hecking wrote:
> 
>  I have a configure(.in) that breaks all over the place [...]
> 
> $ sh -x ./configure >log 2>&1
> 
>  [...] but this doesn't work ... config.log is no help either.
> 
>  One thing I'm trying to find out is why the PATH arg is ignored in
> 
> AC_PATH_PROG([file],[file],,[/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH])

Add some distinguishing comments on either side of this macro
and edit the resultant configure file, adding ``set +/-x'' and
``echo mumble'' where appropriate.  Crude, but effective.  :-)