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Re: confusing message in AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
From: |
Akim Demaille |
Subject: |
Re: confusing message in AC_PROG_MAKE_SET |
Date: |
30 Oct 2002 11:36:17 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) XEmacs/21.4 (Honest Recruiter) |
| Hi,
| autoconf-2.54b generated configure file prints for AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
|
| checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
|
| This is confusing because in common use ${X} means a shell variable, whereas
| $(X) means a makefile variable. Yes I know ${X} is synonymous to $(X) in
| Makefiles, but nevertheless the common notation in Makefiles is $(X). So the
| message should better read
|
| checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
The message can be changed, indeed.
| Btw, here is a test makefile that tests for MAKE being set as a shell
| variable, and this tests fails with GNU make.
|
| all:
| @eval echo 'ac_maketemp="$$''{MAKE}"'
I don't understand what you mean here. Are you suggesting an
additional test?