Re: autoconf enhancement for Interix

[Eric Blake]

Martin Koeppe <mkoeppe <at> gmx.de> writes:

Hello Martin,

> 
> thanks for the link and for pointing out the existence of 
> AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS. I think this is the right place to also 
> require AC_INTERIX. (I first read the docs for 2.59 as these are the 
> latest docs in Debian because of licensing issues.)

Sorry for joining the conversation late; I just discovered my bug-autoconf list
subscription was having issues.  I'm wondering if gnulib's 'extensions' module
does this already, or if we should fold it into autoconf.

> 
> Anyway, I applied the attached patch to 2.61 and then run the test 
> suite. The results are also attached. The docs maybe should mention 
> which functionality gets enabled by AC_INTERIX, but I have no idea on 
> how to summarize it. I can do further tests/changes if required.

Personally, I'd rather have one macro that enables as many platforms as
possible, rather than having to add a macro for every new platform.  As in
AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS.

-- 
Eric Blake