Re: AC_C_CONST fails with -Werror

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Dan,

* Dan Kegel wrote on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 02:06:39AM CEST:
> Reviving
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2008-11/msg00007.html
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2008-11/msg00008.html
> 
> There is an argument for fixing AC_C_CONST: the way it breaks
> caused strange errors building one package because its config.h
> defined const to /**/.   Users shouldn't have to go digging around
> to figure stuff like that out.  (Well, ok, any user who does
> ./configure CFLAGS="-Werror -Wall" is asking for it, and shouldn't
> mind digging around, but still.)

We are not sure whether these code changes will still cause the original
tests to be effective in uncovering the same compiler issues, should
someone really need to work with those compilers.  I'll leave it to
Eric to decide whether or not to just ditch this reason.

Cheers,
Ralf