Re: Documentation flaw in autoconf

[Karl Berry]

    > does not tell whether these paths are absolute or relative, or if this
    > characteristic is unspecified. The documentation should be explicit
    > about this issue.

    The configure script substitutes exactly what the user has specified via
    arguments, using the defaults as displayed by configure --help.

So, how about stating that in the autoconf manual?

I have had (and seen) the same question myself, more than once.

karl