autoconf/235: autoconf/235: AC_LANG_FORTRAN77 appears broken in 2.57

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Subject: autoconf/235: AC_LANG_FORTRAN77 appears broken in 2.57
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:34:56 -0400

 >Number:         235
 >Category:       autoconf
 >Synopsis:       AC_LANG_FORTRAN77 appears broken in 2.57
 >Confidential:   no
 >Severity:       critical
 >Priority:       high
 >Responsible:    akim
 >State:          open
 >Quarter:        
 >Keywords:       
 >Class:          sw-bug
 >Submitter-Id:   net
 >Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 28 20:34:56 -0400 2003
 >Cases:          
 >Originator:     L D Marks
 >Release:        
 >Organization:
 
 >Environment:
 
 >Description:
 Both AC_LANG_FORTRAN77 AC_LANG(Fortran 77) give:
 
 configure.in:63: error: AC_LANG_FUNC_LINK_TRY: unknown language: Fortran 77
 autoconf/lang.m4:243: AC_LANG_FUNC_LINK_TRY is expanded from...
 autoconf/general.m4:2233: AC_LINK_IFELSE is expanded from...
 autoconf/general.m4:1824: AC_CACHE_VAL is expanded from...
 autoconf/general.m4:1833: AC_CACHE_CHECK is expanded from...
 autoconf/functions.m4:74: AC_CHECK_FUNC is expanded from...
 autoconf/functions.m4:89: AC_CHECK_FUNCS is expanded from...
 configure.in:63: the top level
 autom4te: /usr/local/gnu/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
 >How-To-Repeat:
 
 >Fix:
 Unknown
 >Unformatted: