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Re: Why doesn't this quote properly?
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Bruce Korb |
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Re: Why doesn't this quote properly? |
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Mon, 22 Nov 2004 07:57:10 -0800 |
Stepan Kasal wrote:
> Please note that there is a trap: the ``description texts'', like in
> AS_HELP_STRING or AC_DEFINE. These strings are subject to line breaking, so
> they
> are not ``literal strings'' and you may not double-quote them.
Yes. Thank you. My missive came about because I was pretty sure
there were going to be exceptions and it was also clear that it
was going to take careful study, experimentation or a clear
explanation to figure out which was which.
> (I'm writing a patch to the autoconf manual which would mention this.)
My hoped for answer. :-) Thank you! Regards, Bruce