Re: bootstrap still broken

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Gary,

* Gary V. Vaughan wrote on Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 04:30:27PM CEST:
> Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> >Oh well.  This is m4 at fault: it uses AC_LIBTOOL_COMPILER_OPTION, which
> >is not published interface, but does not cater for it's internal change
> >$rm -> $RM.  At least this gives me a reason not to change its interface
> >any more than that..  Here's a cheap hack for that, ignoring the fact
> >that this issue ought to be solved cleanly sometime..
> 
> :-o  This macro was originally called m4_COMPILER_OPTION, adapted for M4 
>  from a shtool macro, and then contributed to libtool much later... how 
> can it be that m4 is at fault for using its own macro? ;o)

Yet another reason for a generic version of this in Autoconf.
Just haven't had enough patience to sit down and try to write it.

BTW, I was completely ignorant of this macro's history, thanks for the
heads up.

Regards,
Ralf