Re: [AUCTeX-devel] Re: [AUCTeX-diffs] Changes to auctex/Makefile.in

[Ralf Angeli]

* David Kastrup (2005-06-09) writes:

> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I guess the something like the following should work.
>>
>> DESCEND=test -n "$(subdirs)" && ([...]
>
> No, the other way round.
>
> test -z "$(subdirs)" || (...
>
> Same problem: the exit code.
[...]
>> "else :"?  Never heard of that.
>
> : is a noop in the Bourne Shell.

 \   /
         *PLING*
- (") -
   =
 /   \

> See
> (info "(autoconf)Limitations of Builtins")
> which will make your stomach turn...

Oh well, why should there be a difference to web or cross-Emacs
software development?  It's always the same if you have to cater for
historic or independent implementations of some software.

-- 
Ralf