Re: AC_DECL_YYTEXT exits if no [f]lex in PATH

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Sep 22, 2000, Pavel Roskin <address@hidden> wrote:

>       * acspecific.m4 (AC_PROG_LEX): Don't assume that lex exists.
>       Don't run _AC_DECL_YYTEXT if it doesn't. Always check libl and
>       libfl regardless of the $LEX value.

Excellent, thanks!  (i.e., Ok :-)

But I wonder if we shouldn't accept an argument specifying the default
value, so that automake could arrange for it to be called with
`missing lex' or something alike.

Of course, this can be done after AC_PROG_LEX finishes, checking
whether LEX is set to `:'...

> P.S. It's a very intersting question why AC_DECL_YYTEXT, and not
> AC_PROG_LEX appears in macros.m4. Expect a separate fix.

Thanks!

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