Re: [PATCH] A better (?) _AC_EXEEXT

[Morten Eriksen]

* Pavel Roskin
| [...] _AC_LINK_IFELSE that is the same as AC_LINK_IFELSE but
| accepting _possible_ suffix as argument.

This is for all practical purposes the same as setting $ac_exeext by
hand and running the "standard" _AC_LINK_IFELSE.

I agree that it looks like better design, though.

* Morten
| +  # Couldn't use empty suffix, try with suffix commonly used
| +  # on MSWindows platforms.

* Pavel
| It's an insult for OS/2 people. Use "DOS-based platforms" or "PC
| platforms"

Ok, done.

| Also it appears (I haven't tested) that ac_exeext is not guaranteed
| to be equal to ac_cv_exeext at the end of the macro.

Yep, well spotted. Also fixed in the latest revision of the patch.

Regards,
Morten