traps of AC_CHECK_LIB for standard functions

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 07:37:59PM -0800, Noah Misch wrote:
> [...]  If you prefer definitions from a standard library where
> available, use @code{AC_SEARCH_LIBS} instead of
> @code{AC_CHECK_LIB}.  [...]   Rewriting a test like
> @samp{AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, gethostbyname)} as
> @samp{AC_SEARCH_LIBS(gethostbyname, nsl)} avoids these problems.

well, I have a somewhat radical idea:
when does one really need the functionality of AC_CHECK_LIB?
Shouldn't we change the interface?
Perhaps we could rename it to AC_ADD_LIB or similar.

Calling AC_CHECK_LIB would issue a warning in future versions.

Opinions?

Stepan