Re: AM_PATH_PYTHON bug

[Stepan Kasal]

Hi again,
  my understanding of AC_PATH_PROG and friends has improved.
I apologize for the confusion I have caused before.

But I still think that

      PYTHON=:
      AC_PATH_PROGS([PYTHON], ...)

is bad style.  If the variable is nonempty, we are trying to override the
result of the test.  It's not good to rely on the fact that AC_PATH_PROGS
ignores the value in this case.

Thus I still think that my patch submitted as an attachment to

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-automake/2004-11/msg00037.html

should be applied, though my original rationale was confused.

I admit it doesn't fix any bug, but it improves the style of code which
will probably serve as a template for future autoconf test writers.

Regards,
        Stepan Kasal