[Bug classpath/27204] New: Various problems with `--with-jay' configure option

[david at jpackage dot org]

The current `--with-jay' configure options has a few problems.

* The help message should indicate that a DIR or PATH is required.
* The search for the jay executable should check ${PATH}.
* It should print its progress with AC_MSG_CHECKING/AC_MSG_RESULT.
* It has (unintentional) double quotes in error message output.
* It requires that one specify a path to the jay datadir or the jay binary.
* It treats the special value `yes' as a directory. 

The patch attempts to fix these problems. It keeps the original behavior while
treating `yes' as a special case. If `yes' is specified, then `/usr/share/jay'
is used as the default location.

It is also possible to expand ${datadir}/jay to get the default path, although
I am not sure that this would be a better option.


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           Summary: Various problems with `--with-jay' configure option
           Product: classpath
           Version: 0.90
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: classpath
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: david at jpackage dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27204