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Re: style
From: |
Patrick Welche |
Subject: |
Re: style |
Date: |
Sat, 8 Nov 2003 22:09:14 +0000 |
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Mutt/1.5.4i |
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 01:58:01PM +0100, Akim Demaille wrote:
> > Why the change AC_DEFUN -> m4_define ?
>
> It is lightweight. I recommend using m4_define for Autoconf authors
> when they can, as it speeds up the process, and in some case, it's
> even better for error messages. Nevertheless, the users should not
> care about this possibility.
Does that mean that in some package's .m4 files, I should use AC_DEFUN,
but if contributing to lib/autoconf/*.m4 I should use m4_define ?
Or are there specifically things which you aren't allowed to do in
a macro defined using m4_define?
> If it is addressed to novices, then sticking to AC_DEFUN is safer style.
OK - I'll stick to AC_DEFUN !
Cheers,
Patrick
- Re: style, Akim Demaille, 2003/11/04
- Re: style,
Patrick Welche <=