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commit 0b2702981d5446e70f7b4eacd2d9c7c40cda1f23
Author: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
Date:   Mon Jan 21 12:45:44 2008 -0700

    Improve documentation about default include directives.
    
    * doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Headers, Generic Declarations)
    (Generic Structures, Generic Types)
    (Generic Compiler Characteristics): Add links to
    AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT.
    Reported by Reuben Thomas.
    
    Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

commit 5df0aa5319aed299e0c7849d0982f710c2912f5e
Merge: f4d0beaefaef0effa6d86a8e757d14d5d72e639e 
256a9fffdbedc4dc4c0f88b36807de88053b5e84
Author: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
Date:   Mon Jan 21 12:16:02 2008 -0700

    Merge branch 'master' of address@hidden:/srv/git/autoconf

commit f4d0beaefaef0effa6d86a8e757d14d5d72e639e
Author: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
Date:   Tue Jan 15 08:49:08 2008 -0700

    * lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_qlen): Use fewer macros.
    
    Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog              |   13 ++++++++++
 doc/autoconf.texi      |   60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 |    9 ++++---
 3 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 107d031..d7fbdf5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2008-01-21  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
+
+       Improve documentation about default include directives.
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (Generic Headers, Generic Declarations)
+       (Generic Structures, Generic Types)
+       (Generic Compiler Characteristics): Add links to
+       AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT.
+       Reported by Reuben Thomas.
+
+2008-01-15  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
+
+       * lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_qlen): Use fewer macros.
+
 2008-01-08  Ralf Wildenhues  <address@hidden>
 
        * tests/Makefile.am (noinst_SCRIPTS): Renamed from
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 3d76b3e..c71bffd 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -5700,7 +5700,7 @@ test for it (@pxref{Writing Tests}).
 
 @anchor{AC_CHECK_HEADER}
 @defmac AC_CHECK_HEADER (@var{header-file}, @ovar{action-if-found}, @
-  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_HEADER}
 If the system header file @var{header-file} is compilable, execute shell
 commands @var{action-if-found}, otherwise execute
@@ -5708,6 +5708,10 @@ commands @var{action-if-found}, otherwise execute
 header file is available, consider using @code{AC_CHECK_HEADERS}
 instead.
 
address@hidden is a series of include directives, defaulting to
address@hidden (@pxref{Default Includes}), which are used
+prior to the header under test.
+
 For compatibility issues with older versions of Autoconf, please read
 below.
 @end defmac
@@ -5715,7 +5719,7 @@ below.
 @anchor{AC_CHECK_HEADERS}
 @defmac AC_CHECK_HEADERS (@address@hidden, @
   @ovar{action-if-found}, @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @
-  @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_HEADERS}
 @cvindex address@hidden
 For each given system header file @var{header-file} in the
@@ -5726,6 +5730,10 @@ files is found.  You can give it a value of @samp{break} 
to break out of
 the loop on the first match.  If @var{action-if-not-found} is given, it
 is executed when one of the header files is not found.
 
address@hidden is a series of include directives, defaulting to
address@hidden (@pxref{Default Includes}), which are used
+prior to the headers under test.
+
 For compatibility issues with older versions of Autoconf, please read
 below.
 @end defmac
@@ -5796,13 +5804,14 @@ These macros are used to find declarations not covered 
by the ``particular''
 test macros.
 
 @defmac AC_CHECK_DECL (@var{symbol}, @ovar{action-if-found}, @
-  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_DECL}
 If @var{symbol} (a function, variable, or constant) is not declared in
 @var{includes} and a declaration is needed, run the shell commands
address@hidden, otherwise @var{action-if-found}.  If no
address@hidden are specified, the default includes are used
-(@pxref{Default Includes}).
address@hidden, otherwise @var{action-if-found}.
address@hidden is a series of include directives, defaulting to
address@hidden (@pxref{Default Includes}), which are used
+prior to the declaration under test.
 
 This macro actually tests whether @var{symbol} is defined as a macro or
 can be used as an r-value, not whether it is really declared, because it
@@ -5812,7 +5821,7 @@ introducing extra declarations when they are not needed.
 
 @anchor{AC_CHECK_DECLS}
 @defmac AC_CHECK_DECLS (@var{symbols}, @ovar{action-if-found}, @
-  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_DECLS}
 @cvindex address@hidden
 For each of the @var{symbols} (@emph{comma}-separated list), define
@@ -5822,11 +5831,16 @@ For each of the @var{symbols} (@emph{comma}-separated 
list), define
 execute when one of the function declarations is needed, otherwise
 @var{action-if-found} is executed.
 
address@hidden is a series of include directives, defaulting to
address@hidden (@pxref{Default Includes}), which are used
+prior to the declarations under test.
+
 This macro uses an M4 list as first argument:
 @example
 AC_CHECK_DECLS([strdup])
 AC_CHECK_DECLS([strlen])
 AC_CHECK_DECLS([malloc, realloc, calloc, free])
+AC_CHECK_DECLS([j0], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
 @end example
 
 Unlike the other @samp{AC_CHECK_*S} macros, when a @var{symbol} is not
@@ -5963,7 +5977,7 @@ These macros are used to find structure members not 
covered by the
 
 @defmac AC_CHECK_MEMBER (@address@hidden, @
   @ovar{action-if-found}, @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @
-  @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_MEMBER}
 Check whether @var{member} is a member of the aggregate @var{aggregate}.
 If no @var{includes} are specified, the default includes are used
@@ -5972,7 +5986,7 @@ If no @var{includes} are specified, the default includes 
are used
 @example
 AC_CHECK_MEMBER([struct passwd.pw_gecos], [],
                 [AC_MSG_ERROR([We need `passwd.pw_gecos'!])],
-                [#include <pwd.h>])
+                [[#include <pwd.h>]])
 @end example
 
 You can use this macro for submembers:
@@ -5984,7 +5998,7 @@ AC_CHECK_MEMBER(struct top.middle.bot)
 
 @anchor{AC_CHECK_MEMBERS}
 @defmac AC_CHECK_MEMBERS (@var{members}, @ovar{action-if-found}, @
-  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_MEMBERS}
 @cvindex address@hidden@var{member}
 Check for the existence of each @address@hidden@var{member}} of
@@ -5995,6 +6009,10 @@ capitals, with spaces and dots replaced by underscores). 
 If
 members.  If @var{action-if-not-found} is given, it is executed for each
 of the members that could not be found.
 
address@hidden is a series of include directives, defaulting to
address@hidden (@pxref{Default Includes}), which are used
+prior to the members under test.
+
 This macro uses M4 lists:
 @example
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_rdev, struct stat.st_blksize])
@@ -6279,10 +6297,12 @@ These macros are used to check for types not covered by 
the ``particular''
 test macros.
 
 @defmac AC_CHECK_TYPE (@var{type}, @ovar{action-if-found}, @
-  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_TYPE}
 Check whether @var{type} is defined.  It may be a compiler builtin type
-or defined by the @var{includes} (@pxref{Default Includes}).
+or defined by the @var{includes}.  @var{includes} is a series of include
+directives, defaulting to @code{AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT} (@pxref{Default
+Includes}), which are used prior to the type under test.
 
 In C, @var{type} must be a type-name, so that the expression @samp{sizeof
 (@var{type})} is valid (but @samp{sizeof ((@var{type}))} is not).  The
@@ -6293,7 +6313,7 @@ same test is applied when compiling for C++, which means 
that in C++
 
 
 @defmac AC_CHECK_TYPES (@var{types}, @ovar{action-if-found}, @
-  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @ovar{action-if-not-found}, @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_TYPES}
 @cvindex address@hidden
 For each @var{type} of the @var{types} that is defined, define
@@ -6308,6 +6328,7 @@ This macro uses M4 lists:
 @example
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([ptrdiff_t])
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([unsigned long long int, uintmax_t])
+AC_CHECK_TYPES([float_t], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
 @end example
 
 @end defmac
@@ -6383,15 +6404,16 @@ Autoconf works around this problem by casting 
@code{sizeof (int)} to
 
 @anchor{AC_CHECK_SIZEOF}
 @defmac AC_CHECK_SIZEOF (@var{type-or-expr}, @ovar{unused}, @
-  @dvar{includes, default-includes})
+  @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_SIZEOF}
 @cvindex address@hidden
 Define @address@hidden (@pxref{Standard Symbols}) to be
 the size in bytes of @var{type-or-expr}, which may be either a type or
 an expression returning a value that has a size.  If the expression
address@hidden (@var{type-or-expr})} is invalid, the result is 0.  If no
address@hidden are specified, the default includes are used
-(@pxref{Default Includes}).
address@hidden (@var{type-or-expr})} is invalid, the result is 0.
address@hidden is a series of include directives, defaulting to
address@hidden (@pxref{Default Includes}), which are used
+prior to the expression under test.
 
 This macro now works even when cross-compiling.  The @var{unused}
 argument was used when cross-compiling.
@@ -6406,7 +6428,7 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([int *])
 defines @code{SIZEOF_INT_P} to be 8 on DEC Alpha AXP systems.
 @end defmac
 
address@hidden AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF (@var{type}, @dvar{includes, default-includes})
address@hidden AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF (@var{type}, @dvar{includes, 
AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT})
 @acindex{CHECK_ALIGNOF}
 @cvindex address@hidden
 Define @address@hidden (@pxref{Standard Symbols}) to be the
@@ -6417,7 +6439,7 @@ is 0.  If no @var{includes} are specified, the default 
includes are used
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_COMPUTE_INT (@var{var}, @var{expression}, @
-  @dvar{includes, default-includes}, @ovar{action-if-fails})
+  @dvar{includes, AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT}, @ovar{action-if-fails})
 @acindex{COMPUTE_INT}
 Store into the shell variable @var{var} the value of the integer
 @var{expression}.  The
diff --git a/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 b/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
index c73a940..e831555 100644
--- a/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
+++ b/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ divert(-1)#                                                  
-*- Autoconf -*-
 # Base M4 layer.
 # Requires GNU M4.
 #
-# Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free
-# Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
+# 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ m4_define([m4_flatten],
 #    => active activeend
 #
 # First, notice that we guarantee trailing space.  Why?  Because regular
-# expressions are greedy, and `.* ?' would alway groups the space into the
+# expressions are greedy, and `.* ?' would always group the space into the
 # .* portion.  The algorithm is simpler by avoiding `?' at the end.  The
 # algorithm correctly strips everything if STRING is just ` '.
 #
@@ -2032,7 +2032,8 @@ m4_builtin([popdef], [m4_Border])dnl
 # Avoid bpatsubsts for the common case of no quadrigraphs.
 m4_define([m4_qlen],
 [m4_if(m4_index([$1], address@hidden), [-1], [m4_len([$1])],
-       [m4_len(m4_bpatsubsts([[$1]], address@hidden(<:\|:>\|S|\|%:\)@], [P], 
[@&address@hidden))])])
+       [m4_len(m4_bpatsubst([[$1]], 
address@hidden(\(<:\|:>\|S|\|%:\)\(@\)\|&address@hidden)],
+                           [\3]))])])
 
 
 # m4_qdelta(STRING)


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