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commit 4f4ffdc6a63c2334cabfe08023253c7df9030425
Author: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
Date:   Thu Oct 30 09:39:57 2008 -0600

    Don't check for non-POSIX extensions in suggested tests.
    
    * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_VAR_APPEND_WORKS): Remove suggestion;
    we still use += if available, but should not reject shells (like
    dash) that don't provide it.
    (_AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED): Document a policy for m4sh.
    Reported by Paolo Bonzini.
    
    Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog           |    9 +++++++++
 lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 |    7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 89c2214..a9556b8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2008-10-30  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
+
+       Don't check for non-POSIX extensions in suggested tests.
+       * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_VAR_APPEND_WORKS): Remove suggestion;
+       we still use += if available, but should not reject shells (like
+       dash) that don't provide it.
+       (_AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED): Document a policy for m4sh.
+       Reported by Paolo Bonzini.
+
 2008-10-30  Paolo Bonzini  <address@hidden>
 
        Pass CONFIG_SHELL down to generated scripts, and re-export SHELL.
diff --git a/lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 b/lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4
index e0870ab..52b21ac 100644
--- a/lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4
+++ b/lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ m4_define([_AS_DETECT_EXPAND],
 # -------------------------
 # Refuse to execute under a shell that does not pass the given TEST.
 # Does not do AS_REQUIRE for the better-shell detection code.
+#
+# M4sh should never require something not required by POSIX, although
+# other clients are free to do so.
 m4_defun([_AS_DETECT_REQUIRED],
 [m4_set_add([_AS_DETECT_REQUIRED_BODY], [$1 || AS_EXIT])])
 
@@ -181,6 +184,9 @@ m4_defun([_AS_DETECT_REQUIRED],
 # --------------------------
 # Prefer to execute under a shell that passes the given TEST.
 # Does not do AS_REQUIRE for the better-shell detection code.
+#
+# M4sh should never suggest something not required by POSIX, although
+# other clients are free to do so.
 m4_defun([_AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED],
 [m4_set_add([_AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED_BODY], [$1 || AS_EXIT])])
 
@@ -1682,7 +1688,6 @@ m4_define([_AS_VAR_APPEND_WORKS],
 # Note that unlike AS_VAR_SET, VALUE must be properly quoted to avoid
 # field splitting and file name expansion.
 m4_defun_init([AS_VAR_APPEND],
-[_AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED([_AS_VAR_APPEND_WORKS])]dnl
 [AS_REQUIRE([_AS_VAR_APPEND_PREPARE], [], [M4SH-INIT-FN])],
 [as_func_append $1 $2])
 


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