Re: ac-lang-abbrev.patch

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Pavel" == Pavel Roskin <address@hidden> writes:

Pavel> I must admit that I don't understand the reason, but since you
Pavel> have spent your time doing this there must be some
Pavel> justification :-)

We've already talked about this Pavel!  A few weeks ago.

Pavel> My guess based on the previous discussion - if somebody
Pavel> implements support for another language and doesn't define
Pavel> _AC_LANG_ABBREV but uses it autoconf will fail instead of using
Pavel> e.g. ac__preproc_warn_flag. Is that your idea?

That's part of it, but it's only a justification a posteriori, I don't
like AC_LANG_ABBREV being define'd in AC_LANG.  I don't know why
exactly, but it's a strong feeling.  One purpose, one macro.

Pavel> I'm not sure if I'm eligible to vote, but you have my Ok.

Thanks :)