Re: Why doesn't this quote properly?

[Paul Eggert]

Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

> That's what I would do, indeed.

OK, I installed this:

2004-11-26  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>

        * doc/autoconf.texi (Pretty Help Strings): Go back to
        single-quoting assignments to cache variables.

Index: autoconf.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.842
retrieving revision 1.843
diff -p -u -r1.842 -r1.843
--- autoconf.texi       23 Nov 2004 19:11:56 -0000      1.842
+++ autoconf.texi       26 Nov 2004 08:58:34 -0000      1.843
@@ -13053,8 +13053,8 @@ Options}).  The following example will m
 AC_ARG_WITH(foo,
   [AS_HELP_STRING(--with-foo,
      [use foo (default is no)])],
-  ac_cv_use_foo=$withval,
-  ac_cv_use_foo=no)
+  [ac_cv_use_foo=$withval],
+  [ac_cv_use_foo=no])
 @end example
 
 The second argument of @code{AS_HELP_STRING} is
@@ -13076,8 +13076,8 @@ arguments, as shown in the following exa
 AC_DEFUN([MY_ARG_WITH],
   [AC_ARG_WITH([$1],
      [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-$1], [use $1 (default is $2)])],
-     ac_cv_use_$1=$withval,
-     ac_cv_use_$1=$2)])
+     [ac_cv_use_$1=$withval],
+     [ac_cv_use_$1=$2])])
 @end example
 @end defmac