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Re: document AS_BASENAME
From: |
Paul Eggert |
Subject: |
Re: document AS_BASENAME |
Date: |
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:57:09 -0800 |
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Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
Stepan Kasal <address@hidden> writes:
> Would you mind if I deleted this cross reference?
Not at all. I deleted them, and also followed up on your other comment,
by installing this:
2006-03-31 Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Programming in M4sh): Sharpen the descriptions
of AS_BASENAME and AS_DIRNAME. Reported by Stepan Kasal.
--- autoconf.texi 31 Mar 2006 06:08:36 -0000 1.975
+++ autoconf.texi 31 Mar 2006 18:55:43 -0000 1.976
@@ -9386,9 +9386,8 @@ that unfortunately are not portable in p
@defmac AS_BASENAME (@var{file-name})
@asindex{BASENAME}
Output the non-directory portion of @var{file-name}. For example,
address@hidden([/one/two/three])`} sets @code{file} to
address@hidden @xref{Limitations of Usual Tools}, for why this is more
-portable than @command{file=`basename /one/two/three`}.
+if @code{$file} is @samp{/one/two/three}, the command
address@hidden(["$file"])`} sets @code{base} to @samp{three}.
@end defmac
@defmac AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE
@@ -9409,9 +9408,8 @@ corresponding pattern matched @var{word}
@defmac AS_DIRNAME (@var{file-name})
@asindex{DIRNAME}
Output the directory portion of @var{file-name}. For example,
address@hidden([/one/two/three])`} sets @code{file} to
address@hidden/one/two}. @xref{Limitations of Usual Tools}, for why this is
-more portable than @command{file=`dirname /one/two/three`}.
+if @code{$file} is @samp{/one/two/three}, the command
address@hidden(["$file"])`} sets @code{dir} to @samp{/one/two}.
@end defmac
@defmac AS_IF (@var{test1}, @ovar{run-if-true1}, @dots{}, @ovar{run-if-false})
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, (continued)
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Eric Blake, 2006/03/28
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Paul Eggert, 2006/03/30
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Paul Eggert, 2006/03/31
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Ralf Wildenhues, 2006/03/31
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Eric Blake, 2006/03/31
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Paul Eggert, 2006/03/31
- Re: document AS_BASENAME, Stepan Kasal, 2006/03/31
- Re: document AS_BASENAME,
Paul Eggert <=