Re: [PATCH 04/12] use a shell function for _AC_RUN_IFELSE

[Eric Blake]

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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 10/26/2008 3:04 AM:
>> +    (_AC_RUN_LOG): Avoid subshell for logging.
>> +
> 
>> --- a/lib/autoconf/general.m4
>> +++ b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
>> @@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ AU_ALIAS([AC_VERBOSE], [AC_MSG_RESULT])
>>  # ----------------------------------
>>  # Eval COMMAND, save the exit status in ac_status, and log it.
>>  AC_DEFUN([_AC_RUN_LOG],
>> -[{ ($2) >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
>> +[{ { $2; } >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
> 
> This breaks Ultrix compatibility (when used as part of AC_TRY_EVAL), no?

Perhaps, but our testsuite already broke Ultrix compatibility, and no one
has complained:
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=autoconf.git;a=commitdiff;h=755596

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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