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

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Paolo Bonzini wrote on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 03:29:01PM CET:
> Eric Blake wrote:
> > Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org> writes:
> > 
> >>> int$[]2''_t  ?
> >> Works elsewhere, but does not work inside AC_MSG_CHECKING which only
> >> escapes ` and ". 
> >>
> >> I'll do $[]2${ac_nonexistent_var}_t for the AC_CACHE_CHECK, and
> >> int$[]2""_t elsewhere.
> > 
> > Since, as you pointed out, POSIX requires $2_t to be equivalent to ${2}_t, 
> > do 
> > we really need the hack of ${ac_nonexistent_var} after all?
> 
> Better to err on the safe side, since both you and Ralf were suspicious.

FWIW, I was simply falling in the same trap as Eric, so ignore me,
please.