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Re: whitespace and macros from the command line
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Eric Blake |
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Re: whitespace and macros from the command line |
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Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:59:07 -0700 |
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[dropping automake-patches]
On 01/23/2011 03:33 AM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Another patch set to document make limitations in autoconf.texi, and fix
> the respective test failures in Automake. I have a separate patch for
> Automake maint I'd like to apply, since this is such a long-standing
> failure.
>
> I'm not actually sure if Posix mandates the stripping of leading
> whitespace from variables set on the make command line. I think
> it does (which is why I chose that particular formulation), given
> that leading whitespace is stripped after the equals sign in a
> Makefile as well.
I'm not sure either, but your wording for autoconf is okay by
intentionally omitting mention of Posix.
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> Any issues with this?
>
> Thanks,
> Ralf
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> Autoconf:
> docs: new section about whitespace trimmmed from make command-lines.
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> * doc/autoconf.texi (Command-line Macros and whitespace): New
> section, document trimming of whitespace from macros set on the
> command line and from the environment.
Looks good.
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Eric Blake address@hidden +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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