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Re: [PATCH] doc: Patterns in m4_pattern_forbid cause error, not warning
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Gavin Smith |
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Re: [PATCH] doc: Patterns in m4_pattern_forbid cause error, not warning |
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Fri, 23 Dec 2016 04:57:44 +0000 |
On 22 December 2016 at 19:34, Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
> The example text regarding a desired literal AC_DC in output
> claimed that the result would trigger a warning if one does
> not use creative quoting; but in reality, autoconf's use of
> m4_pattern_forbid to reserve the entire AC_ namespace makes
> it a hard error. Reword the section to mention the use of
> m4_pattern_allow() as the fix, and beef up the example to
> better demonstrate the problem.
Thanks a lot, your changes are an improvement.