Re: another CONFIG_SHELL doc instance missed

[Howard Chu]

Stepan Kasal wrote:
> Hello Ralf,
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 10:37:09AM +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> >         * doc/install.texi (Defining Variables): Put `CONFIG_SHELL'
> >         in environment of `configure', not the command line.
> ...
> > OK to apply?
>
> a quick answer: why is it necessary to have this?
>
> It seems that the problem could be fixed by inspecting the arguments
> before the echo tests, so that CONFIG_SHELL is set correctly.
>
> But I guess that there must be better solution:
> 1) cannot libtool use something like AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED if it is
> going to exec configure under a "better shell"?
> 2) or if the main purpose is to find out a good shell for the libtool
> scripts, perhaps the tests could be performed later...

On a slightly related note - the libtool configure script uses 
AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS to invoke the libltdl configure script. It seems to me 
the subdir script ought to be invoked with --no-reexec since the top 
level script has already gone to the trouble of selecting the best shell.

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