* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_CASE): Always execute test, in case of
side effects. Allow continuation of script on same line as esac.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (AC_PROG_CC_STDC): Adjust client.
* tests/m4sh.at (AS@&t@_IF and AS@&t@_CASE): Enhance test.
* NEWS: Document the subtle change.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_IF): Always execute test, in case of
side effects. Allow continuation of script on same line as fi.
(_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): Adjust clients.
(AS_VAR_IF, AS_VAR_SET_IF): For now, supply newline no longer
given by AS_IF.
* lib/autoconf/c.m4 (_AC_PROG_PREPROC_WORKS_IFELSE): Likewise.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_ENABLE_IF): Likewise.
(AC_EGREP_CPP, _AC_RUN_IFELSE): Adjust client.
* lib/autoconf/libs.m4 (AC_SEARCH_LIBS): Likewise.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Common Shell Constructs) <AS_IF>: Fix typo.
(Polymorphic Variables): Move mention of dnl to the only two
AS_VAR functions that need it.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_PREPROC_IFELSE_BODY): New macro.
(_AC_PREPROC_IFELSE): Use a shell function.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_REQUIRE): Factor for faster execution.
(AS_REQUIRE_SHELL_FN): Bypass AS_REQUIRE if function has already
been provided.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): Use m4_text_box for
existing banner.
(AS_INIT): Add new banners at strategic points.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (AC_INIT): Alter banner location, and
make consistent with other banners.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_REQUIRE): Expand _m4_divert_desired before
passing it to m4_divert_require, so that its content is not used
anymore.
* tests/m4sh.at (Nested AS_REQUIRE): New testcase.
* tests/m4sh.at (Nested AS@&t@_REQUIRE_SHELL_FN)
(AS@&t@_REQUIRE_SHELL_FN and m4@&t@_require): Adjust to changed
API.
Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_curry, _m4_curry): New macros.
* tests/m4sugar.at (m4@&t@_map_args): Rename...
(m4@&t@_map_args and m4@&t@_curry): ...and add currying tests.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Looping constructs) <m4_map_args>: Document
currying as a way to add parameters.
(Evaluation Macros) <m4_curry>: Document the new macro.
* NEWS: Likewise.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED_PRUNE): New macro,
extracted from...
(_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): ...here, to use faster API. No need to
check for an empty required set.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Programming in M4sh): M4sh is now prime-time.
(Polymorphic Variables): New node.
* NEWS: Update accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* tests/m4sh.at (AS@&t@_VAR): New test.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_VAR_PUSHDEF): Force expansion of
_AS_TR_SH_PREPARE at top level, rather than argument collection.
(AS_TR_SH): Support command substitution.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_VAR_GET): Reduce output to one line.
(AS_VAR_TEST_SET, AS_VAR_SET, AS_VAR_SET_IF, AS_VAR_POPDEF): Sort,
no code changes.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_LINENO_PREPARE): Ensure that logging is
disabled when reporting LINENO failure, since logging requires
LINENO.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initialization Macros): Recommend m4_pushdef,
not m4_rename, since the latter is undocumented.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS): Avoid
m4_rename, as it does not yet handle pushdef stacks.
Reported by Ralf Wildenhues.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Portable Shell): Minor edits.
(Limitations of Builtins): Touch up wording.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_LINENO_PUSH): Nuke trailing whitespace.
(_AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): Wrap comments less than 80 columns.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
* doc/autoconf.texi: Updates all references to "Portable Shell" and
"Limitations of Builtins" to use three-argument commands.
(Programming in M4sh): Document AS_ECHO, AS_ECHO_N, AS_UNSET.
(Portable Shell): Move here discussion about "Where is the POSIX
shell?" Mention that M4sh provides a SVR2 shell and takes care
of unsetting variables if necessary. Talk about M4sh and not only
Autoconf-generated scripts.
(Special Shell Variables): Talk about M4sh and not only
Autoconf-generated scripts. Don't talk about things that Autoconf
does not do. Mention problems of $LINENO with shell functions.
(Limitations of Builtins). Mention AS_ECHO and AS_ECHO_N. Move
discussion of eval bugs before discussion on proper use of eval.
Mention AS_IF. Reword why not to use "shift N". Mention "foo=;
unset foo" trick. Include M4sh code that unsets MAIL for Bash 2.01.
* NEWS: Update list of documented M4sh macros.
* lib/autoconf/general.m4 (_AC_CACHE_DUMP): Use AS_UNSET.
* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PROG_SED): Use AS_UNSET.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_UNSET_PREPARE): Provide $as_unset as an
alias for AS_UNSET, for backwards compatibility.
(_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): Set BASH_ENV and ENV to /dev/null in case
the shell does not support unset.
(_AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): Work around Bash 2.01 bugs. Unset BASH_ENV.
(AS_INIT, _AS_PREPARE, AS_PREPARE): Call it.
(AS_UNSET): Assume it is there but it might fail if the variable is
not set. Use it throughout instead of $as_unset.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_DETECT_REQUIRED, _AS_DETECT_SUGGESTED): Remove
m4_require of _AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL.
(_AS_CLEANUP): Add it here.
(_AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL): Just expand the test instead of appending it
to _AS_CLEANUP.
(_AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): New name of the old AS_SHELL_SANITIZE macro.
(AS_SHELL_SANITIZE): New macro hacking around Libtool misuse.
(AS_PREPARE): Use _AS_SHELL_SANITIZE.
(AS_INIT): Add m4_provide of itself.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_ECHO_LOG): If defined, use $as_lineno as
the line number emitted to the log file.
(AS_LINENO_PUSH, AS_LINENO_POP): New.
* tests/m4sh.at (LINENO Stack): New test.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (_m4_require_call): Accept a third argument.
(m4_require): Pass it.
(m4_divert_require): New.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_REQUIRE): Rewrite using m4_divert_require.
Remove comment about differences with m4_require.
* tests/m4sh.at (AS_REQUIRE_SHELL_FN and m4_require): Update to test
the expected behavior.
(Nested AS_REQUIRE_SHELL_FN): New test.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_INIT_GENERATED): New.
* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS): Use it.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Initialization macros): Document it.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_PREPARE, AS_REQUIRE_SHELL_FN)
(_AS_SHELL_FN_WORK): Imitate GNU Coding Standards for C
functions.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2008-10-12 Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_LINENO_PREPARE): Place names of
contributors under m4 rather than shell comments.
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (_AS_MKDIR_P): Correct documentation to
match implementation.
(_AS_PREPARE, _AS_MKDIR_P_PREPARE): Adjust callers.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Programming in M4sh) <AS_MKDIR_P>: Tweak
wording to better match behavior.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
