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Akim Demaille 78a1aa6fc3 * tests/atgeneral.m4: Updated.
(AT_CASE): new macro.
(AT_CHECK): Use it.  Don't changequote for patsubst, there is no
need.
* tests/syntax.m4 (TEST_MACRO): Don't run AC_ARG_VAR.
Reported by Jim Meyering.
Use AT_CASE.
2000-02-07 14:22:37 +00:00
bin 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 11:37:48 +00:00
doc Start a new series of tests which check the semantics. 2000-02-07 11:54:29 +00:00
lib * tests/atgeneral.m4: Updated. 2000-02-07 14:22:37 +00:00
m4 Start a new series of tests which check the semantics. 2000-02-07 11:54:29 +00:00
man Start a new series of tests which check the semantics. 2000-02-07 11:54:29 +00:00
tests * tests/atgeneral.m4: Updated. 2000-02-07 14:22:37 +00:00
testsuite 1999-11-11 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 12:18:40 +00:00
acfunctions 1999-04-17 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> 1999-04-22 21:38:24 +00:00
acgeneral.m4 Test that the macros respect the user variable name space. 2000-02-07 13:25:35 +00:00
acheaders
acidentifiers
aclocal.m4 1999-11-11 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 12:18:40 +00:00
acmakevars
acoldnames.m4 1999-11-01 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-26 12:38:31 +00:00
acprograms
acspecific.m4 Test that the macros respect the user variable name space. 2000-02-07 13:25:35 +00:00
acversion.m4.in 1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1999-10-31 01:54:28 +00:00
AUTHORS rewhack the compiler checking and fix some minor bugs 1996-11-20 00:21:34 +00:00
autoconf.in 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 11:37:48 +00:00
autoconf.m4 1999-10-31 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 1999-12-20 15:54:30 +00:00
autoconf.sh 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 11:37:48 +00:00
autoconf.texi Start a new series of tests which check the semantics. 2000-02-07 11:54:29 +00:00
autoheader.in 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 09:51:17 +00:00
autoheader.m4 Start a new series of tests which check the semantics. 2000-02-07 11:54:29 +00:00
autoheader.sh 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 09:51:17 +00:00
autoreconf.in 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 09:46:28 +00:00
autoreconf.sh 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 09:46:28 +00:00
autoscan.in 1999-10-31 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-10 10:11:57 +00:00
autoscan.pl 1999-10-31 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-10 10:11:57 +00:00
ChangeLog * tests/atgeneral.m4: Updated. 2000-02-07 14:22:37 +00:00
ChangeLog.0
ChangeLog.1
config.guess Indenting fix. 1999-10-31 01:16:52 +00:00
config.sub 1999-09-22 Linas Vepstas <linas@linas.org> 1999-09-22 09:25:12 +00:00
configure * testsuite/autoconf.g/init.exp: Removed, test performed by 2000-02-04 14:24:34 +00:00
configure.in * testsuite/autoconf.g/init.exp: Removed, test performed by 2000-02-04 14:24:34 +00:00
COPYING fix a couple of bugs 1996-12-11 00:49:47 +00:00
ifnames.in 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 09:46:28 +00:00
ifnames.sh 1999-11-10 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 09:46:28 +00:00
INSTALL * merged from the experimental branch. 1999-10-26 03:54:59 +00:00
install-sh 1999-02-26 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1999-02-25 18:31:19 +00:00
install.texi * merged from the experimental branch. 1999-10-26 03:54:59 +00:00
make-stds.texi Mention YFLAGS and LFLAGS along with CFLAGS. 1997-10-27 03:47:03 +00:00
Makefile.am * testsuite/autoconf.g/init.exp: Removed, test performed by 2000-02-04 14:24:34 +00:00
Makefile.in Start a new series of tests which check the semantics. 2000-02-07 11:54:29 +00:00
mdate-sh 1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1999-10-31 01:54:28 +00:00
missing 1999-10-31 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1999-10-31 01:54:28 +00:00
mkinstalldirs 1999-04-10 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1999-04-09 21:44:01 +00:00
NEWS 1999-10-31 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-10 10:13:42 +00:00
README 1998-10-03 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1998-10-02 07:23:22 +00:00
standards.texi 1999-04-01 Ben Elliston <bje@cygnus.com> 1999-03-31 08:16:10 +00:00
texinfo.tex 1999-11-11 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> 2000-01-29 12:29:03 +00:00
THANKS How could we forget Franc,ois? 1999-10-31 00:52:44 +00:00
TODO Updated. 2000-02-04 13:40:55 +00:00

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