On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 04:36:55PM -0600, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Roger Leigh wrote: > > > >So would something like my proposed AC_PROG_CC_C99 macro be good as a > >start? It would be optional, and simply check if a compiler > >previously found with AC_PROG_CC can be put into a C99 mode. This > >would be good for what I want--a portable way to get a C99 compiler, > >and would be useful for others as well. > > I am in favor of the AC_PROG_CC_C99 macro. My only concern was that > open source software might actually depend on it. :-) > > >>The use of C++-style comments in open source C code is suspect. IBM's > >>AIX C compiler does not support them. > > > >But it's not a C99 compiler, is it? ;-) > > No, it is not. It is a perfectly good compiler though, capable of > creating powerful programs which do useful things. > How about a powerful program to recognize and parse //? Sorry, couldn't resist. :-) Austin _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
