On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 1:54 AM, Paul Eggert <eggert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "Zack Weinberg" <zackw@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Would it be possible for autoconf to notice when AC_CHECK_SIZEOF has > > been applied to one of these types and issue a warning? > > Sure, autoconf could look for those textual patterns. > Also for "char unsigned", and for "char signed". > > A simpler fix would be to simply document not to bother to do that. > One could argue that Autoconf should support the general case, and > also that the usage is entrenched now. Or maybe Autoconf should just > set the size to be 1 without bothering to do anything at > configure-time? Any or all of the above. I'm for user education, though, which is why I suggested the warning; I think that'll get more attention than a note in the manual (though if you do do the warning, a more detailed explanation in the manual would be good as well). zw _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
