>> Do you think that: >> >> (eval "$ac_link") 2>&5 >> ac_status=$? >> (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5 >> ac_status=$? >> >> >> are portable? > > Pretty likely not: > > $ zsh --version > zsh 4.2.3 (powerpc-apple-darwin8.0) > $ zsh > $ f () { ( exit 1); echo $?; }; f > 0 > $ f () { ( exit 1) && echo bad; }; f > bad > $ f () { { ( exit 1); } && echo bad; }; f > bad But the only arguments in the eval *when the eval appears in shell functions* (I don't care about user code relying on _AC_DO, because it will appear outside functions) are: $ac_cpp $ac_compile $ac_link ./conftest$ac_exeext and in turn $ grep ac_compile= * c.m4:ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' c.m4:ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' c.m4:ac_compile='$OBJC -c $OBJCFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' erlang.m4:ac_compile='$ERLC $ERLCFLAGS -b beam conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' fortran.m4:ac_compile='$F77 -c $FFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' fortran.m4:ac_compile='$FC -c $FCFLAGS $ac_fcflags_srcext conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' $ grep ac_cpp= * c.m4:ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS' c.m4:ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS' c.m4:ac_cpp='$OBJCPP $CPPFLAGS' $ grep ac_link= * c.m4:ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' c.m4:ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' c.m4:ac_link='$OBJC -o conftest$ac_exeext $OBJCFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' erlang.m4:ac_link='$ERLC $ERLCFLAGS -b beam conftest.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD ; echo "[#]!/bin/sh" > conftest$ac_exeext ; AS_ECHO(["\"$ERL\" -run conftest start -run init stop -noshell"]) >> conftest$ac_exeext ; chmod +x conftest$ac_exeext' fortran.m4:ac_link='$F77 -o conftest$ac_exeext $FFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' fortran.m4:ac_link='$FC -o conftest$ac_exeext $FCFLAGS $LDFLAGS $ac_fcflags_srcext conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD' scientist-2:~/devel/autoconf/lib/autoconf bonzinip$ No "exit in a subshell" here, right? Paolo _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf