>> Nothing prevents a configure script (written in sh) from using scraps of >> Perl. Hopefully the script would check that Perl exists before actually >> using it. > > But is there a clean way without having to watch the m4 special > characters, etc., i.e., some kind of escape so we can change to Perl, > or ruby, or...? No. But you can just use appropriate M4 quotes, and it won't be a problem as long as [] and () are balanced. > Do you know anything about the $PERL thing Paolo mentioned? It's nothing special! Just do AC_PATH_PROG(PERL, perl) and $PERL will point to the absolute path of the Perl interpreter. That's what Bob meant by "hopefully the script would check that Perl exists before actually using it". Paolo _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
