On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Matěj Týč <matej.tyc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 21:48 -0700, Sam Silla wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to create an array of values to use in configure.ac and am > > unsure what the best way to accomplish this is. I was wondering if > Autoconf > > comes with native support for constructing and iterating through arrays. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sammy > > There is actually quite nice array-like support in m4, just take a look > here: > > http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/autoconf/Looping-constructs.html#Looping-constructs > m4 macros are expanded at autoreconf time, shell arrays are used at > configure time, so make sure whether you can use those handy m4 macros. > > Matej > > Thanks. I wish I knew about this earlier. I ended up using a range of variables as a makeshift array. But in the future I will go back and revise it according to these macros. Regards, Sam _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
