Hi Chris,
On 8/15/19, Chris Packham <Chris.Packham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm trying to get a value provided on the ./configure invocation
> through to C code so it can be used. I'm trying to do this with
> AC_DEFINE but maybe this is a job for something else.
[...]
> AC_DEFINE([ENTITY],[${enable_entity}],[Entity])
[...]
> In file included from <command-line>:0:0:
> test.c: In function ‘main’:
> ./config.h:5:16: error: ‘$’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> #define ENTITY ${enable_entity}
>
> Which is a bit too literal. I suspect I'm missing something (like
> AC_SUBST). But I can't for all the searching figure out how to get a
> value from the ./configure invocation through to the end program.
You must use AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED[1] if you want shell expansion to
be performed on the value.
[1] https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.69/autoconf.html#Defining-Symbols
Hope that helps,
Nick
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