Hi,
On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 10:32:13AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> i figured it was to make things like vim happy ... perhaps it should be:
> dnl #(
> so that the #( isnt output to the final file ...
well, in that case you could omit the #, using "dnl (".
The tradition in Autoconf sources is to use #( but I have to admit
that I'm not sure about the rationale.
Possible reasons:
- #( is shorter and easier to distinguish visually,
- when debugging/inspecting the generated shell code, matched parens
might help,
- "dnl (" does not work inside quoted (literal) shell code, so you
have to be more careful.
None of these really matters but, OTOH, I don't buy your reason
either:
Having #( is not an issue, the effect on size, speed, nor readability
is not noticable.
(If you are intersted, feel free to bring this question to the
Autoconf list.)
Have a nice day,
Stepan Kasal
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