Document ac_max_here_line's future. From Akim.

diff --git a/acgeneral.m4 b/acgeneral.m4
index 99f3ad047c9809492dbfb3afc0b6e68c3765aaee..2bd60eda234e8fc3236d28efd24f6a595cf3328a 100644 (file)
--- a/acgeneral.m4
+++ b/acgeneral.m4
@@ -801,7 +801,9 @@ subdirs=
 MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS=
 SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Maximum number of lines to put in a shell here document.
-ac_max_here_lines=12
+dnl This variable seems obsolete.  It should probably be removed, and
+dnl only ac_max_sed_lines should be used.
+: ${ac_max_here_lines=12}
 # Sed expression to map a string onto a valid sh and CPP variable names.
 changequote(, )dnl
 ac_tr_sh='sed -e y%*+%pp%;s%[^a-zA-Z0-9_]%_%g'

diff --git a/lib/autoconf/general.m4 b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
index 99f3ad047c9809492dbfb3afc0b6e68c3765aaee..2bd60eda234e8fc3236d28efd24f6a595cf3328a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/autoconf/general.m4
+++ b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
@@ -801,7 +801,9 @@ subdirs=
 MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS=
 SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Maximum number of lines to put in a shell here document.
-ac_max_here_lines=12
+dnl This variable seems obsolete.  It should probably be removed, and
+dnl only ac_max_sed_lines should be used.
+: ${ac_max_here_lines=12}
 # Sed expression to map a string onto a valid sh and CPP variable names.
 changequote(, )dnl
 ac_tr_sh='sed -e y%*+%pp%;s%[^a-zA-Z0-9_]%_%g'