* config/general.m4sh: unconditionally set IFS, and set it

to the one true right sequence: space, tab, newline.
* m4/libtool.m4: remove IFS setting and as_* namespace infringement.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8b9ab3f2d5b2d3d3a670099112bf8efd61980910..f339db9f808773969a0da4177dbfbe28d31c7f45 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2005-03-16  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
+       * config/general.m4sh: unconditionally set IFS, and set it
+       to the one true right sequence: space, tab, newline.
+       * m4/libtool.m4: remove IFS setting and as_* namespace infringement.
+
        * m4/libtool.m4 (_LT_CONFIG): Reset IFS to fix failure with ash.
 
        * configure.ac, libltdl/configure.ac: s/##/dnl/ for comments

diff --git a/config/general.m4sh b/config/general.m4sh
index 9fcb9faabb48e233f2209f452a8e15d051c44ef9..9339553de1a7182f23e495e07d956d36e0dd4284 100644 (file)
--- a/config/general.m4sh
+++ b/config/general.m4sh
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ EXIT_SKIP=77    # $? = 77 is used to indicate a skipped test to automake.
 exit_status=$EXIT_SUCCESS
 
 # Make sure IFS has a sensible default
-: ${IFS="
-       "}
+lt_nl='
+'
+IFS="  $lt_nl"
 
 dirname="s,/[[^/]]*$,,"
 basename="s,^.*/,,g"

diff --git a/m4/libtool.m4 b/m4/libtool.m4
index ace5bf6cb36eb6a9fb13e5193e0fb06bccb8499b..71e625638be306b3e6a1e60d258fc886a696e9a0 100644 (file)
--- a/m4/libtool.m4
+++ b/m4/libtool.m4
@@ -517,12 +517,6 @@ _LT_LIBTOOL_CONFIG_VARS
 _LT_LIBTOOL_TAG_VARS
 # ### END LIBTOOL CONFIG
 
-# IFS
-# We need space, tab and new line, in precisely that order.
-as_nl='
-'
-IFS="  $as_nl"
-
 # The HP-UX ksh and POSIX shell print the target directory to stdout
 # if CDPATH is set.
 (unset CDPATH) >/dev/null 2>&1 && unset CDPATH