* lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (_AC_PROG_LEX_YYTEXT_DECL): Use

AC_TRY_EVAL to run $LEX, not AC_TRY_COMMAND.  This validates the
definition used by Automake where LEX is +/- "${missing} lex" and
`missing' itself contains variables.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 00264ac7298bbdf0380ea9c6cda8569abbadc260..d89cbb7c898bc097c2d8e53e69186d12bc56b828 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2001-11-12  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+       * lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (_AC_PROG_LEX_YYTEXT_DECL): Use
+       AC_TRY_EVAL to run $LEX, not AC_TRY_COMMAND.  This validates the
+       definition used by Automake where LEX is +/- "${missing} lex" and
+       `missing' itself contains variables.
+
 2001-11-12  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
        * lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Push KILL at the end.

diff --git a/lib/autoconf/programs.m4 b/lib/autoconf/programs.m4
index 8a01b906cf45cf181806b8edc880d2136e5818a3..96b806bc0161ab934e4f202191b31f374f1170fb 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/autoconf/programs.m4
+++ b/lib/autoconf/programs.m4
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ cat >conftest.l <<_ACEOF
 %%
 %%
 _ACEOF
-AC_TRY_COMMAND($LEX conftest.l)
+AC_TRY_EVAL(LEX conftest.l)
 if test -f lex.yy.c; then
   ac_cv_prog_lex_root=lex.yy
 elif test -f lexyy.c; then