1999-09-07 Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>

	* autoconf.texi (LDFLAGS, LIBS): Document that -L linker flags
	should be kept in LDFLAGS and not LIBS.

diff --git a/autoconf.texi b/autoconf.texi
index d34deffde484d60e0aaf6f55c08912481033d135..3e92d9b523815999f1d0be5589af65d5134fb729 100644 (file)
--- a/autoconf.texi
+++ b/autoconf.texi
@@ -1076,15 +1076,15 @@ how to check the results of previous tests.
 
 @defvar LDFLAGS
 @ovindex LDFLAGS
-Stripping (@samp{-s}) and any other miscellaneous options for the
-linker.  If it is not set in the environment when @code{configure} runs,
-the default value is empty.  @code{configure} uses this variable when
-linking programs to test for C features.
+Stripping (@samp{-s}), path (@samp{-L}), and any other miscellaneous
+options for the linker.  If it is not set in the environment when
+@code{configure} runs, the default value is empty.  @code{configure}
+uses this variable when linking programs to test for C features.
 @end defvar
 
 @defvar LIBS
 @ovindex LIBS
-@samp{-l} and @samp{-L} options to pass to the linker.
+@samp{-l} options to pass to the linker.
 @end defvar
 
 @node Build Directories, Automatic Remaking, Preset Output Variables, Makefile Substitutions

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index d34deffde484d60e0aaf6f55c08912481033d135..3e92d9b523815999f1d0be5589af65d5134fb729 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -1076,15 +1076,15 @@ how to check the results of previous tests.
 
 @defvar LDFLAGS
 @ovindex LDFLAGS
-Stripping (@samp{-s}) and any other miscellaneous options for the
-linker.  If it is not set in the environment when @code{configure} runs,
-the default value is empty.  @code{configure} uses this variable when
-linking programs to test for C features.
+Stripping (@samp{-s}), path (@samp{-L}), and any other miscellaneous
+options for the linker.  If it is not set in the environment when
+@code{configure} runs, the default value is empty.  @code{configure}
+uses this variable when linking programs to test for C features.
 @end defvar
 
 @defvar LIBS
 @ovindex LIBS
-@samp{-l} and @samp{-L} options to pass to the linker.
+@samp{-l} options to pass to the linker.
 @end defvar
 
 @node Build Directories, Automatic Remaking, Preset Output Variables, Makefile Substitutions