Formerly autoconf.texi.~148~

diff --git a/autoconf.texi b/autoconf.texi
index 8e4dd5058d9d6fda8a1035594d3b0fc05fa0d3c3..358b5fc95229f78745ac839a35416e2ff533a302 100644 (file)
--- a/autoconf.texi
+++ b/autoconf.texi
@@ -1502,6 +1502,14 @@ oversight that we use the word @code{PROGRAM} in Autoconf macro names to
 sometimes mean C source code and sometimes mean a UNIX command.)
 @end defmac
 
+@defmac AC_PROGRAM_PATH (@var{variable}, @var{prog-to-check-for}, @var{value-if-not-found})
+@maindex PROGRAM_PATH
+Similar to @code{AC_PROGRAM_CHECK}, but set @var{variable} to the entire path of 
+@var{prog-to-check-for} if found.  Otherwise, just set @var{variable} to
+the value of @var{value-if-not-found}; no path checking is performed.
+Calls @code{AC_SUBST} for @var{variable}.
+@end defmac
+
 @defmac AC_PROGRAMS_CHECK (@var{variable}, @var{progs-to-check-for} @r{[}, @var{value-if-not-found}@r{]})
 @maindex PROGRAMS_CHECK
 Check for each program in the whitespace-separated list
@@ -1513,6 +1521,13 @@ list are found, set @var{variable} to @var{value-if-not-found}; if
 will not be changed.  Calls @code{AC_SUBST} for @var{variable}.
 @end defmac
 
+@defmac AC_PROGRAMS_PATH (@var{variable}, @var{progs-to-check-for} @r{[}, @var{value-if-not-found}@r{]})
+@maindex PROGRAMS_PATH
+Like @code{AC_PROGRAMS_CHECK}, but if any of @var{progs-to-check-for}
+are found, @var{variable} is set to the entire pathname of the found
+program.
+@end defmac
+
 @defmac AC_REPLACE_FUNCS (@var{function-name}@dots{})
 @maindex REPLACE_FUNCS
 For each given @var{function-name} in the whitespace-separated argument

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 8e4dd5058d9d6fda8a1035594d3b0fc05fa0d3c3..358b5fc95229f78745ac839a35416e2ff533a302 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -1502,6 +1502,14 @@ oversight that we use the word @code{PROGRAM} in Autoconf macro names to
 sometimes mean C source code and sometimes mean a UNIX command.)
 @end defmac
 
+@defmac AC_PROGRAM_PATH (@var{variable}, @var{prog-to-check-for}, @var{value-if-not-found})
+@maindex PROGRAM_PATH
+Similar to @code{AC_PROGRAM_CHECK}, but set @var{variable} to the entire path of 
+@var{prog-to-check-for} if found.  Otherwise, just set @var{variable} to
+the value of @var{value-if-not-found}; no path checking is performed.
+Calls @code{AC_SUBST} for @var{variable}.
+@end defmac
+
 @defmac AC_PROGRAMS_CHECK (@var{variable}, @var{progs-to-check-for} @r{[}, @var{value-if-not-found}@r{]})
 @maindex PROGRAMS_CHECK
 Check for each program in the whitespace-separated list
@@ -1513,6 +1521,13 @@ list are found, set @var{variable} to @var{value-if-not-found}; if
 will not be changed.  Calls @code{AC_SUBST} for @var{variable}.
 @end defmac
 
+@defmac AC_PROGRAMS_PATH (@var{variable}, @var{progs-to-check-for} @r{[}, @var{value-if-not-found}@r{]})
+@maindex PROGRAMS_PATH
+Like @code{AC_PROGRAMS_CHECK}, but if any of @var{progs-to-check-for}
+are found, @var{variable} is set to the entire pathname of the found
+program.
+@end defmac
+
 @defmac AC_REPLACE_FUNCS (@var{function-name}@dots{})
 @maindex REPLACE_FUNCS
 For each given @var{function-name} in the whitespace-separated argument