docs: Document AC_FUNC_FORK cache variables.

* doc/autoconf.texi (Particular Functions): Document AC_FUNC_FORK
cache variables.
* THANKS: Update.

Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-03-08  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@debian.org>  (tiny change)
+           Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (Particular Functions): Document AC_FUNC_FORK
+       cache variables.
+       * THANKS: Update.
+
 2011-03-08  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
        docs: BSD and Solaris make trailing space macro issue.

diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 648a5011e30e30c8c5d5e7bbfd3fe0c551714d56..887405fa8fc4debf260d24a43bb18e211c21d658 100644 (file)
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Christian Rössel            christian.roessel@gmx.de
 Christopher Hulbert         cchgroupmail@gmail.com
 Christopher Lee             chrislee@ri.cmu.edu
 Clinton Roy                 clinton.roy@gmail.com
+Colin Watson                cjwatson@debian.org
 Corinna Vinschen            corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com
 Cort Dougan                 cort@cs.nmt.edu
 D'Arcy A MacIsaac           ?

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
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--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -5004,6 +5004,11 @@ yourself in new code:
 #endif
 @end group
 @end example
+
+The results of this macro are cached in the @code{ac_cv_func_fork_works}
+and @code{ac_cv_func_vfork_works} variables.  In order to override the
+test, you also need to set the @code{ac_cv_func_fork} and
+@code{ac_cv_func_vfork} variables.
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_FUNC_FSEEKO