From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 06:04:40 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * m4/tar.m4 (_AM_PROG_TAR): Split the definition of $_am_tools
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* m4/tar.m4 (_AM_PROG_TAR): Split the definition of $_am_tools
so it works with Solaris and Tru64 /bin/sh.
Report from Nicolas Joly.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7468ea905..66aa647f8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-06-07  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
+
+	* m4/tar.m4 (_AM_PROG_TAR): Split the definition of $_am_tools
+	so it works with Solaris and Tru64 /bin/sh.
+	Report from Nicolas Joly.
+
 2004-06-06  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
 
 	* m4/tar.m4 (_AM_PROG_TAR): Introduce $_am_tools to work around a
diff --git a/m4/tar.m4 b/m4/tar.m4
index c7d713773..aac53d09d 100644
--- a/m4/tar.m4
+++ b/m4/tar.m4
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ m4_if([$1], [v7],
               [m4_fatal([Unknown tar format])])
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to create a $1 tar archive])
 # Loop over all known methods to create a tar archive until one works.
-_am_tools=${am_cv_prog_tar_$1-gnutar m4_if([$1], [ustar], [plaintar]) pax cpio none}
-# Do not replace $_am_tools by its definition on the `for' line, NetBSD 2.0F
-# /bin/sh will not perform IFS splitting on the right side of `-'.
+_am_tools='gnutar m4_if([$1], [ustar], [plaintar]) pax cpio none'
+_am_tools=${am_cv_prog_tar_$1-$_am_tools}
+# Do not fold the above two line into one, because Tru64 sh and
+# Solaris sh will not grok spaces in the rhs of `-'.
 for _am_tool in $_am_tools
 do
   case $_am_tool in