From: Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:00:38 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: More doc on AC_PROG_CC_C_O
X-Git-Tag: autoconf-2.50~962
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9317181589f7540a61ba62e4398dae675a8ff248;p=thirdparty%2Fautoconf.git

More doc on AC_PROG_CC_C_O
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diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index ac98fc11d..3504ebd5b 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -2241,7 +2241,10 @@ compiling.
 @maindex PROG_CC_C_O
 @cvindex NO_MINUS_C_MINUS_O
 If the C compiler does not accept the @samp{-c} and @samp{-o} options
-simultaneously, define @code{NO_MINUS_C_MINUS_O}.
+simultaneously, define @code{NO_MINUS_C_MINUS_O}.  This macro actually
+tests both the compiler found by @code{AC_PROG_CC}, and, if different,
+the first @code{cc} in the path.  The test fails if one fails.  This
+macro was created for GNU Make to choose the default C compilation rule.
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_PROG_CC_STDC