Typo.

diff --git a/acgeneral.m4 b/acgeneral.m4
index 3deae136cd01857447ea455f68e97ca60b87cc18..6897f1163ff4423e320bd8f4de036e08964185ba 100644 (file)
--- a/acgeneral.m4
+++ b/acgeneral.m4
@@ -3555,7 +3555,7 @@ m4_ifval([$2$3],
          [AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS(default, [$2], [$3])])dnl
 m4_ifval([$1$2$3],
          [AC_DIAGNOSE([obsolete],
-                      [$0 should be used witout arguments.
+                      [$0 should be used without arguments.
 You should run autoupdate.])])dnl
 AC_CACHE_SAVE
 

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 67c60431e9324117c5992592241b03287aae7d26..5ac8c74cf2d40409a8b0da2b82c925516f57733e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -5942,7 +5942,10 @@ OK
 @c -----------------
 @cindex @command{echo}
 The simple @code{echo} is probably the most surprising source of
-portability troubles.
+portability troubles.  It is not possible to use @samp{echo} portably
+unless both options and escape sequences are omitted.  New applications
+which are not aiming at portability should use @samp{printf} instead of
+@samp{echo}.
 
 Don't expect any option.  @xref{Preset Output Variables}, @code{ECHO_N}
 etc. for a means to simulate @option{-c}.

diff --git a/lib/autoconf/general.m4 b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
index 3deae136cd01857447ea455f68e97ca60b87cc18..6897f1163ff4423e320bd8f4de036e08964185ba 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/autoconf/general.m4
+++ b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
@@ -3555,7 +3555,7 @@ m4_ifval([$2$3],
          [AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS(default, [$2], [$3])])dnl
 m4_ifval([$1$2$3],
          [AC_DIAGNOSE([obsolete],
-                      [$0 should be used witout arguments.
+                      [$0 should be used without arguments.
 You should run autoupdate.])])dnl
 AC_CACHE_SAVE