autoconf lossage

Or rather, programmer lossage currently preventing autoconf winnage:

I'm trying to get a result like the following in config.h:

   /* Full path to local diff program. */
   #define SVN_CLIENT_DIFF "/usr/local/bin/diff"

However, I haven't yet been successful. Someone who knows autoconf
better than I (Bruce?), please take a look in configure.in (search for
the string "kff todo") at my failed attempt, and tell me what I'm
doing wrong. Right now, the result is that @SVN_CLIENT_DIFF@ is set
in all the Makefile.in's, and `configure' substitutes it.

I mean, we could work with that, but surely having it set in config.h
is preferable. (?)

Feel free to commit the right fix directly, of course, but if you
think an explanation of some fundamental autoconf principle is also
required, please post that too :-). I'm sure I'm missing something
basic here...

-K
Received on Sat Oct 21 14:36:14 2006