Re: What is AC_PROG_EGREP?

On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 09:52:56AM -0800, Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> --On Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:47 PM +0000 Philip Martin
> <philip@codematters.co.uk> wrote:
> >I am using Debian Linux with autoconf 2.53-2 installed--Debian also
> >installs a compatibility autoconf2.13 but Subversion uses 2.53. As
> >far as I can tell neither package contains AC_PROG_EGREP, but all this
> >autoconf stuff is a mystery to me. Can someone explain?
>
> Hmm. It's documented in autoconf 2.54+. Perhaps they added it then - I
> wish they said when they added or changed macros in the documentation.

The autoconf changelog says:

2002-07-18 Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>

        Version 2.53b.

[...]

2002-05-29 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
[...]
        * lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PROG_EGREP, AC_PROG_FGREP): New macros.
        * doc/autoconf.texi (Particular Programs): Document them.
        (Limitations of Usual Tools): Warn that egrep and fgrep may not exist.
        * NEWS: Likewise.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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