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2007-08-05

(C) 2007 guidod
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ac_prompt_user

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Synopsis
AC_PROMPT_USER(VARIABLENAME,QUESTION,[DEFAULT])
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Version

2000-09-20

Author

Wes Hardaker <wjhardaker@ucdavis.edu>

License

AllPermissive
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. Users of this software should generally follow the principles of the MIT License includings its disclaimer.

Category

cryp.to ac-archive's Miscellaneous (released)

Documentation

Asks a QUESTION and puts the results in VARIABLENAME with an optional DEFAULT value if the user merely hits return. Also calls AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED() on the VARIABLENAME for VARIABLENAMEs that should be entered into the config.h file as well.

M4 Source Code
AC_DEFUN([AC_PROMPT_USER],
[
MSG_CHECK=`echo "$2" | tail -1`
AC_CACHE_CHECK($MSG_CHECK, ac_cv_user_prompt_$1,
[echo "" &gt;&amp;AC_FD_MSG
AC_PROMPT_USER_NO_DEFINE($1,[$2],$3)
eval ac_cv_user_prompt_$1=\$$1
echo $ac_n "setting $MSG_CHECK to...  $ac_c" &gt;&amp;AC_FD_MSG
])
if test "$ac_cv_user_prompt_$1" != "none"; then
  if test "$4" != ""; then
    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1,"$ac_cv_user_prompt_$1")
  else
    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1,$ac_cv_user_prompt_$1)
  fi
fi
]) dnl