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2007-08-05

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ax_silent_mode

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Synopsis
AX_SILENT_MODE(on|off) , ,

Temporarily disable console output.

Version

2006-06-04

Author

Peter Simons <simons@cryp.to> Paolo Bonzini

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

Temporarily disable console output when running Autoconf macros. For example: 

 AX_SILENT_MODE(on)    dnl disable console output
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AX_SILENT_MODE(off)   dnl enable console output
 AC_PROG_RANLIB

M4 Source Code
AC_DEFUN([AX_SILENT_MODE],
  [
  case "$1" in
    on)
      exec 6&gt;/dev/null
      ;;
    off)
      exec 6&gt;&amp;1
      ;;
    *)
      AC_MSG_ERROR([Silent mode can only be switched "on" or "off".])
      ;;
  esac
  ])dnl