> ./configure PERL='/usr/bin/env perl'
>
> and it will substitute that into the scripts for you, but the configure
> script in Automake 1.17 exits with a fatal error if it determines that
> $PERL contains spaces. We should probably make this non fatal since the
> check is clearly too broad.
I changed this to a warning. Thanks. -k
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configure: make perl path with whitespace a warning, not error.
For https://bugs.gnu.org/74453.
See also https://bugs.gnu.org/62896.
* configure.ac (PERL): use AC_MSG_WARN.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e4c7a126c..fb2b37076 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ case $PERL in
AC_MSG_ERROR([perl not found])
;;
*' '* | *' '*)
- AC_MSG_ERROR([The path to your Perl contains spaces or tabs.
-This would cause build failures later or unusable programs.
-Please use a path without spaces and try again.])
+ AC_MSG_WARN([The path to your Perl contains spaces or tabs.
+This will likely cause build failures later or unusable programs.
+Unless you're specifying a full string for a #! line,
+as in "/usr/bin/env perl",
+please use a path without spaces and try again.])
;;
esac
