* Jim Meyering wrote on Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 02:35:35PM CEST:
> 
> BTW, does anyone know why all modules that add LIBINTL add
> it with the anachronistic @LIBINTL@, rather than $(LIBINTL)?
> Similarly, there are many uses of @EXEEXT@ that should be $(EXEEXT)
> these days.  But three already use $(EXEEXT).
[...]
>       6 @MKDIR_P@
[...]
> Barring objections, I'll switch them all.

@MKDIR_P@ works around some issue in some combination of Autoconf and
Automake with $(MKDIR_P).  I'm fairly certain that @LIBINTL@ had some
reason, too, but do not remember.  Hmm,
| 2007-04-06  Bruno Haible  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| 
|         * modules/gettext-h (configure.ac): AC_SUBST LIBINTL and LTLIBINTL.
|         (Link): New section.

sounds like maybe now this issue is moot?

Cheers,
Ralf


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