Eric Blake wrote:
> Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> > This macro is obsolescent, as all current systems have a `utime'
>> > that behaves this way. New programs need not use this macro.
>>
>> I think that then _this_ is the cross-compilation default to be fixed.
>>
>> Ok?
>
> Fix these nits before applying:
>
>> - ac_cv_func_utime_null=no)])
>> + ac_cv_func_utime_null=yes)])
>
> I'd write this as 'ac_cv_func_utime_null="guessing yes"', to make it obvious.
It would be a tad more backwards-compatible to stick with "yes".
Consider a configure.ac that does this,
AC_FUNC_UTIME_NULL
if test $ac_cv_func_utime_null = yes; then
...
fi
That would malfunction with the "guessing yes" value.