Hi!
A macro by the name AM_PROG_AR might be on its way into Automake,
and I would like to use it sooner rather than later. But I don't
think it is prudent to require an Automake version which has the
macro. Would something like this be a workable solution in
libtool.m4 (untested, needs adjustments to _LT_CMD_OLD_ARCHIVE
of course)?
m4_ifndef([AM_PROG_AR],
############################################################
# NOTE: A macro with the same interface as this has been #
# submitted for inclusion into GNU Automake as #
# AM_PROG_AR. When we require an Automake version which #
# has this macro we should remove this macro from here #
# and use the Automake macro unconditionally. #
############################################################
[
m4_defun([AM_PROG_AR],
[AC_CHECK_TOOLS(AR, [ar], false)
: ${AR=ar}
AC_SUBST([AR])dnl
])# AM_PROG_AR
])
Or how are situations like this generally handled?
Cheers,
Peter
