Re: Update FileUtils

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

 Akim> With this patch, Autoconf and Automake share the same FileUtils.
 Akim> OK to install?

Sure!

Who is the master of this file?  We need to update the `make
fetch' or similar for the other one.  I think FileUtils belongs
to Autom4te because this file is less used in Automake.
Probably we need a general policy for all these files.

[...]

 Akim> +=item C<find_file ($filename, @include)>
 Akim> +
 Akim> +Return the first path for a C<$filename> in the C<include>s.
 Akim> +
 Akim> +We match exactly the behavior of GNU M4: first look in the current
 Akim> +directory (which includes the case of absolute file names), and, if
 Akim> +the file is not absolute, just fail.  Otherwise, look in C<@include>.
 
 Akim> +If the file is flagged as optional (ends with C<?>), then return undef
 Akim> +if absent, otherwise exit with error.
 Akim> +
 Akim> +=cut
 
 Akim> # $FILENAME
 Akim> # find_file ($FILENAME, @INCLUDE)
 Akim> # -------------------------------
 Akim> -# We match exactly the behavior of GNU m4: first look in the current
 Akim> -# directory (which includes the case of absolute file names), and, if
 Akim> -# the file is not absolute, just fail.  Otherwise, look in the path.
 Akim> -#
 Akim> -# If the file is flagged as optional (ends with `?'), then return undef
 Akim> -# if absent.


BTW, I've always wondered: what's the point in moving the comments to
perldoc, and still keeping the

  # $FILENAME
  # find_file ($FILENAME, @INCLUDE)
  # -------------------------------

bit?  This seems superfluous to me.
-- 
Alexandre Duret-Lutz