Re: Detecting Autoconf and Including Additional M4 Files

[Christopher Key]

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Hello Christopher,
>
> * Christopher Key wrote on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 02:56:45PM CEST:
>   
> > Eric Blake wrote:
> >     
> > > According to Christopher Key on 9/24/2007 5:15 AM:
> > >  
> > >       
> > > > Hence, what I'd like to do is to be able to
> > > > detect whether autoconf has been used, and act appropriately
> > > >         
> > > Why not just a simple AC_DEFINE using a macro name of your choice, that
> > > you know will not be injected into your compilation if you didn't run
> > > autoconf?
> > >  
> > >       
> > Will do, I just didn't want to reinvent the wheel!  Had there been a 
> > standard way of doing this (or a standard name for the define),[...]
> >     
>
> You can use PACKAGE_NAME or one of the other PACKAGE* macros for this if
> you like, provided that you have used the modern AC_INIT invocation with
> two or more arguments.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Ralf
>   

Thanks Ralf,

I've gone for a dead simple AC_DEFINE(USED_AUTOCONF) as it makes my 
intent nice and clear.

Regards,

Chris