[sr #111138] precise error message "possibly undefined macro: ..."

Zack Weinberg <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:47:14 -0500 (EST)
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Update of sr #111138 (group autoconf):=0A=0A                Priority:      =
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____________________=0A=0AFollow-up Comment #3:=0A=0AHmm, fundamentally I t=
hink what you're asking for is for us to add AX_ to the=0Aset of word prefi=
xes that trigger "possibly undefined macro" diagnostics when=0Athey appear =
in the generated configure script.  That doesn't seem crazy to me=0Aoff the=
 top of my head, but I am not going to make that change in a hurry=0Aprior =
to a release that's supposed to be a very safe upgrade to fix a few=0Acriti=
cal bugs.  I'd also like to hear what other people think of the idea=0Afirs=
t.=0A=0AAlso, I think it's quite likely that improper M4 quotation is contr=
ibuting to=0Athe problem you're seeing.  It probably won't be possible to m=
ake autoconf=0A_stop_ complaining about "possibly undefined macro: AC_SUBST=
".  It'd help me=0Aunderstand why that happened if you sent in a _complete_=
 but also _minimized_=0Atest case that produces that error message.=0A=0A=
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