ax_prog_emacs

Synopsis

AX_PROG_EMACS

Description

This macro allows the end user to specify a particular Emacs executable via a configure script command-line arg. For example:

  ./configure EMACS=$HOME/build/GNU/emacs/src/emacs

It also arranges to mention env var EMACS in the ’./configure –help’ output. See info node "(autoconf) Generic Programs" for details.

More precisely...

If env var EMACS is set, try to use its value directly, but avoid getting fooled by value ’t’ (set by older Emacsen for subprocesses). If no joy from the environment, search for "emacs" via AC_CHECK_PROG. If still no joy, display "Emacs not found; required!" and make configure exit failurefully. Otherwise, set shell var EMACS and AC_SUBST it, too.

Source Code

Download the latest version of ax_prog_emacs.m4 or browse the macro’s revision history.

License

Copyright © 2016-2017 Thien-Thi Nguyen

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