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List:       autoconf
Subject:    Re: question about AC_SEARCH_LIBS
From:       Paolo Bonzini <bonzini () gnu ! org>
Date:       2008-10-26 19:38:37
Message-ID: 4904C73D.8060502 () gnu ! org
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Vincent Torri wrote:
> 
> Hey,
> 
> according to the documentation, AC_SEARCH_LIBS searches a function name
> in a set of libraries and add to LIBS the library that contains the
> function (if any).
> 
> If I have that code:
> 
> AC_SEARCH_LIBS([fnmatch], [fnmatch iberty evil], [res="yes"], [res="no"])
> 
> the value is stored in ac_cv_search_fnmatch.
> 
> I would like to know if it is possible to also retrieve the value in a
> more common way, instead of getting it from a "private" variable.

It is not considered a private variable. :-)

Paolo



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