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28 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-xz readme-alpha no-texinfo.tex std-options])
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33 AC_SUBST([RELEASE_YEAR])
37 # We use '/bin/sh -n script' to check that there are no syntax errors
38 # in the scripts. Although incredible, there are /bin/sh that go into
39 # endless loops with '-n', e.g., SunOS's:
42 # SunOS ondine 4.1.3 2 sun4m unknown
49 # $ time sh endless.sh
50 # sh endless.sh 0,02s user 0,03s system 78% cpu 0,064 total
51 # $ time sh -nx endless.sh
52 # ^Csh -nx endless.sh 3,67s user 0,03s system 63% cpu 5,868 total
54 # Also, some implementations of /bin/sh (e.g., Solaris 8) are soooo slow
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62 unset BASH_VERSION ZSH_VERSION
64 test ${BASH_VERSION+y} || # Bash
65 test ${KSH_VERSION+y} || # pdksh
66 test ${ZSH_VERSION+y} || # zsh
67 test -n "${.sh.version}" # ksh93; put this last since its syntax is dodgy
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79 for c in '\\' \" '<' '>' '*' '?' '|'
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138 AC_MSG_ERROR([perl is not found])
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141 AC_MSG_ERROR([Perl 5.006 or better is required])
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176 [# Note: The quoted "EOF" is intentional. It protects the ` in the text.
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182 [$TEST_EMACS -batch -q -f batch-byte-compile conftest.el 1>&2])],
183 [ac_cv_prog_emacs_ok=yes], [ac_cv_prog_emacs_ok=no])
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