GNU bug report logs - #8718
error when using nested conditionals

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>

Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 22:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

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From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: "Ralf Wildenhues" <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 8718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#8718: error when using nested conditionals
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:56:09 +0200

Hi Ralf,

> More danger ahead:
> 
> if $foo; then result=ok; else result=bad; fi
> AM_CONDITIONAL([COND1], [test $result = ok])
> if $bar; then result=ok; else result=bad; fi
> AM_CONDITIONAL([COND2], [test $result = ok])
> 
> I've seen such code in third party projects, it will break if you delay
> the AM_CONDITIONAL evaluation.

Thanks for the heads-up. The code I posted does not delay the evaluation of
the condition; it only delays the invocation of AM_CONDITIONAL. So it will
work fine in this situation.

Bruno
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