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diff --git a/m4/ChangeLog b/m4/ChangeLog
index 51b9b9b09eabb5bd831b3e62f2507de10b3237d0..fd637c94b1489ea671f76f82630e2e51ed73949d 100644 (file)
--- a/m4/ChangeLog
+++ b/m4/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1999-12-19  Jim Meyering  <meyering@ascend.com>
+
+       * lstat-slash.m4: New file.
+       * jm-macros.m4: Use the new macro:
+       jm_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK.
+
 1999-12-07  Jim Meyering  <meyering@ascend.com>
 
        * perl.m4: Require that File::Compare be available, too.

diff --git a/m4/lstat-slash.m4 b/m4/lstat-slash.m4
index 0e3988ab53f85e84e52fb0af7200c6f0a4b96481..4015f34ed7be1c205fa37f3ae154819e1214f70d 100644 (file)
--- a/m4/lstat-slash.m4
+++ b/m4/lstat-slash.m4
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ AC_DEFUN(jm_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK,
       jm_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=no
      )
    else
+     # If the `ln -s' command failed, then we probably don't even
+     # have an lstat function.
      jm_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=no
    fi
   ])