+2012-12-21 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+ AC_PROG_MKDIR_P: port workaround to pre-2.62 Autoconf
+ * m4/gnulib-common.m4 (AC_PROG_MKDIR_P, AC_C_RESTRICT):
+ Use m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION], ...), not
+ m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]),[2.62]),[-1],
+ ...), as the latter is fatal with older Autoconfs.
+ Problewm reported by Eric Blake in
+ <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-12/msg00097.html>.
+
2012-12-20 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
AC_PROG_MKDIR_P: don't workaround if not buggy
# for interoperability with automake-1.9.6 from autoconf-2.62.
# Remove this macro when we can assume autoconf >= 2.62 or
# autoconf >= 2.60 && automake >= 1.10.
-m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]),[2.62]),[-1],[
+# AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION was introduced in 2.62, so use that as the witness.
+m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],[
m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P], [
dnl For automake-1.9.6 && autoconf < 2.62: Ensure MKDIR_P is AC_SUBSTed.
m4_define([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P],
# so that mixed use of GNU C and GNU C++ and mixed use of Sun C and Sun C++
# works.
# This definition can be removed once autoconf >= 2.62 can be assumed.
-m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]),[2.62]),[-1],[
+# AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION was introduced in 2.62, so use that as the witness.
+m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],[
AC_DEFUN([AC_C_RESTRICT],
[AC_CACHE_CHECK([for C/C++ restrict keyword], [ac_cv_c_restrict],
[ac_cv_c_restrict=no