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-rw-r--r--config/iconv.m46
-rw-r--r--config/lib-link.m44
-rw-r--r--config/lib-prefix.m47
3 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/config/iconv.m4 b/config/iconv.m4
index fc915fde6..99b339a9f 100644
--- a/config/iconv.m4
+++ b/config/iconv.m4
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_ICONV_LINK],
AC_REQUIRE([AM_ICONV_LINKFLAGS_BODY])
dnl Add $INCICONV to CPPFLAGS before performing the following checks,
- dnl because if the user has installed libiconv and not disabled its use
- dnl via --without-libiconv-prefix, he wants to use it. The first
- dnl AC_LINK_IFELSE will then fail, the second AC_LINK_IFELSE will succeed.
+ dnl so that if libiconv is installed, it will be used (unless disabled
+ dnl via --without-libiconv-prefix). The first AC_LINK_IFELSE will
+ dnl then fail, the second AC_LINK_IFELSE will succeed.
am_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR([CPPFLAGS], [$INCICONV])
diff --git a/config/lib-link.m4 b/config/lib-link.m4
index 01766c315..041f976d7 100644
--- a/config/lib-link.m4
+++ b/config/lib-link.m4
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS],
AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY([$1], [$2])
dnl Add $INC[]NAME to CPPFLAGS before performing the following checks,
- dnl because if the user has installed lib[]Name and not disabled its use
- dnl via --without-lib[]Name-prefix, he wants to use it.
+ dnl so that if lib[]Name is installed, it will be used (unless
+ dnl disabled via --without-lib[]Name-prefix).
ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR([CPPFLAGS], [$INC]NAME)
diff --git a/config/lib-prefix.m4 b/config/lib-prefix.m4
index 8adb17bb9..f7db2371d 100644
--- a/config/lib-prefix.m4
+++ b/config/lib-prefix.m4
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ dnl From Bruno Haible.
dnl AC_LIB_PREFIX adds to the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS the flags that are needed
dnl to access previously installed libraries. The basic assumption is that
-dnl a user will want packages to use other packages he previously installed
-dnl with the same --prefix option.
-dnl This macro is not needed if only AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS is used to locate
-dnl libraries, but is otherwise very convenient.
+dnl packages should use other packages that are installed with the same
+dnl --prefix option. This macro is not needed if only AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS is
+dnl used to locate libraries, but is otherwise very convenient.
AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PREFIX],
[
AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS])