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As reported by @jeriedel24 here, old autoconf does not correctly deal with test clauses split across the lines. So we fix this regression, introduced in #40011, here.

We still cannot drop autoconf 2.69, as various distros, e.g. Debian, are very slow in adapting 2.71+

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As reported by @jeriedel24 [here](sagemath@7f6dd75#commitcomment-160100961)
old autoconf does not correctly deal with `test` clauses split across the lines. So we fix it here
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LGTM

vbraun pushed a commit to vbraun/sage that referenced this pull request Jun 17, 2025
As reported by @jeriedel24 [here](https://github.com/sagemath/sage/commi
t/7f6dd7547ecf8c4d23099842f4ad4ace5f2f3072#commitcomment-160100961), old
autoconf does not correctly deal with `test` clauses split across the
lines. So we fix this regression, introduced in sagemath#40011,  here.

We still cannot drop autoconf 2.69, as various distros, e.g. Debian, are
very slow in adapting 2.71+

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URL: sagemath#40261
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vbraun pushed a commit to vbraun/sage that referenced this pull request Jun 18, 2025
sagemathgh-40261: ensure autoconf 2.69 compatiblity in configure.ac
    
As reported by @jeriedel24 [here](https://github.com/sagemath/sage/commi
t/7f6dd7547ecf8c4d23099842f4ad4ace5f2f3072#commitcomment-160100961), old
autoconf does not correctly deal with `test` clauses split across the
lines. So we fix this regression, introduced in sagemath#40011,  here.

We still cannot drop autoconf 2.69, as various distros, e.g. Debian, are
very slow in adapting 2.71+

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### ⌛ Dependencies

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URL: sagemath#40261
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Reviewer(s): Tobias Diez
vbraun pushed a commit to vbraun/sage that referenced this pull request Jun 21, 2025
sagemathgh-40261: ensure autoconf 2.69 compatiblity in configure.ac
    
As reported by @jeriedel24 [here](https://github.com/sagemath/sage/commi
t/7f6dd7547ecf8c4d23099842f4ad4ace5f2f3072#commitcomment-160100961), old
autoconf does not correctly deal with `test` clauses split across the
lines. So we fix this regression, introduced in sagemath#40011,  here.

We still cannot drop autoconf 2.69, as various distros, e.g. Debian, are
very slow in adapting 2.71+

<!-- ^ Please provide a concise and informative title. -->
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description below. -->
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to calculate 1 + 2". -->
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### ⌛ Dependencies

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URL: sagemath#40261
Reported by: Dima Pasechnik
Reviewer(s): Tobias Diez
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