# HG changeset patch
# User Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
# Date 945596069 0
# Node ID 223bbabbff3c000e3623694495eaedb74e13d42f
# Parent  e9c52c0661280324fd9b65ca1b6b4fde224f1136
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diff --git a/m4/ChangeLog b/m4/ChangeLog
--- 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
--- a/m4/lstat-slash.m4
+++ b/m4/lstat-slash.m4
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
       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
   ])