ax_silent_mode

Temporarily disable console output when running Autoconf macros. For example:

  AX_SILENT_MODE(on)    dnl disable console output
  AC_PROG_CXX
  AX_SILENT_MODE(off)   dnl enable console output
  AC_PROG_RANLIB

AC_DEFUN([AX_SILENT_MODE],
  [
  case "$1" in
    on)
      exec 6>/dev/null
      ;;
    off)
      exec 6>&1
      ;;
    *)
      AC_MSG_ERROR([Silent mode can only be switched "on" or "off".])
      ;;
  esac
  ])dnl

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