;;
esac
-if test "${want_color}" = "yes"; then
- if test `echo -e x` = x; then
- echoopt=-e
- else
- echoopt=
- fi
+### echo compatibility
- COLOR_YES=`echo $echoopt "\033@<:@1;32m"`
- COLOR_NO=`echo $echoopt "\033@<:@1;31m"`
- COLOR_OTHER=`echo $echoopt "\033@<:@1;36m"`
- COLOR_RESET=`echo $echoopt "\033@<:@0m"`
+## the BSD echo does not have the -e option (it is the default behaviour)
+echo_e=
+if test "`echo -e x`" = "x"; then
+ echo_e=-e
+fi
+AC_SUBST([ECHO_E], [${echo_e}])
+if test "${want_color}" = "yes"; then
+ COLOR_YES=`echo $echo_e "\033@<:@1;32m"`
+ COLOR_NO=`echo $echo_e "\033@<:@1;31m"`
+ COLOR_OTHER=`echo $echo_e "\033@<:@1;36m"`
+ COLOR_RESET=`echo $echo_e "\033@<:@0m"`
else
COLOR_YES=""
COLOR_NO=""