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+# ===========================================================================
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_recursive_eval.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+# AX_RECURSIVE_EVAL(VALUE, RESULT)
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+# Interpolate the VALUE in loop until it doesn't change, and set the
+# result to $RESULT. WARNING: It's easy to get an infinite loop with some
+# unsane input.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl@gnu.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+# option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+# Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
+# gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
+# scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
+# need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+# or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+# Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+# all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+# This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+# Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+# modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+# exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+#serial 1
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_RECURSIVE_EVAL],
+[_lcl_receval="$1"
+$2=`(test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
+ test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix="${prefix}"
+ _lcl_receval_old=''
+ while test "[$]_lcl_receval_old" != "[$]_lcl_receval"; do
+ _lcl_receval_old="[$]_lcl_receval"
+ eval _lcl_receval="\"[$]_lcl_receval\""
+ done
+ echo "[$]_lcl_receval")`])