the test written there
if test "x$gp_galp_check = xC3\ \:\ C4"; then
always evaluates to true.
It is meant to check whether gp_galp_check
(which may be empty) equals the string
"C3 : C4"
CC: @embray @kiwifb @isuruf @videlec
Component: build: configure
Author: Dima Pasechnik
Branch/Commit: 7d01e58
Reviewer: Isuru Fernando
Issue created by migration from https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/28405