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[gnulib.git] / m4 / gnulib-common.m4

diff --git a/m4/gnulib-common.m4 b/m4/gnulib-common.m4
index 9cc519e..c4d7a20 100644 (file)
--- a/m4/gnulib-common.m4
+++ b/m4/gnulib-common.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# gnulib-common.m4 serial 18
-dnl Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# gnulib-common.m4 serial 24
+dnl Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_COMMON_BODY], [
    is a misnomer outside of parameter lists.  */
 #define _UNUSED_PARAMETER_ _GL_UNUSED
 ])
+  dnl Preparation for running test programs:
+  dnl Tell glibc to write diagnostics from -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 to stderr, not
+  dnl to /dev/tty, so they can be redirected to log files.  Such diagnostics
+  dnl arise e.g., in the macros gl_PRINTF_DIRECTIVE_N, gl_SNPRINTF_DIRECTIVE_N.
+  LIBC_FATAL_STDERR_=1
+  export LIBC_FATAL_STDERR_
 ])
 
 # gl_MODULE_INDICATOR_CONDITION
@@ -96,6 +102,40 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_MODULE_INDICATOR_FOR_TESTS],
     [Define to 1 when the gnulib module $1 should be tested.])
 ])
 
+# gl_ASSERT_NO_GNULIB_POSIXCHECK
+# asserts that there will never be a need to #define GNULIB_POSIXCHECK.
+# and thereby enables an optimization of configure and config.h.
+# Used by Emacs.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_ASSERT_NO_GNULIB_POSIXCHECK],
+[
+  dnl Override gl_WARN_ON_USE_PREPARE.
+  dnl But hide this definition from 'aclocal'.
+  AC_DEFUN([gl_W][ARN_ON_USE_PREPARE], [])
+])
+
+# gl_ASSERT_NO_GNULIB_TESTS
+# asserts that there will be no gnulib tests in the scope of the configure.ac
+# and thereby enables an optimization of config.h.
+# Used by Emacs.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_ASSERT_NO_GNULIB_TESTS],
+[
+  dnl Override gl_MODULE_INDICATOR_FOR_TESTS.
+  AC_DEFUN([gl_MODULE_INDICATOR_FOR_TESTS], [])
+])
+
+# Test whether <features.h> exists.
+# Set HAVE_FEATURES_H.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FEATURES_H],
+[
+  AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([features.h])
+  if test $ac_cv_header_features_h = yes; then
+    HAVE_FEATURES_H=1
+  else
+    HAVE_FEATURES_H=0
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([HAVE_FEATURES_H])
+])
+
 # m4_foreach_w
 # is a backport of autoconf-2.59c's m4_foreach_w.
 # Remove this macro when we can assume autoconf >= 2.60.
@@ -132,6 +172,7 @@ m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P], [
 # so that mixed use of GNU C and GNU C++ and mixed use of Sun C and Sun C++
 # works.
 # This definition can be removed once autoconf >= 2.62 can be assumed.
+m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]),[2.62]),[-1],[
 AC_DEFUN([AC_C_RESTRICT],
 [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for C/C++ restrict keyword], [ac_cv_c_restrict],
   [ac_cv_c_restrict=no
@@ -169,6 +210,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_C_RESTRICT],
    *)  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([restrict], [$ac_cv_c_restrict]) ;;
  esac
 ])
+])
 
 # gl_BIGENDIAN
 # is like AC_C_BIGENDIAN, except that it can be AC_REQUIREd.