+
+# gl_BIGENDIAN
+# is like AC_C_BIGENDIAN, except that it can be AC_REQUIREd.
+# Note that AC_REQUIRE([AC_C_BIGENDIAN]) does not work reliably because some
+# macros invoke AC_C_BIGENDIAN with arguments.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_BIGENDIAN],
+[
+ AC_C_BIGENDIAN
+])
+
+# gl_CACHE_VAL_SILENT(cache-id, command-to-set-it)
+# is like AC_CACHE_VAL(cache-id, command-to-set-it), except that it does not
+# output a spurious "(cached)" mark in the midst of other configure output.
+# This macro should be used instead of AC_CACHE_VAL when it is not surrounded
+# by an AC_MSG_CHECKING/AC_MSG_RESULT pair.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_CACHE_VAL_SILENT],
+[
+ saved_as_echo_n="$as_echo_n"
+ as_echo_n=':'
+ AC_CACHE_VAL([$1], [$2])
+ as_echo_n="$saved_as_echo_n"
+])