1 # longdouble.m4 serial 2 (gettext-0.15)
2 dnl Copyright (C) 2002-2003, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
4 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
5 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
8 dnl Test whether the compiler supports the 'long double' type.
9 dnl Prerequisite: AC_PROG_CC
11 dnl This file is only needed in autoconf <= 2.59. Newer versions of autoconf
12 dnl have a macro AC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE with identical semantics.
14 AC_DEFUN([gt_TYPE_LONGDOUBLE],
16 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for long double], gt_cv_c_long_double,
17 [if test "$GCC" = yes; then
18 gt_cv_c_long_double=yes
21 /* The Stardent Vistra knows sizeof(long double), but does not support it. */
22 long double foo = 0.0;
23 /* On Ultrix 4.3 cc, long double is 4 and double is 8. */
24 int array [2*(sizeof(long double) >= sizeof(double)) - 1];
26 gt_cv_c_long_double=yes, gt_cv_c_long_double=no)
28 if test $gt_cv_c_long_double = yes; then
29 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE, 1, [Define if you have the 'long double' type.])