2 dnl Copyright (C) 2002-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-2011 Free Software Foundation,
4 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
5 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
6 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
8 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_ALLOCA],
10 AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_ALLOCA])
11 if test $ac_cv_func_alloca_works = no; then
15 # Define an additional variable used in the Makefile substitution.
16 if test $ac_cv_working_alloca_h = yes; then
17 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for alloca as a compiler built-in], [gl_cv_rpl_alloca], [
18 AC_EGREP_CPP([Need own alloca], [
19 #if defined __GNUC__ || defined _AIX || defined _MSC_VER
22 ], [gl_cv_rpl_alloca=yes], [gl_cv_rpl_alloca=no])
24 if test $gl_cv_rpl_alloca = yes; then
25 dnl OK, alloca can be implemented through a compiler built-in.
26 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ALLOCA], [1],
27 [Define to 1 if you have 'alloca' after including <alloca.h>,
28 a header that may be supplied by this distribution.])
31 dnl alloca exists as a library function, i.e. it is slow and probably
32 dnl a memory leak. Don't define HAVE_ALLOCA in this case.
39 AM_CONDITIONAL([GL_GENERATE_ALLOCA_H], [test -n "$ALLOCA_H"])
42 # Prerequisites of lib/alloca.c.
43 # STACK_DIRECTION is already handled by AC_FUNC_ALLOCA.
44 AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_ALLOCA], [:])
46 # This works around a bug in autoconf <= 2.68.
47 # See <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-06/msg00277.html>.
49 m4_version_prereq([2.69], [] ,[
51 # This is taken from the following Autoconf patch:
52 # http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/autoconf.git/commit/?id=6cd9f12520b0d6f76d3230d7565feba1ecf29497
56 # Set up the LIBOBJ replacement of `alloca'. Well, not exactly
57 # AC_LIBOBJ since we actually set the output variable `ALLOCA'.
58 # Nevertheless, for Automake, AC_LIBSOURCES it.
59 m4_define([_AC_LIBOBJ_ALLOCA],
60 [# The SVR3 libPW and SVR4 libucb both contain incompatible functions
61 # that cause trouble. Some versions do not even contain alloca or
62 # contain a buggy version. If you still want to use their alloca,
63 # use ar to extract alloca.o from them instead of compiling alloca.c.
64 AC_LIBSOURCES(alloca.c)
65 AC_SUBST([ALLOCA], [\${LIBOBJDIR}alloca.$ac_objext])dnl
66 AC_DEFINE(C_ALLOCA, 1, [Define to 1 if using `alloca.c'.])
68 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether `alloca.c' needs Cray hooks, ac_cv_os_cray,
69 [AC_EGREP_CPP(webecray,
70 [#if defined CRAY && ! defined CRAY2
75 ], ac_cv_os_cray=yes, ac_cv_os_cray=no)])
76 if test $ac_cv_os_cray = yes; then
77 for ac_func in _getb67 GETB67 getb67; do
78 AC_CHECK_FUNC($ac_func,
79 [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CRAY_STACKSEG_END, $ac_func,
80 [Define to one of `_getb67', `GETB67',
81 `getb67' for Cray-2 and Cray-YMP
82 systems. This function is required for
83 `alloca.c' support on those systems.])
88 AC_CACHE_CHECK([stack direction for C alloca],
89 [ac_cv_c_stack_direction],
90 [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE(
93 find_stack_direction (int *addr, int depth)
98 *addr = addr < &dummy ? 1 : addr == &dummy ? 0 : -1;
99 dir = depth ? find_stack_direction (addr, depth - 1) : 0;
104 main (int argc, char **argv)
106 return find_stack_direction (0, argc + !argv + 20) < 0;
108 [ac_cv_c_stack_direction=1],
109 [ac_cv_c_stack_direction=-1],
110 [ac_cv_c_stack_direction=0])])
111 AH_VERBATIM([STACK_DIRECTION],
112 [/* If using the C implementation of alloca, define if you know the
113 direction of stack growth for your system; otherwise it will be
114 automatically deduced at runtime.
115 STACK_DIRECTION > 0 => grows toward higher addresses
116 STACK_DIRECTION < 0 => grows toward lower addresses
117 STACK_DIRECTION = 0 => direction of growth unknown */
118 @%:@undef STACK_DIRECTION])dnl
119 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(STACK_DIRECTION, $ac_cv_c_stack_direction)
120 ])# _AC_LIBOBJ_ALLOCA