2 dnl Copyright (C) 2002-2013 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.
9 dnl Check whether putenv ("FOO") removes FOO from the environment.
10 dnl The putenv in libc on at least SunOS 4.1.4 does *not* do that.
12 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_PUTENV],
14 AC_REQUIRE([gl_STDLIB_H_DEFAULTS])
15 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
16 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for putenv compatible with GNU and SVID],
17 [gl_cv_func_svid_putenv],
18 [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT],[[
20 if (putenv ("CONFTEST_putenv=val"))
23 /* Try to remove it. */
24 if (putenv ("CONFTEST_putenv"))
27 /* Make sure it was deleted. */
28 if (getenv ("CONFTEST_putenv") != 0)
33 gl_cv_func_svid_putenv=yes,
34 gl_cv_func_svid_putenv=no,
35 dnl When crosscompiling, assume putenv is broken.
37 # Guess yes on glibc systems.
38 *-gnu*) gl_cv_func_svid_putenv="guessing yes" ;;
39 # If we don't know, assume the worst.
40 *) gl_cv_func_svid_putenv="guessing no" ;;
44 case "$gl_cv_func_svid_putenv" in