3 # Copyright (C) 1997-2001, 2003-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
6 # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
7 # with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
11 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_LSTAT],
13 AC_REQUIRE([gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS])
14 dnl If lstat does not exist, the replacement <sys/stat.h> does
15 dnl "#define lstat stat", and lstat.c is a no-op.
16 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([lstat])
17 if test $ac_cv_func_lstat = yes; then
18 AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK])
19 case "$gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink" in
29 # Prerequisites of lib/lstat.c.
30 AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_LSTAT], [:])
32 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK],
34 dnl We don't use AC_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK any more, because it
35 dnl is no longer maintained in Autoconf and because it invokes AC_LIBOBJ.
36 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether lstat correctly handles trailing slash],
37 [gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink],
38 [rm -f conftest.sym conftest.file
42 [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT],
44 if (symlink ("conftest.file", "conftest.sym") != 0)
46 /* Linux will dereference the symlink and fail, as required by
47 POSIX. That is better in the sense that it means we will not
48 have to compile and use the lstat wrapper. */
49 return lstat ("conftest.sym/", &sbuf) == 0;
51 [gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=yes],
52 [gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=no],
55 # Guess yes on glibc systems.
56 gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink="guessing yes" ;;
58 # If we don't know, assume the worst.
59 gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink="guessing no" ;;
62 rm -f conftest.sym conftest.file
64 case "$gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink" in
66 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK], [1],
67 [Define to 1 if 'lstat' dereferences a symlink specified
68 with a trailing slash.])