* sysdeps/generic/ifreq.h (__if_nextreq): New function.
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1 /* Copyright (C) 1992-2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15 License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
16 Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
17 02111-1307 USA. */
19 #ifndef _SYS_CDEFS_H
20 #define _SYS_CDEFS_H 1
22 /* We are almost always included from features.h. */
23 #ifndef _FEATURES_H
24 # include <features.h>
25 #endif
27 /* The GNU libc does not support any K&R compilers or the traditional mode
28 of ISO C compilers anymore. Check for some of the combinations not
29 anymore supported. */
30 #if defined __GNUC__ && !defined __STDC__
31 # error "You need a ISO C conforming compiler to use the glibc headers"
32 #endif
34 /* Some user header file might have defined this before. */
35 #undef __P
36 #undef __PMT
38 #ifdef __GNUC__
40 /* GCC can always grok prototypes. For C++ programs we add throw()
41 to help it optimize the function calls. But this works only with
42 gcc 2.8.x and egcs. */
43 # if defined __cplusplus && __GNUC_PREREQ (2,8)
44 # define __THROW throw ()
45 # else
46 # define __THROW
47 # endif
48 # define __P(args) args __THROW
49 /* This macro will be used for functions which might take C++ callback
50 functions. */
51 # define __PMT(args) args
53 #else /* Not GCC. */
55 # define __inline /* No inline functions. */
57 # define __THROW
58 # define __P(args) args
59 # define __PMT(args) args
61 # define __const const
62 # define __signed signed
63 # define __volatile volatile
65 #endif /* GCC. */
67 /* For these things, GCC behaves the ANSI way normally,
68 and the non-ANSI way under -traditional. */
70 #define __CONCAT(x,y) x ## y
71 #define __STRING(x) #x
73 /* This is not a typedef so `const __ptr_t' does the right thing. */
74 #define __ptr_t void *
75 #define __long_double_t long double
78 /* C++ needs to know that types and declarations are C, not C++. */
79 #ifdef __cplusplus
80 # define __BEGIN_DECLS extern "C" {
81 # define __END_DECLS }
82 #else
83 # define __BEGIN_DECLS
84 # define __END_DECLS
85 #endif
88 /* The standard library needs the functions from the ISO C90 standard
89 in the std namespace. At the same time we want to be safe for
90 future changes and we include the ISO C99 code in the non-standard
91 namespace __c99. The C++ wrapper header take case of adding the
92 definitions to the global namespace. */
93 #if defined __cplusplus && defined _GLIBCPP_USE_NAMESPACES
94 # define __BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD namespace std {
95 # define __END_NAMESPACE_STD }
96 # define __USING_NAMESPACE_STD(name) using std::name;
97 # define __BEGIN_NAMESPACE_C99 namespace __c99 {
98 # define __END_NAMESPACE_C99 }
99 # define __USING_NAMESPACE_C99(name) using __c99::name;
100 #else
101 /* For compatibility we do not add the declarations into any
102 namespace. They will end up in the global namespace which is what
103 old code expects. */
104 # define __BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
105 # define __END_NAMESPACE_STD
106 # define __USING_NAMESPACE_STD(name)
107 # define __BEGIN_NAMESPACE_C99
108 # define __END_NAMESPACE_C99
109 # define __USING_NAMESPACE_C99(name)
110 #endif
113 /* Support for bounded pointers. */
114 #ifndef __BOUNDED_POINTERS__
115 # define __bounded /* nothing */
116 # define __unbounded /* nothing */
117 # define __ptrvalue /* nothing */
118 #endif
121 /* Support for flexible arrays. */
122 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (2,97)
123 /* GCC 2.97 supports C99 flexible array members. */
124 # define __flexarr []
125 #else
126 # ifdef __GNUC__
127 # define __flexarr [0]
128 # else
129 # if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
130 # define __flexarr []
131 # else
132 /* Some other non-C99 compiler. Approximate with [1]. */
133 # define __flexarr [1]
134 # endif
135 # endif
136 #endif
139 /* __asm__ ("xyz") is used throughout the headers to rename functions
140 at the assembly language level. This is wrapped by the __REDIRECT
141 macro, in order to support compilers that can do this some other
142 way. When compilers don't support asm-names at all, we have to do
143 preprocessor tricks instead (which don't have exactly the right
144 semantics, but it's the best we can do).
146 Example:
147 int __REDIRECT(setpgrp, (__pid_t pid, __pid_t pgrp), setpgid); */
149 #if defined __GNUC__ && __GNUC__ >= 2
151 # define __REDIRECT(name, proto, alias) name proto __asm__ (__ASMNAME (#alias))
152 # define __ASMNAME(cname) __ASMNAME2 (__USER_LABEL_PREFIX__, cname)
153 # define __ASMNAME2(prefix, cname) __STRING (prefix) cname
156 #elif __SOME_OTHER_COMPILER__
158 # define __REDIRECT(name, proto, alias) name proto; \
159 _Pragma("let " #name " = " #alias)
161 #endif
163 /* GCC has various useful declarations that can be made with the
164 `__attribute__' syntax. All of the ways we use this do fine if
165 they are omitted for compilers that don't understand it. */
166 #if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 2
167 # define __attribute__(xyz) /* Ignore */
168 #endif
170 /* At some point during the gcc 2.96 development the `malloc' attribute
171 for functions was introduced. We don't want to use it unconditionally
172 (although this would be possible) since it generates warnings. */
173 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (2,96)
174 # define __attribute_malloc__ __attribute__ ((__malloc__))
175 #else
176 # define __attribute_malloc__ /* Ignore */
177 #endif
179 /* At some point during the gcc 2.96 development the `pure' attribute
180 for functions was introduced. We don't want to use it unconditionally
181 (although this would be possible) since it generates warnings. */
182 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (2,96)
183 # define __attribute_pure__ __attribute__ ((__pure__))
184 #else
185 # define __attribute_pure__ /* Ignore */
186 #endif
188 /* At some point during the gcc 3.1 development the `used' attribute
189 for functions was introduced. We don't want to use it unconditionally
190 (although this would be possible) since it generates warnings. */
191 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (3,1)
192 # define __attribute_used__ __attribute__ ((__used__))
193 # define __attribute_noinline__ __attribute__ ((__noinline__))
194 #else
195 # define __attribute_used__ __attribute__ ((__unused__))
196 # define __attribute_noinline__ /* Ignore */
197 #endif
199 /* At some point during the gcc 2.8 development the `format_arg' attribute
200 for functions was introduced. We don't want to use it unconditionally
201 (although this would be possible) since it generates warnings.
202 If several `format_arg' attributes are given for the same function, in
203 gcc-3.0 and older, all but the last one are ignored. In newer gccs,
204 all designated arguments are considered. */
205 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (2,8)
206 # define __attribute_format_arg__(x) __attribute__ ((__format_arg__ (x)))
207 #else
208 # define __attribute_format_arg__(x) /* Ignore */
209 #endif
211 /* At some point during the gcc 2.97 development the `strfmon' format
212 attribute for functions was introduced. We don't want to use it
213 unconditionally (although this would be possible) since it
214 generates warnings. */
215 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (2,97)
216 # define __attribute_format_strfmon__(a,b) \
217 __attribute__ ((__format__ (__strfmon__, a, b)))
218 #else
219 # define __attribute_format_strfmon__(a,b) /* Ignore */
220 #endif
222 /* It is possible to compile containing GCC extensions even if GCC is
223 run in pedantic mode if the uses are carefully marked using the
224 `__extension__' keyword. But this is not generally available before
225 version 2.8. */
226 #if !__GNUC_PREREQ (2,8)
227 # define __extension__ /* Ignore */
228 #endif
230 /* __restrict is known in EGCS 1.2 and above. */
231 #if !__GNUC_PREREQ (2,92)
232 # define __restrict /* Ignore */
233 #endif
235 /* ISO C99 also allows to declare arrays as non-overlapping. The syntax is
236 array_name[restrict]
237 GCC 3.1 supports this. */
238 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (3,1) && !defined __GNUG__
239 # define __restrict_arr __restrict
240 #else
241 # ifdef __GNUC__
242 # define __restrict_arr /* Not supported in old GCC. */
243 # else
244 # if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
245 # define __restrict_arr restrict
246 # else
247 /* Some other non-C99 compiler. */
248 # define __restrict_arr /* Not supported. */
249 # endif
250 # endif
251 #endif
253 #endif /* sys/cdefs.h */