1 # threadlib.m4 serial 14
2 dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2018 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.
11 dnl Tests for a multithreading library to be used.
12 dnl If the configure.ac contains a definition of the gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO
13 dnl (it must be placed before the invocation of gl_THREADLIB_EARLY!), then the
14 dnl default is 'no', otherwise it is system dependent. In both cases, the user
15 dnl can change the choice through the options --enable-threads=choice or
16 dnl --disable-threads.
17 dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_POSIX_THREADS, USE_SOLARIS_THREADS,
18 dnl USE_PTH_THREADS, USE_WINDOWS_THREADS
19 dnl Sets the variables LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD to the linker options for use
20 dnl in a Makefile (LIBTHREAD for use without libtool, LTLIBTHREAD for use with
22 dnl Sets the variables LIBMULTITHREAD and LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly, for
23 dnl programs that really need multithread functionality. The difference
24 dnl between LIBTHREAD and LIBMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak
25 dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD is empty whereas LIBMULTITHREAD is not.
26 dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
27 dnl multithread-safe programs.
29 AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY],
31 AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY])
34 dnl The guts of gl_THREADLIB_EARLY. Needs to be expanded only once.
36 AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY],
38 dnl Ordering constraints: This macro modifies CPPFLAGS in a way that
39 dnl influences the result of the autoconf tests that test for *_unlocked
40 dnl declarations, on AIX 5 at least. Therefore it must come early.
41 AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_FUNC_GLIBC_UNLOCKED_IO])dnl
42 AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_ARGP])dnl
44 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
45 dnl _GNU_SOURCE is needed for pthread_rwlock_t on glibc systems.
46 dnl AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS was introduced in autoconf 2.60 and obsoletes
48 m4_ifdef([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS],
49 [AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])],
50 [AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE])])
51 dnl Check for multithreading.
52 m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO],
53 [m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=no])],
54 [m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=])])
55 AC_ARG_ENABLE([threads],
56 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={posix|solaris|pth|windows}], [specify multithreading API])m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO], [], [
57 AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety])]),
58 [gl_use_threads=$enableval],
59 [if test -n "$gl_use_threads_default"; then
60 gl_use_threads="$gl_use_threads_default"
64 dnl Disable multithreading by default on OSF/1, because it interferes
65 dnl with fork()/exec(): When msgexec is linked with -lpthread, its
66 dnl child process gets an endless segmentation fault inside execvp().
67 dnl Disable multithreading by default on Cygwin 1.5.x, because it has
68 dnl bugs that lead to endless loops or crashes. See
69 dnl <https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-08/msg00283.html>.
70 osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
73 1.[0-5].*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
74 *) gl_use_threads=yes ;;
77 *) gl_use_threads=yes ;;
82 if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
83 # For using <pthread.h>:
86 # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
87 # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
88 # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
89 # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
90 # causes the AC_LINK_IFELSE test below to succeed unexpectedly,
91 # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
92 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
95 # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
96 # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
97 # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
99 aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
100 solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
105 dnl The guts of gl_THREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
107 AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_BODY],
109 AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY])
115 if test "$gl_use_threads" != no; then
116 dnl Check whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations.
117 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether imported symbols can be declared weak],
120 dnl First, test whether the compiler accepts it syntactically.
123 [[extern void xyzzy ();
124 #pragma weak xyzzy]],
126 [gl_cv_have_weak=maybe])
127 if test $gl_cv_have_weak = maybe; then
128 dnl Second, test whether it actually works. On Cygwin 1.7.2, with
129 dnl gcc 4.3, symbols declared weak always evaluate to the address 0.
136 return (fputs == NULL);
138 [gl_cv_have_weak=yes],
139 [gl_cv_have_weak=no],
140 [dnl When cross-compiling, assume that only ELF platforms support
142 AC_EGREP_CPP([Extensible Linking Format],
144 Extensible Linking Format
147 [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing yes"],
148 [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing no"])
151 dnl But when linking statically, weak symbols don't work.
153 *" -static "*) gl_cv_have_weak=no ;;
156 dnl Check whether the linker supports the --as-needed/--no-as-needed options.
157 dnl Assume GCC, so that we can use the -Wl option.
158 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the linker supports --as-needed],
159 [gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed],
160 [if test -n "$GCC"; then
161 gl_saved_ldflags="$LDFLAGS"
162 LDFLAGS="$gl_saved_ldflags -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-as-needed"
163 AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
164 [gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed=yes],
165 [gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed=no])
166 LDFLAGS="$gl_saved_ldflags"
168 gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed=no
171 dnl Check whether the linker supports the --push-state/--pop-state options.
172 dnl Assume GCC, so that we can use the -Wl option.
173 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the linker supports --push-state],
174 [gl_cv_linker_have_push_state],
175 [if test -n "$GCC"; then
176 gl_saved_ldflags="$LDFLAGS"
177 LDFLAGS="$gl_saved_ldflags -Wl,--push-state -Wl,--pop-state"
178 AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
179 [gl_cv_linker_have_push_state=yes],
180 [gl_cv_linker_have_push_state=no])
181 LDFLAGS="$gl_saved_ldflags"
183 gl_cv_linker_have_push_state=no
186 if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
187 # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
188 # it groks <pthread.h>. It's added above, in gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY.
189 AC_CHECK_HEADER([pthread.h],
190 [gl_have_pthread_h=yes], [gl_have_pthread_h=no])
191 if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
192 # Other possible tests:
193 # -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
196 # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
197 # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
198 # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
200 # If -pthread works, prefer it to -lpthread, since Ubuntu 14.04
201 # needs -pthread for some reason. See:
202 # https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2014-09/msg00023.html
204 for gl_pthread in '' '-pthread'; do
205 LIBS="$LIBS $gl_pthread"
208 [[#include <pthread.h>
210 pthread_mutexattr_t ma;
212 [[pthread_mutex_lock (&m);
213 pthread_mutexattr_init (&ma);]])],
215 LIBTHREAD=$gl_pthread LTLIBTHREAD=$gl_pthread
216 LIBMULTITHREAD=$gl_pthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=$gl_pthread])
218 test -n "$gl_have_pthread" && break
221 # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
222 # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
223 if test -n "$gl_have_pthread" && test -z "$LIBTHREAD"; then
224 # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
225 # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
226 AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
227 [LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
228 # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
229 # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
230 # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
231 # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
232 # On Solaris 10 or newer, this test is no longer needed, because
233 # libc contains the fully functional pthread functions.
235 solaris | solaris2.[1-9] | solaris2.[1-9].* | hpux*)
236 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], [1],
237 [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
240 elif test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
241 # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
242 AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
244 LIBTHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBTHREAD=-lpthread
245 LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
246 if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
248 AC_CHECK_LIB([c_r], [pthread_kill],
250 LIBTHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBTHREAD=-lc_r
251 LIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
254 if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
256 AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS], [1],
257 [Define if the POSIX multithreading library can be used.])
258 if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
259 if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
260 AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
261 [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library should be made weak.])
264 dnl On platforms where GCC enables --as-needed by default, attempt
265 dnl to make sure that LIBMULTITHREAD really links with -lpthread.
266 dnl Otherwise linking with LIBMULTITHREAD has no effect; then
267 dnl the weak symbols are not defined and thus evaluate to NULL.
268 case "$LIBMULTITHREAD" in
271 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed = yes; then
272 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_push_state = yes; then
273 LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBMULTITHREAD -Wl,--push-state -Wl,--no-as-needed -lpthread -Wl,--pop-state"
275 LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBMULTITHREAD -Wl,--no-as-needed -lpthread"
280 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed = yes; then
281 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_push_state = yes; then
282 LIBMULTITHREAD="-Wl,--push-state -Wl,--no-as-needed $LIBMULTITHREAD -Wl,--pop-state"
284 LIBMULTITHREAD="-Wl,--no-as-needed $LIBMULTITHREAD"
289 # TODO: May need to modify LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly.
295 if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
296 if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = solaris; then
297 gl_have_solaristhread=
299 LIBS="$LIBS -lthread"
307 [gl_have_solaristhread=yes])
309 if test -n "$gl_have_solaristhread"; then
310 gl_threads_api=solaris
313 LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
314 LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
315 AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS], [1],
316 [Define if the old Solaris multithreading library can be used.])
317 if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
318 AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
319 [Define if references to the old Solaris multithreading library should be made weak.])
322 dnl On platforms where GCC enables --as-needed by default, attempt
323 dnl to make sure that LIBMULTITHREAD really links with -lthread.
324 dnl Otherwise linking with LIBMULTITHREAD has no effect; then
325 dnl the weak symbols are not defined and thus evaluate to NULL.
326 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed = yes; then
327 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_push_state = yes; then
328 LIBMULTITHREAD="-Wl,--push-state -Wl,--no-as-needed $LIBMULTITHREAD -Wl,--pop-state"
330 LIBMULTITHREAD="-Wl,--no-as-needed $LIBMULTITHREAD"
333 # TODO: May need to modify LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly.
338 if test "$gl_use_threads" = pth; then
339 gl_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
340 AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS([pth])
345 [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pth.h>]], [[pth_self();]])],
348 if test -n "$gl_have_pth"; then
351 LTLIBTHREAD="$LTLIBPTH"
352 LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
353 LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
354 AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS], [1],
355 [Define if the GNU Pth multithreading library can be used.])
356 if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
357 if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
358 AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
359 [Define if references to the GNU Pth multithreading library should be made weak.])
362 dnl On platforms where GCC enables --as-needed by default, attempt
363 dnl to make sure that LIBMULTITHREAD really links with -lpth.
364 dnl Otherwise linking with LIBMULTITHREAD has no effect; then
365 dnl the weak symbols are not defined and thus evaluate to NULL.
366 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_as_needed = yes; then
367 if test $gl_cv_linker_have_push_state = yes; then
368 LIBMULTITHREAD="-Wl,--push-state -Wl,--no-as-needed $LIBMULTITHREAD -Wl,--pop-state"
370 LIBMULTITHREAD="-Wl,--no-as-needed $LIBMULTITHREAD"
373 # TODO: May need to modify LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly.
377 CPPFLAGS="$gl_save_CPPFLAGS"
380 if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
381 case "$gl_use_threads" in
382 yes | windows | win32) # The 'win32' is for backward compatibility.
383 if { case "$host_os" in
388 gl_threads_api=windows
389 AC_DEFINE([USE_WINDOWS_THREADS], [1],
390 [Define if the native Windows multithreading API can be used.])
396 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for multithread API to use])
397 AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_threads_api])
398 AC_SUBST([LIBTHREAD])
399 AC_SUBST([LTLIBTHREAD])
400 AC_SUBST([LIBMULTITHREAD])
401 AC_SUBST([LTLIBMULTITHREAD])
404 AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB],
406 AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY])
407 AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_BODY])
411 dnl gl_DISABLE_THREADS
412 dnl ------------------
413 dnl Sets the gl_THREADLIB default so that threads are not used by default.
414 dnl The user can still override it at installation time, by using the
415 dnl configure option '--enable-threads'.
417 AC_DEFUN([gl_DISABLE_THREADS], [
418 m4_divert_text([INIT_PREPARE], [gl_use_threads_default=no])
422 dnl Survey of platforms:
424 dnl Platform Available Compiler Supports test-lock
425 dnl flavours option weak result
426 dnl --------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------
427 dnl Linux 2.4/glibc posix -lpthread Y OK
429 dnl GNU Hurd/glibc posix
431 dnl Ubuntu 14.04 posix -pthread Y OK
433 dnl FreeBSD 5.3 posix -lc_r Y
435 dnl posix -lpthread ? Y
438 dnl FreeBSD 5.2 posix -lc_r Y
442 dnl FreeBSD 4.0,4.10 posix -lc_r Y OK
446 dnl OpenBSD 3.4 posix -lpthread Y OK
448 dnl Mac OS X 10.[123] posix -lpthread Y OK
450 dnl Solaris 7,8,9 posix -lpthread Y Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
451 dnl solaris -lthread Y Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
453 dnl HP-UX 11 posix -lpthread N (cc) OK
456 dnl IRIX 6.5 posix -lpthread Y 0.5
458 dnl AIX 4.3,5.1 posix -lpthread N AIX 4: 0.5; AIX 5: OK
460 dnl OSF/1 4.0,5.1 posix -pthread (cc) N OK
461 dnl -lpthread (gcc) Y
463 dnl Cygwin posix -lpthread Y OK
465 dnl Any of the above pth -lpth 0.0
467 dnl Mingw windows N OK
471 dnl The test-lock result shows what happens if in test-lock.c EXPLICIT_YIELD is
473 dnl OK if all three tests terminate OK,
474 dnl 0.5 if the first test terminates OK but the second one loops endlessly,
475 dnl 0.0 if the first test already loops endlessly.