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3 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
4 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
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7 # Written by Jim Meyering.
9 # If we have the fstatat function, and it has the bug (in AIX 7.1)
10 # that it does not fill in st_size correctly, use the replacement function.
11 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_FSTATAT],
13 AC_REQUIRE([gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS])
14 AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
15 AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK])
16 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
17 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([fstatat])
19 if test $ac_cv_func_fstatat = no; then
22 dnl Test for an AIX 7.1 bug; see
23 dnl <https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-tar/2011-09/msg00015.html>.
24 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether fstatat (..., 0) works],
25 [gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag],
35 return fstatat (AT_FDCWD, ".", &a, 0) != 0;
38 [gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag=yes],
39 [gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag=no],
41 aix*) gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag="guessing no";;
42 *) gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag="guessing yes";;
47 case $gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag+$gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink in
49 *) REPLACE_FSTATAT=1 ;;
57 case $REPLACE_FSTATAT,$gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag in
59 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_WORKING_FSTATAT_ZERO_FLAG], [1],
60 [Define to 1 if fstatat (..., 0) works.
61 For example, it does not work in AIX 7.1.])