2 # See if we need to provide mknod replacement.
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9 # Written by Eric Blake.
11 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MKNOD],
13 AC_REQUIRE([gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS])
14 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
15 AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_MKFIFO])
16 AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
17 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([mknod])
18 if test $ac_cv_func_mknod = no; then
21 dnl Detect BSD bug, where mknod requires root privileges to create fifo.
22 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges],
23 [gl_cv_func_mknod_works],
26 [[#include <sys/stat.h>
29 /* Copied from root-uid.h. FIXME: Just use root-uid.h. */
31 # define ROOT_UID 65535
35 ]], [[/* Indeterminate for super-user, assume no. Why are you running
36 configure as root, anyway? */
37 if (geteuid () == ROOT_UID) return 99;
38 if (mknod ("conftest.fifo", S_IFIFO | 0600, 0)) return 2;]])],
39 [gl_cv_func_mknod_works=yes],
40 [if test $? = 99 && test x"$FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE" = x; then
41 AC_MSG_FAILURE([you should not run configure as root ]dnl
42 [(set FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 in environment to bypass this check)])
44 gl_cv_func_mknod_works=no],
46 # Guess yes on Linux systems.
47 linux-* | linux) gl_cv_func_mknod_works="guessing yes" ;;
48 # Guess yes on glibc systems.
49 *-gnu* | gnu*) gl_cv_func_mknod_works="guessing yes" ;;
50 # If we don't know, obey --enable-cross-guesses.
51 *) gl_cv_func_mknod_works="$gl_cross_guess_normal" ;;
55 case "$gl_cv_func_mknod_works" in
59 AC_DEFINE([MKNOD_FIFO_BUG], [1], [Define to 1 if mknod cannot create
60 a fifo without super-user privileges])
63 dnl Systems that mishandle trailing slash on mkfifo also goof on mknod.
64 if test $REPLACE_MKFIFO = 1; then