2 dnl Copyright (C) 2002-2003, 2005-2007, 2009-2020 Free Software Foundation,
4 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
5 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
6 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
8 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_STPNCPY],
10 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
12 dnl Persuade glibc <string.h> to declare stpncpy().
13 AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
15 dnl The stpncpy() declaration in lib/string.in.h uses 'restrict'.
16 AC_REQUIRE([AC_C_RESTRICT])
18 AC_REQUIRE([gl_HEADER_STRING_H_DEFAULTS])
20 dnl Both glibc and AIX (4.3.3, 5.1) have an stpncpy() function
21 dnl declared in <string.h>. Its side effects are the same as those
23 dnl stpncpy (dest, src, n)
24 dnl overwrites dest[0..n-1], min(strlen(src),n) bytes coming from src,
25 dnl and the remaining bytes being NULs. However, the return value is
26 dnl in glibc: dest + min(strlen(src),n)
27 dnl in AIX: dest + max(0,n-1)
28 dnl Only the glibc return value is useful in practice.
30 AC_CHECK_DECLS_ONCE([stpncpy])
31 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([stpncpy])
32 if test $ac_cv_func_stpncpy = yes; then
33 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working stpncpy], [gl_cv_func_stpncpy], [
37 #include <string.h> /* for strcpy */
38 /* The stpncpy prototype is missing in <string.h> on AIX 4. */
39 #if !HAVE_DECL_STPNCPY
44 char *stpncpy (char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);
49 const char *src = "Hello";
51 /* AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.1 stpncpy() returns dest+1 here. */
53 strcpy (dest, "\377\377\377\377\377\377");
54 if (stpncpy (dest, src, 2) != dest + 2)
57 /* AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.1 stpncpy() returns dest+4 here. */
59 strcpy (dest, "\377\377\377\377\377\377");
60 if (stpncpy (dest, src, 5) != dest + 5)
63 /* AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.1 stpncpy() returns dest+6 here. */
65 strcpy (dest, "\377\377\377\377\377\377");
66 if (stpncpy (dest, src, 7) != dest + 5)
72 [gl_cv_func_stpncpy=yes],
73 [gl_cv_func_stpncpy=no],
74 [dnl Guess yes on glibc systems and musl systems.
75 AC_EGREP_CPP([Thanks for using GNU], [
77 #ifdef __GNU_LIBRARY__
80 ], [gl_cv_func_stpncpy="guessing yes"],
82 *-musl*) gl_cv_func_stpncpy="guessing yes" ;;
83 *) gl_cv_func_stpncpy="$gl_cross_guess_normal" ;;
88 case "$gl_cv_func_stpncpy" in
90 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STPNCPY], [1],
91 [Define if you have the stpncpy() function and it works.])
102 # Prerequisites of lib/stpncpy.c.
103 AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_STPNCPY], [