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7 # AX_GCC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
11 # The macro will compile a test program to see whether the compiler does
12 # understand the per-function postfix pragma.
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44 AC_DEFUN([AX_GCC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT],[dnl
46 [whether the compiler supports function __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))],
47 ax_cv_gcc_warn_unused_result,[
48 AC_TRY_COMPILE([__attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
49 int f(int i) { return i; }],
51 ax_cv_gcc_warn_unused_result=yes, ax_cv_gcc_warn_unused_result=no)])
52 if test "$ax_cv_gcc_warn_unused_result" = yes; then
53 AC_DEFINE([GCC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT],[__attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))],
54 [most gcc compilers know a function __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))])