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New module 'realloc-posix'.
author Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
date Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:56:27 +0000
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# realloc.m4 serial 8
dnl Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.

# gl_FUNC_REALLOC_POSIX
# --------------------
# Test whether 'realloc' is POSIX compliant (sets errno to ENOMEM when it
# fails), and replace realloc if it is not.
AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_REALLOC_POSIX],
[
  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether malloc, realloc, calloc are POSIX compliant],
    [gl_cv_func_malloc_posix],
    [
      dnl It is too dangerous to try to allocate a large amount of memory:
      dnl some systems go to their knees when you do that. So assume that
      dnl all Unix implementations of the function are POSIX compliant.
      AC_TRY_COMPILE([],
        [#if !((defined _WIN32 || defined __WIN32__) && ! defined __CYGWIN__)
         choke me
         #endif
        ], [gl_cv_func_malloc_posix=yes], [gl_cv_func_malloc_posix=no])
    ])
  if test $gl_cv_func_malloc_posix = yes; then
    HAVE_REALLOC_POSIX=1
    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_REALLOC_POSIX], 1,
      [Define if the 'realloc' function is POSIX compliant.])
  else
    AC_LIBOBJ([realloc])
    HAVE_REALLOC_POSIX=0
  fi
  AC_SUBST([HAVE_REALLOC_POSIX])
])