coreutils/m4/malloc.m4
1999-02-07 05:37:39 +00:00

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#serial 3
dnl From Jim Meyering.
dnl Determine whether malloc accepts 0 as its argument.
dnl If it doesn't, arrange to use the replacement function.
dnl
AC_DEFUN(jm_FUNC_MALLOC,
[
dnl xmalloc.c requires that this symbol be defined so it doesn't
dnl mistakenly use a broken malloc -- as it might if this test were omitted.
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_DONE_WORKING_MALLOC_CHECK, 1,
[Define if the malloc check has been performed. ])
AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working malloc], jm_cv_func_working_malloc,
[AC_TRY_RUN([
char *malloc ();
int
main ()
{
exit (malloc (0) ? 0 : 1);
}
],
jm_cv_func_working_malloc=yes,
jm_cv_func_working_malloc=no,
dnl When crosscompiling, assume malloc is broken.
jm_cv_func_working_malloc=no)
])
if test $jm_cv_func_working_malloc = no; then
AC_SUBST(LIBOBJS)
LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS malloc.$ac_objext"
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(malloc, rpl_malloc,
[Define to rpl_malloc if the replacement function should be used.])
fi
])