lock.m4 revision 1.1 1 # lock.m4 serial 2 (gettext-0.15)
2 dnl Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
4 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
5 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
6
7 dnl From Bruno Haible.
8
9 dnl Tests for a multithreading library to be used.
10 dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_POSIX_THREADS, USE_SOLARIS_THREADS,
11 dnl USE_PTH_THREADS, USE_WIN32_THREADS
12 dnl Sets the variables LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD to the linker options for use
13 dnl in a Makefile (LIBTHREAD for use without libtool, LTLIBTHREAD for use with
14 dnl libtool).
15 dnl Sets the variables LIBMULTITHREAD and LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly, for
16 dnl programs that really need multithread functionality. The difference
17 dnl between LIBTHREAD and LIBMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak
18 dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD="" whereas LIBMULTITHREAD="-lpthread".
19 dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
20 dnl multithread-safe programs.
21
22 AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK],
23 [
24 AC_REQUIRE([gl_LOCK_BODY])
25 ])
26
27 dnl The guts of gl_LOCK. Needs to be expanded only once.
28
29 AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK_BODY],
30 [
31 dnl Ordering constraints: This macro modifies CPPFLAGS in a way that
32 dnl influences the result of the autoconf tests that test for *_unlocked
33 dnl declarations, on AIX 5 at least. Therefore it must come early.
34 AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_FUNC_GLIBC_UNLOCKED_IO])dnl
35 AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_ARGP])dnl
36
37 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
38 AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE]) dnl needed for pthread_rwlock_t on glibc systems
39 dnl Check for multithreading.
40 AC_ARG_ENABLE(threads,
41 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={posix|solaris|pth|win32}], [specify multithreading API])
42 AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety]),
43 gl_use_threads=$enableval, gl_use_threads=yes)
44 gl_threads_api=none
45 LIBTHREAD=
46 LTLIBTHREAD=
47 LIBMULTITHREAD=
48 LTLIBMULTITHREAD=
49 if test "$gl_use_threads" != no; then
50 dnl Check whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations.
51 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether imported symbols can be declared weak])
52 gl_have_weak=no
53 AC_TRY_LINK([extern void xyzzy ();
54 #pragma weak xyzzy], [xyzzy();], [gl_have_weak=yes])
55 AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_have_weak])
56 if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
57 # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
58 # it groks <pthread.h>.
59 gl_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
60 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
61 AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, gl_have_pthread_h=yes, gl_have_pthread_h=no)
62 CPPFLAGS="$gl_save_CPPFLAGS"
63 if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
64 # Other possible tests:
65 # -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
66 # -lgthreads
67 case "$host_os" in
68 osf*)
69 # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
70 # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
71 # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
72 # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
73 # causes the AC_TRY_LINK test below to succeed unexpectedly,
74 # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
75 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
76 ;;
77 esac
78 gl_have_pthread=
79 # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
80 # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
81 # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
82 AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>],
83 [pthread_mutex_lock((pthread_mutex_t*)0);
84 pthread_mutexattr_init((pthread_mutexattr_t*)0);],
85 [gl_have_pthread=yes])
86 # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
87 # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
88 if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
89 # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
90 # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
91 AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_kill,
92 [LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
93 # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
94 # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
95 # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
96 # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
97 case "$host_os" in
98 solaris* | hpux*)
99 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], 1,
100 [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
101 esac
102 ])
103 else
104 # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
105 AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_kill,
106 [gl_have_pthread=yes
107 LIBTHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBTHREAD=-lpthread
108 LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
109 if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
110 # For FreeBSD 4.
111 AC_CHECK_LIB(c_r, pthread_kill,
112 [gl_have_pthread=yes
113 LIBTHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBTHREAD=-lc_r
114 LIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
115 fi
116 fi
117 if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
118 gl_threads_api=posix
119 AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS], 1,
120 [Define if the POSIX multithreading library can be used.])
121 if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
122 if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
123 AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
124 [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library should be made weak.])
125 LIBTHREAD=
126 LTLIBTHREAD=
127 fi
128 fi
129 # OSF/1 4.0 and MacOS X 10.1 lack the pthread_rwlock_t type and the
130 # pthread_rwlock_* functions.
131 AC_CHECK_TYPE([pthread_rwlock_t],
132 [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_RWLOCK], 1,
133 [Define if the POSIX multithreading library has read/write locks.])],
134 [],
135 [#include <pthread.h>])
136 # glibc defines PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE as enum, not as a macro.
137 AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <pthread.h>],
138 [#if __FreeBSD__ == 4
139 error "No, in FreeBSD 4.0 recursive mutexes actually don't work."
140 #else
141 int x = (int)PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE;
142 #endif],
143 [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE], 1,
144 [Define if the <pthread.h> defines PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE.])])
145 # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
146 # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
147 # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
148 case "$host_os" in
149 aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
150 solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
151 esac
152 fi
153 fi
154 fi
155 if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
156 if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = solaris; then
157 gl_have_solaristhread=
158 gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
159 LIBS="$LIBS -lthread"
160 AC_TRY_LINK([#include <thread.h>
161 #include <synch.h>],
162 [thr_self();],
163 [gl_have_solaristhread=yes])
164 LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
165 if test -n "$gl_have_solaristhread"; then
166 gl_threads_api=solaris
167 LIBTHREAD=-lthread
168 LTLIBTHREAD=-lthread
169 LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
170 LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
171 AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS], 1,
172 [Define if the old Solaris multithreading library can be used.])
173 if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
174 AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
175 [Define if references to the old Solaris multithreading library should be made weak.])
176 LIBTHREAD=
177 LTLIBTHREAD=
178 fi
179 fi
180 fi
181 fi
182 if test "$gl_use_threads" = pth; then
183 gl_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
184 AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS(pth)
185 gl_have_pth=
186 gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
187 LIBS="$LIBS -lpth"
188 AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pth.h>], [pth_self();], gl_have_pth=yes)
189 LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
190 if test -n "$gl_have_pth"; then
191 gl_threads_api=pth
192 LIBTHREAD="$LIBPTH"
193 LTLIBTHREAD="$LTLIBPTH"
194 LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
195 LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
196 AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS], 1,
197 [Define if the GNU Pth multithreading library can be used.])
198 if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
199 if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
200 AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
201 [Define if references to the GNU Pth multithreading library should be made weak.])
202 LIBTHREAD=
203 LTLIBTHREAD=
204 fi
205 fi
206 else
207 CPPFLAGS="$gl_save_CPPFLAGS"
208 fi
209 fi
210 if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
211 if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = win32; then
212 if { case "$host_os" in
213 mingw*) true;;
214 *) false;;
215 esac
216 }; then
217 gl_threads_api=win32
218 AC_DEFINE([USE_WIN32_THREADS], 1,
219 [Define if the Win32 multithreading API can be used.])
220 fi
221 fi
222 fi
223 fi
224 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for multithread API to use])
225 AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_threads_api])
226 AC_SUBST(LIBTHREAD)
227 AC_SUBST(LTLIBTHREAD)
228 AC_SUBST(LIBMULTITHREAD)
229 AC_SUBST(LTLIBMULTITHREAD)
230 gl_PREREQ_LOCK
231 ])
232
233 # Prerequisites of lib/lock.c.
234 AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_LOCK], [
235 AC_REQUIRE([AC_C_INLINE])
236 ])
237
238 dnl Survey of platforms:
239 dnl
240 dnl Platform Available Compiler Supports test-lock
241 dnl flavours option weak result
242 dnl --------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------
243 dnl Linux 2.4/glibc posix -lpthread Y OK
244 dnl
245 dnl GNU Hurd/glibc posix
246 dnl
247 dnl FreeBSD 5.3 posix -lc_r Y
248 dnl posix -lkse ? Y
249 dnl posix -lpthread ? Y
250 dnl posix -lthr Y
251 dnl
252 dnl FreeBSD 5.2 posix -lc_r Y
253 dnl posix -lkse Y
254 dnl posix -lthr Y
255 dnl
256 dnl FreeBSD 4.0,4.10 posix -lc_r Y OK
257 dnl
258 dnl NetBSD 1.6 --
259 dnl
260 dnl OpenBSD 3.4 posix -lpthread Y OK
261 dnl
262 dnl MacOS X 10.[123] posix -lpthread Y OK
263 dnl
264 dnl Solaris 7,8,9 posix -lpthread Y Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
265 dnl solaris -lthread Y Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
266 dnl
267 dnl HP-UX 11 posix -lpthread N (cc) OK
268 dnl Y (gcc)
269 dnl
270 dnl IRIX 6.5 posix -lpthread Y 0.5
271 dnl
272 dnl AIX 4.3,5.1 posix -lpthread N AIX 4: 0.5; AIX 5: OK
273 dnl
274 dnl OSF/1 4.0,5.1 posix -pthread (cc) N OK
275 dnl -lpthread (gcc) Y
276 dnl
277 dnl Cygwin posix -lpthread Y OK
278 dnl
279 dnl Any of the above pth -lpth 0.0
280 dnl
281 dnl Mingw win32 N OK
282 dnl
283 dnl BeOS 5 --
284 dnl
285 dnl The test-lock result shows what happens if in test-lock.c EXPLICIT_YIELD is
286 dnl turned off:
287 dnl OK if all three tests terminate OK,
288 dnl 0.5 if the first test terminates OK but the second one loops endlessly,
289 dnl 0.0 if the first test already loops endlessly.
290