ax_gcc_option.m4 revision 1.1.1.1 1 1.1 mrg # ===========================================================================
2 1.1 mrg # http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_gcc_option.html
3 1.1 mrg # ===========================================================================
4 1.1 mrg #
5 1.1 mrg # OBSOLETE MACRO
6 1.1 mrg #
7 1.1 mrg # Deprecated in favor of AX_C_CHECK_FLAG, AX_CXX_CHECK_FLAG,
8 1.1 mrg # AX_CPP_CHECK_FLAG, AX_CXXCPP_CHECK_FLAG and AX_LD_CHECK_FLAG.
9 1.1 mrg #
10 1.1 mrg # SYNOPSIS
11 1.1 mrg #
12 1.1 mrg # AX_GCC_OPTION(OPTION,EXTRA-OPTIONS,TEST-PROGRAM,ACTION-IF-SUCCESSFUL,ACTION-IF-NOT-SUCCESFUL)
13 1.1 mrg #
14 1.1 mrg # DESCRIPTION
15 1.1 mrg #
16 1.1 mrg # AX_GCC_OPTION checks wheter gcc accepts the passed OPTION. If it accepts
17 1.1 mrg # the OPTION then ACTION-IF-SUCCESSFUL will be executed, otherwise
18 1.1 mrg # ACTION-IF-UNSUCCESSFUL.
19 1.1 mrg #
20 1.1 mrg # A typical usage should be the following one:
21 1.1 mrg #
22 1.1 mrg # AX_GCC_OPTION([-fomit-frame-pointer],[],[],[
23 1.1 mrg # AC_MSG_NOTICE([The option is supported])],[
24 1.1 mrg # AC_MSG_NOTICE([No luck this time])
25 1.1 mrg # ])
26 1.1 mrg #
27 1.1 mrg # The macro doesn't discriminate between languages so, if you are testing
28 1.1 mrg # for an option that works for C++ but not for C you should use '-x c++'
29 1.1 mrg # as EXTRA-OPTIONS:
30 1.1 mrg #
31 1.1 mrg # AX_GCC_OPTION([-fno-rtti],[-x c++],[],[ ... ],[ ... ])
32 1.1 mrg #
33 1.1 mrg # OPTION is tested against the following code:
34 1.1 mrg #
35 1.1 mrg # int main()
36 1.1 mrg # {
37 1.1 mrg # return 0;
38 1.1 mrg # }
39 1.1 mrg #
40 1.1 mrg # The optional TEST-PROGRAM comes handy when the default main() is not
41 1.1 mrg # suited for the option being checked
42 1.1 mrg #
43 1.1 mrg # So, if you need to test for -fstrict-prototypes option you should
44 1.1 mrg # probably use the macro as follows:
45 1.1 mrg #
46 1.1 mrg # AX_GCC_OPTION([-fstrict-prototypes],[-x c++],[
47 1.1 mrg # int main(int argc, char ** argv)
48 1.1 mrg # {
49 1.1 mrg # (void) argc;
50 1.1 mrg # (void) argv;
51 1.1 mrg #
52 1.1 mrg # return 0;
53 1.1 mrg # }
54 1.1 mrg # ],[ ... ],[ ... ])
55 1.1 mrg #
56 1.1 mrg # Note that the macro compiles but doesn't link the test program so it is
57 1.1 mrg # not suited for checking options that are passed to the linker, like:
58 1.1 mrg #
59 1.1 mrg # -Wl,-L<a-library-path>
60 1.1 mrg #
61 1.1 mrg # In order to avoid such kind of problems you should think about usinguse
62 1.1 mrg # the AX_*_CHECK_FLAG family macros
63 1.1 mrg #
64 1.1 mrg # LICENSE
65 1.1 mrg #
66 1.1 mrg # Copyright (c) 2008 Francesco Salvestrini <salvestrini (a] users.sourceforge.net>
67 1.1 mrg # Copyright (c) 2008 Bogdan Drozdowski <bogdandr (a] op.pl>
68 1.1 mrg #
69 1.1 mrg # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
70 1.1 mrg # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
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73 1.1 mrg #
74 1.1 mrg # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
75 1.1 mrg # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
76 1.1 mrg # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
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78 1.1 mrg #
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94 1.1 mrg
95 1.1 mrg #serial 13
96 1.1 mrg
97 1.1 mrg AC_DEFUN([AX_GCC_OPTION], [
98 1.1 mrg AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
99 1.1 mrg
100 1.1 mrg AC_MSG_CHECKING([if gcc accepts $1 option])
101 1.1 mrg
102 1.1 mrg AS_IF([ test "x$GCC" = "xyes" ],[
103 1.1 mrg AS_IF([ test -z "$3" ],[
104 1.1 mrg ax_gcc_option_test="int main()
105 1.1 mrg {
106 1.1 mrg return 0;
107 1.1 mrg }"
108 1.1 mrg ],[
109 1.1 mrg ax_gcc_option_test="$3"
110 1.1 mrg ])
111 1.1 mrg
112 1.1 mrg # Dump the test program to file
113 1.1 mrg cat <<EOF > conftest.c
114 1.1 mrg $ax_gcc_option_test
115 1.1 mrg EOF
116 1.1 mrg
117 1.1 mrg # Dump back the file to the log, useful for debugging purposes
118 1.1 mrg AC_TRY_COMMAND(cat conftest.c 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD)
119 1.1 mrg
120 1.1 mrg AS_IF([ AC_TRY_COMMAND($CC $2 $1 -c conftest.c 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD) ],[
121 1.1 mrg AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
122 1.1 mrg $4
123 1.1 mrg ],[
124 1.1 mrg AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
125 1.1 mrg $5
126 1.1 mrg ])
127 1.1 mrg ],[
128 1.1 mrg AC_MSG_RESULT([no gcc available])
129 1.1 mrg ])
130 1.1 mrg ])
131