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ac_cxx_mutable

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Synopsis

AC_CXX_MUTABLE

Version

2004-02-04     0.5.65   :   Cxx

Author

Luc Maisonobe <luc@spaceroots.org>
license: AllPermissive

Description

If the compiler allows modifying class data members flagged with the mutable keyword even in const objects (for example in the body of a const member function), define HAVE_MUTABLE.

M4 Source Code

AC_DEFUN([AC_CXX_MUTABLE],
[AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the compiler supports the mutable keyword,
ac_cv_cxx_mutable,
[AC_LANG_SAVE
 AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([
class A { mutable int i;
          public:
          int f (int n) const { i = n; return i; }
        };
],[A a; return a.f (1);],
 ac_cv_cxx_mutable=yes, ac_cv_cxx_mutable=no)
 AC_LANG_RESTORE
])
if test "$ac_cv_cxx_mutable" = yes; then
  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MUTABLE,,[define if the compiler supports the mutable keyword])
fi
])