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2007-08-05

(C) 2007 guidod
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ax_c___attribute__

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Synopsis
AX_C___ATTRIBUTE__
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Version

2005-01-21

Author

Christian Haggstrom <chm@c00.info>

License

GPLWithACException
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Category

other's C Support (released)

Documentation

Provides a test for the compiler support of __attribute__ extensions. defines HAVE___ATTRIBUTE__ if it is found.

Originating from the 'pork' package by Ryan McCabe <ryan@numb.org>

M4 Source Code
# 2007-07-23 Stepan Kasal &lt;skasal@redhat.com&gt;
#	- fix for gcc4, use "ax_cv_" prefix, avoid obsolete AC_TRY_COMPILE

AC_DEFUN([AX_C___ATTRIBUTE__], [
  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for __attribute__], [ax_cv___attribute__],
    [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
	[[#include &lt;stdlib.h&gt;
	  static void foo(void) __attribute__ ((unused));
	  static void
	  foo(void) {
	      exit(1);
	  }
        ]], [])],
      [ax_cv___attribute__=yes],
      [ax_cv___attribute__=no]
    )
  ])
  if test "$ax_cv___attribute__" = "yes"; then
    AC_DEFINE([HAVE___ATTRIBUTE__], 1, [define if your compiler has __attribute__])
  fi
])