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2 # https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_sys_weak_alias.html
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4 #
5 # SYNOPSIS
6 #
7 # AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS
8 #
9 # DESCRIPTION
10 #
11 # Determines whether weak aliases are supported on the system, and if so,
12 # what scheme is used to declare them. Also checks to see if aliases can
13 # cross object file boundaries, as some systems don't permit them to.
14 #
15 # Most systems permit something called a "weak alias" or "weak symbol."
16 # These aliases permit a library to provide a stub form of a routine
17 # defined in another library, thus allowing the first library to operate
18 # even if the other library is not linked. This macro will check for
19 # support of weak aliases, figure out what schemes are available, and
20 # determine some characteristics of the weak alias support -- primarily,
21 # whether a weak alias declared in one object file may be referenced from
22 # another object file.
23 #
24 # There are four known schemes of declaring weak symbols; each scheme is
25 # checked in turn, and the first one found is preferred. Note that only
26 # one of the mentioned preprocessor macros will be defined!
27 #
28 # 1. Function attributes
29 #
30 # This scheme was first introduced by the GNU C compiler, and attaches
31 # attributes to particular functions. It is among the easiest to use, and
32 # so is the first one checked. If this scheme is detected, the
33 # preprocessor macro HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTE will be defined to 1.
34 # This scheme is used as in the following code fragment:
35 #
36 # void __weakf(int c)
37 # {
38 # /* Function definition... */
39 # }
40 #
41 # void weakf(int c) __attribute__((weak, alias("__weakf")));
42 #
43 # 2. #pragma weak
44 #
45 # This scheme is in use by many compilers other than the GNU C compiler.
46 # It is also particularly easy to use, and fairly portable -- well, as
47 # portable as these things get. If this scheme is detected first, the
48 # preprocessor macro HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_PRAGMA will be defined to 1. This
49 # scheme is used as in the following code fragment:
50 #
51 # extern void weakf(int c);
52 # #pragma weak weakf = __weakf
53 # void __weakf(int c)
54 # {
55 # /* Function definition... */
56 # }
57 #
58 # 3. #pragma _HP_SECONDARY_DEF
59 #
60 # This scheme appears to be in use by the HP compiler. As it is rather
61 # specialized, this is one of the last schemes checked. If it is the first
62 # one detected, the preprocessor macro HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_HPSECONDARY
63 # will be defined to 1. This scheme is used as in the following code
64 # fragment:
65 #
66 # extern void weakf(int c);
67 # #pragma _HP_SECONDARY_DEF __weakf weakf
68 # void __weakf(int c)
69 # {
70 # /* Function definition... */
71 # }
72 #
73 # 4. #pragma _CRI duplicate
74 #
75 # This scheme appears to be in use by the Cray compiler. As it is rather
76 # specialized, it too is one of the last schemes checked. If it is the
77 # first one detected, the preprocessor macro
78 # HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CRIDUPLICATE will be defined to 1. This scheme is
79 # used as in the following code fragment:
80 #
81 # extern void weakf(int c);
82 # #pragma _CRI duplicate weakf as __weakf
83 # void __weakf(int c)
84 # {
85 # /* Function definition... */
86 # }
87 #
88 # In addition to the preprocessor macros listed above, if any scheme is
89 # found, the preprocessor macro HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS will also be defined
90 # to 1.
91 #
92 # Once a weak aliasing scheme has been found, a check will be performed to
93 # see if weak aliases are honored across object file boundaries. If they
94 # are, the HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CROSSFILE preprocessor macro is defined to
95 # 1.
96 #
97 # This Autoconf macro also makes two substitutions. The first, WEAK_ALIAS,
98 # contains the name of the scheme found (one of "attribute", "pragma",
99 # "hpsecondary", or "criduplicate"), or "no" if no weak aliasing scheme
100 # was found. The second, WEAK_ALIAS_CROSSFILE, is set to "yes" or "no"
101 # depending on whether or not weak aliases may cross object file
102 # boundaries.
103 #
104 # LICENSE
105 #
106 # Copyright (c) 2008 Kevin L. Mitchell <klmitch@mit.edu>
107 #
108 # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
109 # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
110 # and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
111 # warranty.
112
113 #serial 8
114
115 AU_ALIAS([KLM_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS], [AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS])
116 AC_DEFUN([AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS], [
117 # starting point: no aliasing scheme yet...
118 ax_sys_weak_alias=no
119
120 # Figure out what kind of aliasing may be supported...
121 _AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTE
122 _AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_PRAGMA
123 _AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_HPSECONDARY
124 _AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CRIDUPLICATE
125
126 # Do we actually support aliasing?
127 AC_CACHE_CHECK([how to create weak aliases with $CC],
128 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias],
129 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias=$ax_sys_weak_alias])
130
131 # OK, set a #define
132 AS_IF([test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias != no], [
133 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS], 1,
134 [Define this if your system can create weak aliases])
135 ])
136
137 # Can aliases cross object file boundaries?
138 _AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CROSSFILE
139
140 # OK, remember the results
141 AC_SUBST([WEAK_ALIAS], [$ax_cv_sys_weak_alias])
142 AC_SUBST([WEAK_ALIAS_CROSSFILE], [$ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_crossfile])
143 ])
144
145 AC_DEFUN([_AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTE],
146 [ # Test whether compiler accepts __attribute__ form of weak aliasing
147 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $CC accepts function __attribute__((weak,alias()))],
148 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_attribute], [
149 # We add -Werror if it's gcc to force an error exit if the weak attribute
150 # isn't understood
151 AS_IF([test $GCC = yes], [
152 save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
153 CFLAGS=-Werror])
154
155 # Try linking with a weak alias...
156 AC_LINK_IFELSE([
157 AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
158 void __weakf(int c) {}
159 void weakf(int c) __attribute__((weak, alias("__weakf")));],
160 [weakf(0)])],
161 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_attribute=yes],
162 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_attribute=no])
163
164 # Restore original CFLAGS
165 AS_IF([test $GCC = yes], [
166 CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS])
167 ])
168
169 # What was the result of the test?
170 AS_IF([test $ax_sys_weak_alias = no &&
171 test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_attribute = yes], [
172 ax_sys_weak_alias=attribute
173 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTE], 1,
174 [Define this if weak aliases may be created with __attribute__])
175 ])
176 ])
177
178 AC_DEFUN([_AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_PRAGMA],
179 [ # Test whether compiler accepts #pragma form of weak aliasing
180 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $CC supports @%:@pragma weak],
181 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_pragma], [
182
183 # Try linking with a weak alias...
184 AC_LINK_IFELSE([
185 AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
186 extern void weakf(int c);
187 @%:@pragma weak weakf = __weakf
188 void __weakf(int c) {}],
189 [weakf(0)])],
190 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_pragma=yes],
191 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_pragma=no])
192 ])
193
194 # What was the result of the test?
195 AS_IF([test $ax_sys_weak_alias = no &&
196 test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_pragma = yes], [
197 ax_sys_weak_alias=pragma
198 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_PRAGMA], 1,
199 [Define this if weak aliases may be created with @%:@pragma weak])
200 ])
201 ])
202
203 AC_DEFUN([_AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_HPSECONDARY],
204 [ # Test whether compiler accepts _HP_SECONDARY_DEF pragma from HP...
205 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $CC supports @%:@pragma _HP_SECONDARY_DEF],
206 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_hpsecondary], [
207
208 # Try linking with a weak alias...
209 AC_LINK_IFELSE([
210 AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
211 extern void weakf(int c);
212 @%:@pragma _HP_SECONDARY_DEF __weakf weakf
213 void __weakf(int c) {}],
214 [weakf(0)])],
215 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_hpsecondary=yes],
216 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_hpsecondary=no])
217 ])
218
219 # What was the result of the test?
220 AS_IF([test $ax_sys_weak_alias = no &&
221 test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_hpsecondary = yes], [
222 ax_sys_weak_alias=hpsecondary
223 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_HPSECONDARY], 1,
224 [Define this if weak aliases may be created with @%:@pragma _HP_SECONDARY_DEF])
225 ])
226 ])
227
228 AC_DEFUN([_AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CRIDUPLICATE],
229 [ # Test whether compiler accepts "_CRI duplicate" pragma from Cray
230 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $CC supports @%:@pragma _CRI duplicate],
231 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_criduplicate], [
232
233 # Try linking with a weak alias...
234 AC_LINK_IFELSE([
235 AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
236 extern void weakf(int c);
237 @%:@pragma _CRI duplicate weakf as __weakf
238 void __weakf(int c) {}],
239 [weakf(0)])],
240 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_criduplicate=yes],
241 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_criduplicate=no])
242 ])
243
244 # What was the result of the test?
245 AS_IF([test $ax_sys_weak_alias = no &&
246 test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_criduplicate = yes], [
247 ax_sys_weak_alias=criduplicate
248 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CRIDUPLICATE], 1,
249 [Define this if weak aliases may be created with @%:@pragma _CRI duplicate])
250 ])
251 ])
252
253 dnl Note: This macro is modeled closely on AC_LINK_IFELSE, and in fact
254 dnl depends on some implementation details of that macro, particularly
255 dnl its use of _AC_MSG_LOG_CONFTEST to log the failed test program and
256 dnl its use of ac_link for running the linker.
257 AC_DEFUN([_AX_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CROSSFILE],
258 [ # Check to see if weak aliases can cross object file boundaries
259 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $CC supports weak aliases across object file boundaries],
260 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_crossfile], [
261 AS_IF([test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias = no],
262 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_crossfile=no], [
263 dnl Must build our own test files...
264 # conftest1 contains our weak alias definition...
265 cat >conftest1.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
266 /* confdefs.h. */
267 _ACEOF
268 cat confdefs.h >>conftest1.$ac_ext
269 cat >>conftest1.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
270 /* end confdefs.h. */
271
272 @%:@ifndef HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTE
273 extern void weakf(int c);
274 @%:@endif
275 @%:@if defined(HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_PRAGMA)
276 @%:@pragma weak weakf = __weakf
277 @%:@elif defined(HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_HPSECONDARY)
278 @%:@pragma _HP_SECONDARY_DEF __weakf weakf
279 @%:@elif defined(HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CRIDUPLICATE)
280 @%:@pragma _CRI duplicate weakf as __weakf
281 @%:@endif
282 void __weakf(int c) {}
283 @%:@ifdef HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_ATTRIBUTE
284 void weakf(int c) __attribute((weak, alias("__weakf")));
285 @%:@endif
286 _ACEOF
287 # And conftest2 contains our main routine that calls it
288 cat >conftest2.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
289 /* confdefs.h. */
290 _ACEOF
291 cat confdefs.h >> conftest2.$ac_ext
292 cat >>conftest2.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
293 /* end confdefs.h. */
294
295 extern void weakf(int c);
296 int
297 main ()
298 {
299 weakf(0);
300 return 0;
301 }
302 _ACEOF
303 # We must remove the object files (if any) ourselves...
304 rm -f conftest2.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
305
306 # Change ac_link to compile *2* files together
307 save_aclink=$ac_link
308 ac_link=`echo "$ac_link" | \
309 sed -e 's/conftest\(\.\$ac_ext\)/conftest1\1 conftest2\1/'`
310 dnl Substitute our own routine for logging the conftest
311 m4_pushdef([_AC_MSG_LOG_CONFTEST],
312 [echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
313 echo ">>> conftest1.$ac_ext" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
314 sed "s/^/| /" conftest1.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
315 echo ">>> conftest2.$ac_ext" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
316 sed "s/^/| /" conftest2.$ac_ext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
317 ])dnl
318 # Since we created the files ourselves, don't use SOURCE argument
319 AC_LINK_IFELSE(, [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_crossfile=yes],
320 [ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_crossfile=no])
321 dnl Restore _AC_MSG_LOG_CONFTEST
322 m4_popdef([_AC_MSG_LOG_CONFTEST])dnl
323 # Restore ac_link
324 ac_link=$save_aclink
325
326 # We must remove the object files (if any) and C files ourselves...
327 rm -f conftest1.$ac_ext conftest2.$ac_ext \
328 conftest1.$ac_objext conftest2.$ac_objext
329 ])
330 ])
331
332 # What were the results of the test?
333 AS_IF([test $ax_cv_sys_weak_alias_crossfile = yes], [
334 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_WEAK_ALIAS_CROSSFILE], 1,
335 [Define this if weak aliases in other files are honored])
336 ])
337 ])
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