[PATCH] Autoconf: Disable inline for compilers that don't support it.

From: Allan Caffee <allan.caffee@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 14, 2009, 01:04 UTC
Message-ID: <20090314010421.GA6642@linux.vnet>
In-Reply-To: <20090114223832.GC30710@genesis.frugalware.org>

The Autoconf macro AC_C_INLINE will redefine the inline keyword to whatever the current compiler supports (including possibly nothing).

Signed-off-by: Allan Caffee <allan.caffee@gmail.com>
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Miklos Vajna wrote:

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> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 01:32:56PM -0500, Corey Stup
> <coreystup@gmail.com> wrote:
> > When trying to compile with a C89 compliant compiler, I'm coming
> > across a couple issues:
> > - "inline" use
>
> AFAIK that can be avoided with -Dinline=.

But some compilers support other variations of this like __inline__ or __inline. Luckily Autoconf has a builtin method for handling this.

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 082a03d..69fa25e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ AC_SUBST(OLD_ICONV)
 ## Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([CHECKS for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics])
 #
+# Check for compilers ability to inline functions.
+AC_C_INLINE
+#
 # Define NO_D_INO_IN_DIRENT if you don't have d_ino in your struct dirent.
 AC_CHECK_MEMBER(struct dirent.d_ino,
 [NO_D_INO_IN_DIRENT=],

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