3 # Copyright (C) 2000, 2006-2017, 2020-2024 Free Software Foundation,
6 # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
7 # are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
8 # notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is,
9 # without warranty of any kind.
13 # Check for GNU M4, at least 1.4.8 (all earlier versions had bugs in
14 # trace support and regexp support):
15 # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2006-11/msg00096.html
16 # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2009-07/msg00023.html
17 # Also, check whether --error-output (through 1.4.x) or --debugfile (2.0)
18 # is supported, and AC_SUBST M4_DEBUGFILE accordingly.
19 # Also avoid versions of m4 that trigger strstr bugs.
20 AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_GNU_M4],
21 [AC_ARG_VAR([M4], [Location of GNU M4 1.4.8 or later. Defaults to the first
22 program of 'm4', 'gm4', or 'gnum4' on PATH that meets Autoconf needs.])
23 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for GNU M4 that supports accurate traces], [ac_cv_path_M4],
25 ac_had_posixly_correct=${POSIXLY_CORRECT:+yes}
26 AS_UNSET([POSIXLY_CORRECT])
27 AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([M4], [m4 gm4 gnum4],
28 [dnl Creative quoting here to avoid raw dnl and ifdef in configure.
29 # Root out GNU M4 1.4.5, as well as non-GNU m4 that ignore -t, -F.
30 # Root out GNU M4 1.4.15 with buggy false negative replacement strstr.
31 # Root out Glibc 2.9 - 2.12 and GNU M4 1.4.11 - 1.4.15 with buggy
32 # false positive strstr.
33 ac_snippet=change'quote(<,>)in''dir(<if''def>,mac,bug)'
34 ac_snippet=${ac_snippet}pat'subst(a,\(b\)\|\(a\),\1)d'nl
35 ac_snippet=${ac_snippet}${as_nl}if'else(in''dex(..wi.d.,.d.),-1,bug)'
36 ac_snippet=${ac_snippet}${as_nl}if'else(in''dex(dnl
37 ;:11-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12.:12.:12.:12.:12.:12.:12.:12.:12-,dnl
38 :12-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12-:12-),-1,,strstr-bug2)'
39 # Root out M4 1.4.6 and 1.4.7, which do not implement --debug=aflq
40 # correctly for macros invoked from m4wrap.
41 ac_snip2=change'quote(<,>)def''ine(<T>,<>)d'nl
42 ac_snip2=${ac_snip2}${as_nl}def'ine(<F>,<T(<traced>)>)d'nl
43 ac_snip2=${ac_snip2}${as_nl}m4'wrap(<F>)d'nl
44 AS_ECHO(["$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: trying $ac_path_M4"]) \
46 test -z "`$ac_path_M4 -F conftest.m4f </dev/null 2>&1`" \
47 && test -z "`AS_ECHO(["$ac_snippet"]) | $ac_path_M4 --trace=mac 2>&1`" \
48 && test -f conftest.m4f \
49 && test x"`AS_ECHO(["$ac_snip2"]) | \
50 $ac_path_M4 --trace=T --debug=aflq 2>&1`" = \
51 x'm4trace:stdin:3: -1- T(<traced>)' \
52 && ac_cv_path_M4=$ac_path_M4 ac_path_M4_found=:
54 [AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable m4 could be found in \$PATH.
55 GNU M4 1.4.8 or later is required; 1.4.16 or newer is recommended.
56 GNU M4 1.4.15 uses a buggy replacement strstr on some systems.
57 Glibc 2.9 - 2.12 and GNU M4 1.4.11 - 1.4.15 have another strstr bug.])])])
59 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $ac_cv_path_M4 accepts --gnu],
60 [ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu],
61 [case `$M4 --help < /dev/null 2>&1` in
62 *--gnu*) ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu=yes ;;
63 *) ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu=no ;;
65 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu" = yes; then
71 if test x$ac_had_posixly_correct = xyes; then
73 if test $ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu = no; then
74 AC_MSG_WARN([the version of M4 that was found does not support -g])
75 AC_MSG_WARN([using it with POSIXLY_CORRECT set may cause problems])
78 AC_CACHE_CHECK([how m4 supports trace files], [ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_debugfile],
79 [case `$M4 --help < /dev/null 2>&1` in
80 *debugfile*) ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_debugfile=--debugfile ;;
81 *) ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_debugfile=--error-output ;;
83 AC_SUBST([M4_DEBUGFILE], [$ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_debugfile])