1 # xattr.m4 - check for Extended Attributes (Linux)
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5 # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
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7 # with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
9 # Originally written by Andreas Gruenbacher.
10 # http://www.suse.de/~agruen/coreutils/5.91/coreutils-xattr.diff
12 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_XATTR],
14 AC_ARG_ENABLE([xattr],
15 AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-xattr],
16 [do not support extended attributes]),
17 [use_xattr=$enableval], [use_xattr=yes])
22 if test "$use_xattr" = "yes"; then
23 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([attr/error_context.h attr/libattr.h])
25 if test $ac_cv_header_attr_libattr_h = yes \
26 && test $ac_cv_header_attr_error_context_h = yes; then
27 xattr_saved_LIBS=$LIBS
28 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([attr_copy_file], [attr],
29 [test "$ac_cv_search_attr_copy_file" = "none required" ||
30 LIB_XATTR=$ac_cv_search_attr_copy_file])
31 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([attr_copy_file])
32 LIBS=$xattr_saved_LIBS
33 if test $ac_cv_func_attr_copy_file = yes; then
37 if test $use_xattr = no; then
38 AC_MSG_WARN([libattr development library was not found or not usable.])
39 AC_MSG_WARN([AC_PACKAGE_NAME will be built without xattr support.])
42 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([USE_XATTR], [`test $use_xattr != yes; echo $?`],
43 [Define if you want extended attribute support.])