2 # Check to make sure that the build environment is sane.
5 AC_DEFUN(AM_SANITY_CHECK,
6 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether build environment is sane])
9 echo timestamp > conftest.file
10 # Do `set' in a subshell so we don't clobber the current shell's
11 # arguments. Must try -L first in case configure is actually a
12 # symlink; some systems play weird games with the mod time of symlinks
13 # (eg FreeBSD returns the mod time of the symlink's containing
16 set X `ls -Lt $srcdir/configure conftest.file 2> /dev/null`
17 if test "[$]*" = "X"; then
19 set X `ls -t $srcdir/configure conftest.file`
21 if test "[$]*" != "X $srcdir/configure conftest.file" \
22 && test "[$]*" != "X conftest.file $srcdir/configure"; then
24 # If neither matched, then we have a broken ls. This can happen
25 # if, for instance, CONFIG_SHELL is bash and it inherits a
26 # broken ls alias from the environment. This has actually
27 # happened. Such a system could not be considered "sane".
28 AC_MSG_ERROR([ls -t appears to fail. Make sure there is not a broken
29 alias in your environment])
32 test "[$]2" = conftest.file
38 AC_MSG_ERROR([newly created file is older than distributed files!
39 Check your system clock])
42 AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])])