From 2b672a7f406a0925cdbbfda5ad6ce147da00d856 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:14:38 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] free-posix: port to GNU/Linux MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * m4/free.m4 (gl_FUNC_FREE): Don’t assume GNU hosts are free of the bug, as it occurs on Ubuntu 20.10 x86-64 and, I assume, on other GNU/Linux hosts. --- ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ m4/free.m4 | 28 +++++++++++----------------- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 5a7bb6d59..ef9ec28a4 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2020-12-19 Paul Eggert + + free-posix: port to GNU/Linux + * m4/free.m4 (gl_FUNC_FREE): Don’t assume GNU hosts are free of + the bug, as it occurs on Ubuntu 20.10 x86-64 and, I assume, on + other GNU/Linux hosts. + 2020-12-19 Bruno Haible free-posix: Add tests. diff --git a/m4/free.m4 b/m4/free.m4 index fb191df1e..e7a72039e 100644 --- a/m4/free.m4 +++ b/m4/free.m4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# free.m4 serial 2 +# free.m4 serial 3 # Copyright (C) 2003-2005, 2009-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_FREE], [ AC_REQUIRE([gl_STDLIB_H_DEFAULTS]) - AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl In the next release of POSIX, free must preserve errno. dnl https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=385 @@ -19,21 +18,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_FREE], dnl whatever that happens to be. AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether free is known to preserve errno], [gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno], - [case $host_os in - *-gnu* | gnu*) - gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno=yes;; - *) - AC_COMPILE_IFELSE( - [AC_LANG_PROGRAM( - [[#include - ]], - [[#if _POSIX_VERSION <= 200809 - #error "'free' is not known to preserve errno" - #endif - ]])], - [gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno=yes], - [gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno=no]);; - esac + [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE( + [AC_LANG_PROGRAM( + [[#include + ]], + [[#if _POSIX_VERSION <= 200809 + #error "'free' is not known to preserve errno" + #endif + ]])], + [gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno=yes], + [gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno=no]) ]) case $gl_cv_func_free_preserves_errno in -- 2.27.0