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gl/m4/malloc.m4

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+# malloc.m4 serial 8
+dnl Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# gl_FUNC_MALLOC_POSIX
+# --------------------
+# Test whether 'malloc' is POSIX compliant (sets errno to ENOMEM when it
+# fails), and replace malloc if it is not.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MALLOC_POSIX],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_CHECK_MALLOC_POSIX])
+  if test $gl_cv_func_malloc_posix = yes; then
+    HAVE_MALLOC_POSIX=1
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MALLOC_POSIX], 1,
+      [Define if the 'malloc' function is POSIX compliant.])
+  else
+    AC_LIBOBJ([malloc])
+    HAVE_MALLOC_POSIX=0
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([HAVE_MALLOC_POSIX])
+])
+
+# Test whether malloc, realloc, calloc are POSIX compliant,
+# Set gl_cv_func_malloc_posix to yes or no accordingly.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_CHECK_MALLOC_POSIX],
+[
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether malloc, realloc, calloc are POSIX compliant],
+    [gl_cv_func_malloc_posix],
+    [
+      dnl It is too dangerous to try to allocate a large amount of memory:
+      dnl some systems go to their knees when you do that. So assume that
+      dnl all Unix implementations of the function are POSIX compliant.
+      AC_TRY_COMPILE([],
+        [#if (defined _WIN32 || defined __WIN32__) && ! defined __CYGWIN__
+         choke me
+         #endif
+        ], [gl_cv_func_malloc_posix=yes], [gl_cv_func_malloc_posix=no])
+    ])
+])