threads.m4

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dnl
dnl PTHREADS_FLAGS
dnl
dnl Set some magic defines to achieve POSIX threads conformance
dnl
AC_DEFUN(PTHREADS_FLAGS,[
  if test -z "$host_alias" && test -n "$host"; then
    host_alias=$host
  fi
  if test -z "$host_alias"; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR(host_alias is not set. Make sure to run config.guess)
  fi
  case $host_alias in
  *solaris*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS="-D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS -D_REENTRANT";;
  *freebsd*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS="-D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE";;
  *linux*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS=-D_REENTRANT;;
  *aix*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS=-D_THREAD_SAFE;;
  *irix*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS=-D_POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS;;
  *hpux*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS=-D_REENTRANT;;
  *sco*)
    PTHREAD_FLAGS=-D_REENTRANT;;
dnl Solves sigwait() problem, creates problems with u_long etc.
dnl    PTHREAD_FLAGS="-D_REENTRANT -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED=1";;
  esac

  if test -n "$PTHREAD_FLAGS"; then
    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PTHREAD_FLAGS"
  fi
])dnl
dnl
dnl PTHREADS_CHECK_COMPILE
dnl
dnl Check whether the current setup can use POSIX threads calls
dnl
AC_DEFUN(PTHREADS_CHECK_COMPILE, [
AC_TRY_RUN( [
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stddef.h>

void *thread_routine(void *data) {
    return data;
}

int main() {
    pthread_t thd;
    pthread_mutexattr_t mattr;
    int data = 1;
    pthread_mutexattr_init(&mattr);
    return pthread_create(&thd, NULL, thread_routine, &data);
} ], [
  pthreads_working=yes
  ], [
  pthreads_working=no
  ], pthreads_working=no ) ] )dnl
dnl
dnl PTHREADS_CHECK()
dnl
dnl Try to find a way to enable POSIX threads
dnl
dnl  Magic flags
dnl  -kthread          gcc (FreeBSD)
dnl  -Kthread          UDK cc (UnixWare)
dnl  -mt               WorkShop cc (Solaris)
dnl  -mthreads         gcc (AIX)
dnl  -pthread          gcc (Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD)
dnl  -pthreads         gcc (Solaris) 
dnl  -qthreaded        AIX cc V5
dnl  -threads          gcc (HP-UX)
dnl
AC_DEFUN(PTHREADS_CHECK,[

save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
save_LIBS=$LIBS
PTHREADS_ASSIGN_VARS
PTHREADS_CHECK_COMPILE
LIBS=$save_LIBS
CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS

AC_CACHE_CHECK(for pthreads_cflags,ac_cv_pthreads_cflags,[
ac_cv_pthreads_cflags=
if test "$pthreads_working" != "yes"; then
  for flag in -kthread -pthread -pthreads -mthreads -Kthread -threads -mt -qthreaded; do 
    ac_save=$CFLAGS
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $flag"
    PTHREADS_CHECK_COMPILE
    CFLAGS=$ac_save
    if test "$pthreads_working" = "yes"; then
      ac_cv_pthreads_cflags=$flag
      break
    fi
  done
fi
])

AC_CACHE_CHECK(for pthreads_lib, ac_cv_pthreads_lib,[
ac_cv_pthreads_lib=
if test "$pthreads_working" != "yes"; then
  for lib in pthread pthreads c_r; do
    ac_save=$LIBS
    LIBS="$LIBS -l$lib"
    PTHREADS_CHECK_COMPILE
    LIBS=$ac_save
    if test "$pthreads_working" = "yes"; then
      ac_cv_pthreads_lib=$lib
      break
    fi
  done
fi
])

if test "$pthreads_working" = "yes"; then
  threads_result="POSIX-Threads found"
else
  threads_result="POSIX-Threads not found"
fi
])dnl
dnl
dnl
AC_DEFUN(PTHREADS_ASSIGN_VARS,[
if test -n "$ac_cv_pthreads_lib"; then
  LIBS="$LIBS -l$ac_cv_pthreads_lib"
fi

if test -n "$ac_cv_pthreads_cflags"; then
  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $ac_cv_pthreads_cflags"
fi
])dnl