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sys_socket, netdb: Document problem with socklen_t. * doc/posix-headers/sys_socket.texi: Mention lack of socklen_t on some platforms. * doc/posix-headers/netdb.texi: Likewise.
author Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
date Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:39:12 +0100
parents 97fc9a21a8fb
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# serial 2
# Check for flexible array member support.

# Copyright (C) 2006, 2009-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.

# Written by Paul Eggert.

AC_DEFUN([AC_C_FLEXIBLE_ARRAY_MEMBER],
[
  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for flexible array member],
    ac_cv_c_flexmember,
    [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
       [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
          [[#include <stdlib.h>
            #include <stdio.h>
            #include <stddef.h>
            struct s { int n; double d[]; };]],
          [[int m = getchar ();
            struct s *p = malloc (offsetof (struct s, d)
                                  + m * sizeof (double));
            p->d[0] = 0.0;
            return p->d != (double *) NULL;]])],
       [ac_cv_c_flexmember=yes],
       [ac_cv_c_flexmember=no])])
  if test $ac_cv_c_flexmember = yes; then
    AC_DEFINE([FLEXIBLE_ARRAY_MEMBER], [],
      [Define to nothing if C supports flexible array members, and to
       1 if it does not.  That way, with a declaration like `struct s
       { int n; double d@<:@FLEXIBLE_ARRAY_MEMBER@:>@; };', the struct hack
       can be used with pre-C99 compilers.
       When computing the size of such an object, don't use 'sizeof (struct s)'
       as it overestimates the size.  Use 'offsetof (struct s, d)' instead.
       Don't use 'offsetof (struct s, d@<:@0@:>@)', as this doesn't work with
       MSVC and with C++ compilers.])
  else
    AC_DEFINE([FLEXIBLE_ARRAY_MEMBER], [1])
  fi
])