ssize_t.m4   [plain text]

# ssize_t.m4 serial 3 (gettext-0.13)
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dnl From Bruno Haible.
dnl Test whether ssize_t is defined.

AC_DEFUN([gt_TYPE_SSIZE_T],
[
  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ssize_t], gt_cv_ssize_t,
    [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/types.h>],
       [int x = sizeof (ssize_t *) + sizeof (ssize_t);],
       gt_cv_ssize_t=yes, gt_cv_ssize_t=no)])
  if test $gt_cv_ssize_t = no; then
    AC_DEFINE(ssize_t, int,
              [Define as a signed type of the same size as size_t.])
  fi
])