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+# ===========================================================================
+# http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_gcc_malloc_call.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+# AX_GCC_MALLOC_CALL
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+# The macro will compile a test program to see whether the compiler does
+# understand the per-function postfix pragma.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+# option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+# Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
+# gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
+# scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
+# need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+# or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+# Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+# all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+# This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+# Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+# modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+# exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_GCC_MALLOC_CALL],[dnl
+AC_CACHE_CHECK(
+ [whether the compiler supports function __attribute__((__malloc__))],
+ ax_cv_gcc_malloc_call,[
+ AC_TRY_COMPILE([__attribute__((__malloc__))
+ int f(int i) { return i; }],
+ [],
+ ax_cv_gcc_malloc_call=yes, ax_cv_gcc_malloc_call=no)])
+ if test "$ax_cv_gcc_malloc_call" = yes; then
+ AC_DEFINE([GCC_MALLOC_CALL],[__attribute__((__malloc__))],
+ [most gcc compilers know a function __attribute__((__malloc__))])
+ fi
+])