configure: use cpp -P when needed

Since gcc 5, the processor output can get split up on multiple lines
that made the configure script fail to figure out values from
definitions. The fix is to use cpp -P, and this fix now first checks if
cpp -P is necessary and then if cpp -P works before it uses that to
extract defined values.

Fixes #719

1 files changed, 50 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 4f25ac636..2c2e51b90 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #
 #***************************************************************************
 
-
 dnl CURL_CHECK_DEF (SYMBOL, [INCLUDES], [SILENT])
 dnl -------------------------------------------------
 dnl Use the C preprocessor to find out if the given object-style symbol
@@ -31,6 +30,10 @@ dnl result in a set of double-quoted strings the returned expansion will
 dnl actually be a single double-quoted string concatenating all them.
 
 AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_DEF], [
+  AC_REQUIRE([CURL_CPP_P])dnl
+  OLDCPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+  # CPPPFLAGS comes from CURL_CPP_P
+  CPPFLAGS="$CPPPFLAGS"
   AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([ac_HaveDef], [curl_cv_have_def_$1])dnl
   AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([ac_Def], [curl_cv_def_$1])dnl
   if test -z "$SED"; then
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ CURL_DEF_TOKEN $1
   fi
   AS_VAR_POPDEF([ac_Def])dnl
   AS_VAR_POPDEF([ac_HaveDef])dnl
+  CPPFLAGS=$OLDCPPFLAGS
 ])
 
 
@@ -3147,3 +3151,48 @@ use vars qw(
 1;
 _EOF
 ])
+
+dnl CURL_CPP_P
+dnl
+dnl Check if $cpp -P should be used for extract define values due to gcc 5
+dnl splitting up strings and defines between line outputs. gcc by default
+dnl (without -P) will show TEST EINVAL TEST as
+dnl
+dnl # 13 "conftest.c"
+dnl TEST
+dnl # 13 "conftest.c" 3 4
+dnl     22
+dnl # 13 "conftest.c"
+dnl            TEST
+
+AC_DEFUN([CURL_CPP_P], [
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if cpp -P is needed])
+  AC_EGREP_CPP([TEST.*TEST], [
+ #include <errno.h>
+TEST EINVAL TEST
+  ], [cpp=no], [cpp=yes])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$cpp])
+
+  dnl we need cpp -P so check if it works then
+  if test "x$cpp" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if cpp -P works])
+    OLDCPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -P"
+    AC_EGREP_CPP([TEST.*TEST], [
+ #include <errno.h>
+TEST EINVAL TEST
+    ], [cpp_p=yes], [cpp_p=no])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$cpp_p])
+
+    if test "x$cpp_p" = "xno"; then
+      AC_MSG_WARN([failed to figure out cpp -P alternative])
+      # without -P
+      CPPPFLAGS=$OLDCPPFLAGS
+    else
+      # with -P
+      CPPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+    fi
+    dnl restore CPPFLAGS
+    CPPFLAGS=$OLDCPPFLAGS
+  fi
+])