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+# ld-version-script.m4 serial 1
+dnl Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+dnl From Simon Josefsson
+
+# FIXME: The test below returns a false positive for mingw
+# cross-compiles, 'local:' statements does not reduce number of
+# exported symbols in a DLL.  Use --disable-ld-version-script to work
+# around the problem.
+
+# gl_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
+# --------------------
+# Check if LD supports linker scripts, and define automake conditional
+# HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT if so.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE([ld-version-script],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ld-version-script],
+      [enable linker version script (default is enabled when possible)]),
+      [have_ld_version_script=$enableval], [])
+  if test -z "$have_ld_version_script"; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if LD -Wl,--version-script works])
+    save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=conftest.map"
+    cat > conftest.map <<EOF
+VERS_1 {
+	global: sym;
+};
+
+VERS_2 {
+        global: sym;
+} VERS_1;
+EOF
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],
+                   [have_ld_version_script=yes], [have_ld_version_script=no])
+    rm -f conftest.map
+    LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($have_ld_version_script)
+  fi
+])