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+# Portability macros for glibc argz.                    -*- Autoconf -*-
+#
+#   Copyright (C) 2004-2007, 2011-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Written by Gary V. Vaughan <gary@gnu.org>
+#
+# 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.
+
+# serial 1 ltargz.m4
+
+AC_DEFUN([LT_FUNC_ARGZ], [
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([argz.h], [], [], [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT])
+
+AC_CHECK_TYPES([error_t],
+  [],
+  [AC_DEFINE([error_t], [int],
+   [Define to a type to use for 'error_t' if it is not otherwise available.])
+   AC_DEFINE([__error_t_defined], [1], [Define so that glibc/gnulib argp.h
+    does not typedef error_t.])],
+  [#if defined(HAVE_ARGZ_H)
+#  include <argz.h>
+#endif])
+
+LT_ARGZ_H=
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([argz_add argz_append argz_count argz_create_sep argz_insert \
+	argz_next argz_stringify], [], [LT_ARGZ_H=lt__argz.h; AC_LIBOBJ([lt__argz])])
+
+dnl if have system argz functions, allow forced use of
+dnl libltdl-supplied implementation (and default to do so
+dnl on "known bad" systems). Could use a runtime check, but
+dnl (a) detecting malloc issues is notoriously unreliable
+dnl (b) only known system that declares argz functions,
+dnl     provides them, yet they are broken, is cygwin
+dnl     releases prior to 16-Mar-2007 (1.5.24 and earlier)
+dnl So, it's more straightforward simply to special case
+dnl this for known bad systems.
+AS_IF([test -z "$LT_ARGZ_H"],
+    [AC_CACHE_CHECK(
+        [if argz actually works],
+        [lt_cv_sys_argz_works],
+        [[case $host_os in #(
+	 *cygwin*)
+	   lt_cv_sys_argz_works=no
+	   if test no != "$cross_compiling"; then
+	     lt_cv_sys_argz_works="guessing no"
+	   else
+	     lt_sed_extract_leading_digits='s/^\([0-9\.]*\).*/\1/'
+	     save_IFS=$IFS
+	     IFS=-.
+	     set x `uname -r | sed -e "$lt_sed_extract_leading_digits"`
+	     IFS=$save_IFS
+	     lt_os_major=${2-0}
+	     lt_os_minor=${3-0}
+	     lt_os_micro=${4-0}
+	     if test 1 -lt "$lt_os_major" \
+		|| { test 1 -eq "$lt_os_major" \
+		  && { test 5 -lt "$lt_os_minor" \
+		    || { test 5 -eq "$lt_os_minor" \
+		      && test 24 -lt "$lt_os_micro"; }; }; }; then
+	       lt_cv_sys_argz_works=yes
+	     fi
+	   fi
+	   ;; #(
+	 *) lt_cv_sys_argz_works=yes ;;
+	 esac]])
+     AS_IF([test yes = "$lt_cv_sys_argz_works"],
+        [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_WORKING_ARGZ], 1,
+                   [This value is set to 1 to indicate that the system argz facility works])],
+        [LT_ARGZ_H=lt__argz.h
+        AC_LIBOBJ([lt__argz])])])
+
+AC_SUBST([LT_ARGZ_H])
+])