m4/ld-version-script.m4

# ld-version-script.m4
# serial 7
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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=$enableval],
    [AC_CACHE_CHECK([if LD -Wl,--version-script works],
       [gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script],
       [gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script=no
        saved_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=conftest.map"
        echo foo >conftest.map
        AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],
          [],
          [cat > conftest.map <<EOF
VERS_1 {
        global: sym;
};

VERS_2 {
        global: sym;
} VERS_1;
EOF
           AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],
             [gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script=yes])])
        rm -f conftest.map
        LDFLAGS=$saved_LDFLAGS])
     have_ld_version_script=$gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script])
  AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT],
    [test "$have_ld_version_script" = yes])
])