Autoconf Macro: ax_c_check_flag

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# ax_c_check_flag

## Synopsis

`AX_C_CHECK_FLAG(FLAG-TO-CHECK,[PROLOGUE],[BODY],[ACTION-IF-SUCCESS],[ACTION-IF-FAILURE])`

## Description

This macro tests if the C compiler supports the flag FLAG-TO-CHECK. If successfull execute ACTION-IF-SUCCESS otherwise ACTION-IF-FAILURE. PROLOGUE and BODY are optional and should be used as in AC_LANG_PROGRAM macro.

This code is inspired from KDE_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG macro. Thanks to Bogdan Drozdowski <bogdandr@op.pl> for testing and bug fixes.

## Author

Francesco Salvestrini <salvestrini@users.sourceforge.net>

## Last Modified

2007-11-26

## Cross References

## M4 Source Code

    AC_DEFUN([AX_C_CHECK_FLAG],[
      AC_PREREQ([2.61])
      AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
      AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_SED])

      flag=`echo "$1" | $SED 'y% .=/+-(){}<>:*,%_______________%'`

      AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the C compiler accepts the $1 flag],
        [ax_cv_c_check_flag_$flag],[

        AC_LANG_PUSH([C])

        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $1"
        AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
          AC_LANG_PROGRAM([$2],[$3])
        ],[
          eval "ax_cv_c_check_flag_$flag=yes"
        ],[
          eval "ax_cv_c_check_flag_$flag=no"
        ])

        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"

        AC_LANG_POP

      ])

      AS_IF([eval "test \"`echo '$ax_cv_c_check_flag_'$flag`\" = yes"],[
        :
        $4
      ],[
        :
        $5
      ])
    ])

## License

Copyright © 2007 Francesco Salvestrini <salvestrini@users.sourceforge.net>

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