# ======================================================================================== # https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_awk_user_defined_functions.html # ======================================================================================== # # SYNOPSIS # # AX_CHECK_AWK_USER_DEFINED_FUNCTIONS([ACTION-IF-SUCCESS],[ACTION-IF-FAILURE]) # # DESCRIPTION # # Check if AWK supports user defined functions. If successful execute # ACTION-IF-SUCCESS otherwise ACTION-IF-FAILURE. # # This work is heavily based upon testawk.sh script by Heiner Steven. You # should find his script (and related works) at # . Thanks to # Alessandro Massignan for his suggestions and extensive nawk tests on # FreeBSD. # # LICENSE # # Copyright (c) 2009 Francesco Salvestrini # # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice # and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any # warranty. #serial 9 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_AWK_USER_DEFINED_FUNCTIONS],[ AC_REQUIRE([AX_NEED_AWK]) AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $AWK supports user defined functions]) ax_awk_command=`echo "" | $AWK 'function mydouble(x) { return 2*x ; } ; { print mydouble(1) ; }' 2> /dev/null` AS_IF([test $? -eq 0],[ AS_IF([test X"$ax_awk_command" = X"2"],[ AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]) $1 ],[ AC_MSG_RESULT([no]) $2 ]) ],[ AC_MSG_RESULT([no]) $2 ]) ])