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+# xattr.m4 - check for Extended Attributes (Linux)
+# serial 3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2003-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# 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.
+
+# Originally written by Andreas Gruenbacher.
+# http://www.suse.de/~agruen/coreutils/5.91/coreutils-xattr.diff
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_XATTR],
+[
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE([xattr],
+ AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-xattr],
+ [do not support extended attributes]),
+ [use_xattr=$enableval], [use_xattr=yes])
+
+ LIB_XATTR=
+ AC_SUBST([LIB_XATTR])
+
+ if test "$use_xattr" = "yes"; then
+ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([attr/error_context.h attr/libattr.h])
+ use_xattr=no
+ if test $ac_cv_header_attr_libattr_h = yes \
+ && test $ac_cv_header_attr_error_context_h = yes; then
+ xattr_saved_LIBS=$LIBS
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([attr_copy_file], [attr],
+ [test "$ac_cv_search_attr_copy_file" = "none required" ||
+ LIB_XATTR=$ac_cv_search_attr_copy_file])
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([attr_copy_file])
+ LIBS=$xattr_saved_LIBS
+ if test $ac_cv_func_attr_copy_file = yes; then
+ use_xattr=yes
+ fi
+ fi
+ if test $use_xattr = no; then
+ AC_MSG_WARN([libattr development library was not found or not usable.])
+ AC_MSG_WARN([AC_PACKAGE_NAME will be built without xattr support.])
+ fi
+ fi
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([USE_XATTR], [`test $use_xattr != yes; echo $?`],
+ [Define if you want extended attribute support.])
+])