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# ===========================================================================
#     http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_compiler_flags.html
# ===========================================================================
#
# SYNOPSIS
#
#   AX_COMPILER_FLAGS([CFLAGS-VARIABLE], [LDFLAGS-VARIABLE], [IS-RELEASE], [EXTRA-BASE-CFLAGS], [EXTRA-MINIMUM-CFLAGS], [EXTRA-YES-CFLAGS], [EXTRA-MAXIMUM-CFLAGS], [EXTRA-ERROR-CFLAGS], [EXTRA-BASE-LDFLAGS], [EXTRA-MINIMUM-LDFLAGS], [EXTRA-YES-LDFLAGS], [EXTRA-MAXIMUM-LDFLAGS], [EXTRA-ERROR-LDFLAGS])
#
# DESCRIPTION
#
#   Check for the presence of an --enable-compile-warnings option to
#   configure, defaulting to "error" in normal operation, or "yes" if
#   IS-RELEASE is equal to "yes".  Return the value in the variable
#   $ax_enable_compile_warnings.
#
#   Depending on the value of --enable-compile-warnings, different compiler
#   warnings are checked to see if they work with the current compiler and,
#   if so, are appended to CFLAGS-VARIABLE and LDFLAGS-VARIABLE.  This
#   allows a consistent set of baseline compiler warnings to be used across
#   a code base, irrespective of any warnings enabled locally by individual
#   developers.  By standardising the warnings used by all developers of a
#   project, the project can commit to a zero-warnings policy, using -Werror
#   to prevent compilation if new warnings are introduced.  This makes
#   catching bugs which are flagged by warnings a lot easier.
#
#   By providing a consistent --enable-compile-warnings argument across all
#   projects using this macro, continuous integration systems can easily be
#   configured the same for all projects.  Automated systems or build
#   systems aimed at beginners may want to pass the --disable-Werror
#   argument to unconditionally prevent warnings being fatal.
#
#   --enable-compile-warnings can take the values:
#
#    * no:      Base compiler warnings only; not even -Wall.
#    * minimum: The above, plus minimal extra warnings such as -Wall.
#    * yes:     The above, plus a broad range of useful warnings.
#    * maximum: The above, plus additional warnings which enforce a particular
#               coding style
#    * error:   The above, plus -Werror so that all warnings are fatal.
#               Use --disable-Werror to override this and disable fatal
#               warnings.
#
#   The set of flags enabled at each level can be augmented using the
#   EXTRA-*-CFLAGS and EXTRA-*-LDFLAGS variables.  Flags should not be
#   disabled using these arguments, as the entire point of AX_COMPILER_FLAGS
#   is to enforce a consistent set of useful compiler warnings on code,
#   using warnings which have been chosen for low false positive rates.  If
#   a compiler emits false positives for a warning, a #pragma should be used
#   in the code to disable the warning locally. See:
#
#     https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.9.2/gcc/Diagnostic-Pragmas.html#Diagnostic-Pragmas
#
#   IS-RELEASE can be used to disable -Werror when making a release, which
#   is useful for those hairy moments when you just want to get the release
#   done as quickly as possible.  Set it to "yes" to disable -Werror.
#
#   CFLAGS-VARIABLE defaults to WARN_CFLAGS, and LDFLAGS-VARIABLE defaults
#   to WARN_LDFLAGS.  Both variables are AC_SUBST-ed by this macro, but must
#   be manually added to the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS variables for each target in
#   the code base.
#
#   Warning flags for the C++ compiler are AC_SUBST-ed as WARN_CXXFLAGS, and
#   must be manually added to the CXXFLAGS variables for each target in the
#   code base. EXTRA-*-CFLAGS can be used to augment the flags enabled at
#   each level.
#
#   Warning flags for g-ir-scanner (from GObject Introspection) are
#   AC_SUBST-ed as WARN_SCANNERFLAGS.  This variable must be manually added
#   to the SCANNERFLAGS variable for each GIR target in the code base.  If
#   extra g-ir-scanner flags need to be enabled, the AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_GIR
#   macro must be invoked manually.
#
#   AX_COMPILER_FLAGS may add support for other tools in future, in addition
#   to the compiler and linker.  No extra EXTRA-* variables will be added
#   for those tools, and all extra support will still use the single
#   --enable-compile-warnings configure option.  For finer grained control
#   over the flags for individual tools, use AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_CFLAGS,
#   AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_LDFLAGS and AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_* for new tools.
#
# LICENSE
#
#   Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Philip Withnall <philip@tecnocode.co.uk>
#   Copyright (c) 2015 David King <amigadave@amigadave.com>
#
#   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 8

AC_DEFUN([AX_COMPILER_FLAGS],[
    AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_CFLAGS])
    AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_CXXFLAGS])
    AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_LDFLAGS])

    AC_ARG_ENABLE([compile-warnings],
                  AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-compile-warnings=@<:@no/minimum/yes/maximum/error@:>@],
                                 [Enable different levels of compiler warnings]),,
                  [AS_IF([test "$3" = "yes"],
                         [enable_compile_warnings="yes"],
                         [enable_compile_warnings="error"])])
    AC_ARG_ENABLE([Werror],
                  AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-Werror],
                                 [Unconditionally make all compiler warnings non-fatal]),,
                  [enable_Werror=maybe])

    # Return the user’s chosen warning level
    AS_IF([test "$enable_Werror" = "no" -a \
                "$enable_compile_warnings" = "error"],[
        enable_compile_warnings="maximum"
    ])

    ax_enable_compile_warnings=$enable_compile_warnings

    AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_CFLAGS([$1],[$3],[$4],[$5],[$6],[$7],[$8])
    AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_CXXFLAGS([WARN_CXXFLAGS],[$3],[$4],[$5],[$6],[$7],[$8])
    AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_LDFLAGS([$2],[$3],[$9],[$10],[$11],[$12],[$13])
    AX_COMPILER_FLAGS_GIR([WARN_SCANNERFLAGS],[$3])
])dnl AX_COMPILER_FLAGS