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@@ -102,3 +102,48 @@ fi
])# AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
])# m4_version_prereq 2.69
+
+# Enable large files on systems where this is implemented by Gnulib, not by the
+# system headers.
+# Set the variables WINDOWS_64_BIT_OFF_T, WINDOWS_64_BIT_ST_SIZE if Gnulib
+# overrides ensure that off_t or 'struct size.st_size' are 64-bit, respectively.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_LARGEFILE],
+[
+ AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+ case "$host_os" in
+ mingw*)
+ dnl Native Windows.
+ dnl mingw64 defines off_t to a 64-bit type already, if
+ dnl _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64, which is ensured by AC_SYS_LARGEFILE.
+ AC_CACHE_CHECK([for 64-bit off_t], [gl_cv_type_off_t_64],
+ [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+ [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+ [[#include <sys/types.h>
+ int verify_off_t_size[sizeof (off_t) >= 8 ? 1 : -1];
+ ]],
+ [[]])],
+ [gl_cv_type_off_t_64=yes], [gl_cv_type_off_t_64=no])
+ ])
+ if test $gl_cv_type_off_t_64 = no; then
+ WINDOWS_64_BIT_OFF_T=1
+ else
+ WINDOWS_64_BIT_OFF_T=0
+ fi
+ dnl But all native Windows platforms (including mingw64) have a 32-bit
+ dnl st_size member in 'struct stat'.
+ WINDOWS_64_BIT_ST_SIZE=1
+ ;;
+ *)
+ dnl Nothing to do on gnulib's side.
+ dnl A 64-bit off_t is
+ dnl - already the default on Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX,
+ dnl OSF/1, Cygwin,
+ dnl - enabled by _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 (ensured by AC_SYS_LARGEFILE) on
+ dnl glibc, HP-UX, Solaris,
+ dnl - enabled by _LARGE_FILES=1 (ensured by AC_SYS_LARGEFILE) on AIX,
+ dnl - impossible to achieve on Minix 3.1.8.
+ WINDOWS_64_BIT_OFF_T=0
+ WINDOWS_64_BIT_ST_SIZE=0
+ ;;
+ esac
+])