1 files changed, 31 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/_build_utils/src/apple_sgemv_fix.c b/numpy/_build_utils/src/apple_sgemv_fix.c
index 788a62e61..b1dbeb681 100644
--- a/numpy/_build_utils/src/apple_sgemv_fix.c
+++ b/numpy/_build_utils/src/apple_sgemv_fix.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Original cblas_sgemv */
@@ -66,12 +69,35 @@ static int AVX_and_10_9 = 0;
 /* Dynamic check for AVX support
  * __builtin_cpu_supports("avx") is available in gcc 4.8,
  * but clang and icc do not currently support it. */
-#define cpu_supports_avx()\
-(system("sysctl -n machdep.cpu.features | grep -q AVX") == 0)
-
+static inline int 
+cpu_supports_avx() 
+{
+    int enabled, r;
+    size_t length = sizeof(enabled);
+    r = sysctlbyname("hw.optional.avx1_0", &enabled, &length, NULL, 0);
+    if ( r == 0 && enabled != 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+	
 /* Check if we are using MacOS X version 10.9 */
-#define using_mavericks()\
-(system("sw_vers -productVersion | grep -q 10\\.9\\.") == 0)
+static inline int 
+using_mavericks() 
+{
+    int r;
+    char str[32] = {0};
+    size_t size = sizeof(str);
+    r = sysctlbyname("kern.osproductversion", str, &size, NULL, 0);
+    if ( r == 0 && strncmp(str, "10.9", strlen("10.9")) == 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
 
 __attribute__((destructor))
 static void unloadlib(void)