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+# serial 5
+# See if we need to provide mknod replacement.
+
+dnl Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# Written by Eric Blake.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MKNOD],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_MKFIFO])
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([mknod])
+  if test $ac_cv_func_mknod = no; then
+    HAVE_MKNOD=0
+  else
+    dnl Detect BSD bug, where mknod requires root privileges to create fifo.
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges],
+      [gl_cv_func_mknod_works],
+      [AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+         [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+           [[#include <sys/stat.h>
+             #include <unistd.h>
+
+             /* Copied from root-uid.h.  FIXME: Just use root-uid.h.  */
+             #ifdef __TANDEM
+             # define ROOT_UID 65535
+             #else
+             # define ROOT_UID 0
+             #endif
+]], [[/* Indeterminate for super-user, assume no.  Why are you running
+         configure as root, anyway?  */
+      if (geteuid () == ROOT_UID) return 99;
+      if (mknod ("conftest.fifo", S_IFIFO | 0600, 0)) return 2;]])],
+         [gl_cv_func_mknod_works=yes],
+         [if test $? = 99 && test x"$FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE" = x; then
+            AC_MSG_FAILURE([you should not run configure as root ]dnl
+[(set FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 in environment to bypass this check)])
+          fi
+          gl_cv_func_mknod_works=no],
+         [case "$host_os" in
+                    # Guess yes on glibc systems.
+            *-gnu*) gl_cv_func_mknod_works="guessing yes" ;;
+                    # If we don't know, assume the worst.
+            *)      gl_cv_func_mknod_works="guessing no" ;;
+          esac
+         ])
+       rm -f conftest.fifo])
+    case "$gl_cv_func_mknod_works" in
+      *yes) ;;
+      *)
+        REPLACE_MKNOD=1
+        AC_DEFINE([MKNOD_FIFO_BUG], [1], [Define to 1 if mknod cannot create
+          a fifo without super-user privileges])
+        ;;
+    esac
+    dnl Systems that mishandle trailing slash on mkfifo also goof on mknod.
+    if test $REPLACE_MKFIFO = 1; then
+      REPLACE_MKNOD=1
+    fi
+  fi
+])