# HG changeset patch
# User Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
# Date 866479515 0
# Node ID c692b24364d211c85f76cb21721daeaffd360f0a
# Parent  a2c074f0ac0fd60ea14432b4395c1f810404849d
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diff --git a/m4/putenv.m4 b/m4/putenv.m4
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+#serial 1
+
+dnl From Jim Meyering.
+dnl If you use this macro in a package, you should
+dnl add the following two lines to acconfig.h:
+dnl  /* Define to rpl_putenv if the replacement function should be used.  */
+dnl  #undef putenv
+dnl
+
+AC_DEFUN(jm_FUNC_PUTENV,
+[AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SVID conformant putenv], jm_cv_func_svid_putenv,
+  [AC_TRY_RUN([
+    int
+    main ()
+    {
+      /* Put it in env.  */
+      if (putenv ("CONFTEST_putenv=val"))
+        exit (1);
+
+      /* Try to remove it.  */
+      if (putenv ("CONFTEST_putenv"))
+        exit (1);
+
+      /* Make sure it was deleted.  */
+      if (getenv ("CONFTEST_putenv") != 0)
+        exit (1);
+
+      exit (0);
+    }
+	      ],
+	     jm_cv_func_svid_putenv=yes,
+	     jm_cv_func_svid_putenv=no,
+	     dnl When crosscompiling, assume putenv is broken.
+	     jm_cv_func_svid_putenv=no)
+  ])
+  if test $jm_cv_func_svid_putenv = no; then
+    LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS putenv.o"
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(putenv, rpl_putenv)
+  fi
+])