Adding upstream version 2.9.4.upstream/2.9.4upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+# threadlib.m4 serial 27
+dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2020 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.
+
+dnl From Bruno Haible.
+
+AC_PREREQ([2.60])
+
+dnl The general structure of the multithreading modules in gnulib is that we
+dnl have three set of modules:
+dnl
+dnl   * POSIX API:
+dnl     pthread, which combines
+dnl       pthread-h
+dnl       pthread-thread
+dnl       pthread-once
+dnl       pthread-mutex
+dnl       pthread-rwlock
+dnl       pthread-cond
+dnl       pthread-tss
+dnl       pthread-spin
+dnl     sched_yield
+dnl
+dnl   * ISO C API:
+dnl     threads, which combines
+dnl       threads-h
+dnl       thrd
+dnl       mtx
+dnl       cnd
+dnl       tss
+dnl
+dnl   * Gnulib API, with an implementation that can be chosen at configure
+dnl     time through the option --enable-threads=...
+dnl       thread
+dnl       lock
+dnl       cond
+dnl       tls
+dnl       yield
+dnl
+dnl They are independent, except for the fact that
+dnl   - the implementation of the ISO C API may use the POSIX (or some other
+dnl     platform dependent) API,
+dnl   - the implementation of the Gnulib API may use the POSIX or ISO C or
+dnl     some other platform dependent API, depending on the --enable-threads
+dnl     option.
+dnl
+dnl This file contains macros for all of these APIs!
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for all thread APIs
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  if test -z "$gl_anythreadlib_early_done"; then
+    case "$host_os" in
+      osf*)
+        # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
+        # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
+        # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
+        # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
+        # causes the AC_LINK_IFELSE test below to succeed unexpectedly,
+        # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
+        ;;
+    esac
+    # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
+    # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
+    # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
+    case "$host_os" in
+      aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
+      solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
+    esac
+    gl_anythreadlib_early_done=done
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl Checks whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations of symbols.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_WEAK_SYMBOLS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether imported symbols can be declared weak],
+    [gl_cv_have_weak],
+    [gl_cv_have_weak=no
+     dnl First, test whether the compiler accepts it syntactically.
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+       [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+          [[extern void xyzzy ();
+#pragma weak xyzzy]],
+          [[xyzzy();]])],
+       [gl_cv_have_weak=maybe])
+     if test $gl_cv_have_weak = maybe; then
+       dnl Second, test whether it actually works. On Cygwin 1.7.2, with
+       dnl gcc 4.3, symbols declared weak always evaluate to the address 0.
+       AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+         [AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
+#pragma weak fputs
+int main ()
+{
+  return (fputs == NULL);
+}]])],
+         [gl_cv_have_weak=yes],
+         [gl_cv_have_weak=no],
+         [dnl When cross-compiling, assume that only ELF platforms support
+          dnl weak symbols.
+          AC_EGREP_CPP([Extensible Linking Format],
+            [#ifdef __ELF__
+             Extensible Linking Format
+             #endif
+            ],
+            [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing yes"],
+            [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing no"])
+         ])
+     fi
+     dnl But when linking statically, weak symbols don't work.
+     case " $LDFLAGS " in
+       *" -static "*) gl_cv_have_weak=no ;;
+     esac
+     dnl Test for a bug in FreeBSD 11: A link error occurs when using a weak
+     dnl symbol and linking against a shared library that has a dependency on
+     dnl the shared library that defines the symbol.
+     case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in
+       *yes)
+         case "$host_os" in
+           freebsd* | dragonfly*)
+             : > conftest1.c
+             $CC $CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -fPIC -shared -o libempty.so conftest1.c -lpthread >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD 2>&1
+             cat <<EOF > conftest2.c
+#include <pthread.h>
+#pragma weak pthread_mutexattr_gettype
+int main ()
+{
+  return (pthread_mutexattr_gettype != NULL);
+}
+EOF
+             $CC $CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o conftest conftest2.c libempty.so >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD 2>&1 \
+               || gl_cv_have_weak=no
+             rm -f conftest1.c libempty.so conftest2.c conftest
+             ;;
+         esac
+         ;;
+     esac
+    ])
+  case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in
+    *yes)
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS], [1],
+        [Define to 1 if the compiler and linker support weak declarations of symbols.])
+      ;;
+  esac
+])
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for the POSIX API
+
+dnl gl_PTHREADLIB
+dnl -------------
+dnl Tests for the libraries needs for using the POSIX threads API.
+dnl Sets the variable LIBPTHREAD to the linker options for use in a Makefile.
+dnl Sets the variable LIBPMULTITHREAD, for programs that really need
+dnl multithread functionality. The difference between LIBPTHREAD and
+dnl LIBPMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak symbols, typically
+dnl LIBPTHREAD is empty whereas LIBPMULTITHREAD is not.
+dnl Sets the variable LIB_SCHED_YIELD to the linker options needed to use the
+dnl sched_yield() function.
+dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
+dnl multithread-safe programs.
+dnl Defines the C macro HAVE_PTHREAD_API if (at least parts of) the POSIX
+dnl threads API is available.
+
+dnl The guts of gl_PTHREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  if test -z "$gl_pthreadlib_body_done"; then
+    gl_pthread_api=no
+    LIBPTHREAD=
+    LIBPMULTITHREAD=
+    # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
+    # it groks <pthread.h>. It's added above, in gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY.
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER([pthread.h],
+      [gl_have_pthread_h=yes], [gl_have_pthread_h=no])
+    if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
+      # Other possible tests:
+      #   -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
+      #   -lgthreads
+      # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
+      # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
+      # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
+      #
+      # If -pthread works, prefer it to -lpthread, since Ubuntu 14.04
+      # needs -pthread for some reason.  See:
+      # https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2014-09/msg00023.html
+      save_LIBS=$LIBS
+      for gl_pthread in '' '-pthread'; do
+        LIBS="$LIBS $gl_pthread"
+        AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+          [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+             [[#include <pthread.h>
+               pthread_mutex_t m;
+               pthread_mutexattr_t ma;
+             ]],
+             [[pthread_mutex_lock (&m);
+               pthread_mutexattr_init (&ma);]])],
+          [gl_pthread_api=yes
+           LIBPTHREAD=$gl_pthread
+           LIBPMULTITHREAD=$gl_pthread])
+        LIBS=$save_LIBS
+        test $gl_pthread_api = yes && break
+      done
+
+      # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
+      # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
+      if test $gl_pthread_api = yes && test -z "$LIBPTHREAD"; then
+        # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
+        # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
+          [LIBPMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
+           # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
+           # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
+           # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
+           # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
+           # On Solaris 10 or newer, this test is no longer needed, because
+           # libc contains the fully functional pthread functions.
+           case "$host_os" in
+             solaris | solaris2.[1-9] | solaris2.[1-9].* | hpux*)
+               AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], [1],
+                 [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
+           esac
+          ])
+      elif test $gl_pthread_api != yes; then
+        # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
+          [gl_pthread_api=yes
+           LIBPTHREAD=-lpthread
+           LIBPMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
+        if test $gl_pthread_api != yes; then
+          # For FreeBSD 4.
+          AC_CHECK_LIB([c_r], [pthread_kill],
+            [gl_pthread_api=yes
+             LIBPTHREAD=-lc_r
+             LIBPMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether POSIX threads API is available])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_pthread_api])
+    AC_SUBST([LIBPTHREAD])
+    AC_SUBST([LIBPMULTITHREAD])
+    if test $gl_pthread_api = yes; then
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_API], [1],
+        [Define if you have the <pthread.h> header and the POSIX threads API.])
+    fi
+
+    dnl On some systems, sched_yield is in librt, rather than in libpthread.
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+         [[#include <sched.h>]],
+         [[sched_yield ();]])],
+      [LIB_SCHED_YIELD=
+      ],
+      [dnl Solaris 7...10 has sched_yield in librt, not in libpthread or libc.
+       AC_CHECK_LIB([rt], [sched_yield], [LIB_SCHED_YIELD=-lrt],
+         [dnl Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6 has sched_yield in libposix4, not librt.
+          AC_CHECK_LIB([posix4], [sched_yield], [LIB_SCHED_YIELD=-lposix4])])
+      ])
+    AC_SUBST([LIB_SCHED_YIELD])
+
+    gl_pthreadlib_body_done=done
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_PTHREADLIB],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY
+])
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for the ISO C API
+
+dnl gl_STDTHREADLIB
+dnl ---------------
+dnl Tests for the libraries needs for using the ISO C threads API.
+dnl Sets the variable LIBSTDTHREAD to the linker options for use in a Makefile.
+dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
+dnl multithread-safe programs.
+dnl Defines the C macro HAVE_THREADS_H if (at least parts of) the ISO C threads
+dnl API is available.
+
+dnl The guts of gl_STDTHREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_STDTHREADLIB_BODY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  if test -z "$gl_stdthreadlib_body_done"; then
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([threads.h])
+
+    case "$host_os" in
+      mingw*)
+        LIBSTDTHREAD=
+        ;;
+      *)
+        gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY
+        if test $ac_cv_header_threads_h = yes; then
+          dnl glibc >= 2.29 has thrd_create in libpthread.
+          dnl FreeBSD >= 10 has thrd_create in libstdthreads; this library depends
+          dnl on libpthread (for the symbol 'pthread_mutexattr_gettype').
+          dnl AIX >= 7.1 and Solaris >= 11.4 have thrd_create in libc.
+          AC_CHECK_FUNCS([thrd_create])
+          if test $ac_cv_func_thrd_create = yes; then
+            LIBSTDTHREAD=
+          else
+            AC_CHECK_LIB([stdthreads], [thrd_create], [
+              LIBSTDTHREAD='-lstdthreads -lpthread'
+            ], [
+              dnl Guess that thrd_create is in libpthread.
+              LIBSTDTHREAD="$LIBPMULTITHREAD"
+            ])
+          fi
+        else
+          dnl Libraries needed by thrd.c, mtx.c, cnd.c, tss.c.
+          LIBSTDTHREAD="$LIBPMULTITHREAD $LIB_SCHED_YIELD"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+    AC_SUBST([LIBSTDTHREAD])
+
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ISO C threads API is available])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_cv_header_threads_h])
+    gl_stdthreadlib_body_done=done
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_STDTHREADLIB],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  gl_STDTHREADLIB_BODY
+])
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for the Gnulib API
+
+dnl gl_THREADLIB
+dnl ------------
+dnl Tests for a multithreading library to be used.
+dnl If the configure.ac contains a definition of the gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO
+dnl (it must be placed before the invocation of gl_THREADLIB_EARLY!), then the
+dnl default is 'no', otherwise it is system dependent. In both cases, the user
+dnl can change the choice through the options --enable-threads=choice or
+dnl --disable-threads.
+dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_ISOC_THREADS, USE_POSIX_THREADS,
+dnl USE_ISOC_AND_POSIX_THREADS, USE_WINDOWS_THREADS.
+dnl The choice --enable-threads=isoc+posix is available only on platforms that
+dnl have both the ISO C and the POSIX threads APIs. It has the effect of using
+dnl the ISO C API for most things and the POSIX API only for creating and
+dnl controlling threads (because there is no equivalent to pthread_atfork in
+dnl the ISO C API).
+dnl Sets the variables LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD to the linker options for use
+dnl in a Makefile (LIBTHREAD for use without libtool, LTLIBTHREAD for use with
+dnl libtool).
+dnl Sets the variables LIBMULTITHREAD and LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly, for
+dnl programs that really need multithread functionality. The difference
+dnl between LIBTHREAD and LIBMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak
+dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD is empty whereas LIBMULTITHREAD is not.
+dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
+dnl multithread-safe programs.
+dnl Since support for GNU pth was removed, $LTLIBTHREAD and $LIBTHREAD have the
+dnl same value, and similarly $LTLIBMULTITHREAD and $LIBMULTITHREAD have the
+dnl same value. Only system libraries are needed.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY])
+])
+
+dnl The guts of gl_THREADLIB_EARLY. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY],
+[
+  dnl Ordering constraints: This macro modifies CPPFLAGS in a way that
+  dnl influences the result of the autoconf tests that test for *_unlocked
+  dnl declarations, on AIX 5 at least. Therefore it must come early.
+  AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_FUNC_GLIBC_UNLOCKED_IO])dnl
+  AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_ARGP])dnl
+
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  dnl _GNU_SOURCE is needed for pthread_rwlock_t on glibc systems.
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
+  dnl Check for multithreading.
+  m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO],
+    [m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=no])],
+    [m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=])])
+  m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_winpthreads_default=])
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE([threads],
+AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={isoc|posix|isoc+posix|windows}], [specify multithreading API])m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO], [], [
+AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety])]),
+    [gl_use_threads=$enableval],
+    [if test -n "$gl_use_threads_default"; then
+       gl_use_threads="$gl_use_threads_default"
+     else
+changequote(,)dnl
+       case "$host_os" in
+         dnl Disable multithreading by default on OSF/1, because it interferes
+         dnl with fork()/exec(): When msgexec is linked with -lpthread, its
+         dnl child process gets an endless segmentation fault inside execvp().
+         osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
+         dnl Disable multithreading by default on Cygwin 1.5.x, because it has
+         dnl bugs that lead to endless loops or crashes. See
+         dnl <https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-08/msg00283.html>.
+         cygwin*)
+               case `uname -r` in
+                 1.[0-5].*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
+                 *)         gl_use_threads=yes ;;
+               esac
+               ;;
+         dnl Obey gl_AVOID_WINPTHREAD on mingw.
+         mingw*)
+               case "$gl_use_winpthreads_default" in
+                 yes) gl_use_threads=posix ;;
+                 no)  gl_use_threads=windows ;;
+                 *)   gl_use_threads=yes ;;
+               esac
+               ;;
+         *)    gl_use_threads=yes ;;
+       esac
+changequote([,])dnl
+     fi
+    ])
+  if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes \
+     || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc \
+     || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix \
+     || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix; then
+    # For using <threads.h> or <pthread.h>:
+    gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl The guts of gl_THREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_BODY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY])
+  gl_threads_api=none
+  LIBTHREAD=
+  LTLIBTHREAD=
+  LIBMULTITHREAD=
+  LTLIBMULTITHREAD=
+  if test "$gl_use_threads" != no; then
+    dnl Check whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations.
+    gl_WEAK_SYMBOLS
+    if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
+      dnl If we use weak symbols to implement pthread_in_use / pth_in_use /
+      dnl thread_in_use, we also need to test whether the ISO C 11 thrd_create
+      dnl facility is in use.
+      AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([threads.h])
+      :
+    fi
+    if test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix; then
+      AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([threads.h])
+      gl_have_isoc_threads="$ac_cv_header_threads_h"
+    fi
+    if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes \
+       || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix \
+       || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix; then
+      gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY
+      LIBTHREAD=$LIBPTHREAD LTLIBTHREAD=$LIBPTHREAD
+      LIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBPMULTITHREAD LTLIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBPMULTITHREAD
+      if test $gl_pthread_api = yes; then
+        if test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix && test "$gl_have_isoc_threads" = yes; then
+          gl_threads_api='isoc+posix'
+          AC_DEFINE([USE_ISOC_AND_POSIX_THREADS], [1],
+            [Define if the combination of the ISO C and POSIX multithreading APIs can be used.])
+          LIBTHREAD= LTLIBTHREAD=
+        else
+          gl_threads_api=posix
+          AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS], [1],
+            [Define if the POSIX multithreading library can be used.])
+          if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
+            if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
+              AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
+                [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library should be made weak.])
+              LIBTHREAD= LTLIBTHREAD=
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test $gl_threads_api = none; then
+      if test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc && test "$gl_have_isoc_threads" = yes; then
+        gl_STDTHREADLIB_BODY
+        LIBTHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD LTLIBTHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD
+        LIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD LTLIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD
+        gl_threads_api=isoc
+        AC_DEFINE([USE_ISOC_THREADS], [1],
+          [Define if the ISO C multithreading library can be used.])
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test $gl_threads_api = none; then
+      case "$gl_use_threads" in
+        yes | windows | win32) # The 'win32' is for backward compatibility.
+          if { case "$host_os" in
+                 mingw*) true;;
+                 *) false;;
+               esac
+             }; then
+            gl_threads_api=windows
+            AC_DEFINE([USE_WINDOWS_THREADS], [1],
+              [Define if the native Windows multithreading API can be used.])
+          fi
+          ;;
+      esac
+    fi
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for multithread API to use])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_threads_api])
+  AC_SUBST([LIBTHREAD])
+  AC_SUBST([LTLIBTHREAD])
+  AC_SUBST([LIBMULTITHREAD])
+  AC_SUBST([LTLIBMULTITHREAD])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY])
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_BODY])
+])
+
+
+dnl gl_DISABLE_THREADS
+dnl ------------------
+dnl Sets the gl_THREADLIB default so that threads are not used by default.
+dnl The user can still override it at installation time, by using the
+dnl configure option '--enable-threads'.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_DISABLE_THREADS], [
+  m4_divert_text([INIT_PREPARE], [gl_use_threads_default=no])
+])
+
+
+dnl gl_AVOID_WINPTHREAD
+dnl -------------------
+dnl Sets the gl_THREADLIB default so that on mingw, a dependency to the
+dnl libwinpthread DLL (mingw-w64 winpthreads library) is avoided.
+dnl The user can still override it at installation time, by using the
+dnl configure option '--enable-threads'.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_AVOID_WINPTHREAD], [
+  m4_divert_text([INIT_PREPARE], [gl_use_winpthreads_default=no])
+])
+
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+
+
+dnl Survey of platforms:
+dnl
+dnl Platform           Available  Compiler    Supports   test-lock
+dnl                    flavours   option      weak       result
+dnl ---------------    ---------  ---------   --------   ---------
+dnl Linux 2.4/glibc    posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl GNU Hurd/glibc     posix
+dnl
+dnl Ubuntu 14.04       posix      -pthread        Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl FreeBSD 5.3        posix      -lc_r           Y
+dnl                    posix      -lkse ?         Y
+dnl                    posix      -lpthread ?     Y
+dnl                    posix      -lthr           Y
+dnl
+dnl FreeBSD 5.2        posix      -lc_r           Y
+dnl                    posix      -lkse           Y
+dnl                    posix      -lthr           Y
+dnl
+dnl FreeBSD 4.0,4.10   posix      -lc_r           Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl NetBSD 1.6         --
+dnl
+dnl OpenBSD 3.4        posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl Mac OS X 10.[123]  posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl Solaris 7,8,9      posix      -lpthread       Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
+dnl
+dnl HP-UX 11           posix      -lpthread       N (cc) OK
+dnl                                               Y (gcc)
+dnl
+dnl IRIX 6.5           posix      -lpthread       Y      0.5
+dnl
+dnl AIX 4.3,5.1        posix      -lpthread       N      AIX 4: 0.5; AIX 5: OK
+dnl
+dnl OSF/1 4.0,5.1      posix      -pthread (cc)   N      OK
+dnl                               -lpthread (gcc) Y
+dnl
+dnl Cygwin             posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl Mingw              windows                    N      OK
+dnl
+dnl BeOS 5             --
+dnl
+dnl The test-lock result shows what happens if in test-lock.c EXPLICIT_YIELD is
+dnl turned off:
+dnl   OK if all three tests terminate OK,
+dnl   0.5 if the first test terminates OK but the second one loops endlessly,
+dnl   0.0 if the first test already loops endlessly.