I am not sure what to do on this. Right now we have a one-line test: AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([getaddrinfo]) To test for a macro we are going to need to add include netdb.h, and the LINK test below is overkill. I am thinking we should just hard-code in HAVE_GETADDRINFO for the True64 platform; anything more is going to be just a Tru64 hack anyway. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- R, Rajesh (STSD) wrote: > sorry. It is a macro. > > so, would it be better to check for the macro > as suggested by Tom or go with this patch > > $ diff -r configure.in configure.in.new > 918a919 > > AC_MSG_CHECKING([for getaddrinfo]) > 920c921,926 > < AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([getaddrinfo]) > --- > > AC_TRY_LINK([#include <netdb.h> #include <assert.h>], > > [char (*f)();f=getaddrinfo;], > > ac_cv_func_getaddrinfo=yes, ac_cv_func_getaddrinfo=no) > > if test x"$ac_cv_func_getaddrinfo" = xyes; then > > AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETADDRINFO,1,[Define if you have the getaddrinfo > function]) > > fi > 923a930 > > AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_cv_func_getaddrinfo]) > > > I guess, instead of adding seperate code for macro checking as suggested > by Tom, this might serve dual purpose. > > Thanks, > Rajesh R > -- > This space intentionally left non-blank. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martijn van Oosterhout [mailto:kleptog@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:46 PM > To: R, Rajesh (STSD) > Cc: Tom Lane; pgsql-hackers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [GENERAL] [PATCH] Better way to check for > getaddrinfo function. > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 02:33:13PM +0530, R, Rajesh (STSD) wrote: > > Its not a macro. > > I meant that the code generated by AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([getaddrinfo]) by > > configure.in for "configure" > > does not have "#include <netdb.h>". Hence function is not > > detected(unresolved getaddrinfo). > > Hence I thought AC_TRY_LINK could give test program instead of > > AC_REPLACE_FUNCS taking one. > > But if it isn't a macro, why do you need the header file? In C it's > perfectly legal to declare the symbol yourself and try to link and it > should work *unless* it's normally a macro. > > We're still missing some necessary understanding here... > > Have a nice day, > -- > Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@xxxxxxxxx> http://svana.org/kleptog/ > > Patent. n. Genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. A patent is > > a tool for doing 5% of the work and then sitting around waiting for > > someone else to do the other 95% so you can sue them. > > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073