%m is included in POSIX 2008, so we can check if the libc implements that before failing. --- configure.ac | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index cbcda46..95ff8b3 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ AC_CACHE_VAL([scanf_cv_alloc_modifier], [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([ #include <stdio.h> + #include <unistd.h> #ifdef __GLIBC__ @@ -437,8 +438,13 @@ AC_CACHE_VAL([scanf_cv_alloc_modifier], #error %m is not available #endif - #else + #elif defined(_POSIX_VERSION) + #if _POSIX_VERSION < 200809L + #error %m is not available + #endif + + #else #error Your C-library is not supported. #endif ])], -- 1.8.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html