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-rw-r--r--INSTALL8
-rwxr-xr-xconfigure24
-rw-r--r--configure.ac22
-rw-r--r--manual/install.texi8
4 files changed, 50 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 208ec98..02151e6 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization. For example:
By default for x86_64, the GNU C Library is built with the vector
math library. Use this option to disable the vector math library.
+'--disable-static-c++-link-check'
+ By default, if the C++ toolchain lacks support for static linking,
+ configure fails to find the C++ header files and the glibc build
+ fails. Use this option to disable the static C++ link check so
+ that the C++ header files can be located. The newly built libc.a
+ can be used to create static C++ tests if the C++ toolchain has the
+ necessary static C++ libraries.
+
'--disable-scv'
Disable using 'scv' instruction for syscalls. All syscalls will
use 'sc' instead, even if the kernel supports 'scv'. PowerPC only.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1df2f2e..e236b50 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ ac_user_opts='
enable_option_checking
with_pkgversion
with_bugurl
+enable_static_c___link_check
with_gd
with_gd_include
with_gd_lib
@@ -1440,6 +1441,8 @@ Optional Features:
--disable-option-checking ignore unrecognized --enable/--with options
--disable-FEATURE do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
--enable-FEATURE[=ARG] include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
+ --disable-static-c++-link-check
+ disable static C++ link check [default=no]
--disable-sanity-checks really do not use threads (should not be used except
in special situations) [default=yes]
--enable-shared build shared library [default=yes if GNU ld]
@@ -3855,6 +3858,15 @@ if test -z "$CPP"; then
fi
+# Check whether --enable-static-c++-link-check was given.
+if test ${enable_static_c___link_check+y}
+then :
+ enableval=$enable_static_c___link_check; static_cxx_link_check=$enableval
+else $as_nop
+ static_cxx_link_check=yes
+fi
+
+
# We need the C++ compiler only for testing.
@@ -4279,10 +4291,11 @@ esac
fi
rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-# Static case.
-old_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+if test $static_cxx_link_check = yes; then
+ # Static case.
+ old_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"
+ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
/* end confdefs.h. */
#include <iostream>
@@ -4304,7 +4317,8 @@ esac
fi
rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS"
+ LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS"
+fi
ac_ext=c
ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bdc385d..ee64d49 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ fi
AC_SUBST(cross_compiling)
AC_PROG_CPP
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-c++-link-check],
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-static-c++-link-check],
+ [disable static C++ link check @<:@default=no@:>@]),
+ [static_cxx_link_check=$enableval],
+ [static_cxx_link_check=yes])
+
# We need the C++ compiler only for testing.
AC_PROG_CXX
# It's useless to us if it can't link programs (e.g. missing -lstdc++).
@@ -61,10 +67,11 @@ AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])],
[libc_cv_cxx_link_ok=yes],
[libc_cv_cxx_link_ok=no])
-# Static case.
-old_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"
-AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
+if test $static_cxx_link_check = yes; then
+ # Static case.
+ old_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"
+ AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
#include <iostream>
int
@@ -74,9 +81,10 @@ main()
return 0;
}
])],
- [],
- [libc_cv_cxx_link_ok=no])
-LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS"
+ [],
+ [libc_cv_cxx_link_ok=no])
+ LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS"
+fi
AC_LANG_POP([C++])])
AS_IF([test $libc_cv_cxx_link_ok != yes], [CXX=])
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 6504d02..6b6595a 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ configure with @option{--disable-werror}.
By default for x86_64, @theglibc{} is built with the vector math library.
Use this option to disable the vector math library.
+@item --disable-static-c++-link-check
+By default, if the C++ toolchain lacks support for static linking,
+configure fails to find the C++ header files and the glibc build fails.
+Use this option to disable the static C++ link check so that the C++
+header files can be located. The newly built libc.a can be used to
+create static C++ tests if the C++ toolchain has the necessary static
+C++ libraries.
+
@item --disable-scv
Disable using @code{scv} instruction for syscalls. All syscalls will use
@code{sc} instead, even if the kernel supports @code{scv}. PowerPC only.