New file, defining AC_MBSTATE_T_OBJECT.

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diff --git a/m4/mbstate_t.m4 b/m4/mbstate_t.m4
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+# serial 1
+
+# From Paul Eggert.
+
+# Some versions of BeOS define mbstate_t to be an incomplete type,
+# so you can't declare an object of that type.
+# Check for this incompatibility with Standard C.
+
+AC_DEFUN(AC_MBSTATE_T_OBJECT,
+  [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for mbstate_t object type], ac_cv_type_mbstate_t_object,
+    [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <wchar.h>],
+      [mbstate_t x; return sizeof x;],
+      ac_cv_type_mbstate_t_object=yes,
+      ac_cv_type_mbstate_t_object=no)])
+   if test $ac_cv_type_mbstate_t_object = yes; then
+     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MBSTATE_T_OBJECT, 1,
+	       [Define if mbstate_t is an object type.])
+   fi])