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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2002-04-09 17:55:36 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2002-04-09 17:55:36 +0000
commit72af85a64746e05a0b8682a90882bfd0eb669bd1 (patch)
tree03020317b32dfeb4035f8e7a3f8954ecb9a57f7e /m4/realloc.m4
parentaa77b79b4be56a26a1ae43c288cd0449c011273b (diff)
downloadcoreutils-72af85a64746e05a0b8682a90882bfd0eb669bd1.tar.xz
(jm_FUNC_REALLOC): Change the `checking ...' message
to be more precise. Rather than saying we're checking whether the function `works', say what we're testing.
Diffstat (limited to 'm4/realloc.m4')
-rw-r--r--m4/realloc.m47
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/m4/realloc.m4 b/m4/realloc.m4
index c8a823747..7695e89c8 100644
--- a/m4/realloc.m4
+++ b/m4/realloc.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#serial 5
+#serial 6
dnl From Jim Meyering.
dnl Determine whether realloc works when both arguments are 0.
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([jm_FUNC_REALLOC],
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DONE_WORKING_REALLOC_CHECK, 1,
[Define if the realloc check has been performed. ])
- AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working realloc], jm_cv_func_working_realloc,
+ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether realloc(0,0) returns a non-NULL pointer],
+ jm_cv_func_working_realloc,
[AC_TRY_RUN([
char *realloc ();
int
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([jm_FUNC_REALLOC],
],
jm_cv_func_working_realloc=yes,
jm_cv_func_working_realloc=no,
- dnl When crosscompiling, assume realloc is broken.
+ dnl When crosscompiling, assume realloc(0,0) returns NULL.
jm_cv_func_working_realloc=no)
])
if test $jm_cv_func_working_realloc = no; then