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+# ===========================================================================
+# http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_tls.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+# AX_TLS
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+# Provides a test for the compiler support of thread local storage (TLS)
+# extensions. Defines TLS if it is found. Currently only knows about GCC
+# and MSVC. I think SunPro uses the same as GCC, and Borland apparently
+# supports either.
+#
+# LAST MODIFICATION
+#
+# 2008-04-12
+#
+# COPYLEFT
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 Alan Woodland <ajw05@aber.ac.uk>
+#
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+#
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+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_TLS], [
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for thread local storage (TLS) class)
+ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_tls, [
+ ax_tls_keywords="__thread __declspec(thread) none"
+ for ax_tls_keyword in $ax_tls_keywords; do
+ case $ax_tls_keyword in
+ none) ac_cv_tls=none ; break ;;
+ *)
+ AC_TRY_COMPILE(
+ [#include <stdlib.h>
+ static void
+ foo(void) {
+ static ] $ax_tls_keyword [ int bar;
+ exit(1);
+ }],
+ [],
+ [ac_cv_tls=$ax_tls_keyword ; break],
+ ac_cv_tls=none
+ )
+ esac
+ done
+])
+
+ if test "$ac_cv_tls" != "none"; then
+ dnl AC_DEFINE([TLS], [], [If the compiler supports a TLS storage class define it to that here])
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TLS], $ac_cv_tls, [If the compiler supports a TLS storage class define it to that here])
+ fi
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_tls)
+])