+2010-07-31 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+ duplocale: Work around AIX 7.1 bug.
+ * m4/duplocale.m4 (gl_FUNC_DUPLOCALE): Let the test fail also when
+ duplocale(LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE) returns (locale_t)0.
+ * lib/duplocale.c (rpl_duplocale): Update comment.
+ * doc/posix-functions/duplocale.texi: Mention the AIX 7.1 bug.
+ Reported by Rainer Tammer.
+
2010-07-30 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
dirfd: Avoid link error on AIX 7.1.
rpl_duplocale (locale_t locale)
{
/* Work around crash in the duplocale function in glibc < 2.12.
- See <http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10969>. */
+ See <http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10969>.
+ Also, on AIX 7.1, duplocale(LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE) returns (locale_t)0 with
+ errno set to EINVAL. */
if (locale == LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE)
{
/* Create a copy of the locale by fetching the name of each locale
-# duplocale.m4 serial 2
-dnl Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# duplocale.m4 serial 3
+dnl Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
if test $ac_cv_func_duplocale = yes; then
dnl Check against glibc bug where duplocale crashes.
dnl See <http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10969>.
+ dnl Also, on AIX 7.1, duplocale(LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE) returns (locale_t)0 with
+ dnl errno set to EINVAL.
AC_REQUIRE([gl_LOCALE_H])
AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether duplocale(LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE) works],
[gl_cv_func_duplocale_works],
#endif
int main ()
{
- (void) duplocale (LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE);
+ if (duplocale (LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE) == (locale_t)0)
+ return 1;
return 0;
}], [gl_cv_func_duplocale_works=yes], [gl_cv_func_duplocale_works=no],
- [dnl Guess it works except on glibc < 2.12.
- AC_EGREP_CPP([Unlucky GNU user], [
+ [dnl Guess it works except on glibc < 2.12 and AIX.
+ case "$host_os" in
+ aix*) gl_cv_func_duplocale_works="guessing no";;
+ *-gnu*)
+ AC_EGREP_CPP([Unlucky GNU user], [
#include <features.h>
#ifdef __GNU_LIBRARY__
#if (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ < 12)
Unlucky GNU user
#endif
#endif
- ],
- [gl_cv_func_duplocale_works="guessing no"],
- [gl_cv_func_duplocale_works="guessing yes"])
+ ],
+ [gl_cv_func_duplocale_works="guessing no"],
+ [gl_cv_func_duplocale_works="guessing yes"])
+ ;;
+ *) gl_cv_func_duplocale_works="guessing yes";;
+ esac
])
])
case "$gl_cv_func_duplocale_works" in