Update from gnulib.

4 files changed, 335 insertions, 314 deletions

diff --git a/gettext-runtime/m4/ChangeLog b/gettext-runtime/m4/ChangeLog
index 6d1b457..081d82f 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/m4/ChangeLog
+++ b/gettext-runtime/m4/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-08-17  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* threadlib.m4: New file, from gnulib.
+	* lock.m4: Update from gnulib.
+	* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add threadlib.m4.
+
 2008-08-14  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* intl.m4 (AM_INTL_SUBDIR): Update after changes to lock.h.
diff --git a/gettext-runtime/m4/Makefile.am b/gettext-runtime/m4/Makefile.am
index afe1e53..9bcb87b 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/m4/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-runtime/m4/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ printf-posix.m4 \
 progtest.m4 \
 size_max.m4 \
 stdint_h.m4 \
+threadlib.m4 \
 uintmax_t.m4 \
 visibility.m4 \
 wchar_t.m4 \
diff --git a/gettext-runtime/m4/lock.m4 b/gettext-runtime/m4/lock.m4
index d590289..9fec570 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/m4/lock.m4
+++ b/gettext-runtime/m4/lock.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# lock.m4 serial 8 (gettext-0.18)
+# lock.m4 serial 9 (gettext-0.18)
 dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -6,261 +6,28 @@ dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
 
 dnl From Bruno Haible.
 
-dnl gl_LOCK
-dnl -------
-dnl Tests for a multithreading library to be used.
-dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_POSIX_THREADS, USE_SOLARIS_THREADS,
-dnl USE_PTH_THREADS, USE_WIN32_THREADS
-dnl Sets the variables LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD to the linker options for use
-dnl in a Makefile (LIBTHREAD for use without libtool, LTLIBTHREAD for use with
-dnl libtool).
-dnl Sets the variables LIBMULTITHREAD and LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly, for
-dnl programs that really need multithread functionality. The difference
-dnl between LIBTHREAD and LIBMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak
-dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD="" whereas LIBMULTITHREAD="-lpthread".
-dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
-dnl multithread-safe programs.
-
-AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK_EARLY],
-[
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_LOCK_EARLY_BODY])
-])
-
-dnl The guts of gl_LOCK_EARLY. Needs to be expanded only once.
-
-AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK_EARLY_BODY],
-[
-  dnl Ordering constraints: This macro modifies CPPFLAGS in a way that
-  dnl influences the result of the autoconf tests that test for *_unlocked
-  dnl declarations, on AIX 5 at least. Therefore it must come early.
-  AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_FUNC_GLIBC_UNLOCKED_IO])dnl
-  AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_ARGP])dnl
-
-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
-  dnl _GNU_SOURCE is needed for pthread_rwlock_t on glibc systems.
-  dnl AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS was introduced in autoconf 2.60 and obsoletes
-  dnl AC_GNU_SOURCE.
-  m4_ifdef([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS],
-    [AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])],
-    [AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE])])
-  dnl Check for multithreading.
-  m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=])
-  AC_ARG_ENABLE(threads,
-AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={posix|solaris|pth|win32}], [specify multithreading API])
-AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety]),
-    [gl_use_threads=$enableval],
-    [if test -n "$gl_use_threads_default"; then
-       gl_use_threads="$gl_use_threads_default"
-     else
-       case "$host_os" in
-         dnl Disable multithreading by default on OSF/1, because it interferes
-         dnl with fork()/exec(): When msgexec is linked with -lpthread, its
-         dnl child process gets an endless segmentation fault inside execvp().
-         osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
-         *)    gl_use_threads=yes ;;
-       esac
-     fi
-    ])
-  if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
-    # For using <pthread.h>:
-    case "$host_os" in
-      osf*)
-        # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
-        # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
-        # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
-        # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
-        # causes the AC_TRY_LINK test below to succeed unexpectedly,
-        # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
-        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
-        ;;
-    esac
-    # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
-    # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
-    # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
-    case "$host_os" in
-      aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
-      solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-])
-
-dnl The guts of gl_LOCK. Needs to be expanded only once.
-
-AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK_BODY],
+AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK],
 [
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_LOCK_EARLY_BODY])
-  gl_threads_api=none
-  LIBTHREAD=
-  LTLIBTHREAD=
-  LIBMULTITHREAD=
-  LTLIBMULTITHREAD=
-  if test "$gl_use_threads" != no; then
-    dnl Check whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations.
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether imported symbols can be declared weak])
-    gl_have_weak=no
-    AC_TRY_LINK([extern void xyzzy ();
-#pragma weak xyzzy], [xyzzy();], [gl_have_weak=yes])
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_have_weak])
-    if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
-      # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
-      # it groks <pthread.h>. It's added above, in gl_LOCK_EARLY_BODY.
-      AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, gl_have_pthread_h=yes, gl_have_pthread_h=no)
-      if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
-        # Other possible tests:
-        #   -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
-        #   -lgthreads
-        gl_have_pthread=
-        # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
-        # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
-        # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
-        AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>],
-          [pthread_mutex_lock((pthread_mutex_t*)0);
-           pthread_mutexattr_init((pthread_mutexattr_t*)0);],
-          [gl_have_pthread=yes])
-        # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
-        # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
-        if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-          # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
-          # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
-          AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_kill,
-            [LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
-             # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
-             # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
-             # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
-             # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
-             case "$host_os" in
-               solaris* | hpux*)
-                 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], 1,
-                   [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
-             esac
-            ])
-        else
-          # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
-          AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_kill,
-            [gl_have_pthread=yes
-             LIBTHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBTHREAD=-lpthread
-             LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
-          if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-            # For FreeBSD 4.
-            AC_CHECK_LIB(c_r, pthread_kill,
-              [gl_have_pthread=yes
-               LIBTHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBTHREAD=-lc_r
-               LIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
-          fi
-        fi
-        if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-          gl_threads_api=posix
-          AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS], 1,
-            [Define if the POSIX multithreading library can be used.])
-          if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
-            if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
-              AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
-                [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library should be made weak.])
-              LIBTHREAD=
-              LTLIBTHREAD=
-            fi
-          fi
-          # OSF/1 4.0 and MacOS X 10.1 lack the pthread_rwlock_t type and the
-          # pthread_rwlock_* functions.
-          AC_CHECK_TYPE([pthread_rwlock_t],
-            [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_RWLOCK], 1,
-               [Define if the POSIX multithreading library has read/write locks.])],
-            [],
-            [#include <pthread.h>])
-          # glibc defines PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE as enum, not as a macro.
-          AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <pthread.h>],
-            [#if __FreeBSD__ == 4
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB])
+  if test "$gl_threads_api" = posix; then
+    # OSF/1 4.0 and MacOS X 10.1 lack the pthread_rwlock_t type and the
+    # pthread_rwlock_* functions.
+    AC_CHECK_TYPE([pthread_rwlock_t],
+      [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_RWLOCK], 1,
+         [Define if the POSIX multithreading library has read/write locks.])],
+      [],
+      [#include <pthread.h>])
+    # glibc defines PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE as enum, not as a macro.
+    AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <pthread.h>],
+      [#if __FreeBSD__ == 4
 error "No, in FreeBSD 4.0 recursive mutexes actually don't work."
 #else
 int x = (int)PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE;
 return !x;
 #endif],
-            [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE], 1,
-               [Define if the <pthread.h> defines PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE.])])
-        fi
-      fi
-    fi
-    if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-      if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = solaris; then
-        gl_have_solaristhread=
-        gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-        LIBS="$LIBS -lthread"
-        AC_TRY_LINK([#include <thread.h>
-#include <synch.h>],
-          [thr_self();],
-          [gl_have_solaristhread=yes])
-        LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
-        if test -n "$gl_have_solaristhread"; then
-          gl_threads_api=solaris
-          LIBTHREAD=-lthread
-          LTLIBTHREAD=-lthread
-          LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
-          LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
-          AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS], 1,
-            [Define if the old Solaris multithreading library can be used.])
-          if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
-            AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
-              [Define if references to the old Solaris multithreading library should be made weak.])
-            LIBTHREAD=
-            LTLIBTHREAD=
-          fi
-        fi
-      fi
-    fi
-    if test "$gl_use_threads" = pth; then
-      gl_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-      AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS(pth)
-      gl_have_pth=
-      gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-      LIBS="$LIBS -lpth"
-      AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pth.h>], [pth_self();], gl_have_pth=yes)
-      LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
-      if test -n "$gl_have_pth"; then
-        gl_threads_api=pth
-        LIBTHREAD="$LIBPTH"
-        LTLIBTHREAD="$LTLIBPTH"
-        LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
-        LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
-        AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS], 1,
-          [Define if the GNU Pth multithreading library can be used.])
-        if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
-          if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
-            AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
-              [Define if references to the GNU Pth multithreading library should be made weak.])
-            LIBTHREAD=
-            LTLIBTHREAD=
-          fi
-        fi
-      else
-        CPPFLAGS="$gl_save_CPPFLAGS"
-      fi
-    fi
-    if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-      if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = win32; then
-        if { case "$host_os" in
-               mingw*) true;;
-               *) false;;
-             esac
-           }; then
-          gl_threads_api=win32
-          AC_DEFINE([USE_WIN32_THREADS], 1,
-            [Define if the Win32 multithreading API can be used.])
-        fi
-      fi
-    fi
+      [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE], 1,
+         [Define if the <pthread.h> defines PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE.])])
   fi
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for multithread API to use])
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_threads_api])
-  AC_SUBST(LIBTHREAD)
-  AC_SUBST(LTLIBTHREAD)
-  AC_SUBST(LIBMULTITHREAD)
-  AC_SUBST(LTLIBMULTITHREAD)
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK],
-[
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_LOCK_EARLY])
-  AC_REQUIRE([gl_LOCK_BODY])
   gl_PREREQ_LOCK
 ])
 
@@ -268,68 +35,3 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_LOCK],
 AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_LOCK], [
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_C_INLINE])
 ])
-
-
-dnl gl_DISABLE_THREADS
-dnl ------------------
-dnl Sets the gl_LOCK default so that threads are not used by default.
-dnl The user can still override it at installation time, by using the
-dnl configure option '--enable-threads'.
-
-AC_DEFUN([gl_DISABLE_THREADS], [
-  m4_divert_text([INIT_PREPARE], [gl_use_threads_default=no])
-])
-
-
-dnl Survey of platforms:
-dnl
-dnl Platform          Available   Compiler    Supports   test-lock
-dnl                   flavours    option      weak       result
-dnl ---------------   ---------   ---------   --------   ---------
-dnl Linux 2.4/glibc   posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
-dnl
-dnl GNU Hurd/glibc    posix
-dnl
-dnl FreeBSD 5.3       posix       -lc_r           Y
-dnl                   posix       -lkse ?         Y
-dnl                   posix       -lpthread ?     Y
-dnl                   posix       -lthr           Y
-dnl
-dnl FreeBSD 5.2       posix       -lc_r           Y
-dnl                   posix       -lkse           Y
-dnl                   posix       -lthr           Y
-dnl
-dnl FreeBSD 4.0,4.10  posix       -lc_r           Y      OK
-dnl
-dnl NetBSD 1.6        --
-dnl
-dnl OpenBSD 3.4       posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
-dnl
-dnl MacOS X 10.[123]  posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
-dnl
-dnl Solaris 7,8,9     posix       -lpthread       Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
-dnl                   solaris     -lthread        Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
-dnl
-dnl HP-UX 11          posix       -lpthread       N (cc) OK
-dnl                                               Y (gcc)
-dnl
-dnl IRIX 6.5          posix       -lpthread       Y      0.5
-dnl
-dnl AIX 4.3,5.1       posix       -lpthread       N      AIX 4: 0.5; AIX 5: OK
-dnl
-dnl OSF/1 4.0,5.1     posix       -pthread (cc)   N      OK
-dnl                               -lpthread (gcc) Y
-dnl
-dnl Cygwin            posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
-dnl
-dnl Any of the above  pth         -lpth                  0.0
-dnl
-dnl Mingw             win32                       N      OK
-dnl
-dnl BeOS 5            --
-dnl
-dnl The test-lock result shows what happens if in test-lock.c EXPLICIT_YIELD is
-dnl turned off:
-dnl   OK if all three tests terminate OK,
-dnl   0.5 if the first test terminates OK but the second one loops endlessly,
-dnl   0.0 if the first test already loops endlessly.
diff --git a/gettext-runtime/m4/threadlib.m4 b/gettext-runtime/m4/threadlib.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a8655e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gettext-runtime/m4/threadlib.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+# threadlib.m4 serial 1 (gettext-0.18)
+dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2008 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.
+
+dnl From Bruno Haible.
+
+dnl gl_THREADLIB
+dnl ------------
+dnl Tests for a multithreading library to be used.
+dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_POSIX_THREADS, USE_SOLARIS_THREADS,
+dnl USE_PTH_THREADS, USE_WIN32_THREADS
+dnl Sets the variables LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD to the linker options for use
+dnl in a Makefile (LIBTHREAD for use without libtool, LTLIBTHREAD for use with
+dnl libtool).
+dnl Sets the variables LIBMULTITHREAD and LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly, for
+dnl programs that really need multithread functionality. The difference
+dnl between LIBTHREAD and LIBMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak
+dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD="" whereas LIBMULTITHREAD="-lpthread".
+dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
+dnl multithread-safe programs.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY])
+])
+
+dnl The guts of gl_THREADLIB_EARLY. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY],
+[
+  dnl Ordering constraints: This macro modifies CPPFLAGS in a way that
+  dnl influences the result of the autoconf tests that test for *_unlocked
+  dnl declarations, on AIX 5 at least. Therefore it must come early.
+  AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_FUNC_GLIBC_UNLOCKED_IO])dnl
+  AC_BEFORE([$0], [gl_ARGP])dnl
+
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  dnl _GNU_SOURCE is needed for pthread_rwlock_t on glibc systems.
+  dnl AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS was introduced in autoconf 2.60 and obsoletes
+  dnl AC_GNU_SOURCE.
+  m4_ifdef([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS],
+    [AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])],
+    [AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE])])
+  dnl Check for multithreading.
+  m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=])
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(threads,
+AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={posix|solaris|pth|win32}], [specify multithreading API])
+AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety]),
+    [gl_use_threads=$enableval],
+    [if test -n "$gl_use_threads_default"; then
+       gl_use_threads="$gl_use_threads_default"
+     else
+       case "$host_os" in
+         dnl Disable multithreading by default on OSF/1, because it interferes
+         dnl with fork()/exec(): When msgexec is linked with -lpthread, its
+         dnl child process gets an endless segmentation fault inside execvp().
+         osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
+         *)    gl_use_threads=yes ;;
+       esac
+     fi
+    ])
+  if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
+    # For using <pthread.h>:
+    case "$host_os" in
+      osf*)
+        # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
+        # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
+        # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
+        # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
+        # causes the AC_TRY_LINK test below to succeed unexpectedly,
+        # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
+        ;;
+    esac
+    # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
+    # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
+    # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
+    case "$host_os" in
+      aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
+      solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl The guts of gl_THREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_BODY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY])
+  gl_threads_api=none
+  LIBTHREAD=
+  LTLIBTHREAD=
+  LIBMULTITHREAD=
+  LTLIBMULTITHREAD=
+  if test "$gl_use_threads" != no; then
+    dnl Check whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations.
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether imported symbols can be declared weak])
+    gl_have_weak=no
+    AC_TRY_LINK([extern void xyzzy ();
+#pragma weak xyzzy], [xyzzy();], [gl_have_weak=yes])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_have_weak])
+    if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
+      # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
+      # it groks <pthread.h>. It's added above, in gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY.
+      AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, gl_have_pthread_h=yes, gl_have_pthread_h=no)
+      if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
+        # Other possible tests:
+        #   -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
+        #   -lgthreads
+        gl_have_pthread=
+        # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
+        # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
+        # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
+        AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>],
+          [pthread_mutex_lock((pthread_mutex_t*)0);
+           pthread_mutexattr_init((pthread_mutexattr_t*)0);],
+          [gl_have_pthread=yes])
+        # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
+        # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
+        if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
+          # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
+          # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
+          AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_kill,
+            [LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
+             # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
+             # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
+             # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
+             # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
+             case "$host_os" in
+               solaris* | hpux*)
+                 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], 1,
+                   [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
+             esac
+            ])
+        else
+          # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
+          AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_kill,
+            [gl_have_pthread=yes
+             LIBTHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBTHREAD=-lpthread
+             LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
+          if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
+            # For FreeBSD 4.
+            AC_CHECK_LIB(c_r, pthread_kill,
+              [gl_have_pthread=yes
+               LIBTHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBTHREAD=-lc_r
+               LIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
+          fi
+        fi
+        if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
+          gl_threads_api=posix
+          AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS], 1,
+            [Define if the POSIX multithreading library can be used.])
+          if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
+            if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
+              AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
+                [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library should be made weak.])
+              LIBTHREAD=
+              LTLIBTHREAD=
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
+      if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = solaris; then
+        gl_have_solaristhread=
+        gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        LIBS="$LIBS -lthread"
+        AC_TRY_LINK([#include <thread.h>
+#include <synch.h>],
+          [thr_self();],
+          [gl_have_solaristhread=yes])
+        LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
+        if test -n "$gl_have_solaristhread"; then
+          gl_threads_api=solaris
+          LIBTHREAD=-lthread
+          LTLIBTHREAD=-lthread
+          LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
+          LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
+          AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS], 1,
+            [Define if the old Solaris multithreading library can be used.])
+          if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
+            AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
+              [Define if references to the old Solaris multithreading library should be made weak.])
+            LIBTHREAD=
+            LTLIBTHREAD=
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test "$gl_use_threads" = pth; then
+      gl_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+      AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS(pth)
+      gl_have_pth=
+      gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS -lpth"
+      AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pth.h>], [pth_self();], gl_have_pth=yes)
+      LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
+      if test -n "$gl_have_pth"; then
+        gl_threads_api=pth
+        LIBTHREAD="$LIBPTH"
+        LTLIBTHREAD="$LTLIBPTH"
+        LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
+        LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
+        AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS], 1,
+          [Define if the GNU Pth multithreading library can be used.])
+        if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
+          if test $gl_have_weak = yes; then
+            AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS_WEAK], 1,
+              [Define if references to the GNU Pth multithreading library should be made weak.])
+            LIBTHREAD=
+            LTLIBTHREAD=
+          fi
+        fi
+      else
+        CPPFLAGS="$gl_save_CPPFLAGS"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
+      if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = win32; then
+        if { case "$host_os" in
+               mingw*) true;;
+               *) false;;
+             esac
+           }; then
+          gl_threads_api=win32
+          AC_DEFINE([USE_WIN32_THREADS], 1,
+            [Define if the Win32 multithreading API can be used.])
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for multithread API to use])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_threads_api])
+  AC_SUBST(LIBTHREAD)
+  AC_SUBST(LTLIBTHREAD)
+  AC_SUBST(LIBMULTITHREAD)
+  AC_SUBST(LTLIBMULTITHREAD)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY])
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_THREADLIB_BODY])
+])
+
+
+dnl gl_DISABLE_THREADS
+dnl ------------------
+dnl Sets the gl_THREADLIB default so that threads are not used by default.
+dnl The user can still override it at installation time, by using the
+dnl configure option '--enable-threads'.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_DISABLE_THREADS], [
+  m4_divert_text([INIT_PREPARE], [gl_use_threads_default=no])
+])
+
+
+dnl Survey of platforms:
+dnl
+dnl Platform          Available   Compiler    Supports   test-lock
+dnl                   flavours    option      weak       result
+dnl ---------------   ---------   ---------   --------   ---------
+dnl Linux 2.4/glibc   posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl GNU Hurd/glibc    posix
+dnl
+dnl FreeBSD 5.3       posix       -lc_r           Y
+dnl                   posix       -lkse ?         Y
+dnl                   posix       -lpthread ?     Y
+dnl                   posix       -lthr           Y
+dnl
+dnl FreeBSD 5.2       posix       -lc_r           Y
+dnl                   posix       -lkse           Y
+dnl                   posix       -lthr           Y
+dnl
+dnl FreeBSD 4.0,4.10  posix       -lc_r           Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl NetBSD 1.6        --
+dnl
+dnl OpenBSD 3.4       posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl MacOS X 10.[123]  posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl Solaris 7,8,9     posix       -lpthread       Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
+dnl                   solaris     -lthread        Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
+dnl
+dnl HP-UX 11          posix       -lpthread       N (cc) OK
+dnl                                               Y (gcc)
+dnl
+dnl IRIX 6.5          posix       -lpthread       Y      0.5
+dnl
+dnl AIX 4.3,5.1       posix       -lpthread       N      AIX 4: 0.5; AIX 5: OK
+dnl
+dnl OSF/1 4.0,5.1     posix       -pthread (cc)   N      OK
+dnl                               -lpthread (gcc) Y
+dnl
+dnl Cygwin            posix       -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl Any of the above  pth         -lpth                  0.0
+dnl
+dnl Mingw             win32                       N      OK
+dnl
+dnl BeOS 5            --
+dnl
+dnl The test-lock result shows what happens if in test-lock.c EXPLICIT_YIELD is
+dnl turned off:
+dnl   OK if all three tests terminate OK,
+dnl   0.5 if the first test terminates OK but the second one loops endlessly,
+dnl   0.0 if the first test already loops endlessly.