Re: [HACKERS] HPUX Port

The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> writes:
>> The "one item" is that configure doesn't know about having to look
>> in /lib/pa1.1 to find rint() on HPUX 9. I've been debating whether

> Is this something we can just ptu a check for tha tlibrary into
> the configure script and all will be well?

In other words, Just Do It, eh? I suppose you're right.

The attached does the right thing on HPUX 9 and looks fairly harmless
for other platforms.

regards, tom lane

*** src/configure.in.orig Sun Jul 12 12:05:02 1998
--- src/configure.in Mon Jul 13 20:57:37 1998
***************
*** 582,588 ****
AC_CHECK_LIB(m, cbrt, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CBRT)))
AC_CHECK_FUNC(rint,
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RINT),
! AC_CHECK_LIB(m, rint, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RINT)))

dnl Check for X libraries

--- 582,595 ----
AC_CHECK_LIB(m, cbrt, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CBRT)))
AC_CHECK_FUNC(rint,
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RINT),
! [
! # On HPUX 9, rint() is not in regular libm.a but in /lib/pa1.1/libm.a
! SPECIALMATHLIB=""
! if [[ -r /lib/pa1.1/libm.a ]] ; then
! SPECIALMATHLIB="-L /lib/pa1.1 -lm"
! fi
! AC_CHECK_LIB(m, rint, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RINT), , $SPECIALMATHLIB)
! ])

dnl Check for X libraries