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# See if we need to provide mknod replacement.
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dnl Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
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dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
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dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
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# Written by Eric Blake.
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AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MKNOD],
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AC_REQUIRE([gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS])
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AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
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AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_MKFIFO])
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AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
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AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([mknod])
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if test $ac_cv_func_mknod = no; then
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dnl Detect BSD bug, where mknod requires root privileges to create fifo.
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AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges],
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[gl_cv_func_mknod_works],
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[[#include <sys/stat.h>
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/* Copied from root-uid.h. FIXME: Just use root-uid.h. */
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# define ROOT_UID 65535
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]], [[/* Indeterminate for super-user, assume no. Why are you running
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configure as root, anyway? */
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if (geteuid () == ROOT_UID) return 99;
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if (mknod ("conftest.fifo", S_IFIFO | 0600, 0)) return 2;]])],
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[gl_cv_func_mknod_works=yes],
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[if test $? = 99 && test x"$FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE" = x; then
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AC_MSG_FAILURE([you should not run configure as root ]dnl
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[(set FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 in environment to bypass this check)])
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gl_cv_func_mknod_works=no],
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# Guess yes on glibc systems.
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*-gnu*) gl_cv_func_mknod_works="guessing yes" ;;
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# If we don't know, assume the worst.
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*) gl_cv_func_mknod_works="guessing no" ;;
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case "$gl_cv_func_mknod_works" in
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AC_DEFINE([MKNOD_FIFO_BUG], [1], [Define to 1 if mknod cannot create
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a fifo without super-user privileges])
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dnl Systems that mishandle trailing slash on mkfifo also goof on mknod.
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if test $REPLACE_MKFIFO = 1; then