# ssize_t.m4 serial 6 dnl Copyright (C) 2001-2003, 2006, 2010-2023 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 Define ssize_t if it does not already exist. AC_DEFUN([gt_TYPE_SSIZE_T], [ AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ssize_t], [gl_cv_ssize_t], [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE( [AC_LANG_PROGRAM( [[#include ]], [[int x = sizeof (ssize_t *) + sizeof (ssize_t); return !x;]])], [gl_cv_ssize_t=yes], [gl_cv_ssize_t=no])]) if test $gl_cv_ssize_t = no; then dnl On 64-bit native Windows, ssize_t needs to be defined as 'long long', dnl for consistency with the 64-bit size_t. AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether size_t is wider than 'long'], [gl_cv_size_t_large], [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE( [AC_LANG_PROGRAM( [[#include typedef int array [2 * (sizeof (size_t) > sizeof (long)) - 1]; ]])], [gl_cv_size_t_large=yes], [gl_cv_size_t_large=no])]) if test $gl_cv_size_t_large = yes; then gl_def_ssize_t='long long' else gl_def_ssize_t='long' fi AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ssize_t], [$gl_def_ssize_t], [Define as a signed type of the same size as size_t.]) fi ])