update submodules for GHC.HetMet.GArrow -> Control.GArrow renaming
[ghc-hetmet.git] / aclocal.m4
index 5afe2d9..3426556 100644 (file)
@@ -4,6 +4,154 @@
 # ensure we don't clash with any pre-supplied autoconf ones.
 
 
+# FPTOOLS_SET_PLATFORM_VARS
+# ----------------------------------
+# Set the platform variables
+AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_SET_PLATFORM_VARS],
+[
+    # If no argument was given for a configuration variable, then discard
+    # the guessed canonical system and use the configuration of the
+    # bootstrapping ghc. If an argument was given, map it from gnu format
+    # to ghc format.
+    #
+    # For why we do it this way, see: #3637, #1717, #2951
+    #
+    # In bindists, we haven't called AC_CANONICAL_{BUILD,HOST,TARGET}
+    # so this justs uses $bootstrap_target.
+
+    if test "$build_alias" = ""
+    then
+        if test "$bootstrap_target" != ""
+        then
+            build=$bootstrap_target
+            echo "Build platform inferred as: $build"
+        else
+            echo "Can't work out build platform"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        BuildArch=`echo "$build" | sed 's/-.*//'`
+        BuildVendor=`echo "$build" | sed -e 's/.*-\(.*\)-.*/\1/'`
+        BuildOS=`echo "$build" | sed 's/.*-//'`
+    else
+        GHC_CONVERT_CPU([$build_cpu], [BuildArch])
+        GHC_CONVERT_VENDOR([$build_vendor], [BuildVendor])
+        GHC_CONVERT_OS([$build_os], [BuildOS])
+    fi
+
+    if test "$host_alias" = ""
+    then
+        if test "$bootstrap_target" != ""
+        then
+            host=$bootstrap_target
+            echo "Host platform inferred as: $host"
+        else
+            echo "Can't work out host platform"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        HostArch=`echo "$host" | sed 's/-.*//'`
+        HostVendor=`echo "$host" | sed -e 's/.*-\(.*\)-.*/\1/'`
+        HostOS=`echo "$host" | sed 's/.*-//'`
+    else
+        GHC_CONVERT_CPU([$host_cpu], [HostArch])
+        GHC_CONVERT_VENDOR([$host_vendor], [HostVendor])
+        GHC_CONVERT_OS([$host_os], [HostOS])
+    fi
+
+    if test "$target_alias" = ""
+    then
+        if test "$bootstrap_target" != ""
+        then
+            target=$bootstrap_target
+            echo "Target platform inferred as: $target"
+        else
+            echo "Can't work out target platform"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        TargetArch=`echo "$target" | sed 's/-.*//'`
+        TargetVendor=`echo "$target" | sed -e 's/.*-\(.*\)-.*/\1/'`
+        TargetOS=`echo "$target" | sed 's/.*-//'`
+    else
+        GHC_CONVERT_CPU([$target_cpu], [TargetArch])
+        GHC_CONVERT_VENDOR([$target_vendor], [TargetVendor])
+        GHC_CONVERT_OS([$target_os], [TargetOS])
+    fi
+])
+
+
+# FPTOOLS_SET_C_LD_FLAGS
+# ----------------------------------
+# Set the C, LD and CPP flags for a given platform
+# $1 is the platform
+# $2 is the name of the CC flags variable
+# $3 is the name of the linker flags variable when linking with gcc
+# $4 is the name of the linker flags variable when linking with ld
+# $5 is the name of the CPP flags variable
+AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_SET_C_LD_FLAGS],
+[
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([Setting up $2, $3, $4 and $5])
+    case $$1 in
+    i386-apple-darwin)
+        $2="$$2 -m32"
+        $3="$$3 -m32"
+        $4="$$4 -arch i386"
+        $5="$$5 -m32"
+        ;;
+    x86_64-apple-darwin)
+        $2="$$2 -m64"
+        $3="$$3 -m64"
+        $4="$$4 -arch x86_64"
+        $5="$$5 -m64"
+        ;;
+    alpha-*)
+        # For now, to suppress the gcc warning "call-clobbered
+        # register used for global register variable", we simply
+        # disable all warnings altogether using the -w flag. Oh well.
+        $2="$$2 -w -mieee -D_REENTRANT"
+        $3="$$3 -w -mieee -D_REENTRANT"
+        $5="$$5 -w -mieee -D_REENTRANT"
+        ;;
+    hppa*)
+        # ___HPUX_SOURCE, not _HPUX_SOURCE, is #defined if -ansi!
+        # (very nice, but too bad the HP /usr/include files don't agree.)
+        $2="$$2 -D_HPUX_SOURCE"
+        $3="$$3 -D_HPUX_SOURCE"
+        $5="$$5 -D_HPUX_SOURCE"
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    # If gcc knows about the stack protector, turn it off.
+    # Otherwise the stack-smash handler gets triggered.
+    echo 'int main(void) {return 0;}' > conftest.c
+    if $CC -c conftest.c -fno-stack-protector > /dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        $2="$$2 -fno-stack-protector"
+    fi
+    rm -f conftest.c conftest.o
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([done])
+])
+
+
+# FP_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN
+# ----------------------------------
+# Is the visibility hidden attribute supported?
+AC_DEFUN([FP_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN],
+[
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether __attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) is supported])
+    echo '__attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) void foo(void) {}' > conftest.c
+    if $CC -Wall -Werror -c conftest.c > /dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+        AC_DEFINE(HAS_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN, 1, [Has visibility hidden])
+    else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+    fi
+    rm -f conftest.c conftest.o
+])
+
+
 # FPTOOLS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER_BIGENDIAN
 # ----------------------------------
 # Little endian Arm on Linux with some ABIs has big endian word order
@@ -44,6 +192,40 @@ AC_DEFUN([FP_EVAL_STDERR],
 ])# FP_EVAL_STDERR
 
 
+# FP_ARG_WITH_PATH_GNU_PROG
+# --------------------
+# XXX
+#
+# $1 = the variable to set
+# $2 = the command to look for
+#
+AC_DEFUN([FP_ARG_WITH_PATH_GNU_PROG],
+[
+AC_ARG_WITH($2,
+[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-$2=ARG],
+        [Use ARG as the path to $2 [default=autodetect]])],
+[
+    if test "$HostOS" = "mingw32"
+    then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([Request to use $withval will be ignored])
+    else
+        $1=$withval
+    fi
+],
+[
+    if test "$HostOS" != "mingw32"
+    then
+        AC_PATH_PROG([$1], [$2])
+        if test -z "$$1"
+        then
+            AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find $2 in your PATH, no idea how to link])
+        fi
+    fi
+]
+)
+]) # FP_ARG_WITH_PATH_GNU_PROG
+
+
 # FP_PROG_CONTEXT_DIFF
 # --------------------
 # Figure out how to do context diffs. Sets the output variable ContextDiffCmd.
@@ -89,7 +271,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([FP_COMPUTE_INT],
 # A variation of AC_CHECK_SIZEOF for computing the alignment restrictions of a
 # given type. Defines ALIGNMENT_TYPE.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_CHECK_ALIGNMENT],
-[AS_LITERAL_IF([$1], [],
+[AS_LITERAL_IF(m4_translit([[$1]], [*], [p]), [],
                [AC_FATAL([$0: requires literal arguments])])[]dnl
 AC_CHECK_TYPE([$1], [], [], [$3])[]dnl
 m4_pushdef([fp_Cache], [AS_TR_SH([fp_cv_alignment_$1])])[]dnl
@@ -230,24 +412,24 @@ if test "x$HostPlatform"  = "xi386-unknown-mingw32" && \
    test "${HappyCmd}"    != ""
 then
     # Canonicalise to <drive>:/path/to/gcc
-    HappyCmd=`cygpath -m ${HappyCmd}`
+    HappyCmd=`cygpath -m "${HappyCmd}"`
     AC_MSG_NOTICE([normalized happy command to $HappyCmd])
 fi
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for version of happy], fptools_cv_happy_version,
 changequote(, )dnl
 [if test x"$HappyCmd" != x; then
-   fptools_cv_happy_version="`$HappyCmd -v |
-                         grep 'Happy Version' | sed -e 's/Happy Version \([^ ]*\).*/\1/g'`" ;
+   fptools_cv_happy_version=`"$HappyCmd" -v |
+                         grep 'Happy Version' | sed -e 's/Happy Version \([^ ]*\).*/\1/g'` ;
 else
    fptools_cv_happy_version="";
 fi;
 changequote([, ])dnl
 ])
-if test ! -f compiler/parser/Parser.hs || test ! -f compiler/main/ParsePkgConf.hs || test ! -f compiler/cmm/CmmParse.hs || test ! -f compiler/parser/ParserCore.hs
+if test ! -f compiler/parser/Parser.hs || test ! -f compiler/cmm/CmmParse.hs || test ! -f compiler/parser/ParserCore.hs
 then
-    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_happy_version],[-lt],[1.15],
-      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Happy version 1.15 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]dnl
+    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_happy_version],[-lt],[1.16],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Happy version 1.16 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]
 fi
 HappyVersion=$fptools_cv_happy_version;
 AC_SUBST(HappyVersion)
@@ -266,14 +448,14 @@ if test "x$HostPlatform"  = "xi386-unknown-mingw32" && \
    test "${AlexCmd}"     != ""
 then
     # Canonicalise to <drive>:/path/to/gcc
-    AlexCmd=`cygpath -m ${AlexCmd}`
+    AlexCmd=`cygpath -m "${AlexCmd}"`
 fi
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for version of alex], fptools_cv_alex_version,
 changequote(, )dnl
 [if test x"$AlexCmd" != x; then
-   fptools_cv_alex_version="`$AlexCmd -v |
-                         grep 'Alex [Vv]ersion' | sed -e 's/Alex [Vv]ersion \([0-9\.]*\).*/\1/g'`" ;
+   fptools_cv_alex_version=`"$AlexCmd" -v |
+                         grep 'Alex [Vv]ersion' | sed -e 's/Alex [Vv]ersion \([0-9\.]*\).*/\1/g'` ;
 else
    fptools_cv_alex_version="";
 fi;
@@ -282,92 +464,19 @@ changequote([, ])dnl
 if test ! -f compiler/cmm/CmmLex.hs || test ! -f compiler/parser/Lexer.hs
 then
     FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_alex_version],[-lt],[2.1.0],
-      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Alex version 2.1.0 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]dnl
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Alex version 2.1.0 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]
 fi
 AlexVersion=$fptools_cv_alex_version;
 AC_SUBST(AlexVersion)
 ])
 
 
-dnl
-dnl Check for windres and version.
-dnl 2.15.91 works
-dnl 2.17.50 doesn't work
-dnl 2.18.50 works
-dnl
-AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_WINDRES],
-[
-if test "x$HostPlatform"  = "xi386-unknown-mingw32"
-then
-    AC_PATH_PROG(WindResCmd,windres,)
-    # Alex is passed to Cabal, so we need a native path
-    if test "${OSTYPE}"      != "msys"                  && \
-       test "${WindResCmd}"  != ""
-    then
-        # Canonicalise to <drive>:/path/to/gcc
-        WindResCmd=`cygpath -m ${WindResCmd}`
-    fi
-
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for version of windres], fptools_cv_windres_version,
-    changequote(, )dnl
-    [
-        if test x"$WindResCmd" != x
-        then
-            fptools_cv_windres_version="`$WindResCmd --version |
-                         grep 'GNU windres' |
-              sed -e 's/GNU windres[^0-9]* \([0-9\.]*\).*/\1/g'`" ;
-        else
-            fptools_cv_windres_version="";
-        fi
-        changequote([, ])dnl
-    ])
-    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_windres_version],[-eq],[2.17.50],
-      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Your windres version isn't compatible with GHC. 2.15.91 and 2.18.50 are known to work.])])[]dnl
-    indResVersion=$fptools_cv_windres_version;
-    AC_SUBST(WindResVersion)
-fi
-])
-
-
-# FP_PROG_LD
-# ----------
-# Sets the output variable LdCmd to the (non-Cygwin version of the) full path
-# of ld. Exits if no ld can be found
-AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_LD],
-[
-if test -z "$1"
-then
-  AC_PATH_PROG([fp_prog_ld_raw], [ld])
-  if test -z "$fp_prog_ld_raw"; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find ld in your PATH, no idea how to link])
-  fi
-  LdCmd=$fp_prog_ld_raw
-  case $HostPlatform in
-    *mingw32) if test x${OSTYPE} != xmsys; then
-             LdCmd="`cygpath -w ${fp_prog_ld_raw} | sed -e 's@\\\\@/@g'`"
-                AC_MSG_NOTICE([normalized ld command to $LdCmd])
-              fi
-           # Insist on >= ld-2.15.x, since earlier versions doesn't handle
-           # the generation of relocatable object files with large amounts
-           # of relocations correctly. (cf. HSbase.o splittage-hack)
-           fp_prog_ld_version=`${LdCmd} --version | sed -n '/GNU ld/p' | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-3`
-           FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_prog_ld_version],[-lt],[214],
-                                  [AC_MSG_ERROR([GNU ld version later than 2.14 required to compile GHC on Windows.])])[]dnl
-              ;;
-  esac
-else
-  LdCmd="$1"
-fi
-AC_SUBST([LdCmd])
-])# FP_PROG_LD
-
-
 # FP_PROG_LD_X
 # ------------
 # Sets the output variable LdXFlag to -x if ld supports this flag, otherwise the
 # variable's value is empty.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_LD_X],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_LD])
+[
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether ld understands -x], [fp_cv_ld_x],
 [echo 'foo() {}' > conftest.c
 ${CC-cc} -c conftest.c
@@ -386,12 +495,37 @@ AC_SUBST([LdXFlag])
 ])# FP_PROG_LD_X
 
 
+# FP_PROG_LD_BUILD_ID
+# ------------
+
+# Sets the output variable LdHasBuildId to YES if ld supports
+# --build-id, or NO otherwise.
+AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_LD_BUILD_ID],
+[
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether ld understands --build-id], [fp_cv_ld_build_id],
+[echo 'foo() {}' > conftest.c
+${CC-cc} -c conftest.c
+if ${LdCmd} -r --build-id=none -o conftest2.o conftest.o > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+   fp_cv_ld_build_id=yes
+else
+   fp_cv_ld_build_id=no
+fi
+rm -rf conftest*])
+if test "$fp_cv_ld_build_id" = yes; then
+  LdHasBuildId=YES
+else
+  LdHasBuildId=NO
+fi
+AC_SUBST([LdHasBuildId])
+])# FP_PROG_LD_BUILD_ID
+
+
 # FP_PROG_LD_IS_GNU
 # -----------------
 # Sets the output variable LdIsGNULd to YES or NO, depending on whether it is
 # GNU ld or not.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_LD_IS_GNU],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_LD])
+[
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether ld is GNU ld], [fp_cv_gnu_ld],
 [if ${LdCmd} --version 2> /dev/null | grep "GNU" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   fp_cv_gnu_ld=yes
@@ -411,10 +545,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_AR],
 if test -z "$fp_prog_ar_raw"; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find ar in your PATH, no idea how to make a library])
 fi
-fp_prog_ar=$fp_prog_ar_raw
+fp_prog_ar="$fp_prog_ar_raw"
 case $HostPlatform in
   *mingw32) if test x${OSTYPE} != xmsys; then
-             fp_prog_ar="`cygpath -w ${fp_prog_ar_raw} | sed -e 's@\\\\@/@g'`"
+             fp_prog_ar="`cygpath -w "${fp_prog_ar_raw}" | sed -e 's@\\\\@/@g'`"
               AC_MSG_NOTICE([normalized ar command to $fp_prog_ar])
             fi
             ;;
@@ -428,15 +562,42 @@ esac
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_AR_IS_GNU],
 [AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR])
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $fp_prog_ar_raw is GNU ar], [fp_cv_prog_ar_is_gnu],
-[if $fp_prog_ar_raw --version 2> /dev/null | grep "GNU" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+[if "$fp_prog_ar_raw" --version 2> /dev/null | grep "GNU" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   fp_cv_prog_ar_is_gnu=yes
 else
   fp_cv_prog_ar_is_gnu=no
 fi])
 fp_prog_ar_is_gnu=$fp_cv_prog_ar_is_gnu
+AC_SUBST([ArIsGNUAr], [`echo $fp_prog_ar_is_gnu | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z'`])
 ])# FP_PROG_AR_IS_GNU
 
 
+# FP_PROG_AR_SUPPORTS_ATFILE
+# -----------------
+# Sets fp_prog_ar_supports_atfile to yes or no, depending on whether
+# or not it supports the @file syntax
+AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_AR_SUPPORTS_ATFILE],
+[AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR])
+ AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR_ARGS])
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $fp_prog_ar_raw supports @file], [fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_atfile],
+[
+rm -f conftest*
+touch conftest.file
+echo conftest.file  > conftest.atfile
+echo conftest.file >> conftest.atfile
+"$fp_prog_ar_raw" $fp_prog_ar_args conftest.a @conftest.atfile > /dev/null 2>&1
+fp_prog_ar_supports_atfile_tmp=`"$fp_prog_ar_raw" t conftest.a 2> /dev/null | grep -c conftest.file`
+rm -f conftest*
+if test "$fp_prog_ar_supports_atfile_tmp" -eq 2
+then
+  fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_atfile=yes
+else
+  fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_atfile=no
+fi])
+fp_prog_ar_supports_atfile=$fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_atfile
+AC_SUBST([ArSupportsAtFile], [`echo $fp_prog_ar_supports_atfile | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z'`])
+])# FP_PROG_AR_SUPPORTS_ATFILE
+
 # FP_PROG_AR_ARGS
 # ---------------
 # Sets fp_prog_ar_args to the arguments for ar and the output variable ArCmd
@@ -454,7 +615,7 @@ else
   touch conftest.dummy
   for fp_var in clqsZ clqs cqs clq cq ; do
      rm -f conftest.a
-     if $fp_prog_ar_raw $fp_var conftest.a conftest.dummy > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
+     if "$fp_prog_ar_raw" $fp_var conftest.a conftest.dummy > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
         fp_cv_prog_ar_args=$fp_var
         break
      fi
@@ -465,7 +626,8 @@ else
   fi
 fi])
 fp_prog_ar_args=$fp_cv_prog_ar_args
-AC_SUBST([ArCmd], ["$fp_prog_ar $fp_prog_ar_args"])
+AC_SUBST([ArCmd], ["$fp_prog_ar"])
+AC_SUBST([ArArgs], ["$fp_prog_ar_args"])
 
 ])# FP_PROG_AR_ARGS
 
@@ -473,7 +635,7 @@ AC_SUBST([ArCmd], ["$fp_prog_ar $fp_prog_ar_args"])
 # FP_PROG_AR_NEEDS_RANLIB
 # -----------------------
 # Sets the output variable RANLIB to "ranlib" if it is needed and found,
-# to ":" otherwise.
+# to "true" otherwise.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_AR_NEEDS_RANLIB],
 [AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR_IS_GNU])
 AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR_ARGS])
@@ -493,38 +655,12 @@ fi])
 if test $fp_cv_prog_ar_needs_ranlib = yes; then
    AC_PROG_RANLIB
 else
-  RANLIB=":"
+  RANLIB="true"
   AC_SUBST([RANLIB])
 fi
 ])# FP_PROG_AR_NEEDS_RANLIB
 
 
-# FP_PROG_AR_SUPPORTS_INPUT
-# -------------------------
-# Sets the output variable ArSupportsInput to "-input" or "", depending on
-# whether ar supports -input flag is supported or not.
-AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_AR_SUPPORTS_INPUT],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR_IS_GNU])
-AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_AR_ARGS])
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $fp_prog_ar_raw supports -input], [fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_input],
-[fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_input=no
-if test $fp_prog_ar_is_gnu = no; then
-  rm -f conftest*
-  touch conftest.lst
-  if FP_EVAL_STDERR([$fp_prog_ar_raw $fp_prog_ar_args conftest.a -input conftest.lst]) >/dev/null; then
-    test -s conftest.err || fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_input=yes
-  fi
-  rm -f conftest*
-fi])
-if test $fp_cv_prog_ar_supports_input = yes; then
-    ArSupportsInput="-input"
-else
-    ArSupportsInput=""
-fi
-AC_SUBST([ArSupportsInput])
-])# FP_PROG_AR_SUPPORTS_INPUT
-
-
 dnl
 dnl AC_SHEBANG_PERL - can we she-bang perl?
 dnl
@@ -544,49 +680,30 @@ rm -f conftest
 ])])
 
 
-# FP_HAVE_GCC
+# FP_GCC_VERSION
 # -----------
 # Extra testing of the result AC_PROG_CC, testing the gcc version no. Sets the
-# output variables HaveGcc and GccVersion.
-AC_DEFUN([FP_HAVE_GCC],
+# output variable GccVersion.
+AC_DEFUN([FP_GCC_VERSION],
 [AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
-if test -z "$GCC"; then
-   fp_have_gcc=NO
-else
-   fp_have_gcc=YES
-fi
-if test "$fp_have_gcc" = "NO" -a -d $srcdir/ghc; then
+if test -z "$GCC"
+then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([gcc is required])
 fi
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([version of gcc], [fp_gcc_version],
-[if test "$fp_have_gcc" = "YES"; then
-   fp_gcc_version="`$CC -v 2>&1 | grep 'version ' | sed -e 's/.*version [[^0-9]]*\([[0-9.]]*\).*/\1/g'`"
-   FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-lt], [3.0],
-     [AC_MSG_ERROR([Need at least gcc version 3.0 (3.4+ recommended)])])
-   # See #2770: gcc 2.95 doesn't work any more, apparently.  There probably
-   # isn't a very good reason for that, but for now just make configure
-   # fail.
- else
-   fp_gcc_version="not-installed"
- fi
-])
-AC_SUBST([HaveGcc], [$fp_have_gcc])
-AC_SUBST([GccVersion], [$fp_gcc_version])
-])# FP_HAVE_GCC
-
-AC_DEFUN([FP_MINGW_GCC],
+GccLT34=
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([version of gcc], [fp_cv_gcc_version],
 [
-  case $HostOS_CPP in
-    mingw*)  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $CC is a mingw gcc])
-            if $CC -v 2>&1 | grep mingw >/dev/null; then
-               AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-            else
-               AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-               AC_MSG_ERROR([Please use --with-gcc to specify a mingw gcc])
-            fi;;
-    *) ;;      
-  esac
+    fp_cv_gcc_version="`$CC -v 2>&1 | grep 'version ' | sed -e 's/.*version [[^0-9]]*\([[0-9.]]*\).*/\1/g'`"
+    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_cv_gcc_version], [-lt], [3.0],
+                        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Need at least gcc version 3.0 (3.4+ recommended)])])
+    # See #2770: gcc 2.95 doesn't work any more, apparently.  There probably
+    # isn't a very good reason for that, but for now just make configure
+    # fail.
+    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_cv_gcc_version], [-lt], [3.4], GccLT34=YES)
 ])
+AC_SUBST([GccVersion], [$fp_cv_gcc_version])
+AC_SUBST(GccLT34)
+])# FP_GCC_VERSION
 
 dnl Small feature test for perl version. Assumes PerlCmd
 dnl contains path to perl binary.
@@ -746,15 +863,29 @@ AS_VAR_POPDEF([fp_func])dnl
 
 # FP_GEN_DOCBOOK_XML
 # ------------------
-# Generates a DocBook XML V4.2 document in conftest.xml.
+# Generates a DocBook XML V4.5 document in conftest.xml.
+#
+# It took a lot of experimentation to find a document that will cause
+# xsltproc to fail with an error code when the relevant
+# stylesheets/DTDs are not found.  I couldn't make xsltproc fail with
+# a single-file document, it seems a multi-file document is needed.
+# -- SDM 2009-06-03
+#
 AC_DEFUN([FP_GEN_DOCBOOK_XML],
-[rm -f conftest.xml
+[rm -f conftest.xml conftest-book.xml
 cat > conftest.xml << EOF
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
-   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [[
+<!ENTITY conftest-book SYSTEM "conftest-book.xml">
+]]>
 <book id="test">
-  <title>A DocBook Test Document</title>
+&conftest-book;
+</book>
+EOF
+cat >conftest-book.xml << EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+  <title>A DocBook &ldquo;Test Document&rdquo;</title>
   <chapter id="id-one">
     <title>A Chapter Title</title>
     <para>This is a paragraph, referencing <xref linkend="id-two"/>.</para>
@@ -763,11 +894,23 @@ cat > conftest.xml << EOF
     <title>Another Chapter Title</title>
     <para>This is another paragraph, referencing <xref linkend="id-one"/>.</para>
   </chapter>
-</book>
 EOF
 ]) # FP_GEN_DOCBOOK_XML
 
 
+# FP_PROG_DBLATEX
+# ----------------
+# Sets the output variable DblatexCmd to the full path of dblatex,
+# which we use for building PDF and PS docs.
+# DblatexCmd is empty if dblatex could not be found.
+AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_DBLATEX],
+[AC_PATH_PROG([DblatexCmd], [dblatex])
+if test -z "$DblatexCmd"; then
+  AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find dblatex in your PATH, you will not be able to build the PDF and PS documentation])
+fi
+])# FP_PROG_DBLATEX
+
+
 # FP_PROG_XSLTPROC
 # ----------------
 # Sets the output variable XsltprocCmd to the full path of the XSLT processor
@@ -775,38 +918,33 @@ EOF
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_XSLTPROC],
 [AC_PATH_PROG([XsltprocCmd], [xsltproc])
 if test -z "$XsltprocCmd"; then
-  AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find xsltproc in your PATH, you will not be able to build the documentation])
+  AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find xsltproc in your PATH, you will not be able to build the HTML documentation])
 fi
 ])# FP_PROG_XSLTPROC
 
 
-# FP_DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL(XSL-DIRS)
+# FP_DOCBOOK_XSL
 # ----------------------------
-# Check which of the directories XSL-DIRS contains DocBook XSL stylesheets. The
-# output variable DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL will contain the first usable directory or
-# will be empty if none could be found.
-AC_DEFUN([FP_DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL],
+# Check that we can process a DocBook XML document to HTML using xsltproc.
+AC_DEFUN([FP_DOCBOOK_XSL],
 [AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_XSLTPROC])dnl
 if test -n "$XsltprocCmd"; then
-  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for DocBook XSL stylesheet directory], fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl,
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for DocBook XSL stylesheet], fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl,
   [FP_GEN_DOCBOOK_XML
   fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl=no
-  for fp_var in $1; do
-     if $XsltprocCmd ${fp_var}/html/docbook.xsl conftest.xml > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl=$fp_var
-        break
-     fi
-  done
+  if $XsltprocCmd --nonet http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/html/chunk.xsl conftest.xml > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+     fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl=yes
+  fi
   rm -rf conftest*])
 fi
 if test x"$fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl" = xno; then
   AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find DocBook XSL stylesheets, you will not be able to build the documentation])
-  DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL=
+  HAVE_DOCBOOK_XSL=NO
 else
-  DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL=$fp_cv_dir_docbook_xsl
+  HAVE_DOCBOOK_XSL=YES
 fi
-AC_SUBST([DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL])
-])# FP_DIR_DOCBOOK_XSL
+AC_SUBST([HAVE_DOCBOOK_XSL])
+])# FP_DOCBOOK_XSL
 
 
 # FP_PROG_XMLLINT
@@ -828,11 +966,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([FP_CHECK_DOCBOOK_DTD],
 if test -n "$XmllintCmd"; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for DocBook DTD])
   FP_GEN_DOCBOOK_XML
-  if $XmllintCmd --valid --noout conftest.xml > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if $XmllintCmd --nonet --valid --noout conftest.xml ; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([ok])
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT([failed])
-    AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find a DTD for DocBook XML V4.2, you will not be able to validate your documentation])
+    AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find a DTD for DocBook XML V4.5, you will not be able to validate your documentation])
     AC_MSG_WARN([check your XML_CATALOG_FILES environment variable and/or /etc/xml/catalog])
   fi
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -893,68 +1031,27 @@ AC_SUBST([FopCmd])
 ])# FP_PROG_FOP
 
 
-# FP_PROG_FO_PROCESSOR
-# --------------------
-# Try to find an FO processor. PassiveTeX output is sometimes a bit strange, so
-# try FOP first. Sets the output variables FopCmd, XmltexCmd, DvipsCmd, and
-# PdfxmltexCmd.
-AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_FO_PROCESSOR],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_FOP])
-AC_PATH_PROG([XmltexCmd], [xmltex])
-AC_PATH_PROG([DvipsCmd], [dvips])
-if test -z "$FopCmd"; then
-  if test -z "$XmltexCmd"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find an FO => DVI converter, you will not be able to build DVI or PostScript documentation])
-  else
-    if test -z "$DvipsCmd"; then
-      AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find a DVI  => PS converter, you will not be able to build PostScript documentation])
-    fi
-  fi
-  AC_PATH_PROG([PdfxmltexCmd], [pdfxmltex])
-  if test -z "$PdfxmltexCmd"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find an FO => PDF converter, you will not be able to build PDF documentation])
-  fi
-elif test -z "$XmltexCmd"; then
-  AC_MSG_WARN([cannot find an FO => DVI converter, you will not be able to build DVI documentation])
-fi
-])# FP_PROG_FO_PROCESSOR
-
-
 # FP_PROG_GHC_PKG
 # ----------------
 # Try to find a ghc-pkg matching the ghc mentioned in the environment variable
-# WithGhc. If the latter is unset or no matching ghc-pkg can be found, try to
-# find a plain ghc-pkg. Sets the output variable GhcPkgCmd.
+# WithGhc. Sets the output variable GhcPkgCmd.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_GHC_PKG],
 [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ghc-pkg matching $WithGhc], fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg,
-[fp_ghc_pkg_guess=`echo $WithGhc | sed 's,ghc\(@<:@^/\\@:>@*\)$,ghc-pkg\1,'`
-if "$fp_ghc_pkg_guess" -l > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg=$fp_ghc_pkg_guess
-elif "$fp_ghc_pkg_guess" list > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  # from 6.10, ghc-pkg doesn't support the old -l syntax any more
+[
+# If we are told to use ghc-stage2, then we're using an in-tree
+# compiler. In this case, we just want ghc-pkg, not ghc-pkg-stage2,
+# so we sed off -stage[0-9]$. However, if we are told to use
+# ghc-6.12.1 then we want to use ghc-pkg-6.12.1, so we keep any
+# other suffix.
+fp_ghc_pkg_guess=`echo $WithGhc | sed -e 's/-stage@<:@0-9@:>@$//' -e 's,ghc\(@<:@^/\\@:>@*\)$,ghc-pkg\1,'`
+if "$fp_ghc_pkg_guess" list > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg=$fp_ghc_pkg_guess
 else
-  fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg=no
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find matching ghc-pkg])
 fi])
-if test x"$fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg" = xno; then
-  AC_PATH_PROG([GhcPkgCmd], [ghc-pkg])
-else
-  GhcPkgCmd=$fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg
-fi])# FP_PROG_GHC_PKG
-
-
-# FP_GHC_HAS_EDITLINE
-# -------------------
-AC_DEFUN([FP_GHC_HAS_EDITLINE],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_PROG_GHC_PKG])
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether ghc has editline package], [fp_cv_ghc_has_editline],
-[if "${GhcPkgCmd-ghc-pkg}" --show-package editline >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  fp_cv_ghc_has_editline=yes
-else
-  fp_cv_ghc_has_editline=no
- fi])
-AC_SUBST([GhcHasEditline], [`echo $fp_cv_ghc_has_editline | sed 'y/yesno/YESNO/'`])
-])# FP_GHC_HAS_EDITLINE
+GhcPkgCmd=$fp_cv_matching_ghc_pkg
+AC_SUBST([GhcPkgCmd])
+])# FP_PROG_GHC_PKG
 
 
 # FP_GCC_EXTRA_FLAGS
@@ -962,43 +1059,16 @@ AC_SUBST([GhcHasEditline], [`echo $fp_cv_ghc_has_editline | sed 'y/yesno/YESNO/'
 # Determine which extra flags we need to pass gcc when we invoke it
 # to compile .hc code.
 #
-# Some OSs (Mandrake Linux, in particular) configure GCC with
-# -momit-leaf-frame-pointer on by default. If this is the case, we
-# need to turn it off for mangling to work. The test is currently a
-# bit crude, using only the version number of gcc.
-# 
 # -fwrapv is needed for gcc to emit well-behaved code in the presence of
 # integer wrap around. (Trac #952)
 #
-# -fno-unit-at-a-time or -fno-toplevel-reoder is necessary to avoid gcc
-# reordering things in the module and confusing the manger and/or splitter.
-# (eg. Trac #1427)
-#
 AC_DEFUN([FP_GCC_EXTRA_FLAGS],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_HAVE_GCC])
+[AC_REQUIRE([FP_GCC_VERSION])
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for extra options to pass gcc when compiling via C], [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts],
 [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts=
- FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.4],
+ FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_cv_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.4],
   [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts="$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts -fwrapv"],
   [])
- case $TargetPlatform in
-  i386-*|x86_64-*) 
-     FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.2],
-      [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts="$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer"],
-      [])
-    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.4],
-     [FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [4.2],
-       [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts="$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts -fno-toplevel-reorder"],
-       [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts="$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts -fno-unit-at-a-time"]
-     )],
-     [])
-  ;;
-  sparc-*-solaris2) 
-    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [4.2],
-      [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts="$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts -fno-toplevel-reorder"],
-      [])
-  ;;
- esac
 ])
 AC_SUBST([GccExtraViaCOpts],$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts)
 ])
@@ -1015,7 +1085,7 @@ if test "$RELEASE" = "NO"; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT(given $PACKAGE_VERSION)
     elif test -d .git; then
         changequote(, )dnl
-        ver_date=`git log -n 1 --date=short --pretty=format:%ci | sed "s/^.*\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\).*$/\1\2\3/"`
+        ver_date=`git log -n 1 --date=short --pretty=format:%ci | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr -d -`
         if echo $ver_date | grep '^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$' 2>&1 >/dev/null; then true; else
         changequote([, ])dnl
                 AC_MSG_ERROR([failed to detect version date: check that git is in your path])
@@ -1025,7 +1095,7 @@ if test "$RELEASE" = "NO"; then
     elif test -d _darcs; then
         # TODO: Remove this branch after conversion to Git
         changequote(, )dnl
-        ver_date=`darcs changes --quiet --no-summary --xml | head -500 | grep 'date=' | sed "s/^.*date='\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\).*$/\1/g" | sort -n | tail -1`
+        ver_date=`darcs changes --quiet --no-summary --xml | head -500 | grep 'date=' | sed "s/^.*date='\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\).*$/\1/g" | ${SortCmd} -n | tail -1`
         if echo $ver_date | grep '^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$' 2>&1 >/dev/null; then true; else
         changequote([, ])dnl
                 AC_MSG_ERROR([failed to detect version date: check that darcs is in your path])
@@ -1198,27 +1268,53 @@ case $fptools_cv_timer_create_works in
 esac
 ])
 
-# FP_ARG_GMP
+# FP_ICONV
 # -------------
-AC_DEFUN([FP_ARG_GMP],
+AC_DEFUN([FP_ICONV],
 [
-AC_ARG_WITH([gmp-includes],
-  [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gmp-includes],
-    [directory containing gmp.h])],
-    [gmp_includes=$withval],
-    [gmp_includes=NONE])
-
-AC_ARG_WITH([gmp-libraries],
-  [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gmp-libraries],
-    [directory containing gmp library])],
-    [gmp_libraries=$withval],
-    [gmp_libraries=NONE])
-])# FP_ARG_GMP
-
-AC_DEFUN([CHECK_GMP],
-[AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CPP])
-AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
-])
+  dnl--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  dnl * Deal with arguments telling us iconv is somewhere odd
+  dnl--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  dnl Note: ICONV_LIB_DIRS and ICONV_INCLUDE_DIRS are not predefined
+  dnl to the empty string to allow them to be overridden from the
+  dnl environment.
+
+  AC_ARG_WITH([iconv-includes],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-iconv-includes],
+      [directory containing iconv.h])],
+      [ICONV_INCLUDE_DIRS=$withval])
+
+  AC_ARG_WITH([iconv-libraries],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-iconv-libraries],
+      [directory containing iconv library])],
+      [ICONV_LIB_DIRS=$withval])
+
+  AC_SUBST(ICONV_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  AC_SUBST(ICONV_LIB_DIRS)
+])# FP_ICONV
+
+# FP_GMP
+# -------------
+AC_DEFUN([FP_GMP],
+[
+  dnl--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  dnl * Deal with arguments telling us gmp is somewhere odd
+  dnl--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  AC_ARG_WITH([gmp-includes],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gmp-includes],
+      [directory containing gmp.h])],
+      [GMP_INCLUDE_DIRS=$withval])
+
+  AC_ARG_WITH([gmp-libraries],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gmp-libraries],
+      [directory containing gmp library])],
+      [GMP_LIB_DIRS=$withval])
+
+  AC_SUBST(GMP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  AC_SUBST(GMP_LIB_DIRS)
+])# FP_GMP
 
 # FP_CHECK_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
 # ---------------------------------
 # Calculate absolute path to build tree
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+AC_DEFUN([FP_INTREE_GHC_PWD],[
+AC_MSG_NOTICE(Building in-tree ghc-pwd)
+    dnl This would be
+    dnl     make -C utils/ghc-pwd clean && make -C utils/ghc-pwd
+    dnl except we don't want to have to know what make is called. Sigh.
+    rm -rf utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot
+    mkdir  utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot
+    if ! "$WithGhc" -v0 -no-user-package-conf -hidir utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot -odir utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot -stubdir utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot --make utils/ghc-pwd/Main.hs -o utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot/ghc-pwd
+    then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Building ghc-pwd failed])
+    fi
+
+    GHC_PWD=utils/ghc-pwd/dist-boot/ghc-pwd
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([FP_BINDIST_GHC_PWD],[
+    GHC_PWD=utils/ghc-pwd/dist-install/build/tmp/ghc-pwd
+])
+
 AC_DEFUN([FP_FIND_ROOT],[
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for path to top of build tree)
+    hardtop=`$GHC_PWD`
 
-dnl This would be
-dnl     make -C utils/pwd clean && make -C utils/pwd
-dnl except we don't want to have to know what make is called. Sigh.
-if test ! -f utils/pwd/pwd && test ! -f utils/pwd/pwd.exe; then
-  cd utils/pwd
-  rm -f *.o
-  rm -f *.hi
-  rm -f pwd
-  rm -f pwd.exe
-  $WithGhc -v0 --make pwd -o pwd
-  cd ../..
-fi
+    dnl Remove common automounter nonsense
+    hardtop=`echo $hardtop | sed 's|^/tmp_mnt.*\(/local/.*\)$|\1|' | sed 's|^/tmp_mnt/|/|'`
 
-hardtop=`utils/pwd/pwd forwardslash`
+    if ! test -d "$hardtop"; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot determine current directory])
+    fi
 
-if ! test -d "$hardtop"; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot determine current directory])
-fi   
+    dnl We don't support building in directories with spaces.
+    case "$hardtop" in
+    *' '*)
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([
+        The build system does not support building in a directory
+        containing space characters.
+        Suggestion: move the build tree somewhere else.])
+        ;;
+    esac
 
-dnl Remove common automounter nonsense
-dnl
-hardtop=`echo $hardtop | sed 's|^/tmp_mnt.*\(/local/.*\)$|\1|' | sed 's|^/tmp_mnt/|/|'`
+    AC_SUBST(hardtop)
 
-AC_SUBST(hardtop)
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($hardtop)
+])
 
-AC_MSG_RESULT(${hardtop})
+# GHC_CONVERT_CPU(cpu, target_var)
+# --------------------------------
+# converts cpu from gnu to ghc naming, and assigns the result to $target_var
+AC_DEFUN([GHC_CONVERT_CPU],[
+case "$1" in
+  alpha*)
+    $2="alpha"
+    ;;
+  arm*)
+    $2="arm"
+    ;;
+  hppa1.1*)
+    $2="hppa1_1"
+    ;;
+  hppa*)
+    $2="hppa"
+    ;;
+  i386|i486|i586|i686)
+    $2="i386"
+    ;;
+  ia64)
+    $2="ia64"
+    ;;
+  m68k*)
+    $2="m68k"
+    ;;
+  mipseb*)
+    $2="mipseb"
+    ;;
+  mipsel*)
+    $2="mipsel"
+    ;;
+  mips*)
+    $2="mips"
+    ;;
+  powerpc64*)
+    $2="powerpc64"
+    ;;
+  powerpc*)
+    $2="powerpc"
+    ;;
+  rs6000)
+    $2="rs6000"
+    ;;
+  s390*)
+    $2="s390"
+    ;;
+  sparc64*)
+    $2="sparc64"
+    ;;
+  sparc*)
+    $2="sparc"
+    ;;
+  vax)
+    $2="vax"
+    ;;
+  x86_64)
+    $2="x86_64"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown CPU $1"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+])
 
-# We don't support building in directories with spaces.
-case "$hardtop" in
-  *' '*) AC_MSG_ERROR([
-   The build system does not support building in a directory containing
-   space characters.  Suggestion: move the build tree somewhere else.])
- ;;
-esac
+# GHC_CONVERT_VENDOR(vendor, target_var)
+# --------------------------------
+# converts vendor from gnu to ghc naming, and assigns the result to $target_var
+AC_DEFUN([GHC_CONVERT_VENDOR],[
+  case "$1" in
+  pc|gentoo) # like i686-pc-linux-gnu and i686-gentoo-freebsd8
+    $2="unknown"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    #pass thru by default
+    $2="$1"
+    ;;
+  esac
+])
+
+# GHC_CONVERT_OS(os, target_var)
+# --------------------------------
+# converts os from gnu to ghc naming, and assigns the result to $target_var
+AC_DEFUN([GHC_CONVERT_OS],[
+case "$1" in
+  linux-*|linux)
+    $2="linux"
+    ;;
+  # As far as I'm aware, none of these have relevant variants
+  freebsd|netbsd|openbsd|dragonfly|osf1|osf3|hpux|linuxaout|kfreebsdgnu|freebsd2|solaris2|cygwin32|mingw32|darwin|gnu|nextstep2|nextstep3|sunos4|ultrix|irix|aix|haiku)
+    $2="$1"
+    ;;
+  freebsd8) # like i686-gentoo-freebsd8
+    $2="freebsd"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown OS $1"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+])
+
+# BOOTSTRAPPING_GHC_INFO_FIELD
+# --------------------------------
+# If the bootstrapping compiler is >= 7.1, then set the variable
+# $1 to the value of the ghc --info field $2. Otherwise, set it to
+# $3.
+AC_DEFUN([BOOTSTRAPPING_GHC_INFO_FIELD],[
+if test $GhcCanonVersion -ge 701
+then
+    $1=`"$WithGhc" --info | grep "^ ,(\"$2\"," | sed -e 's/.*","//' -e 's/")$//'`
+else
+    $1=$3
+fi
+AC_SUBST($1)
+])
+
+# LIBRARY_VERSION(lib)
+# --------------------------------
+# Gets the version number of a library.
+# If $1 is ghc-prim, then we define LIBRARY_ghc_prim_VERSION as 1.2.3
+AC_DEFUN([LIBRARY_VERSION],[
+LIBRARY_[]translit([$1], [-], [_])[]_VERSION=`grep -i "^version:" libraries/$1/$1.cabal | sed "s/.* //"`
+AC_SUBST(LIBRARY_[]translit([$1], [-], [_])[]_VERSION)
 ])
 
 # LocalWords:  fi