This goes with the patch for #1839, #1463
[ghc-hetmet.git] / aclocal.m4
index f8202bf..d30b101 100644 (file)
@@ -4,6 +4,33 @@
 # ensure we don't clash with any pre-supplied autoconf ones.
 
 
 # ensure we don't clash with any pre-supplied autoconf ones.
 
 
+# FPTOOLS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER_BIGENDIAN
+# ----------------------------------
+# Little endian Arm on Linux with some ABIs has big endian word order
+# in doubles. Define FLOAT_WORDS_BIGENDIAN if this is the case.
+AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_FLOAT_WORD_ORDER_BIGENDIAN],
+  [AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether float word order is big endian], [fptools_cv_float_word_order_bigendian],
+    [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+        [#include <endian.h>],
+        [#if defined(__FLOAT_WORD_ORDER) && __FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN
+             return 0;
+         #else
+             not float word order big endian
+         #endif]
+      )],
+      [fptools_cv_float_word_order_bigendian=yes],
+      [fptools_cv_float_word_order_bigendian=no])
+    ])
+  case $fptools_cv_float_word_order_bigendian in
+      yes)
+          AC_DEFINE([FLOAT_WORDS_BIGENDIAN], 1,
+          [Define to 1 if your processor stores words of floats with
+           the most significant byte first]) ;;
+  esac
+])
+
+
 # FP_EVAL_STDERR(COMMAND)
 # -----------------------
 # Eval COMMAND, save its stderr (without lines resulting from shell tracing)
 # FP_EVAL_STDERR(COMMAND)
 # -----------------------
 # Eval COMMAND, save its stderr (without lines resulting from shell tracing)
@@ -75,27 +102,6 @@ AC_SUBST(ContextDiffCmd, [$fp_cv_context_diff])
 ])# FP_PROG_CONTEXT_DIFF
 
 
 ])# FP_PROG_CONTEXT_DIFF
 
 
-# FP_DECL_ALTZONE
-# ---------------
-# Defines HAVE_DECL_ALTZONE to 1 if declared, 0 otherwise.
-#
-# Used by base package.
-AC_DEFUN([FP_DECL_ALTZONE],
-[AC_REQUIRE([AC_HEADER_TIME])dnl
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/time.h])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([altzone], [], [],[#if TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
-# include <sys/time.h>
-# include <time.h>
-#else
-# if HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
-#  include <sys/time.h>
-# else
-#  include <time.h>
-# endif
-#endif])
-])# FP_DECL_ALTZONE
-
-
 # FP_COMPUTE_INT(EXPRESSION, VARIABLE, INCLUDES, IF-FAILS)
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Assign VARIABLE the value of the compile-time EXPRESSION using INCLUDES for
 # FP_COMPUTE_INT(EXPRESSION, VARIABLE, INCLUDES, IF-FAILS)
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Assign VARIABLE the value of the compile-time EXPRESSION using INCLUDES for
@@ -162,6 +168,10 @@ case $HostPlatform in
 alpha-dec-osf*) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=no;;
 *cygwin32) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=yes;;
 *mingw32) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=yes;;
 alpha-dec-osf*) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=no;;
 *cygwin32) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=yes;;
 *mingw32) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=yes;;
+
+    # HACK: Apple doesn't seem to provide nlist in the 64-bit-libraries
+x86_64-apple-darwin*) fptools_cv_leading_underscore=yes;;
+
 *) AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#ifdef HAVE_NLIST_H
 #include <nlist.h>
 struct nlist xYzzY1[] = {{"xYzzY1", 0},{0}};
 *) AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#ifdef HAVE_NLIST_H
 #include <nlist.h>
 struct nlist xYzzY1[] = {{"xYzzY1", 0},{0}};
@@ -256,8 +266,11 @@ else
 fi;
 changequote([, ])dnl
 ])
 fi;
 changequote([, ])dnl
 ])
-FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_happy_version],[-lt],[1.15],
-  [AC_MSG_ERROR([Happy version 1.15 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]dnl
+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
+then
+    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_happy_version],[-lt],[1.15],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Happy version 1.15 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]dnl
+fi
 HappyVersion=$fptools_cv_happy_version;
 AC_SUBST(HappyVersion)
 ])
 HappyVersion=$fptools_cv_happy_version;
 AC_SUBST(HappyVersion)
 ])
@@ -276,8 +289,7 @@ dnl do without it for now.
 
 dnl
 dnl Check for Alex and version.  If we're building GHC, then we need
 
 dnl
 dnl Check for Alex and version.  If we're building GHC, then we need
-dnl at least Alex version 2.0.  If there's no installed Alex, we look
-dnl for a alex source tree and point the build system at that instead.
+dnl at least Alex version 2.0.1.
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_ALEX],
 [
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_ALEX],
 [
@@ -292,8 +304,11 @@ else
 fi;
 changequote([, ])dnl
 ])
 fi;
 changequote([, ])dnl
 ])
-FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_alex_version],[-lt],[2.0],
-  [AC_MSG_ERROR([Alex version 2.0 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]dnl
+if test ! -f compiler/cmm/CmmLex.hs || test ! -f compiler/parser/Lexer.hs
+then
+    FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fptools_cv_alex_version],[-lt],[2.0.1],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR([Alex version 2.0.1 or later is required to compile GHC.])])[]dnl
+fi
 AlexVersion=$fptools_cv_alex_version;
 AC_SUBST(AlexVersion)
 ])
 AlexVersion=$fptools_cv_alex_version;
 AC_SUBST(AlexVersion)
 ])
@@ -304,24 +319,30 @@ AC_SUBST(AlexVersion)
 # 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],
 # 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],
-[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])
+[
+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="$1"
 fi
 fi
-LdCmd=$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
 AC_SUBST([LdCmd])
 ])# FP_PROG_LD
 
 AC_SUBST([LdCmd])
 ])# FP_PROG_LD
 
@@ -550,22 +571,17 @@ AC_DEFUN([FP_MINGW_GCC],
 ])
 
 dnl Small feature test for perl version. Assumes PerlCmd
 ])
 
 dnl Small feature test for perl version. Assumes PerlCmd
-dnl contains path to perl binary
+dnl contains path to perl binary.
+dnl
+dnl (Perl versions prior to v5.6 does not contain the string "v5";
+dnl instead they display version strings such as "version 5.005".)
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_CHECK_PERL_VERSION],
 [$PerlCmd -v >conftest.out 2>&1
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_CHECK_PERL_VERSION],
 [$PerlCmd -v >conftest.out 2>&1
-   if grep "v5.6" conftest.out >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+   if grep "v5" conftest.out >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       :
    else
       :
    else
-      if grep "v5.8" conftest.out >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-         :
-      else
-         if grep "version 6" conftest.out >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            :
-         else
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([your version of perl probably won't work, try upgrading it.])
-         fi
-      fi
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([your version of perl probably won't work, try upgrading it.])
    fi
 rm -fr conftest*
 ])
    fi
 rm -fr conftest*
 ])
@@ -590,6 +606,15 @@ echo foo > conftest.txt
 $fp_prog_find conftest.txt -print > conftest.out 2>&1
 if grep '^conftest.txt$' conftest.out > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   # OK, looks like a real "find".
 $fp_prog_find conftest.txt -print > conftest.out 2>&1
 if grep '^conftest.txt$' conftest.out > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   # OK, looks like a real "find".
+  case $HostPlatform in
+    *mingw32)
+      if test x${OSTYPE} != xmsys
+      then
+           fp_prog_find="`cygpath --mixed ${fp_prog_find}`"
+        AC_MSG_NOTICE([normalized find command to $fp_prog_find])
+      fi ;;
+    *) ;;
+  esac
   FindCmd="$fp_prog_find"
 else
   # Found a poor WinDoze version of "find", ignore it.
   FindCmd="$fp_prog_find"
 else
   # Found a poor WinDoze version of "find", ignore it.
@@ -683,116 +708,6 @@ ifelse($#, [1], [dnl
 ])dnl
 
 
 ])dnl
 
 
-dnl ** Map an arithmetic C type to a Haskell type.
-dnl    Based on autconf's AC_CHECK_SIZEOF.
-
-dnl FPTOOLS_CHECK_HTYPE(TYPE [, DEFAULT_VALUE, [, VALUE-FOR-CROSS-COMPILATION])
-AC_DEFUN([FPTOOLS_CHECK_HTYPE],
-[changequote(<<, >>)dnl
-dnl The name to #define.
-define(<<AC_TYPE_NAME>>, translit(htype_$1, [a-z *], [A-Z_P]))dnl
-dnl The cache variable name.
-define(<<AC_CV_NAME>>, translit(fptools_cv_htype_$1, [ *], [_p]))dnl
-define(<<AC_CV_NAME_supported>>, translit(fptools_cv_htype_sup_$1, [ *], [_p]))dnl
-changequote([, ])dnl
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(Haskell type for $1)
-AC_CACHE_VAL(AC_CV_NAME,
-[AC_CV_NAME_supported=yes
-fp_check_htype_save_cppflags="$CPPFLAGS"
-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $X_CFLAGS"
-AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-#if HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
-# include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_UNISTD_H
-# include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
-# include <sys/stat.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_FCNTL_H
-# include <fcntl.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_SIGNAL_H
-# include <signal.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_TIME_H
-# include <time.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-# include <termios.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_STRING_H
-# include <string.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_CTYPE_H
-# include <ctype.h>
-#endif
-
-#if defined(HAVE_GL_GL_H)
-# include <GL/gl.h>
-#elif defined(HAVE_OPENGL_GL_H)
-# include <OpenGL/gl.h>
-#endif
-
-#if defined(HAVE_AL_AL_H)
-# include <AL/al.h>
-#elif defined(HAVE_OPENAL_AL_H)
-# include <OpenAL/al.h>
-#endif
-
-#if defined(HAVE_AL_ALC_H)
-# include <AL/alc.h>
-#elif defined(HAVE_OPENAL_ALC_H)
-# include <OpenAL/alc.h>
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H
-# include <sys/resource.h>
-#endif
-
-typedef $1 testing;
-
-main() {
-  FILE *f=fopen("conftestval", "w");
-  if (!f) exit(1);
-  if (((testing)((int)((testing)1.4))) == ((testing)1.4)) {
-    fprintf(f, "%s%d\n",
-           ((testing)(-1) < (testing)0) ? "Int" : "Word",
-           sizeof(testing)*8);
-  } else {
-    fprintf(f,"%s\n",
-           (sizeof(testing) >  sizeof(double)) ? "LDouble" :
-           (sizeof(testing) == sizeof(double)) ? "Double"  : "Float");
-  }
-  fclose(f);
-  exit(0);
-}]])],[AC_CV_NAME=`cat conftestval`],
-[ifelse([$2], , [AC_CV_NAME=NotReallyAType; AC_CV_NAME_supported=no], [AC_CV_NAME=$2])],
-[ifelse([$3], , [AC_CV_NAME=NotReallyATypeCross; AC_CV_NAME_supported=no], [AC_CV_NAME=$3])])
-CPPFLAGS="$fp_check_htype_save_cppflags"]) dnl
-if test "$AC_CV_NAME_supported" = yes; then
-  AC_MSG_RESULT($AC_CV_NAME)
-  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(AC_TYPE_NAME, $AC_CV_NAME, [Define to Haskell type for $1])
-else
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([not supported])
-fi
-undefine([AC_TYPE_NAME])dnl
-undefine([AC_CV_NAME])dnl
-undefine([AC_CV_NAME_supported])dnl
-])
-
-
 # FP_CHECK_FUNC(FUNCTION, PROLOGUE, BODY, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # A variant of AC_CHECK_FUNCS, limited to a single FUNCTION, but with the
 # FP_CHECK_FUNC(FUNCTION, PROLOGUE, BODY, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # A variant of AC_CHECK_FUNCS, limited to a single FUNCTION, but with the
@@ -938,7 +853,7 @@ EOF
 # 'PATH'. Note that /usr/bin/fop is broken in SuSE 9.1 (unpatched), so try
 # /usr/share/fop/fop.sh in that case (or no 'fop'), too.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_FOP],
 # 'PATH'. Note that /usr/bin/fop is broken in SuSE 9.1 (unpatched), so try
 # /usr/share/fop/fop.sh in that case (or no 'fop'), too.
 AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_FOP],
-[AC_PATH_PROGS([FopCmd1], [fop])
+[AC_PATH_PROGS([FopCmd1], [fop fop.sh])
 if test -n "$FopCmd1"; then
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $FopCmd1 usability], [fp_cv_fop_usability],
     [FP_GEN_FO
 if test -n "$FopCmd1"; then
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $FopCmd1 usability], [fp_cv_fop_usability],
     [FP_GEN_FO
@@ -1021,38 +936,75 @@ AC_SUBST([GhcHasReadline], [`echo $fp_cv_ghc_has_readline | sed 'y/yesno/YESNO/'
 ])# FP_GHC_HAS_READLINE
 
 
 ])# FP_GHC_HAS_READLINE
 
 
-# FP_GCC_NEEDS_NO_OMIT_LFPTR
-# --------------------------
+# FP_GCC_EXTRA_FLAGS
+# ------------------
+# 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
 # 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. Defines HAVE_GCC_MNO_OMIT_LFPTR.
-AC_DEFUN([FP_GCC_NEEDS_NO_OMIT_LFPTR],
-[AC_REQUIRE([FP_HAVE_GCC])
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether gcc needs -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer], [fp_cv_gcc_needs_no_omit_lfptr],
-[FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.2],
-  [fp_cv_gcc_needs_no_omit_lfptr=yes],
-  [fp_cv_gcc_needs_no_omit_lfptr=no])])
-if test "$fp_cv_gcc_needs_no_omit_lfptr" = "yes"; then
-   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GCC_MNO_OMIT_LFPTR], [1], [Define to 1 if gcc supports -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer.])
-fi])# FP_GCC_NEEDS_NO_OMIT_LFPTR
-
-# FP_GCC_HAS_NO_UNIT_AT_A_TIME
-# --------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([FP_GCC_HAS_NO_UNIT_AT_A_TIME],
+# -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_HAVE_GCC])
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether gcc has -fno-unit-at-a-time], [fp_cv_gcc_has_no_unit_at_a_time],
-[FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.4],
-  [fp_cv_gcc_has_no_unit_at_a_time=yes],
-  [fp_cv_gcc_has_no_unit_at_a_time=no])])
-if test "$fp_cv_gcc_has_no_unit_at_a_time" = "yes"; then
-   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GCC_HAS_NO_UNIT_AT_A_TIME], [1], [Define to 1 if gcc supports -fno-unit-at-a-time.])
-fi])
+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([$fp_gcc_version], [-ge], [3.4],
+  [fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts="$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="$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts -fno-unit-at-a-time"]
+     )],
+     [])
+  ;;
+ esac
+])
+AC_SUBST([GccExtraViaCOpts],$fp_cv_gcc_extra_opts)
+])
+
 
 # FP_SETUP_PROJECT_VERSION
 # ---------------------
 AC_DEFUN([FP_SETUP_PROJECT_VERSION],
 
 # FP_SETUP_PROJECT_VERSION
 # ---------------------
 AC_DEFUN([FP_SETUP_PROJECT_VERSION],
-[# Some renamings
+[
+if test "$RELEASE" = "NO"; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for GHC version date])
+    if test -f VERSION_DATE; then
+        PACKAGE_VERSION=${PACKAGE_VERSION}.`cat VERSION_DATE`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(given $PACKAGE_VERSION)
+    elif test -d _darcs; then
+        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`
+        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])
+        fi
+        PACKAGE_VERSION=${PACKAGE_VERSION}.$ver_date
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(inferred $PACKAGE_VERSION)
+    elif test -f VERSION; then
+        PACKAGE_VERSION=`cat VERSION`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(given $PACKAGE_VERSION)
+    else
+        AC_MSG_WARN([cannot determine snapshot version: no _darcs directory and no VERSION file])
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Some renamings
 AC_SUBST([ProjectName], [$PACKAGE_NAME])
 AC_SUBST([ProjectVersion], [$PACKAGE_VERSION])
 
 AC_SUBST([ProjectName], [$PACKAGE_NAME])
 AC_SUBST([ProjectVersion], [$PACKAGE_VERSION])
 
@@ -1079,4 +1031,107 @@ ProjectPatchLevel=`echo $ProjectPatchLevel | sed 's/\.//'`
 AC_SUBST([ProjectPatchLevel])
 ])# FP_SETUP_PROJECT_VERSION
 
 AC_SUBST([ProjectPatchLevel])
 ])# FP_SETUP_PROJECT_VERSION
 
+AC_DEFUN([FP_CHECK_TIMER_CREATE],
+  [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for a working timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME)], 
+    [fptools_cv_timer_create_works],
+    [AC_TRY_RUN([
+#ifdef HAVE_TIME_H
+#include <time.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGNAL_H
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#if HAVE_TIMER_CREATE && HAVE_TIMER_SETTIME
+    struct sigevent ev;
+    timer_t timer;
+    ev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
+    ev.sigev_signo  = SIGVTALRM;
+    if (timer_create(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, &ev, &timer) != 0) {
+       exit(1);
+    }
+#else
+    exit(1)
+#endif
+    exit(0);
+}
+     ],
+     [fptools_cv_timer_create_works=yes],
+     [fptools_cv_timer_create_works=no])
+  ])
+case $fptools_cv_timer_create_works in
+    yes) AC_DEFINE([USE_TIMER_CREATE], 1, 
+                   [Define to 1 if we can use timer_create(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID,...)]);;
+esac
+])
+
+# FP_ARG_GMP
+# -------------
+AC_DEFUN([FP_ARG_GMP],
+[
+AC_ARG_WITH([gmp-includes],
+  [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gmp-includes],
+    [directory containing gmp.h])],
+    [gmp_includes=$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])
+])
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+# Calculate absolute path to build tree
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AC_DEFUN([FP_FIND_ROOT],[
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for path to top of build tree)
+
+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
+  $WithGhc -v0 --make pwd -o pwd
+  cd ../..
+fi
+
+hardtop=`utils/pwd/pwd forwardslash`
+
+if ! test -d "$hardtop"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot determine current directory])
+fi   
+
+dnl Remove common automounter nonsense
+dnl
+hardtop=`echo $hardtop | sed 's|^/tmp_mnt.*\(/local/.*\)$|\1|' | sed 's|^/tmp_mnt/|/|'`
+
+AC_SUBST(hardtop)
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT(${hardtop})
+
+# 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
+])
+
 # LocalWords:  fi
 # LocalWords:  fi