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+# strerror.m4 serial 16
+dnl Copyright (C) 2002, 2007-2011 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.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_STRERROR],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_HEADER_STRING_H_DEFAULTS])
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_HEADER_ERRNO_H])
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_STRERROR_0])
+  m4_ifdef([gl_FUNC_STRERROR_R_WORKS], [
+    AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_STRERROR_R_WORKS])
+  ])
+  if test "$ERRNO_H:$REPLACE_STRERROR_0" = :0; then
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working strerror function],
+     [gl_cv_func_working_strerror],
+     [AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+        [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+           [[#include <string.h>
+           ]],
+           [[if (!*strerror (-2)) return 1;]])],
+        [gl_cv_func_working_strerror=yes],
+        [gl_cv_func_working_strerror=no],
+        [dnl Be pessimistic on cross-compiles for now.
+         gl_cv_func_working_strerror="guessing no"])
+    ])
+    if test "$gl_cv_func_working_strerror" != yes; then
+      dnl The system's strerror() fails to return a string for out-of-range
+      dnl integers. Replace it.
+      REPLACE_STRERROR=1
+    fi
+    m4_ifdef([gl_FUNC_STRERROR_R_WORKS], [
+      dnl If the system's strerror_r or __xpg_strerror_r clobbers strerror's
+      dnl buffer, we must replace strerror.
+      case "$gl_cv_func_strerror_r_works" in
+        *no) REPLACE_STRERROR=1 ;;
+      esac
+    ])
+  else
+    dnl The system's strerror() cannot know about the new errno values we add
+    dnl to <errno.h>, or any fix for strerror(0). Replace it.
+    REPLACE_STRERROR=1
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl Detect if strerror(0) passes (that is, does not set errno, and does not
+dnl return a string that matches strerror(-1)).
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_STRERROR_0],
+[
+  REPLACE_STRERROR_0=0
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether strerror(0) succeeds],
+   [gl_cv_func_strerror_0_works],
+   [AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+         [[#include <string.h>
+           #include <errno.h>
+         ]],
+         [[int result = 0;
+           char *str;
+           errno = 0;
+           str = strerror (0);
+           if (!*str) result |= 1;
+           if (errno) result |= 2;
+           if (strstr (str, "nknown") || strstr (str, "ndefined"))
+             result |= 4;
+           return result;]])],
+      [gl_cv_func_strerror_0_works=yes],
+      [gl_cv_func_strerror_0_works=no],
+      [dnl Be pessimistic on cross-compiles for now.
+       gl_cv_func_strerror_0_works="guessing no"])
+  ])
+  if test "$gl_cv_func_strerror_0_works" != yes; then
+    REPLACE_STRERROR_0=1
+    AC_DEFINE([REPLACE_STRERROR_0], [1], [Define to 1 if strerror(0)
+      does not return a message implying success.])
+  fi
+])