Ensure that the C++ compiler used for testing actually works on a

simple test program; if not, skip the C++-related tests.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5d7cab01e4672eb5847f4ad0e79ef56ec09ae4f9..87f9f88177e019e014be3cce150bf087617ee0a2 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2004-05-23  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       Ensure that the C++ compiler used for testing actually works on a
+       simple test program; if not, skip the C++-related tests.  Problem
+       reported by Vin Shelton in:
+       http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bison/2004-05/msg00026.html
+
+       * m4/cxx.m4: New file.
+       * configure.ac (BISON_TEST_FOR_WORKING_CXX_COMPILER): Add.
+       * tests/atlocal.in (BISON_CXX_WORKS): Add.
+       * tests/local.at (AT_COMPILE_CXX): Use it.
+
 2004-05-21  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
        * data/glr.c (yylloc): Output this macro even if locations are not

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f12c7774163bd399b00dcb9c8c17c7088bd93d9a..866edfe6c2c9ee9e4ba40f3d9bd140d498826e77 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([tests/Makefile tests/atlocal])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([tests/bison], [chmod +x tests/bison])
 AC_CHECK_PROGS([VALGRIND], [valgrind])
 AC_PROG_CXX
+BISON_TEST_FOR_WORKING_CXX_COMPILER
 AM_MISSING_PROG([AUTOM4TE], [autom4te])
 # Needed by tests/atlocal.in.
 AC_SUBST([GCC])

diff --git a/m4/cxx.m4 b/m4/cxx.m4
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..1d17e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/cxx.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- Autoconf -*-
+# Sanity-test a C++ compiler.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+# 02111-1307  USA
+
+# Written by Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>.
+
+AC_DEFUN([BISON_TEST_FOR_WORKING_CXX_COMPILER],
+[
+ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $CXX builds executables that work],
+   bison_cv_cxx_works,
+   [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+    AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+        [#include <iostream>
+         using namespace std;],
+         [cout << "";])],
+      [bison_cv_cxx_works=yes],
+      [bison_cv_cxx_works=no],
+      [bison_cv_cxx_works=cross])
+    AC_LANG_POP([C++])])
+
+ case $bison_cv_cxx_works in
+ yes)
+    BISON_CXX_WORKS=':';;
+ no | cross)
+    BISON_CXX_WORKS='exit 77';;
+ esac
+
+ AC_SUBST([BISON_CXX_WORKS])
+])

diff --git a/tests/atlocal.in b/tests/atlocal.in
index ac647c0e2b0b4504c32829b90fbc947a71730d73..54c65b145a2c89a382dd5663566389f016e809cf 100644 (file)
--- a/tests/atlocal.in
+++ b/tests/atlocal.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @configure_input@                                    -*- shell-script -*-
 # Configurable variable values for Bison test suite.
-# Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # We need a C compiler.
 CC='@CC@'
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ CPPFLAGS="-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1 -I$abs_top_builddir @CPPFLAGS@"
 # Is the compiler GCC?
 GCC='@GCC@'
 
-# The GCC C++ compiler.
+# The C++ compiler.
 CXX='@CXX@'
 
+# If 'exit 77'; skip all C++ tests; otherwise ':'.
+BISON_CXX_WORKS='@BISON_CXX_WORKS@'
+
 # We want no optimization with C++, too.
 CXXFLAGS='@O0CFLAGS@ @WARNING_CXXFLAGS@ @WERROR_CFLAGS@'
 

diff --git a/tests/local.at b/tests/local.at
index 7ff9f3b44cd873053f674bafb3531671df88f28d..aba190795bff1ffee2783a9c337c55b0c9cf119e 100644 (file)
--- a/tests/local.at
+++ b/tests/local.at
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Process this -*- Autotest -*- file with autom4te.
 
 # Macros for the GNU Bison Test suite.
-# Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ m4_define([AT_COMPILE],
 
 # AT_COMPILE_CXX(OUTPUT, [SOURCES = OUTPUT.c])
 # --------------------------------------------
-# If the C++ compiler is not defined, ignore the test.
+# If the C++ compiler does not work, ignore the test.
 m4_define([AT_COMPILE_CXX],
 [AT_KEYWORDS(c++)
-AT_CHECK([$CXX --version || exit 77], 0, ignore, ignore)
+AT_CHECK([$BISON_CXX_WORKS], 0, ignore, ignore)
 AT_CHECK([$CXX $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS m4_default([$2], [$1.c]) -o $1],
          0, [ignore], [ignore])])