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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl initialization
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.7.1], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
+AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.8.0], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
 
 dnl the file passed to AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR should be specific to our package
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([wx-config.in])
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ dnl
 dnl wx_release_number += 1
 
 wx_major_version_number=2
-wx_minor_version_number=7
-wx_release_number=2
+wx_minor_version_number=8
+wx_release_number=0
 wx_subrelease_number=0
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ dnl does make support "-include" (only GNU make does AFAIK)?
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([if make is GNU make], wx_cv_prog_makeisgnu,
 [
     if ( ${SHELL-sh} -c "${MAKE-make} --version" 2> /dev/null |
-            egrep -s GNU > /dev/null); then
+            $EGREP -s GNU > /dev/null); then
         wx_cv_prog_makeisgnu="yes"
     else
         wx_cv_prog_makeisgnu="no"
@@ -1974,6 +1974,9 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK(
     [whether the compiler supports variadic macros],
     [wx_cv_have_variadic_macros],
     [
+        dnl C compiler might support variadic macros when C++ one doesn't
+        dnl (happens with gcc/g++ 2.95.4), so must use C++ one explicitly
+        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
             AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
                 [
@@ -1987,6 +1990,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK(
             [wx_cv_have_variadic_macros=yes],
             [wx_cv_have_variadic_macros=no]
             )
+        AC_LANG_POP()
     ]
 )
 
@@ -2017,6 +2021,7 @@ if test "x$wx_largefile" = "xyes"; then
                 [if -D__STDC_EXT__ is required],
                 wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required,
                 [
+                    AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                     AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                         [],
                         [
@@ -2027,6 +2032,7 @@ if test "x$wx_largefile" = "xyes"; then
                         wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required=no,
                         wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required=yes
                     )
+                    AC_LANG_POP()
                 ]
             )
             if test "x$wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required" = "xyes"; then
@@ -2215,7 +2221,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
                  std::find_if(moo.begin(), moo.end(),
                               std::bind2nd(std::less<int>(), 3));],
             wx_cv_lib_stl=yes,
-            wx_cv_lib_stl=no,
+            wx_cv_lib_stl=no
+        )]
     )
 
     if test "$wx_cv_lib_stl" != yes; then
@@ -3275,7 +3282,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
        PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
 
        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DIRECTFB,
-                         [directfb >= 0.9.22],
+                         [directfb >= 0.9.23],
                          [
                            wxUSE_UNIVERSAL="yes"
                            TOOLKIT_INCLUDE="$DIRECTFB_CFLAGS"
@@ -3354,6 +3361,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
 
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOX, pangox,
                 [
+                    CFLAGS="$PANGOX_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$PANGOX_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PANGOX_LIBS"
                 ],
@@ -3363,6 +3371,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             )
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOFT2, pangoft2,
                 [
+                    CFLAGS="$PANGOFT2_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$PANGOFT2_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PANGOFT2_LIBS"
                 ],
@@ -3374,6 +3383,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOXFT, pangoxft,
                 [
                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PANGO_XFT)
+                    CFLAGS="$PANGOXFT_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$PANGOXFT_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PANGOXFT_LIBS"
                 ],
@@ -3381,12 +3391,9 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                     AC_MSG_WARN([pangoxft library not found, library will be compiled without anti-aliasing support])
                 ]
             )
-            save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
             save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-            CXXFLAGS="$PANGOX_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
             LIBS="$LIBS $PANGOX_LIBS"
             AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pango_font_family_is_monospace])
-            CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
             LIBS="$save_LIBS"
         fi
 
@@ -3416,8 +3423,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             WX_INCLUDE_PATH_EXIST($ac_find_includes, $TOOLKIT_INCLUDE)
             TOOLKIT_INCLUDE="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE$ac_path_to_include"
         else
-            save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-            CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+            save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+            CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
             AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                 [
@@ -3437,7 +3444,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                 ]
             )
 
-            CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+            CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
         fi
 
 
@@ -3453,8 +3460,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             dnl it might happen that we found headers in one of the standard
             dnl paths but the libs are elsewhere but still in default (linker)
             dnl path -- try to compile a test program to check for this
-            save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-            CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+            save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+            CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
             save_LIBS="$LIBS"
             LIBS="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lXm -lXmu -lXext -lX11"
 
@@ -3476,7 +3483,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                 ]
             )
 
-            CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+            CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
             LIBS="$save_LIBS"
         fi
 
@@ -3490,8 +3497,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                     if test "$libs_found" = "0"; then
                         save_LIBS="$LIBS"
                         LIBS="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lXm ${libp} -lXmu -lXext -lXt${libsm_ice} -lX11"
-                        save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-                        CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+                        save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
                         AC_TRY_LINK(
                             [
@@ -3514,7 +3521,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                         )
 
                         LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-                        CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
                     fi
                 done
             fi
@@ -3529,8 +3536,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
         dnl elsewhere
         AC_CHECK_LIB(Sgm, [SgCreateList], [libsgm_link=" -lSgm"])
 
-        save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-        CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+        save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+        CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([for Motif 2],
             wx_cv_lib_motif2,
@@ -3569,7 +3576,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             AC_DEFINE(__WXLESSTIF__,0)
         fi
 
-        CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+        CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
 
         GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY${libsgm_link} -lXm${libp_link} -lXmu -lXext -lXt${libsm_ice_link} -lX11"
         TOOLKIT=MOTIF
@@ -3590,8 +3597,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for X11/xpm.h],
                     wx_cv_x11_xpm_h,
                     [
-                        save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-                        CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+                        save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                             [
@@ -3605,7 +3612,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                             wx_cv_x11_xpm_h=no
                         )
 
-                        CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
                     ]
                 )
 
@@ -3628,8 +3635,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                      [], [$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lX11])
 
         if test "$wxHAVE_XEXT_LIB" = 1; then
-            save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
-            CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+            save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+            CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
             AC_MSG_CHECKING([for X11/extensions/shape.h])
             AC_TRY_COMPILE([
@@ -3648,7 +3655,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                            [
                             AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
                            ])
-            CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
+            CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
 
         fi
     fi
@@ -3894,7 +3901,10 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 USE_OPENGL=0
 if test "$wxUSE_OPENGL" = "yes"; then
-    if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_COCOA" = "1"; then
+    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_DFB" = "1"; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([wxGLCanvas not implemented for this port, library will be compiled without it.])
+        wxUSE_OPENGL="no"
+    elif test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_COCOA" = "1"; then
         OPENGL_LIBS="-framework OpenGL -framework AGL"
     elif test "$wxUSE_MSW" = 1; then
         OPENGL_LIBS="-lopengl32 -lglu32"
@@ -4597,7 +4607,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = yes; then
 fi
 
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_fnmatch_h" = "xyes"; then
-    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(fnmatch)
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(fnmatch,,,[#include <fnmatch.h>])
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_FILE" = "yes"; then
@@ -4883,7 +4893,10 @@ if test "$HAVE_SOME_SLEEP_FUNC" != 1; then
 fi
 
 dnl check for uname (POSIX) and gethostname (BSD)
-WX_CHECK_FUNCS(uname gethostname, break)
+WX_CHECK_FUNCS(uname,,,[#include <sys/utsname.h>])
+if test "$wx_cv_func_uname" != yes; then
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(gethostname)  
+fi
 
 WX_CHECK_FUNCS(strtok_r, [], [], [#define _REENTRANT])
 
@@ -4972,14 +4985,14 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
 
     dnl the code below:
     dnl
-    dnl   defines THREADS_LINK and THREADS_CXXFLAGS which are the options
+    dnl   defines THREADS_LINK and THREADS_CFLAGS which are the options
     dnl   necessary to build the MT programs for the linker and compiler
     dnl   respectively
     dnl
     dnl   sets wxUSE_THREADS=1 if thread support is activated
 
     THREADS_LINK=
-    THREADS_CXXFLAGS=
+    THREADS_CFLAGS=
 
     if test "$wxUSE_THREADS" = "yes" ; then
         if test "$USE_BEOS" = 1; then
@@ -5070,7 +5083,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
 
                 -*)
                     AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether pthreads work with $flag])
-                    THREADS_CXXFLAGS="$flag"
+                    THREADS_CFLAGS="$flag"
                     ;;
 
                 *)
@@ -5080,16 +5093,16 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
               esac
 
               save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-              save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+              save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
               LIBS="$THREADS_LINK $LIBS"
-              CXXFLAGS="$THREADS_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+              CFLAGS="$THREADS_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
 
               AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>],
                           [pthread_create(0,0,0,0);],
                           THREADS_OK=yes)
 
               LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-              CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
+              CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
 
               AC_MSG_RESULT($THREADS_OK)
               if test "x$THREADS_OK" = "xyes"; then
@@ -5097,7 +5110,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
               fi
 
               THREADS_LINK=""
-              THREADS_CXXFLAGS=""
+              THREADS_CFLAGS=""
       done
 
       if test "x$THREADS_OK" != "xyes"; then
@@ -5106,7 +5119,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
       else
           dnl yes, these special compiler flags should be used with the
           dnl linker as well
-          LDFLAGS="$THREADS_CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+          LDFLAGS="$THREADS_CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
           LIBS="$THREADS_LINK $LIBS"
 
           AC_MSG_CHECKING([if more special flags are required for pthreads])
@@ -5138,11 +5151,11 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
           esac
           AC_MSG_RESULT(${flag})
           if test "x$flag" != xno; then
-              THREADS_CXXFLAGS="$THREADS_CXXFLAGS $flag"
+              THREADS_CFLAGS="$THREADS_CFLAGS $flag"
           fi
 
           dnl don't add these options to CPPFLAGS as cpp might not know them
-          WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS $THREADS_CXXFLAGS"
+          WXCONFIG_CFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CFLAGS $THREADS_CFLAGS"
       fi
     fi
 
@@ -5293,8 +5306,8 @@ else
             AC_CACHE_CHECK([if compiler supports -mthreads],
                 wx_cv_cflags_mthread,
                 [
-                    CXXFLAGS_OLD="$CXXFLAGS"
-                    CXXFLAGS="-mthreads $CXXFLAGS"
+                    CFLAGS_OLD="$CFLAGS"
+                    CFLAGS="-mthreads $CFLAGS"
                     AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [],
                         wx_cv_cflags_mthread=yes,
                         wx_cv_cflags_mthread=no
@@ -5304,16 +5317,15 @@ else
 
             if test "$wx_cv_cflags_mthread" = "yes"; then
                 dnl it does, use it
-                WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS -mthreads"
+                WXCONFIG_CFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CFLAGS -mthreads"
                 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -mthreads"
             else
                 dnl it doesn't
-                CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_OLD"
+                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_OLD"
             fi
         ;;
         *-pc-os2*emx )
             WXCONFIG_CFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CFLAGS -Zmt -D__ST_MT_ERRNO__"
-            WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS -Zmt -D__ST_MT_ERRNO__"
             LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Zmt"
         ;;
       esac
@@ -5657,37 +5669,40 @@ fi
 dnl Unix implementation needs additional checks because audio support
 dnl comes in many favours:
 if test "$USE_UNIX" = "1" ; then
-    dnl it's not enough to check for just the header because OSS under NetBSD
-    dnl redefines ioctl as oss_ioctrl inside it and so we also need to test
-    dnl whether we need -lossaudio at link-time
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED in sys/soundcard.h], ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard, [
-        AC_TRY_LINK([
-                #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-                #include <sys/soundcard.h>
-            ],
-            [
-                ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
-            ],
-            ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
-            [
-                saveLibs="$LIBS"
-                LIBS="$saveLibs -lossaudio"
-                AC_TRY_LINK([
-                        #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-                        #include <sys/soundcard.h>
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
-                    ],
-                    ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
-                    [
-                        LIBS="$saveLibs"
-                        ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=no
-                    ]
-                )
-            ]
-        )
-    ])
+    dnl mmedia doesn't compile with wxMGL, remove this if this is ever fixed
+    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" != 1; then
+        dnl it's not enough to check for just the header because OSS under NetBSD
+        dnl redefines ioctl as oss_ioctrl inside it and so we also need to test
+        dnl whether we need -lossaudio at link-time
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED in sys/soundcard.h], ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard, [
+            AC_TRY_LINK([
+                    #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+                    #include <sys/soundcard.h>
+                ],
+                [
+                    ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
+                ],
+                ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
+                [
+                    saveLibs="$LIBS"
+                    LIBS="$saveLibs -lossaudio"
+                    AC_TRY_LINK([
+                            #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+                            #include <sys/soundcard.h>
+                        ],
+                        [
+                            ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
+                        ],
+                        ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
+                        [
+                            LIBS="$saveLibs"
+                            ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=no
+                        ]
+                    )
+                ]
+            )
+        ])
+    fi
 
     if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard" = "yes"; then
         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H)
@@ -5695,6 +5710,7 @@ if test "$USE_UNIX" = "1" ; then
         DISABLED_CONTRIB="$DISABLED_CONTRIB mmedia"
     fi
 fi
+
 WITH_PLUGIN_SDL=0
 if test "$wxUSE_SOUND" = "yes"; then
   if test "$USE_UNIX" = "1" ; then
@@ -5702,6 +5718,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOUND" = "yes"; then
       AM_PATH_SDL([1.2.0],
                   [
                     EXTRALIBS_SDL="$SDL_LIBS"
+                    CFLAGS="$SDL_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$SDL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBSDL)
                   ],
@@ -5733,6 +5750,7 @@ if test "$WXGTK20" = 1; then
                 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGNOMEPRINTUI,
                                   [libgnomeprintui-2.2 >= 2.8],
                     [
+                        CFLAGS="$LIBGNOMEPRINTUI_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                         CXXFLAGS="$LIBGNOMEPRINTUI_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBGNOMEPRINT)
                     ],
@@ -5750,6 +5768,7 @@ if test "$WXGTK20" = 1; then
                 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNOMEVFS,
                                   [gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.0],
                     [
+                        CFLAGS="$GNOMEVFS_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                         CXXFLAGS="$GNOMEVFS_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBGNOMEVFS)
                     ],
@@ -5766,6 +5785,7 @@ if test "$WXGTK20" = 1; then
                           [hildon-lgpl >= 0.9],
             [
                 EXTRALIBS_HILDON="$HILDON_LIBS"
+                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $HILDON_CFLAGS"
                 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $HILDON_CFLAGS"
                 AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBHILDON)
             ],
@@ -5998,6 +6018,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_DATETIME" = "yes"; then
     AC_CACHE_CHECK(for timezone variable in <time.h>,
                    wx_cv_var_timezone,
                    [
+                        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                             [
                                 #include <time.h>
@@ -6043,6 +6064,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_DATETIME" = "yes"; then
                                 )
                             ]
                         )
+                        AC_LANG_POP()
                    ]
     )
 
@@ -6185,9 +6207,9 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                         dnl converting between incompatible pointer types, so
                         dnl try to use it to get the correct behaviour at
                         dnl least with gcc (otherwise we'd always use size_t)
-                        CXXFLAGS_OLD="$CXXFLAGS"
+                        CFLAGS_OLD="$CFLAGS"
                         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-                            CXXFLAGS="-Werror $CXXFLAGS"
+                            CFLAGS="-Werror $CFLAGS"
                         fi
 
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
@@ -6214,7 +6236,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                             )
                         )
 
-                        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_OLD"
+                        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_OLD"
                     ]
                 )
                 AC_LANG_POP()
@@ -6241,17 +6263,12 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                     ],
                     wx_cv_type_getsockopt5=socklen_t,
                     [
-                        dnl the compiler will compile the version with size_t
-                        dnl even if the real type of the last parameter is int
-                        dnl but it should give at least a warning about
-                        dnl converting between incompatible pointer types, so
-                        dnl try to use it to get the correct behaviour at
-                        dnl least with gcc (otherwise we'd always use size_t)
-                        CXXFLAGS_OLD="$CXXFLAGS"
-                        if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-                            CXXFLAGS="-Werror $CXXFLAGS"
-                        fi
-
+                        dnl Note that the rules for compatibility of pointers
+                        dnl are somewhat different between C and C++, so code 
+                        dnl that fails in C++ may not even give a warning about
+                        dnl converting between incompatible pointer types in C.
+                        dnl So this test needs to be done in C++ mode.
+                        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                             [
                                 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6275,8 +6292,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                                 wx_cv_type_getsockopt5=unknown
                             )
                         )
-
-                        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_OLD"
+                        AC_LANG_POP()
                     ]
                 )
             ])
@@ -6370,7 +6386,13 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_JOYSTICK" = "yes"; then
     else
         dnl wxJoystick not supported by wxMGL at all
         if test "$wxUSE_MGL" != "1"; then
-            AC_CHECK_HEADERS(linux/joystick.h, wxUSE_JOYSTICK=yes)
+            dnl notice the dummy includes argument: without it, AC_CHECK_HEADER
+            dnl checks only whether the header can be preprocessed, not that it
+            dnl can be compiled and in Linux 2.6.16 joystick.h is present but
+            dnl can't be compiled because of an error and with the default
+            dnl AC_CHECK_HEADER semantics we'd still detect it in this case and
+            dnl build would fail later
+            AC_CHECK_HEADER(linux/joystick.h, wxUSE_JOYSTICK=yes,,[#include <stdio.h>])
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -8010,7 +8032,7 @@ for subdir in `echo $SUBDIRS`; do
                 disabled_var=DISABLED_`echo $subdir | tr [[a-z]] [[A-Z]]`;
                 eval "disabled=\$$disabled_var"
                 disabled=/`echo X $disabled | sed 's@ @/|/@g'`/
-                makefiles=`(cd $srcdir ; find $subdir -name Makefile.in) | egrep -v "$disabled"`
+                makefiles=`(cd $srcdir ; find $subdir -name Makefile.in) | $EGREP -v "$disabled"`
             fi
         else dnl we build wxBase only
             dnl don't take all samples/utils, just those which build with