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m4/lib-ignore.m4

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+# If possible, ignore libraries that are not depended on.
+
+dnl Copyright (C) 2006 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.
+
+dnl Written by Paul Eggert.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_IGNORE_UNUSED_LIBRARIES],
+[
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for flag to ignore unused libraries],
+    [gl_cv_ignore_unused_libraries],
+    [gl_cv_ignore_unused_libraries=none
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
+       [gl_ldd_output0=`(ldd conftest$ac_exeext) 2>/dev/null` ||
+	  gl_ldd_output0=])
+     if test "$gl_ldd_output0"; then
+       gl_saved_ldflags=$LDFLAGS
+       gl_saved_libs=$LIBS
+       LIBS="$LIBS -lm"
+       AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
+	 [gl_ldd_output1=`(ldd conftest$ac_exeext) 2>/dev/null` ||
+	    gl_ldd_output1=])
+       if test "$gl_ldd_output1" && test "$gl_ldd_output0" != "$gl_ldd_output1"
+       then
+	 for gl_flags in '-Xlinker -zignore' '-zignore'; do
+	   LDFLAGS="$gl_flags $LDFLAGS"
+	   AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
+	     [if gl_ldd_output2=`(ldd conftest$ac_exeext) 2>/dev/null` &&
+		 test "$gl_ldd_output0" = "$gl_ldd_output2"; then
+		gl_cv_ignore_unused_libraries=$gl_flags
+	      fi])
+	   LDFLAGS=$gl_saved_ldflags
+	   test "gl_cv_ignore_unused_libraries" != none && break
+	 done
+       fi
+       LIBS=$gl_saved_LIBS
+     fi])
+
+  test "$gl_cv_ignore_unused_libraries" != none &&
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $gl_cv_ignore_unused_libraries"
+])