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# http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_cxx_bool.html
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#
# SYNOPSIS
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# AX_CXX_BOOL
#
# DESCRIPTION
#
# If the compiler recognizes bool as a separate built-in type, define
# HAVE_BOOL. Note that a typedef is not a separate type since you cannot
# overload a function such that it accepts either the basic type or the
# typedef.
#
# LICENSE
#
# Copyright (c) 2008 Todd Veldhuizen
# Copyright (c) 2008 Luc Maisonobe <luc@spaceroots.org>
#
# Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
# permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
# and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
# warranty.
#serial 6
AU_ALIAS([AC_CXX_BOOL], [AX_CXX_BOOL])
AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_BOOL],
[AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the compiler recognizes bool as a built-in type,
ax_cv_cxx_bool,
[AC_LANG_SAVE
AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
AC_TRY_COMPILE([
int f(int x){return 1;}
int f(char x){return 1;}
int f(bool x){return 1;}
],[bool b = true; return f(b);],
ax_cv_cxx_bool=yes, ax_cv_cxx_bool=no)
AC_LANG_RESTORE
])
if test "$ax_cv_cxx_bool" = yes; then
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOL,,[define if bool is a built-in type])
fi
])