Add macros for checking for long double and defining the size of long double on the platform. Ctypes and Struct module will both need them.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4d09bed..696e724 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1197,6 +1197,18 @@
AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long long, 8)
fi
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for long double support)
+have_long_double=no
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [long double x; x = (long double)0;], [
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE, 1, [Define this if you have the type long double.])
+ have_long_double=yes
+])
+AC_MSG_RESULT($have_long_double)
+if test "$have_long_double" = yes ; then
+AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long double, 16)
+fi
+
+
AC_MSG_CHECKING(for _Bool support)
have_c99_bool=no
AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [_Bool x; x = (_Bool)0;], [