# Check that stat(1) is present and determine the syntax for the format # string (BSD or GNU). Defines ac_cv_stat_flavor to either GNU or BSD; # and evaluates either IF-GNU or IF-BSD expression. # CTNG_PROG_STAT([IF-GNU], [IF-BSD]) AC_DEFUN([CTNG_PROG_STAT], [AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([CTNG_CHECK_PROGS_REQ]) CTNG_CHECK_PROGS_REQ([stat], [stat]) AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether stat takes GNU or BSD format], [acx_cv_stat_flavor], [touch conftest chmod 642 conftest attr_bsd=$(stat -f '%Lp' conftest 2>/dev/null) attr_gnu=$(stat -c '%a' conftest 2>/dev/null) rm -f conftest AS_IF([test "$attr_bsd" = "642"], [acx_cv_stat_flavor=BSD $2 ], [test "$attr_gnu" = "642"], [acx_cv_stat_flavor=GNU $1 ], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot determine stat(1) format option])])]) ])