dnl @synopsis AC_CXX_BOOL dnl dnl If the compiler recognizes bool as a separate built-in type, dnl define HAVE_BOOL. Note that a typedef is not a separate dnl type since you cannot overload a function such that it accepts either dnl the basic type or the typedef. dnl dnl @version $Id: ac_cxx_bool.m4,v 1.1.1.1 2001/07/26 00:46 ac-archive-0.5.39 $ dnl @author Luc Maisonobe dnl AC_DEFUN([AC_CXX_BOOL], [AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the compiler recognizes bool as a built-in type, ac_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);], ac_cv_cxx_bool=yes, ac_cv_cxx_bool=no) AC_LANG_RESTORE ]) if test "$ac_cv_cxx_bool" = yes; then AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOL,,[define if bool is a built-in type]) fi ])