compat: convert modes to use portable file type values

[thirdparty/git.git] / configure.ac

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4b1ae7c3c9f5ff5080dc026a6eb835d579d29949..f75609e743517930738dc9eb2e919107c75e7440 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -865,6 +865,29 @@ else
        SNPRINTF_RETURNS_BOGUS=
 fi
 GIT_CONF_SUBST([SNPRINTF_RETURNS_BOGUS])
+#
+# Define NEEDS_MODE_TRANSLATION if your OS strays from the typical file type
+# bits in mode values.
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the platform uses typical file type bits],
+ [ac_cv_sane_mode_bits], [
+AC_EGREP_CPP(yippeeyeswehaveit,
+       AC_LANG_PROGRAM([AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT],
+[#if S_IFMT == 0170000 && \
+       S_IFREG == 0100000 && S_IFDIR == 0040000 && S_IFLNK == 0120000 && \
+       S_IFBLK == 0060000 && S_IFCHR == 0020000 && \
+       S_IFIFO == 0010000 && S_IFSOCK == 0140000
+yippeeyeswehaveit
+#endif
+]),
+       [ac_cv_sane_mode_bits=yes],
+       [ac_cv_sane_mode_bits=no])
+])
+if test $ac_cv_sane_mode_bits = yes; then
+       NEEDS_MODE_TRANSLATION=
+else
+       NEEDS_MODE_TRANSLATION=UnfortunatelyYes
+fi
+GIT_CONF_SUBST([NEEDS_MODE_TRANSLATION])
 
 
 ## Checks for library functions.