If a C23 compiler is detected, try asking for C17.

Branches before 16 can't be compiled with a C23 compiler (see
deprecation warnings silenced by commit f9a56e72, and non-back-patchable
changes made in 16 by commit 1c27d16e).  Test __STDC_VERSION__, and if
it's above C17 then try appending -std=gnu17.  The test is done with the
user's CFLAGS, so an acceptable language version can also be configured
manually that way.

This is done in branches 15 and older, back to 9.2, per policy of
keeping them buildable with modern tools.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/87o72eo9iu.fsf%40gentoo.org

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6404ac104476dec07f288bf3df9dd9d96369b77d..691660b651680decabc2399d886465ca97b188a3 100755 (executable)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5086,6 +5086,83 @@ else
   BITCODE_CXXFLAGS="-O2 $BITCODE_CXXFLAGS"
 fi
 
+# We use C constructs that became invalid in C23.  Check if the compiler
+# reports a standard higher than C17, with the flags selected above (so the
+# user can control the language level explicitly to avoid the gcc/clang-only
+# fallback logic below if preferred).
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $CC reports a C standard higher than ISO C17" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $CC reports a C standard higher than ISO C17... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ > 201710L
+choke me
+#endif
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  POSTC17=no
+else
+  POSTC17=yes
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ${POSTC17}" >&5
+$as_echo "${POSTC17}" >&6; }
+
+# If a too recent standard was detected with the user's CFLAGS, try asking for
+# C17 with GNU extensions explicitly.
+if test "$POSTC17" = yes; then
+  old_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -std=gnu17, for CFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CC} supports -std=gnu17, for CFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__std_gnu17+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+pgac_save_CC=$CC
+CC=${CC}
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -std=gnu17"
+ac_save_c_werror_flag=$ac_c_werror_flag
+ac_c_werror_flag=yes
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__std_gnu17=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__std_gnu17=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+ac_c_werror_flag=$ac_save_c_werror_flag
+CFLAGS="$pgac_save_CFLAGS"
+CC="$pgac_save_CC"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__std_gnu17" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__std_gnu17" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__std_gnu17" = x"yes"; then
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -std=gnu17"
+fi
+
+
+  if test "$CFLAGS" = "$old_CFLAGS"; then
+    as_fn_error $? "cannot proceed" "$LINENO" 5
+  fi
+fi
+
 # C[XX]FLAGS we determined above will be added back at the end
 user_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 CFLAGS=""

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 82f4c618aaabc504b7d02fb2d5040cd2185c4ff0..26ec192b20b59174b7cea3bbc7ae311536e0b2c7 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -451,6 +451,26 @@ else
   BITCODE_CXXFLAGS="-O2 $BITCODE_CXXFLAGS"
 fi
 
+# We use C constructs that became invalid in C23.  Check if the compiler
+# reports a standard higher than C17, with the flags selected above (so the
+# user can control the language level explicitly to avoid the gcc/clang-only
+# fallback logic below if preferred).
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $CC reports a C standard higher than ISO C17])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [@%:@if __STDC_VERSION__ > 201710L
+choke me
+@%:@endif])], [POSTC17=no], [POSTC17=yes])
+AC_MSG_RESULT(${POSTC17})
+
+# If a too recent standard was detected with the user's CFLAGS, try asking for
+# C17 with GNU extensions explicitly.
+if test "$POSTC17" = yes; then
+  old_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-std=gnu17])
+  if test "$CFLAGS" = "$old_CFLAGS"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot proceed])
+  fi
+fi
+
 # C[XX]FLAGS we determined above will be added back at the end
 user_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 CFLAGS=""