ffi 1.15.5 → 1.17.0

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 Status
 ======
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/libffi/libffi.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/libffi/libffi)
-[![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/8lko9vagbx4w2kxq?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/atgreen/libffi)
-
-libffi-3.4 was released on TBD.  Check the libffi web
+libffi-3.4.6 was released on February 18, 2024.  Check the libffi web
 page for updates: <URL:http://sourceware.org/libffi/>.
 
 
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ bridge from the interpreter program to compiled code.
 The libffi library provides a portable, high level programming
 interface to various calling conventions. This allows a programmer to
 call any function specified by a call interface description at run
-time.  
+time.
 
 FFI stands for Foreign Function Interface.  A foreign function
 interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code
@@ -55,6 +52,8 @@ tested:
 | Alpha           | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | Alpha           | Tru64            | GCC                     |
 | ARC             | Linux            | GCC                     |
+| ARC32           | Linux            | GCC                     |
+| ARC64           | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | ARM             | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | ARM             | iOS              | GCC                     |
 | ARM             | Windows          | MSVC                    |
@@ -62,8 +61,10 @@ tested:
 | Blackfin        | uClinux          | GCC                     |
 | CSKY            | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | HPPA            | HPUX             | GCC                     |
+| HPPA64          | HPUX             | GCC                     |
 | KVX             | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | IA-64           | Linux            | GCC                     |
+| LoongArch64     | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | M68K            | FreeMiNT         | GCC                     |
 | M68K            | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | M68K            | RTEMS            | GCC                     |
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ tested:
 | Moxie           | Bare metal       | GCC                     |
 | Nios II         | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | OpenRISC        | Linux            | GCC                     |
+| PowerPC 32-bit  | AIX              | GCC                     |
 | PowerPC 32-bit  | AIX              | IBM XL C                |
 | PowerPC 64-bit  | AIX              | IBM XL C                |
 | PowerPC         | AMIGA            | GCC                     |
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ tested:
 | SPARC64         | Solaris          | Oracle Solaris Studio C |
 | TILE-Gx/TILEPro | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | VAX             | OpenBSD/vax      | GCC                     |
+| WASM32          | Emscripten       | EMCC                    |
 | X86             | FreeBSD          | GCC                     |
 | X86             | GNU HURD         | GCC                     |
 | X86             | Interix          | GCC                     |
@@ -108,14 +111,14 @@ tested:
 | X86             | Solaris          | GCC                     |
 | X86             | Solaris          | Oracle Solaris Studio C |
 | X86             | Windows/Cygwin   | GCC                     |
-| X86             | Windows/MingW    | GCC                     |
+| X86             | Windows/MinGW    | GCC                     |
 | X86-64          | FreeBSD          | GCC                     |
 | X86-64          | Linux            | GCC                     |
 | X86-64          | Linux/x32        | GCC                     |
 | X86-64          | OpenBSD          | GCC                     |
 | X86-64          | Solaris          | Oracle Solaris Studio C |
 | X86-64          | Windows/Cygwin   | GCC                     |
-| X86-64          | Windows/MingW    | GCC                     |
+| X86-64          | Windows/MinGW    | GCC                     |
 | X86-64          | Mac OSX          | GCC                     |
 | Xtensa          | Linux            | GCC                     |
 
@@ -137,15 +140,15 @@ install autoconf, automake and libtool.
 
 You may want to tell configure where to install the libffi library and
 header files. To do that, use the ``--prefix`` configure switch.  Libffi
-will install under /usr/local by default. 
+will install under /usr/local by default.
 
 If you want to enable extra run-time debugging checks use the the
 ``--enable-debug`` configure switch. This is useful when your program dies
-mysteriously while using libffi. 
+mysteriously while using libffi.
 
 Another useful configure switch is ``--enable-purify-safety``. Using this
 will add some extra code which will suppress certain warnings when you
-are using Purify with libffi. Only use this switch when using 
+are using Purify with libffi. Only use this switch when using
 Purify, as it will slow down the library.
 
 If you don't want to build documentation, use the ``--disable-docs``
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ It's also possible to build libffi on Windows platforms with
 Microsoft's Visual C++ compiler.  In this case, use the msvcc.sh
 wrapper script during configuration like so:
 
-    path/to/configure CC=path/to/msvcc.sh CXX=path/to/msvcc.sh LD=link CPP="cl -nologo -EP" CPPFLAGS="-DFFI_BUILDING_DLL"
+    path/to/configure CC=path/to/msvcc.sh CXX=path/to/msvcc.sh LD=link CPP="cl -nologo -EP" CXXCPP="cl -nologo -EP" CPPFLAGS="-DFFI_BUILDING_DLL"
 
 For 64-bit Windows builds, use ``CC="path/to/msvcc.sh -m64"`` and
 ``CXX="path/to/msvcc.sh -m64"``.  You may also need to specify
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ For 64-bit Windows builds, use ``CC="path/to/msvcc.sh -m64"`` and
 It is also possible to build libffi on Windows platforms with the LLVM
 project's clang-cl compiler, like below:
 
-    path/to/configure CC="path/to/msvcc.sh -clang-cl" CXX="path/to/msvcc.sh -clang-cl" LD=link CPP="clang-cl -EP" 
+    path/to/configure CC="path/to/msvcc.sh -clang-cl" CXX="path/to/msvcc.sh -clang-cl" LD=link CPP="clang-cl -EP"
 
 When building with MSVC under a MingW environment, you may need to
 remove the line in configure that sets 'fix_srcfile_path' to a 'cygpath'
@@ -198,14 +201,46 @@ History
 
 See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
 
-    3.4 TBD
-    	Add support for Alibaba's CSKY architecture.
+    3.4.6 Feb-18-2024
+        Fix long double regression on mips64 and alpha.
+
+    3.4.5 Feb-15-2024
+        Add support for wasm32.
+        Add support for aarch64 branch target identification (bti).
+        Add support for ARCv3: ARC32 & ARC64.
+        Add support for HPPA64, and many HPPA fixes.
+        Add support for Haikuos on PowerPC.
+        Fixes for AIX, loongson, MIPS, power, sparc64, and x86 Darwin.
+
+    3.4.4 Oct-23-2022
+        Important aarch64 fixes, including support for linux builds
+          with Link Time Optimization (-flto).
+        Fix x86 stdcall stack alignment.
+        Fix x86 Windows msvc assembler compatibility.
+        Fix moxie and or1k small structure args.
+
+    3.4.3 Sep-19-2022
+        All struct args are passed by value, regardless of size, as per ABIs.
+        Enable static trampolines for Cygwin.
+        Add support for Loongson's LoongArch64 architecture.
+        Fix x32 static trampolines.
+        Fix 32-bit x86 stdcall stack corruption.
+        Fix ILP32 aarch64 support.
+
+    3.4.2 Jun-28-2021
+        Add static trampoline support for Linux on x86_64 and ARM64.
+        Add support for Alibaba's CSKY architecture.
+        Add support for Kalray's KVX architecture.
         Add support for Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET).
-	Add support for ARM Pointer Authentication (PA).
-	Fix 32-bit PPC regression.
-	Fix MIPS soft-float problem.
-
-    3.3 Nov-23-19
+        Add support for ARM Pointer Authentication (PA).
+        Fix 32-bit PPC regression.
+        Fix MIPS soft-float problem.
+        Enable tmpdir override with the $LIBFFI_TMPDIR environment variable.
+        Enable compatibility with MSVC runtime stack checking.
+        Reject float and small integer argument in ffi_prep_cif_var().
+          Callers must promote these types themselves.
+
+    3.3 Nov-23-2019
         Add RISC-V support.
         New API in support of GO closures.
         Add IEEE754 binary128 long double support for 64-bit Power
@@ -216,19 +251,19 @@ See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
         Raw java (gcj) API deprecated.
         Add pre-built PDF documentation to source distribution.
         Many new test cases and bug fixes.
-        
-    3.2.1 Nov-12-14
+
+    3.2.1 Nov-12-2014
         Build fix for non-iOS AArch64 targets.
-    
-    3.2 Nov-11-14
+
+    3.2 Nov-11-2014
         Add C99 Complex Type support (currently only supported on
           s390).
         Add support for PASCAL and REGISTER calling conventions on x86
           Windows/Linux.
         Add OpenRISC and Cygwin-64 support.
         Bug fixes.
-    
-    3.1 May-19-14
+
+    3.1 May-19-2014
         Add AArch64 (ARM64) iOS support.
         Add Nios II support.
         Add m88k and DEC VAX support.
@@ -240,8 +275,8 @@ See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
           failures, and respect the $CC and $CXX environment variables.
         Archive off the manually maintained ChangeLog in favor of git
           log.
-    
-    3.0.13 Mar-17-13
+
+    3.0.13 Mar-17-2013
         Add Meta support.
         Add missing Moxie bits.
         Fix stack alignment bug on 32-bit x86.
@@ -250,8 +285,8 @@ See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
         Fix the install dir location for some platforms when building
           with GCC (OS X, Solaris).
         Fix Cygwin regression.
-    
-    3.0.12 Feb-11-13
+
+    3.0.12 Feb-11-2013
         Add Moxie support.
         Add AArch64 support.
         Add Blackfin support.
@@ -262,8 +297,8 @@ See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
         Add support for native vendor compilers on
           Solaris and AIX.
         Work around LLVM/GCC interoperability issue on x86_64.
-    
-    3.0.11 Apr-11-12
+
+    3.0.11 Apr-11-2012
         Lots of build fixes.
         Add support for variadic functions (ffi_prep_cif_var).
         Add Linux/x32 support.
@@ -273,8 +308,8 @@ See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
         Integration with iOS' xcode build tools.
         Fix Octeon and MC68881 support.
         Fix code pessimizations.
-    
-    3.0.10 Aug-23-11
+
+    3.0.10 Aug-23-2011
         Add support for Apple's iOS.
         Add support for ARM VFP ABI.
         Add RTEMS support for MIPS and M68K.
@@ -287,129 +322,129 @@ See the git log for details at http://github.com/libffi/libffi.
           Solaris compiler.
         Testsuite fixes for Tru64 Unix.
         Additional platform support.
-    
-    3.0.9 Dec-31-09
+
+    3.0.9 Dec-31-2009
         Add AVR32 and win64 ports.  Add ARM softfp support.
         Many fixes for AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, *BSD.
         Several PowerPC and x86-64 bug fixes.
         Build DLL for windows.
-    
-    3.0.8 Dec-19-08
+
+    3.0.8 Dec-19-2008
         Add *BSD, BeOS, and PA-Linux support.
-    
-    3.0.7 Nov-11-08
+
+    3.0.7 Nov-11-2008
         Fix for ppc FreeBSD.
         (thanks to Andreas Tobler)
-    
-    3.0.6 Jul-17-08
+
+    3.0.6 Jul-17-2008
         Fix for closures on sh.
         Mark the sh/sh64 stack as non-executable.
         (both thanks to Kaz Kojima)
-    
-    3.0.5 Apr-3-08
+
+    3.0.5 Apr-3-2008
         Fix libffi.pc file.
         Fix #define ARM for IcedTea users.
         Fix x86 closure bug.
-    
-    3.0.4 Feb-24-08
+
+    3.0.4 Feb-24-2008
         Fix x86 OpenBSD configury.
-    
-    3.0.3 Feb-22-08
+
+    3.0.3 Feb-22-2008
         Enable x86 OpenBSD thanks to Thomas Heller, and
           x86-64 FreeBSD thanks to Björn König and Andreas Tobler.
         Clean up test instruction in README.
-    
-    3.0.2 Feb-21-08
+
+    3.0.2 Feb-21-2008
         Improved x86 FreeBSD support.
         Thanks to Björn König.
-    
-    3.0.1 Feb-15-08
+
+    3.0.1 Feb-15-2008
         Fix instruction cache flushing bug on MIPS.
         Thanks to David Daney.
-    
-    3.0.0 Feb-15-08
+
+    3.0.0 Feb-15-2008
         Many changes, mostly thanks to the GCC project.
         Cygnus Solutions is now Red Hat.
-    
+
       [10 years go by...]
-    
-    1.20 Oct-5-98
+
+    1.20 Oct-5-1998
         Raffaele Sena produces ARM port.
-    
-    1.19 Oct-5-98
+
+    1.19 Oct-5-1998
         Fixed x86 long double and long long return support.
         m68k bug fixes from Andreas Schwab.
         Patch for DU assembler compatibility for the Alpha from Richard
           Henderson.
-    
-    1.18 Apr-17-98
+
+    1.18 Apr-17-1998
         Bug fixes and MIPS configuration changes.
-    
-    1.17 Feb-24-98
+
+    1.17 Feb-24-1998
         Bug fixes and m68k port from Andreas Schwab. PowerPC port from
         Geoffrey Keating. Various bug x86, Sparc and MIPS bug fixes.
-    
-    1.16 Feb-11-98
+
+    1.16 Feb-11-1998
         Richard Henderson produces Alpha port.
-    
-    1.15 Dec-4-97
+
+    1.15 Dec-4-1997
         Fixed an n32 ABI bug. New libtool, auto* support.
-    
+
     1.14 May-13-97
         libtool is now used to generate shared and static libraries.
         Fixed a minor portability problem reported by Russ McManus
         <mcmanr@eq.gs.com>.
-    
-    1.13 Dec-2-96
+
+    1.13 Dec-2-1996
         Added --enable-purify-safety to keep Purify from complaining
           about certain low level code.
         Sparc fix for calling functions with < 6 args.
         Linux x86 a.out fix.
-    
-    1.12 Nov-22-96
-        Added missing ffi_type_void, needed for supporting void return 
-          types. Fixed test case for non MIPS machines. Cygnus Support 
-          is now Cygnus Solutions. 
-    
-    1.11 Oct-30-96
+
+    1.12 Nov-22-1996
+        Added missing ffi_type_void, needed for supporting void return
+          types. Fixed test case for non MIPS machines. Cygnus Support
+          is now Cygnus Solutions.
+
+    1.11 Oct-30-1996
         Added notes about GNU make.
-    
-    1.10 Oct-29-96
+
+    1.10 Oct-29-1996
         Added configuration fix for non GNU compilers.
-    
-    1.09 Oct-29-96
-        Added --enable-debug configure switch. Clean-ups based on LCLint 
-        feedback. ffi_mips.h is always installed. Many configuration 
+
+    1.09 Oct-29-1996
+        Added --enable-debug configure switch. Clean-ups based on LCLint
+        feedback. ffi_mips.h is always installed. Many configuration
         fixes. Fixed ffitest.c for sparc builds.
-    
-    1.08 Oct-15-96
+
+    1.08 Oct-15-1996
         Fixed n32 problem. Many clean-ups.
-    
-    1.07 Oct-14-96
+
+    1.07 Oct-14-1996
         Gordon Irlam rewrites v8.S again. Bug fixes.
-    
-    1.06 Oct-14-96
-        Gordon Irlam improved the sparc port. 
-    
-    1.05 Oct-14-96
+
+    1.06 Oct-14-1996
+        Gordon Irlam improved the sparc port.
+
+    1.05 Oct-14-1996
         Interface changes based on feedback.
-    
-    1.04 Oct-11-96
+
+    1.04 Oct-11-1996
         Sparc port complete (modulo struct passing bug).
-    
-    1.03 Oct-10-96
+
+    1.03 Oct-10-1996
         Passing struct args, and returning struct values works for
         all architectures/calling conventions. Expanded tests.
-    
-    1.02 Oct-9-96
+
+    1.02 Oct-9-1996
         Added SGI n32 support. Fixed bugs in both o32 and Linux support.
         Added "make test".
-    
-    1.01 Oct-8-96
+
+    1.01 Oct-8-1996
         Fixed float passing bug in mips version. Restructured some
         of the code. Builds cleanly with SGI tools.
-    
-    1.00 Oct-7-96
+
+    1.00 Oct-7-1996
         First release. No public announcement.
 
 Authors & Credits
@@ -437,9 +472,12 @@ developers:
     avr32               Bradley Smith
     blackfin            Alexandre Keunecke I. de Mendonca
     cris                Simon Posnjak, Hans-Peter Nilsson
-    csky		Ma Jun, Zhang Wenmeng
+    csky                Ma Jun, Zhang Wenmeng
     frv                 Anthony Green
     ia64                Hans Boehm
+    kvx                 Yann Sionneau
+    loongarch64         Cheng Lulu, Xi Ruoyao, Xu Hao,
+                        Zhang Wenlong, Pan Xuefeng
     m32r                Kazuhiro Inaoka
     m68k                Andreas Schwab
     m88k                Miod Vallat
@@ -451,6 +489,7 @@ developers:
     nios ii             Sandra Loosemore
     openrisc            Sebastian Macke
     pa                  Randolph Chung, Dave Anglin, Andreas Tobler
+    pa64                Dave Anglin
     powerpc             Geoffrey Keating, Andreas Tobler,
                         David Edelsohn, John Hornkvist
     powerpc64           Jakub Jelinek
@@ -461,6 +500,7 @@ developers:
     sparc               Anthony Green, Gordon Irlam
     tile-gx/tilepro     Walter Lee
     vax                 Miod Vallat
+    wasm32              Hood Chatham, Brion Vibber, Kleis Auke Wolthuizen
     x86                 Anthony Green, Jon Beniston
     x86-64              Bo Thorsen
     xtensa              Chris Zankel
@@ -481,6 +521,11 @@ Alex Oliva solved the executable page problem for SElinux.
 The list above is almost certainly incomplete and inaccurate.  I'm
 happy to make corrections or additions upon request.
 
-If you have a problem, or have found a bug, please send a note to the
-author at green@moxielogic.com, or the project mailing list at
-libffi-discuss@sourceware.org.
+If you have a problem, or have found a bug, please file an issue on
+our issue tracker at https://github.com/libffi/libffi/issues.
+
+The author can be reached at green@moxielogic.com.
+
+To subscribe/unsubscribe to our mailing lists, visit:
+https://sourceware.org/mailman/listinfo/libffi-announce
+https://sourceware.org/mailman/listinfo/libffi-discuss

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/acinclude.m4

@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ else
 
    # Unlike /dev/zero, the MAP_ANON(YMOUS) defines can be probed for.
    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for MAP_ANON(YMOUS)], ac_cv_decl_map_anon,
-    [AC_TRY_COMPILE(
-[#include <sys/types.h>
+    [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifndef MAP_ANONYMOUS
 #define MAP_ANONYMOUS MAP_ANON
 #endif
-],
-[int n = MAP_ANONYMOUS;],
+]],
+[[int n = MAP_ANONYMOUS;]])],
     ac_cv_decl_map_anon=yes,
     ac_cv_decl_map_anon=no)])
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dnl See docs/html/17_intro/configury.html#enable for documentation.
 dnl
 m4_define([LIBFFI_ENABLE],[dnl
 m4_define([_g_switch],[--enable-$1])dnl
-m4_define([_g_help],[AC_HELP_STRING(_g_switch$3,[$4 @<:@default=$2@:>@])])dnl
+m4_define([_g_help],[AS_HELP_STRING([_g_switch$3],[$4 @<:@default=$2@:>@])])dnl
  AC_ARG_ENABLE($1,_g_help,
   m4_bmatch([$5],
    [^permit ],
@@ -152,109 +152,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBFFI_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES], [
   # by now (in libtool), but require it now just to be safe...
   test -z "$SECTION_LDFLAGS" && SECTION_LDFLAGS=''
   test -z "$OPT_LDFLAGS" && OPT_LDFLAGS=''
-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_LD])
-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_AWK])
-
-  # The name set by libtool depends on the version of libtool.  Shame on us
-  # for depending on an impl detail, but c'est la vie.  Older versions used
-  # ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld, but now it's lt_cv_prog_gnu_ld, and is copied back on
-  # top of with_gnu_ld (which is also set by --with-gnu-ld, so that actually
-  # makes sense).  We'll test with_gnu_ld everywhere else, so if that isn't
-  # set (hence we're using an older libtool), then set it.
-  if test x${with_gnu_ld+set} != xset; then
-    if test x${ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld+set} != xset; then
-      # We got through "ac_require(ac_prog_ld)" and still not set?  Huh?
-      with_gnu_ld=no
-    else
-      with_gnu_ld=$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # Start by getting the version number.  I think the libtool test already
-  # does some of this, but throws away the result.
-  libat_ld_is_gold=no
-  if $LD --version 2>/dev/null | grep 'GNU gold'> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    libat_ld_is_gold=yes
-  fi
-  changequote(,)
-  ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-         sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
-  changequote([,])
-  libat_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
-         $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) [$]3=0; print ([$]1*100+[$]2)*100+[$]3 }'`
-
-  # Set --gc-sections.
-  if test "$with_gnu_ld" = "notbroken"; then
-    # GNU ld it is!  Joy and bunny rabbits!
-
-    # All these tests are for C++; save the language and the compiler flags.
-    # Need to do this so that g++ won't try to link in libstdc++
-    ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
-    ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-    CFLAGS='-x c++  -Wl,--gc-sections'
-
-    # Check for -Wl,--gc-sections
-    # XXX This test is broken at the moment, as symbols required for linking
-    # are now in libsupc++ (not built yet).  In addition, this test has
-    # cored on solaris in the past.  In addition, --gc-sections doesn't
-    # really work at the moment (keeps on discarding used sections, first
-    # .eh_frame and now some of the glibc sections for iconv).
-    # Bzzzzt.  Thanks for playing, maybe next time.
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ld that supports -Wl,--gc-sections])
-    AC_TRY_RUN([
-     int main(void)
-     {
-       try { throw 1; }
-       catch (...) { };
-       return 0;
-     }
-    ], [ac_sectionLDflags=yes],[ac_sectionLDflags=no], [ac_sectionLDflags=yes])
-    if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
-      CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
-    else
-      # this is the suspicious part
-      CFLAGS=''
-    fi
-    if test "$ac_sectionLDflags" = "yes"; then
-      SECTION_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections $SECTION_LDFLAGS"
-    fi
-    AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_sectionLDflags)
-  fi
-
-  # Set linker optimization flags.
-  if test x"$with_gnu_ld" = x"yes"; then
-    OPT_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 $OPT_LDFLAGS"
-  fi
-
-  AC_SUBST(SECTION_LDFLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(OPT_LDFLAGS)
-])
-
-
-dnl
-dnl If GNU ld is in use, check to see if tricky linker opts can be used.  If
-dnl the native linker is in use, all variables will be defined to something
-dnl safe (like an empty string).
-dnl
-dnl Defines:
-dnl  SECTION_LDFLAGS='-Wl,--gc-sections' if possible
-dnl  OPT_LDFLAGS='-Wl,-O1' if possible
-dnl  LD (as a side effect of testing)
-dnl Sets:
-dnl  with_gnu_ld
-dnl  libat_ld_is_gold (possibly)
-dnl  libat_gnu_ld_version (possibly)
-dnl
-dnl The last will be a single integer, e.g., version 1.23.45.0.67.89 will
-dnl set libat_gnu_ld_version to 12345.  Zeros cause problems.
-dnl
-AC_DEFUN([LIBFFI_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES], [
-  # If we're not using GNU ld, then there's no point in even trying these
-  # tests.  Check for that first.  We should have already tested for gld
-  # by now (in libtool), but require it now just to be safe...
-  test -z "$SECTION_LDFLAGS" && SECTION_LDFLAGS=''
-  test -z "$OPT_LDFLAGS" && OPT_LDFLAGS=''
-  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_LD])
+  AC_REQUIRE([LT_PATH_LD])
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_AWK])
 
   # The name set by libtool depends on the version of libtool.  Shame on us
@@ -307,14 +205,14 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBFFI_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES], [
     # .eh_frame and now some of the glibc sections for iconv).
     # Bzzzzt.  Thanks for playing, maybe next time.
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ld that supports -Wl,--gc-sections])
-    AC_TRY_RUN([
+    AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
      int main(void)
      {
        try { throw 1; }
        catch (...) { };
        return 0;
      }
-    ], [ac_sectionLDflags=yes],[ac_sectionLDflags=no], [ac_sectionLDflags=yes])
+    ]])],[ac_sectionLDflags=yes],[ac_sectionLDflags=no],[ac_sectionLDflags=yes])
     if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
       CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
     else
@@ -401,7 +299,7 @@ if test $enable_symvers != no; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for shared libgcc])
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=' -lgcc_s'
-  AC_TRY_LINK(, [return 0;], libat_shared_libgcc=yes, libat_shared_libgcc=no)
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[return 0;]])],[libat_shared_libgcc=yes],[libat_shared_libgcc=no])
   CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
   if test $libat_shared_libgcc = no; then
     cat > conftest.c <<EOF
@@ -416,7 +314,7 @@ changequote([,])dnl
     rm -f conftest.c conftest.so
     if test x${libat_libgcc_s_suffix+set} = xset; then
       CFLAGS=" -lgcc_s$libat_libgcc_s_suffix"
-      AC_TRY_LINK(, [return 0;], libat_shared_libgcc=yes)
+      AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[return 0;]])],[libat_shared_libgcc=yes],[])
       CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
     fi
   fi