Merge pull request #1832 from RincewindsHat/gnulib_update_2023

Gnulib update 2023 and attendant fixes

1 files changed, 481 insertions, 186 deletions

diff --git a/gl/m4/threadlib.m4 b/gl/m4/threadlib.m4
index 26bdeb58..b536b047 100644
--- a/gl/m4/threadlib.m4
+++ b/gl/m4/threadlib.m4
@@ -1,11 +1,390 @@
-# threadlib.m4 serial 10 (gettext-0.18.2)
-dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# threadlib.m4 serial 32a
+dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
 
 dnl From Bruno Haible.
 
+AC_PREREQ([2.60])
+
+dnl The general structure of the multithreading modules in gnulib is that we
+dnl have three set of modules:
+dnl
+dnl   * POSIX API:
+dnl     pthread, which combines
+dnl       pthread-h
+dnl       pthread-thread
+dnl       pthread-once
+dnl       pthread-mutex
+dnl       pthread-rwlock
+dnl       pthread-cond
+dnl       pthread-tss
+dnl       pthread-spin
+dnl     sched_yield
+dnl
+dnl   * ISO C API:
+dnl     threads, which combines
+dnl       threads-h
+dnl       thrd
+dnl       mtx
+dnl       cnd
+dnl       tss
+dnl
+dnl   * Gnulib API, with an implementation that can be chosen at configure
+dnl     time through the option --enable-threads=...
+dnl       thread
+dnl       lock
+dnl       cond
+dnl       tls
+dnl       yield
+dnl
+dnl They are independent, except for the fact that
+dnl   - the implementation of the ISO C API may use the POSIX (or some other
+dnl     platform dependent) API,
+dnl   - the implementation of the Gnulib API may use the POSIX or ISO C or
+dnl     some other platform dependent API, depending on the --enable-threads
+dnl     option.
+dnl
+dnl This file contains macros for all of these APIs!
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for all thread APIs
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  if test -z "$gl_anythreadlib_early_done"; then
+    case "$host_os" in
+      osf*)
+        # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
+        # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
+        # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
+        # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
+        # causes the AC_LINK_IFELSE test below to succeed unexpectedly,
+        # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
+        ;;
+    esac
+    # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
+    # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
+    # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
+    case "$host_os" in
+      aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
+      solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
+    esac
+    gl_anythreadlib_early_done=done
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl Checks whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations of symbols.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_WEAK_SYMBOLS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether imported symbols can be declared weak],
+    [gl_cv_have_weak],
+    [case "$host_os" in
+       cygwin*)
+         dnl On Cygwin 3.2.0 with gcc 10.2, the test below would succeed, but
+         dnl programs that use pthread_in_use() with weak symbol references
+         dnl crash miserably at runtime.
+         gl_cv_have_weak="guessing no"
+         ;;
+       *)
+         gl_cv_have_weak=no
+         dnl First, test whether the compiler accepts it syntactically.
+         AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+           [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+              [[extern void xyzzy ();
+#pragma weak xyzzy]],
+              [[xyzzy();]])],
+           [gl_cv_have_weak=maybe])
+         if test $gl_cv_have_weak = maybe; then
+           dnl Second, test whether it actually works. On Cygwin 1.7.2, with
+           dnl gcc 4.3, symbols declared weak always evaluate to the address 0.
+           AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+             [AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
+#pragma weak fputs
+int main ()
+{
+  return (fputs == NULL);
+}]])],
+             [gl_cv_have_weak=yes],
+             [gl_cv_have_weak=no],
+             [dnl When cross-compiling, assume that only ELF platforms support
+              dnl weak symbols.
+              AC_EGREP_CPP([Extensible Linking Format],
+                [#ifdef __ELF__
+                 Extensible Linking Format
+                 #endif
+                ],
+                [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing yes"],
+                [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing no"])
+             ])
+         fi
+         ;;
+     esac
+     dnl But when linking statically, weak symbols don't work.
+     case " $LDFLAGS " in
+       *" -static "*) gl_cv_have_weak=no ;;
+     esac
+     dnl Test for a bug in FreeBSD 11: A link error occurs when using a weak
+     dnl symbol and linking against a shared library that has a dependency on
+     dnl the shared library that defines the symbol.
+     case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in
+       *yes)
+         case "$host_os" in
+           freebsd* | dragonfly* | midnightbsd*)
+             : > conftest1.c
+             $CC $CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -fPIC -shared -o libempty.so conftest1.c -lpthread >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD 2>&1
+             cat <<EOF > conftest2.c
+#include <pthread.h>
+#pragma weak pthread_mutexattr_gettype
+int main ()
+{
+  return (pthread_mutexattr_gettype != NULL);
+}
+EOF
+             $CC $CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o conftest conftest2.c libempty.so >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD 2>&1 \
+               || gl_cv_have_weak=no
+             rm -f conftest1.c libempty.so conftest2.c conftest
+             ;;
+         esac
+         ;;
+     esac
+    ])
+  case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in
+    *yes)
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS], [1],
+        [Define to 1 if the compiler and linker support weak declarations of symbols.])
+      ;;
+  esac
+])
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for the POSIX API
+
+dnl gl_PTHREADLIB
+dnl -------------
+dnl Tests for the libraries needs for using the POSIX threads API.
+dnl Sets the variable LIBPTHREAD to the linker options for use in a Makefile.
+dnl Sets the variable LIBPMULTITHREAD, for programs that really need
+dnl multithread functionality. The difference between LIBPTHREAD and
+dnl LIBPMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak symbols, typically
+dnl LIBPTHREAD is empty whereas LIBPMULTITHREAD is not.
+dnl Sets the variable LIB_SCHED_YIELD to the linker options needed to use the
+dnl sched_yield() function.
+dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
+dnl multithread-safe programs.
+dnl Defines the C macro HAVE_PTHREAD_API if (at least parts of) the POSIX
+dnl threads API is available.
+
+dnl The guts of gl_PTHREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  if test -z "$gl_pthreadlib_body_done"; then
+    gl_pthread_api=no
+    LIBPTHREAD=
+    LIBPMULTITHREAD=
+    # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
+    # it groks <pthread.h>. It's added above, in gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY.
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER([pthread.h],
+      [gl_have_pthread_h=yes], [gl_have_pthread_h=no])
+    if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
+      # Other possible tests:
+      #   -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
+      #   -lgthreads
+      # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
+      # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
+      # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
+      #
+      # If -pthread works, prefer it to -lpthread, since Ubuntu 14.04
+      # needs -pthread for some reason.  See:
+      # https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2014-09/msg00023.html
+      save_LIBS=$LIBS
+      for gl_pthread in '' '-pthread'; do
+        LIBS="$LIBS $gl_pthread"
+        AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+          [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+             [[#include <pthread.h>
+               pthread_mutex_t m;
+               pthread_mutexattr_t ma;
+             ]],
+             [[pthread_mutex_lock (&m);
+               pthread_mutexattr_init (&ma);]])],
+          [gl_pthread_api=yes
+           LIBPTHREAD=$gl_pthread
+           LIBPMULTITHREAD=$gl_pthread])
+        LIBS=$save_LIBS
+        test $gl_pthread_api = yes && break
+      done
+      echo "$as_me:__oline__: gl_pthread_api=$gl_pthread_api" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+      echo "$as_me:__oline__: LIBPTHREAD=$LIBPTHREAD" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+
+      gl_pthread_in_glibc=no
+      # On Linux with glibc >= 2.34, libc contains the fully functional
+      # pthread functions.
+      case "$host_os" in
+        linux*)
+          AC_EGREP_CPP([Lucky user],
+            [#include <features.h>
+             #ifdef __GNU_LIBRARY__
+              #if (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 34) || (__GLIBC__ > 2)
+               Lucky user
+              #endif
+             #endif
+            ],
+            [gl_pthread_in_glibc=yes],
+            [])
+          ;;
+      esac
+      echo "$as_me:__oline__: gl_pthread_in_glibc=$gl_pthread_in_glibc" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+
+      # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
+      # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
+      if test $gl_pthread_api = yes && test -z "$LIBPTHREAD"; then
+        # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
+        # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
+          [if test $gl_pthread_in_glibc = yes; then
+             LIBPMULTITHREAD=
+           else
+             LIBPMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
+             # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
+             # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
+             # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
+             # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
+             # On Solaris 10 or newer, this test is no longer needed, because
+             # libc contains the fully functional pthread functions.
+             case "$host_os" in
+changequote(,)dnl
+               solaris | solaris2.[1-9] | solaris2.[1-9].* | hpux*)
+changequote([,])dnl
+                 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], [1],
+                   [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
+             esac
+           fi
+          ])
+      elif test $gl_pthread_api != yes; then
+        # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
+          [gl_pthread_api=yes
+           LIBPTHREAD=-lpthread
+           LIBPMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
+        if test $gl_pthread_api != yes; then
+          # For FreeBSD 4.
+          AC_CHECK_LIB([c_r], [pthread_kill],
+            [gl_pthread_api=yes
+             LIBPTHREAD=-lc_r
+             LIBPMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
+        fi
+      fi
+      echo "$as_me:__oline__: LIBPMULTITHREAD=$LIBPMULTITHREAD" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+    fi
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether POSIX threads API is available])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_pthread_api])
+    AC_SUBST([LIBPTHREAD])
+    AC_SUBST([LIBPMULTITHREAD])
+    if test $gl_pthread_api = yes; then
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_API], [1],
+        [Define if you have the <pthread.h> header and the POSIX threads API.])
+    fi
+
+    dnl On some systems, sched_yield is in librt, rather than in libpthread.
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+         [[#include <sched.h>]],
+         [[sched_yield ();]])],
+      [LIB_SCHED_YIELD=
+      ],
+      [dnl Solaris 7...10 has sched_yield in librt, not in libpthread or libc.
+       AC_CHECK_LIB([rt], [sched_yield], [LIB_SCHED_YIELD=-lrt],
+         [dnl Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6 has sched_yield in libposix4, not librt.
+          AC_CHECK_LIB([posix4], [sched_yield], [LIB_SCHED_YIELD=-lposix4])])
+      ])
+    AC_SUBST([LIB_SCHED_YIELD])
+
+    gl_pthreadlib_body_done=done
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_PTHREADLIB],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY
+])
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for the ISO C API
+
+dnl gl_STDTHREADLIB
+dnl ---------------
+dnl Tests for the libraries needs for using the ISO C threads API.
+dnl Sets the variable LIBSTDTHREAD to the linker options for use in a Makefile.
+dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
+dnl multithread-safe programs.
+dnl Defines the C macro HAVE_THREADS_H if (at least parts of) the ISO C threads
+dnl API is available.
+
+dnl The guts of gl_STDTHREADLIB. Needs to be expanded only once.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_STDTHREADLIB_BODY],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  if test -z "$gl_stdthreadlib_body_done"; then
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([threads.h])
+
+    case "$host_os" in
+      mingw*)
+        LIBSTDTHREAD=
+        ;;
+      *)
+        gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY
+        if test $ac_cv_header_threads_h = yes; then
+          dnl glibc >= 2.29 has thrd_create in libpthread.
+          dnl FreeBSD >= 10 has thrd_create in libstdthreads; this library depends
+          dnl on libpthread (for the symbol 'pthread_mutexattr_gettype').
+          dnl glibc >= 2.34, AIX >= 7.1, and Solaris >= 11.4 have thrd_create in
+          dnl libc.
+          AC_CHECK_FUNCS([thrd_create])
+          if test $ac_cv_func_thrd_create = yes; then
+            LIBSTDTHREAD=
+          else
+            AC_CHECK_LIB([stdthreads], [thrd_create], [
+              LIBSTDTHREAD='-lstdthreads -lpthread'
+            ], [
+              dnl Guess that thrd_create is in libpthread.
+              LIBSTDTHREAD="$LIBPMULTITHREAD"
+            ])
+          fi
+        else
+          dnl Libraries needed by thrd.c, mtx.c, cnd.c, tss.c.
+          LIBSTDTHREAD="$LIBPMULTITHREAD $LIB_SCHED_YIELD"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+    AC_SUBST([LIBSTDTHREAD])
+
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ISO C threads API is available])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_cv_header_threads_h])
+    gl_stdthreadlib_body_done=done
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_STDTHREADLIB],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY])
+  gl_STDTHREADLIB_BODY
+])
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+dnl Macros for the Gnulib API
+
 dnl gl_THREADLIB
 dnl ------------
 dnl Tests for a multithreading library to be used.
@@ -14,17 +393,25 @@ dnl (it must be placed before the invocation of gl_THREADLIB_EARLY!), then the
 dnl default is 'no', otherwise it is system dependent. In both cases, the user
 dnl can change the choice through the options --enable-threads=choice or
 dnl --disable-threads.
-dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_POSIX_THREADS, USE_SOLARIS_THREADS,
-dnl USE_PTH_THREADS, USE_WINDOWS_THREADS
+dnl Defines at most one of the macros USE_ISOC_THREADS, USE_POSIX_THREADS,
+dnl USE_ISOC_AND_POSIX_THREADS, USE_WINDOWS_THREADS.
+dnl The choice --enable-threads=isoc+posix is available only on platforms that
+dnl have both the ISO C and the POSIX threads APIs. It has the effect of using
+dnl the ISO C API for most things and the POSIX API only for creating and
+dnl controlling threads (because there is no equivalent to pthread_atfork in
+dnl the ISO C API).
 dnl Sets the variables LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD to the linker options for use
 dnl in a Makefile (LIBTHREAD for use without libtool, LTLIBTHREAD for use with
 dnl libtool).
 dnl Sets the variables LIBMULTITHREAD and LTLIBMULTITHREAD similarly, for
 dnl programs that really need multithread functionality. The difference
 dnl between LIBTHREAD and LIBMULTITHREAD is that on platforms supporting weak
-dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD="" whereas LIBMULTITHREAD="-lpthread".
+dnl symbols, typically LIBTHREAD is empty whereas LIBMULTITHREAD is not.
 dnl Adds to CPPFLAGS the flag -D_REENTRANT or -D_THREAD_SAFE if needed for
 dnl multithread-safe programs.
+dnl Since support for GNU pth was removed, $LTLIBTHREAD and $LIBTHREAD have the
+dnl same value, and similarly $LTLIBMULTITHREAD and $LIBMULTITHREAD have the
+dnl same value. Only system libraries are needed.
 
 AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY],
 [
@@ -43,18 +430,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY],
 
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
   dnl _GNU_SOURCE is needed for pthread_rwlock_t on glibc systems.
-  dnl AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS was introduced in autoconf 2.60 and obsoletes
-  dnl AC_GNU_SOURCE.
-  m4_ifdef([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS],
-    [AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])],
-    [AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE])])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
   dnl Check for multithreading.
   m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO],
     [m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=no])],
     [m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_threads_default=])])
+  m4_divert_text([DEFAULTS], [gl_use_winpthreads_default=])
   AC_ARG_ENABLE([threads],
-AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={posix|solaris|pth|windows}], [specify multithreading API])m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO], [], [
-AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety])]),
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads={isoc|posix|isoc+posix|windows}], [specify multithreading API])m4_ifdef([gl_THREADLIB_DEFAULT_NO], [], [
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [build without multithread safety])]),
     [gl_use_threads=$enableval],
     [if test -n "$gl_use_threads_default"; then
        gl_use_threads="$gl_use_threads_default"
@@ -64,41 +448,35 @@ changequote(,)dnl
          dnl Disable multithreading by default on OSF/1, because it interferes
          dnl with fork()/exec(): When msgexec is linked with -lpthread, its
          dnl child process gets an endless segmentation fault inside execvp().
+         osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
          dnl Disable multithreading by default on Cygwin 1.5.x, because it has
          dnl bugs that lead to endless loops or crashes. See
-         dnl <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-08/msg00283.html>.
-         osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
+         dnl <https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-08/msg00283.html>.
          cygwin*)
                case `uname -r` in
                  1.[0-5].*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
                  *)         gl_use_threads=yes ;;
                esac
                ;;
+         dnl Obey gl_AVOID_WINPTHREAD on mingw.
+         mingw*)
+               case "$gl_use_winpthreads_default" in
+                 yes) gl_use_threads=posix ;;
+                 no)  gl_use_threads=windows ;;
+                 *)   gl_use_threads=yes ;;
+               esac
+               ;;
          *)    gl_use_threads=yes ;;
        esac
 changequote([,])dnl
      fi
     ])
-  if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
-    # For using <pthread.h>:
-    case "$host_os" in
-      osf*)
-        # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -D_REENTRANT so that it
-        # groks <pthread.h>. cc also understands the flag -pthread, but
-        # we don't use it because 1. gcc-2.95 doesn't understand -pthread,
-        # 2. putting a flag into CPPFLAGS that has an effect on the linker
-        # causes the AC_LINK_IFELSE test below to succeed unexpectedly,
-        # leading to wrong values of LIBTHREAD and LTLIBTHREAD.
-        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
-        ;;
-    esac
-    # Some systems optimize for single-threaded programs by default, and
-    # need special flags to disable these optimizations. For example, the
-    # definition of 'errno' in <errno.h>.
-    case "$host_os" in
-      aix* | freebsd*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_THREAD_SAFE" ;;
-      solaris*) CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_REENTRANT" ;;
-    esac
+  if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes \
+     || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc \
+     || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix \
+     || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix; then
+    # For using <threads.h> or <pthread.h>:
+    gl_ANYTHREADLIB_EARLY
   fi
 ])
 
@@ -114,168 +492,69 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_THREADLIB_BODY],
   LTLIBMULTITHREAD=
   if test "$gl_use_threads" != no; then
     dnl Check whether the compiler and linker support weak declarations.
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether imported symbols can be declared weak],
-      [gl_cv_have_weak],
-      [gl_cv_have_weak=no
-       dnl First, test whether the compiler accepts it syntactically.
-       AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-         [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-            [[extern void xyzzy ();
-#pragma weak xyzzy]],
-            [[xyzzy();]])],
-         [gl_cv_have_weak=maybe])
-       if test $gl_cv_have_weak = maybe; then
-         dnl Second, test whether it actually works. On Cygwin 1.7.2, with
-         dnl gcc 4.3, symbols declared weak always evaluate to the address 0.
-         AC_RUN_IFELSE(
-           [AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
-#include <stdio.h>
-#pragma weak fputs
-int main ()
-{
-  return (fputs == NULL);
-}]])],
-           [gl_cv_have_weak=yes],
-           [gl_cv_have_weak=no],
-           [dnl When cross-compiling, assume that only ELF platforms support
-            dnl weak symbols.
-            AC_EGREP_CPP([Extensible Linking Format],
-              [#ifdef __ELF__
-               Extensible Linking Format
-               #endif
-              ],
-              [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing yes"],
-              [gl_cv_have_weak="guessing no"])
-           ])
-       fi
-      ])
-    if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then
-      # On OSF/1, the compiler needs the flag -pthread or -D_REENTRANT so that
-      # it groks <pthread.h>. It's added above, in gl_THREADLIB_EARLY_BODY.
-      AC_CHECK_HEADER([pthread.h],
-        [gl_have_pthread_h=yes], [gl_have_pthread_h=no])
-      if test "$gl_have_pthread_h" = yes; then
-        # Other possible tests:
-        #   -lpthreads (FSU threads, PCthreads)
-        #   -lgthreads
-        gl_have_pthread=
-        # Test whether both pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutexattr_init exist
-        # in libc. IRIX 6.5 has the first one in both libc and libpthread, but
-        # the second one only in libpthread, and lock.c needs it.
-        AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-          [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-             [[#include <pthread.h>]],
-             [[pthread_mutex_lock((pthread_mutex_t*)0);
-               pthread_mutexattr_init((pthread_mutexattr_t*)0);]])],
-          [gl_have_pthread=yes])
-        # Test for libpthread by looking for pthread_kill. (Not pthread_self,
-        # since it is defined as a macro on OSF/1.)
-        if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-          # The program links fine without libpthread. But it may actually
-          # need to link with libpthread in order to create multiple threads.
-          AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
-            [LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread
-             # On Solaris and HP-UX, most pthread functions exist also in libc.
-             # Therefore pthread_in_use() needs to actually try to create a
-             # thread: pthread_create from libc will fail, whereas
-             # pthread_create will actually create a thread.
-             case "$host_os" in
-               solaris* | hpux*)
-                 AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], [1],
-                   [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
-             esac
-            ])
+    gl_WEAK_SYMBOLS
+    if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
+      dnl If we use weak symbols to implement pthread_in_use / pth_in_use /
+      dnl thread_in_use, we also need to test whether the ISO C 11 thrd_create
+      dnl facility is in use.
+      AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([threads.h])
+      :
+    fi
+    if test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix; then
+      AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([threads.h])
+      gl_have_isoc_threads="$ac_cv_header_threads_h"
+    fi
+    if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes \
+       || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix \
+       || test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix; then
+      gl_PTHREADLIB_BODY
+      LIBTHREAD=$LIBPTHREAD LTLIBTHREAD=$LIBPTHREAD
+      LIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBPMULTITHREAD LTLIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBPMULTITHREAD
+      if test $gl_pthread_api = yes; then
+        if test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc+posix && test "$gl_have_isoc_threads" = yes; then
+          gl_threads_api='isoc+posix'
+          AC_DEFINE([USE_ISOC_AND_POSIX_THREADS], [1],
+            [Define if the combination of the ISO C and POSIX multithreading APIs can be used.])
+          LIBTHREAD= LTLIBTHREAD=
         else
-          # Some library is needed. Try libpthread and libc_r.
-          AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_kill],
-            [gl_have_pthread=yes
-             LIBTHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBTHREAD=-lpthread
-             LIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lpthread])
-          if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-            # For FreeBSD 4.
-            AC_CHECK_LIB([c_r], [pthread_kill],
-              [gl_have_pthread=yes
-               LIBTHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBTHREAD=-lc_r
-               LIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r LTLIBMULTITHREAD=-lc_r])
-          fi
-        fi
-        if test -n "$gl_have_pthread"; then
           gl_threads_api=posix
           AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS], [1],
             [Define if the POSIX multithreading library can be used.])
-          if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
+          if test -z "$LIBMULTITHREAD" && test -z "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
+            AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_FROM_LIBC], [1],
+              [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library are satisfied by libc.])
+          else
             if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
               AC_DEFINE([USE_POSIX_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
                 [Define if references to the POSIX multithreading library should be made weak.])
-              LIBTHREAD=
-              LTLIBTHREAD=
+              LIBTHREAD= LTLIBTHREAD=
+            else
+              case "$host_os" in
+                freebsd* | dragonfly* | midnightbsd*)
+                  if test "x$LIBTHREAD" != "x$LIBMULTITHREAD"; then
+                    dnl If weak symbols can't tell whether pthread_create(), pthread_key_create()
+                    dnl etc. will succeed, we need a runtime test.
+                    AC_DEFINE([PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD], [1],
+                      [Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard.])
+                  fi
+                  ;;
+              esac
             fi
           fi
         fi
       fi
     fi
-    if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
-      if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = solaris; then
-        gl_have_solaristhread=
-        gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-        LIBS="$LIBS -lthread"
-        AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-          [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-             [[
-#include <thread.h>
-#include <synch.h>
-             ]],
-             [[thr_self();]])],
-          [gl_have_solaristhread=yes])
-        LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
-        if test -n "$gl_have_solaristhread"; then
-          gl_threads_api=solaris
-          LIBTHREAD=-lthread
-          LTLIBTHREAD=-lthread
-          LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
-          LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
-          AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS], [1],
-            [Define if the old Solaris multithreading library can be used.])
-          if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
-            AC_DEFINE([USE_SOLARIS_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
-              [Define if references to the old Solaris multithreading library should be made weak.])
-            LIBTHREAD=
-            LTLIBTHREAD=
-          fi
-        fi
+    if test $gl_threads_api = none; then
+      if test "$gl_use_threads" = isoc && test "$gl_have_isoc_threads" = yes; then
+        gl_STDTHREADLIB_BODY
+        LIBTHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD LTLIBTHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD
+        LIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD LTLIBMULTITHREAD=$LIBSTDTHREAD
+        gl_threads_api=isoc
+        AC_DEFINE([USE_ISOC_THREADS], [1],
+          [Define if the ISO C multithreading library can be used.])
       fi
     fi
-    if test "$gl_use_threads" = pth; then
-      gl_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-      AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS([pth])
-      gl_have_pth=
-      gl_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBPTH"
-      AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-        [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pth.h>]], [[pth_self();]])],
-        [gl_have_pth=yes])
-      LIBS="$gl_save_LIBS"
-      if test -n "$gl_have_pth"; then
-        gl_threads_api=pth
-        LIBTHREAD="$LIBPTH"
-        LTLIBTHREAD="$LTLIBPTH"
-        LIBMULTITHREAD="$LIBTHREAD"
-        LTLIBMULTITHREAD="$LTLIBTHREAD"
-        AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS], [1],
-          [Define if the GNU Pth multithreading library can be used.])
-        if test -n "$LIBMULTITHREAD" || test -n "$LTLIBMULTITHREAD"; then
-          if case "$gl_cv_have_weak" in *yes) true;; *) false;; esac; then
-            AC_DEFINE([USE_PTH_THREADS_WEAK], [1],
-              [Define if references to the GNU Pth multithreading library should be made weak.])
-            LIBTHREAD=
-            LTLIBTHREAD=
-          fi
-        fi
-      else
-        CPPFLAGS="$gl_save_CPPFLAGS"
-      fi
-    fi
-    if test -z "$gl_have_pthread"; then
+    if test $gl_threads_api = none; then
       case "$gl_use_threads" in
         yes | windows | win32) # The 'win32' is for backward compatibility.
           if { case "$host_os" in
@@ -317,6 +596,21 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_DISABLE_THREADS], [
 ])
 
 
+dnl gl_AVOID_WINPTHREAD
+dnl -------------------
+dnl Sets the gl_THREADLIB default so that on mingw, a dependency to the
+dnl libwinpthread DLL (mingw-w64 winpthreads library) is avoided.
+dnl The user can still override it at installation time, by using the
+dnl configure option '--enable-threads'.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_AVOID_WINPTHREAD], [
+  m4_divert_text([INIT_PREPARE], [gl_use_winpthreads_default=no])
+])
+
+
+dnl ============================================================================
+
+
 dnl Survey of platforms:
 dnl
 dnl Platform           Available  Compiler    Supports   test-lock
@@ -324,7 +618,11 @@ dnl                    flavours   option      weak       result
 dnl ---------------    ---------  ---------   --------   ---------
 dnl Linux 2.4/glibc    posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
 dnl
-dnl GNU Hurd/glibc     posix
+dnl Linux/glibc 2.34   posix                      Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl GNU Hurd/glibc     posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
+dnl
+dnl Ubuntu 14.04       posix      -pthread        Y      OK
 dnl
 dnl FreeBSD 5.3        posix      -lc_r           Y
 dnl                    posix      -lkse ?         Y
@@ -344,7 +642,6 @@ dnl
 dnl Mac OS X 10.[123]  posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
 dnl
 dnl Solaris 7,8,9      posix      -lpthread       Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
-dnl                    solaris    -lthread        Y      Sol 7,8: 0.0; Sol 9: OK
 dnl
 dnl HP-UX 11           posix      -lpthread       N (cc) OK
 dnl                                               Y (gcc)
@@ -358,8 +655,6 @@ dnl                               -lpthread (gcc) Y
 dnl
 dnl Cygwin             posix      -lpthread       Y      OK
 dnl
-dnl Any of the above   pth        -lpth                  0.0
-dnl
 dnl Mingw              windows                    N      OK
 dnl
 dnl BeOS 5             --