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+# getdtablesize.m4 serial 8
+dnl Copyright (C) 2008-2023 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.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_GETDTABLESIZE],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_UNISTD_H_DEFAULTS])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([getdtablesize])
+  AC_CHECK_DECLS_ONCE([getdtablesize])
+  if test $ac_cv_func_getdtablesize = yes &&
+     test $ac_cv_have_decl_getdtablesize = yes; then
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether getdtablesize works],
+      [gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works],
+      [dnl There are two concepts: the "maximum possible file descriptor value + 1"
+       dnl and the "maximum number of open file descriptors in a process".
+       dnl Per SUSv2 and POSIX, getdtablesize() should return the first one.
+       dnl On most platforms, the first and the second concept are the same.
+       dnl On OpenVMS, however, they are different and getdtablesize() returns
+       dnl the second one; thus the test below fails. But we don't care
+       dnl because there's no good way to write a replacement getdtablesize().
+       case "$host_os" in
+         vms*) gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works="no (limitation)" ;;
+         *)
+           dnl Cygwin 1.7.25 automatically increases the RLIMIT_NOFILE soft
+           dnl limit up to an unchangeable hard limit; all other platforms
+           dnl correctly require setrlimit before getdtablesize() can report
+           dnl a larger value.
+           AC_RUN_IFELSE([
+             AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+               [[#include <unistd.h>]
+                GL_MDA_DEFINES
+               ],
+               [[int size = getdtablesize();
+                 if (dup2 (0, getdtablesize()) != -1)
+                   return 1;
+                 if (size != getdtablesize())
+                   return 2;
+               ]])],
+             [gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works=yes],
+             [gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works=no],
+             [case "$host_os" in
+                cygwin*) # on cygwin 1.5.25, getdtablesize() automatically grows
+                  gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works="guessing no" ;;
+                *) gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works="guessing yes" ;;
+              esac
+             ])
+           ;;
+       esac
+      ])
+    case "$gl_cv_func_getdtablesize_works" in
+      *yes | "no (limitation)") ;;
+      *) REPLACE_GETDTABLESIZE=1 ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    HAVE_GETDTABLESIZE=0
+  fi
+])
+
+# Prerequisites of lib/getdtablesize.c.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_GETDTABLESIZE], [:])