# AST_PROG_LD
# ----------
# find the pathname to the GNU or non-GNU linker
AC_DEFUN([AST_PROG_LD],
[AC_ARG_WITH([gnu-ld],
    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gnu-ld],
	[assume the C compiler uses GNU ld @<:@default=no@:>@])],
    [test "$withval" = no || with_gnu_ld=yes],
    [with_gnu_ld=no])
AC_REQUIRE([AST_PROG_SED])dnl
AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])dnl
ac_prog=ld
if test "$GCC" = yes; then
  # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ld used by $CC])
  case $host in
  *-*-mingw*)
    # gcc leaves a trailing carriage return which upsets mingw
    ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5 | tr -d '\015'` ;;
  *)
    ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5` ;;
  esac
  case $ac_prog in
    # Accept absolute paths.
    [[\\/]]* | ?:[[\\/]]*)
      re_direlt='/[[^/]][[^/]]*/\.\./'
      # Canonicalize the pathname of ld
      ac_prog=`echo $ac_prog| $SED 's%\\\\%/%g'`
      while echo $ac_prog | grep "$re_direlt" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
	ac_prog=`echo $ac_prog| $SED "s%$re_direlt%/%"`
      done
      test -z "$LD" && LD="$ac_prog"
      ;;
  "")
    # If it fails, then pretend we aren't using GCC.
    ac_prog=ld
    ;;
  *)
    # If it is relative, then search for the first ld in PATH.
    with_gnu_ld=unknown
    ;;
  esac
elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for GNU ld])
else
  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for non-GNU ld])
fi
AC_CACHE_VAL(lt_cv_path_LD,
[if test -z "$LD"; then
  lt_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
  for ac_dir in $PATH; do
    IFS="$lt_save_ifs"
    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
    if test -f "$ac_dir/$ac_prog" || test -f "$ac_dir/$ac_prog$ac_exeext"; then
      lt_cv_path_LD="$ac_dir/$ac_prog"
      # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
      # but apparently some variants of GNU ld only accept -v.
      # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
      case `"$lt_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
      *GNU* | *'with BFD'*)
	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
	;;
      *)
	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
	;;
      esac
    fi
  done
  IFS="$lt_save_ifs"
else
  lt_cv_path_LD="$LD" # Let the user override the test with a path.
fi])
LD="$lt_cv_path_LD"
if test -n "$LD"; then
  AC_MSG_RESULT($LD)
else
  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
fi
test -z "$LD" && AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable ld found in \$PATH])
AST_PROG_LD_GNU
])# AST_PROG_LD