singular: use older autoconf macro to unbreak aarch64

2 files changed, 200 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/default.nix
index 172004b9e094f..9a1d631692121 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [
     # add aarch64 support to cpu-check.m4. copied from redhat.
     ./redhat-aarch64.patch
+
+    # the newest version of ax-prog-cc-for-build.m4 seems to trigger
+    # linker errors. see
+    # https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-firmware/issues/3 for a
+    # related issue.
+    ./use-older-ax-prog-cc-for-build.patch
   ] ++ lib.optionals enableDocs [
     # singular supports building without 4ti2, bertini, normaliz or
     # topcom just fine, but the docbuilding does not skip manual pages
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/use-older-ax-prog-cc-for-build.patch b/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/use-older-ax-prog-cc-for-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f664378617cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/singular/use-older-ax-prog-cc-for-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+diff --git a/m4/ax_prog_cc_for_build.m4 b/m4/ax_prog_cc_for_build.m4
+index f7410d74b..12cb005a5 100644
+--- a/m4/ax_prog_cc_for_build.m4
++++ b/m4/ax_prog_cc_for_build.m4
+@@ -32,35 +32,31 @@
+ #   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+ #   warranty.
+ 
+-#serial 18
++#serial 9
+ 
+ AU_ALIAS([AC_PROG_CC_FOR_BUILD], [AX_PROG_CC_FOR_BUILD])
+ AC_DEFUN([AX_PROG_CC_FOR_BUILD], [dnl
+ AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
+ AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CPP])dnl
+-AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])dnl
++AC_REQUIRE([AC_EXEEXT])dnl
++AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
+ 
+ dnl Use the standard macros, but make them use other variable names
+ dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_CPP], ac_cv_build_prog_CPP)dnl
+-pushdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_c89], ac_cv_build_prog_cc_c89)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_gcc], ac_cv_build_prog_gcc)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_works], ac_cv_build_prog_cc_works)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_cross], ac_cv_build_prog_cc_cross)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_g], ac_cv_build_prog_cc_g)dnl
+-pushdef([ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu], ac_cv_build_c_compiler_gnu)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_exeext], ac_cv_build_exeext)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_objext], ac_cv_build_objext)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_exeext], ac_build_exeext)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_objext], ac_build_objext)dnl
+ pushdef([CC], CC_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CPP], CPP_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+-pushdef([GCC], GCC_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CFLAGS], CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CPPFLAGS], CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+-pushdef([EXEEXT], BUILD_EXEEXT)dnl
+ pushdef([LDFLAGS], LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+-pushdef([OBJEXT], BUILD_OBJEXT)dnl
+ pushdef([host], build)dnl
+ pushdef([host_alias], build_alias)dnl
+ pushdef([host_cpu], build_cpu)dnl
+@@ -71,29 +67,27 @@ pushdef([ac_cv_host_alias], ac_cv_build_alias)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_host_cpu], ac_cv_build_cpu)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_host_vendor], ac_cv_build_vendor)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_host_os], ac_cv_build_os)dnl
+-pushdef([ac_tool_prefix], ac_build_tool_prefix)dnl
+-pushdef([am_cv_CC_dependencies_compiler_type], am_cv_build_CC_dependencies_compiler_type)dnl
+-pushdef([am_cv_prog_cc_c_o], am_cv_build_prog_cc_c_o)dnl
+-pushdef([cross_compiling], cross_compiling_build)dnl
++pushdef([ac_cpp], ac_build_cpp)dnl
++pushdef([ac_compile], ac_build_compile)dnl
++pushdef([ac_link], ac_build_link)dnl
+ 
+-cross_compiling_build=no
++save_cross_compiling=$cross_compiling
++save_ac_tool_prefix=$ac_tool_prefix
++cross_compiling=no
++ac_tool_prefix=
+ 
+-ac_build_tool_prefix=
+-AS_IF([test -n "$build"],      [ac_build_tool_prefix="$build-"],
+-      [test -n "$build_alias"],[ac_build_tool_prefix="$build_alias-"])
+-
+-AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
+ AC_PROG_CC
+-_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT
+-_AC_COMPILER_OBJEXT
+ AC_PROG_CPP
++AC_EXEEXT
++
++ac_tool_prefix=$save_ac_tool_prefix
++cross_compiling=$save_cross_compiling
+ 
+ dnl Restore the old definitions
+ dnl
+-popdef([cross_compiling])dnl
+-popdef([am_cv_prog_cc_c_o])dnl
+-popdef([am_cv_CC_dependencies_compiler_type])dnl
+-popdef([ac_tool_prefix])dnl
++popdef([ac_link])dnl
++popdef([ac_compile])dnl
++popdef([ac_cpp])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_host_os])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_host_vendor])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_host_cpu])dnl
+@@ -104,33 +98,25 @@ popdef([host_vendor])dnl
+ popdef([host_cpu])dnl
+ popdef([host_alias])dnl
+ popdef([host])dnl
+-popdef([OBJEXT])dnl
+ popdef([LDFLAGS])dnl
+-popdef([EXEEXT])dnl
+ popdef([CPPFLAGS])dnl
+ popdef([CFLAGS])dnl
+-popdef([GCC])dnl
+ popdef([CPP])dnl
+ popdef([CC])dnl
+ popdef([ac_objext])dnl
+ popdef([ac_exeext])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_objext])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_exeext])dnl
+-popdef([ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_g])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_cross])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_works])dnl
+-popdef([ac_cv_prog_cc_c89])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_gcc])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_CPP])dnl
+ 
+-dnl restore global variables ac_ext, ac_cpp, ac_compile,
+-dnl ac_link, ac_compiler_gnu (dependant on the current
+-dnl language after popping):
+-AC_LANG_POP([C])
+-
+ dnl Finally, set Makefile variables
+ dnl
++BUILD_EXEEXT=$ac_build_exeext
++BUILD_OBJEXT=$ac_build_objext
+ AC_SUBST(BUILD_EXEEXT)dnl
+ AC_SUBST(BUILD_OBJEXT)dnl
+ AC_SUBST([CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD])dnl
+diff --git a/m4/ax_prog_cxx_for_build.m4 b/m4/ax_prog_cxx_for_build.m4
+index 4d976769f..17c19a89f 100644
+--- a/m4/ax_prog_cxx_for_build.m4
++++ b/m4/ax_prog_cxx_for_build.m4
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
+ #   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+ #   warranty.
+ 
+-#serial 4
++#serial 3
+ 
+ AU_ALIAS([AC_PROG_CXX_FOR_BUILD], [AX_PROG_CXX_FOR_BUILD])
+ AC_DEFUN([AX_PROG_CXX_FOR_BUILD], [dnl
+@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross], ac_cv_build_prog_cxx_cross)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_prog_cxx_g], ac_cv_build_prog_cxx_g)dnl
+ pushdef([CXX], CXX_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CXXCPP], CXXCPP_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+-pushdef([GXX], GXX_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CXXFLAGS], CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CPPFLAGS], CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+ pushdef([CXXCPPFLAGS], CXXCPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)dnl
+@@ -63,25 +62,26 @@ pushdef([ac_cv_host_alias], ac_cv_build_alias)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_host_cpu], ac_cv_build_cpu)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_host_vendor], ac_cv_build_vendor)dnl
+ pushdef([ac_cv_host_os], ac_cv_build_os)dnl
+-pushdef([ac_tool_prefix], ac_build_tool_prefix)dnl
+-pushdef([am_cv_CXX_dependencies_compiler_type], am_cv_build_CXX_dependencies_compiler_type)dnl
+-pushdef([cross_compiling], cross_compiling_build)dnl
++pushdef([ac_cxxcpp], ac_build_cxxcpp)dnl
++pushdef([ac_compile], ac_build_compile)dnl
++pushdef([ac_link], ac_build_link)dnl
+ 
+-cross_compiling_build=no
++save_cross_compiling=$cross_compiling
++save_ac_tool_prefix=$ac_tool_prefix
++cross_compiling=no
++ac_tool_prefix=
+ 
+-ac_build_tool_prefix=
+-AS_IF([test -n "$build"],      [ac_build_tool_prefix="$build-"],
+-      [test -n "$build_alias"],[ac_build_tool_prefix="$build_alias-"])
+-
+-AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+ AC_PROG_CXX
+ AC_PROG_CXXCPP
+ 
++ac_tool_prefix=$save_ac_tool_prefix
++cross_compiling=$save_cross_compiling
++
+ dnl Restore the old definitions
+ dnl
+-popdef([cross_compiling])dnl
+-popdef([am_cv_CXX_dependencies_compiler_type])dnl
+-popdef([ac_tool_prefix])dnl
++popdef([ac_link])dnl
++popdef([ac_compile])dnl
++popdef([ac_cxxcpp])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_host_os])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_host_vendor])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_host_cpu])dnl
+@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ popdef([ac_cv_prog_cxx_works])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_gxx])dnl
+ popdef([ac_cv_prog_CXXCPP])dnl
+ 
+-dnl restore global variables (dependant on the current
+-dnl language after popping):
+-AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+-
+ dnl Finally, set Makefile variables
+ dnl
+ AC_SUBST([CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD])dnl