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check_header

Checks if header exists and can be compiled.

check_header <header>;
check_header <header> { <attribute-statements> }

On modern system this is generally not needed, as the following code can be used:

#if __has_include (<sys/stat.h>)
# include <sys/stat.h>
#endif

Generated Name: Prefix: _header_
Example: _header_sys_stat

Examples

check_header sys/stat.h;

check_header someheader.h {
  alternate {
    compiler_flags '-I/opt/include';
  }
  alternate {
    compiler_flags '-I/usr/local/include';
  }
  alternate {
    compiler_flags '-I/opt/homebrew/include';
  }
}

Attributes

• alternate
• header
• name
• compiler_flags

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