How's this patch (against v1.3, assuming 
https://svn.open-mpi.org/trac/hwloc/changeset/4285)?

Is the test that checks to see if compilers error when the wrong number of 
params are passed now mooot?

Index: config/hwloc.m4
===================================================================
--- config/hwloc.m4     (revision 4285)
+++ config/hwloc.m4     (working copy)
@@ -268,22 +268,24 @@
     AS_IF([test "$HWLOC_VISIBILITY_CFLAGS" != ""],
           [AC_MSG_WARN(["$HWLOC_VISIBILITY_CFLAGS" has been added to the hwloc 
CFLAGS])])

-    # make sure the compiler returns an error code when function arg count is 
wrong,
-    # otherwise sched_setaffinity checks may fail
+    # Make sure the compiler returns an error code when function arg
+    # count is wrong, otherwise sched_setaffinity checks may fail.
+    # For older, buggy versions of the xlc compilers, we need to set
+    # an additional compiler flag to catch these situations.
+    AS_IF([test "$hwloc_c_vendor" = "ibm"],
+          [HWLOC_CFLAGS_save=$CFLAGS
+           CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -qhalt=e"])
     AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
         extern int one_arg(int x);
         extern int two_arg(int x, int y);
         int foo(void) { return one_arg(1, 2) + two_arg(3); }
     ]])], [
         AC_MSG_WARN([Your C compiler does not consider incorrect argument 
counts to be a fatal error.])
-        if test "$hwloc_check_compiler_vendor_result" = "ibm"; then
-            AC_MSG_WARN([For XLC you may try appending '-qhalt=-e' to the 
value of CFLAGS.])
-            AC_MSG_WARN([Alternatively you may configure with a different 
compiler.])
-        else
-            AC_MSG_WARN([Please report this failure, and configure using a 
different C compiler if possible.])
-        fi
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue.])
     ])
+    # Restore the CFLAGS if we modified them above
+    AS_IF([test "$hwloc_c_vendor" = "ibm"],
+          [CFLAGS=HWLOC_CFLAGS])

     #
     # Now detect support
@@ -387,6 +389,12 @@
       AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(hwloc_thread_t, $hwloc_thread_t, [Define this to the 
thread ID type])
     fi

+    # For older, buggy versions of the xlc compilers, we need to set
+    # an additional compiler flag to catch cases where the wrong
+    # number of parameters are passed.
+    AS_IF([test "$hwloc_c_vendor" = "ibm"],
+          [HWLOC_CFLAGS_save=$CFLAGS
+           CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -qhalt=e"])
     _HWLOC_CHECK_DECL([sched_setaffinity], [
       AC_DEFINE([HWLOC_HAVE_SCHED_SETAFFINITY], [1], [Define to 1 if glibc 
provides a prototype of sched_setaffinity()])
       AC_MSG_CHECKING([for old prototype of sched_setaffinity])
@@ -403,6 +411,9 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <sched.h>
 ]])
+    # Restore the CFLAGS if we modified them above
+    AS_IF([test "$hwloc_c_vendor" = "ibm"],
+          [CFLAGS=HWLOC_CFLAGS])

     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for working CPU_SET])
     AC_LINK_IFELSE([




On Feb 8, 2012, at 7:47 PM, Paul H. Hargrove wrote:

> 
> 
> On 2/8/2012 4:41 PM, Paul H. Hargrove wrote:
>> 
>> I do agree w/ Samuel that the BEST solution is to apply "-qhalt=e" ONLY to 
>> the test(s) where one expects the compiler to through errors (rather than 
>> warnings) for function calls with argument counts which don't match the 
>> prototypes.  At the moment, I am 90% certain that the "old 
>> sched_setaffinity()" probe is the only one fitting that description. 
> 
> I am hoping to be able contribute  patch for this soon.
> -Paul
> 
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