* inline a static function that we later use in an alias. - ajax
*/
#ifndef PUBLIC
-# if defined(__GNUC__) || (defined(__SUNPRO_C) && (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x590))
+# if (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4) || (defined(__SUNPRO_C) && (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x590))
# define PUBLIC __attribute__((visibility("default")))
# define USED __attribute__((used))
# else
#endif
-/* This is a macro on IRIX */
-#ifdef _P
-#undef _P
-#endif
-
-
/* Turn off macro checking systems used by other libraries */
#ifdef CHECK
#undef CHECK
#endif
#endif
+
+/**
+ * Static (compile-time) assertion.
+ * Basically, use COND to dimension an array. If COND is false/zero the
+ * array size will be -1 and we'll get a compilation error.
+ */
+#define STATIC_ASSERT(COND) \
+ do { \
+ typedef int static_assertion_failed[(!!(COND))*2-1]; \
+ } while (0)
+
+
#if (__GNUC__ >= 3)
#define PRINTFLIKE(f, a) __attribute__ ((format(__printf__, f, a)))
#else