2 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.c b/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0dcc168d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifdef __CLASSIC_C__
+int main()
+{
+  int ac;
+  char* av[];
+#else
+int main(int ac, char* av[])
+{
+#endif
+  if (ac > 1000) {
+    return *av[0];
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake b/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3879d0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
+
+macro(CHECK_LINKER_FLAG flag VARIABLE)
+  if(NOT DEFINED "${VARIABLE}")
+    if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
+      message(STATUS "Looking for ${flag} linker flag")
+    endif()
+
+    set(_cle_source ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.c)
+
+    set(saved_CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${flag}")
+    try_compile(${VARIABLE}
+      ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+      ${_cle_source}
+      COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS} ${flag}
+      CMAKE_FLAGS
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
+    unset(_cle_source)
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${saved_CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
+    unset(saved_CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
+
+    if ("${OUTPUT}" MATCHES "warning.*ignored")
+      set(${VARIABLE} 0)
+    endif()
+
+    if(${VARIABLE})
+      if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
+        message(STATUS "Looking for ${flag} linker flag - found")
+      endif()
+      set(${VARIABLE} 1 CACHE INTERNAL "Have linker flag ${flag}")
+      file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
+        "Determining if the ${flag} linker flag is supported "
+        "passed with the following output:\n"
+        "${OUTPUT}\n\n")
+    else()
+      if(NOT CMAKE_REQUIRED_QUIET)
+        message(STATUS "Looking for ${flag} linker flag - not found")
+      endif()
+      set(${VARIABLE} "" CACHE INTERNAL "Have linker flag ${flag}")
+      file(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
+        "Determining if the ${flag} linker flag is suppored "
+        "failed with the following output:\n"
+        "${OUTPUT}\n\n")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endmacro()