@node ax_check_awk_length
@unnumberedsec ax_check_awk_length

@majorheading Synopsis

@smallexample
AX_CHECK_AWK_LENGTH([ACTION-IF-SUCCESS],[ACTION-IF-FAILURE])
@end smallexample

@majorheading Description

Check if AWK supports length() function. If successful execute
ACTION-IF-SUCCESS otherwise ACTION-IF-FAILURE.

This work is heavily based upon testawk.sh script by Heiner Steven. You
should find his script (and related works) at
<http://www.shelldorado.com/articles/awkcompat.html>. Thanks to
Alessandro Massignan for his suggestions and extensive nawk tests on
FreeBSD.

@majorheading Source Code

Download the
@uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=autoconf-archive.git;a=blob_plain;f=m4/ax_check_awk_length.m4,latest
version of @file{ax_check_awk_length.m4}} or browse
@uref{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=autoconf-archive.git;a=history;f=m4/ax_check_awk_length.m4,the
macro's revision history}.

@majorheading License

@w{Copyright @copyright{} 2009 Francesco Salvestrini @email{salvestrini@@users.sourceforge.net}}

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
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