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	(message from Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel on Sat, 22 Jul 2000 18:54:16
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Subject: Re: Porting software using Autoconf? Easing the pain...
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> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 18:54:16 +0600 (LKT)
> From: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
> 
> Some functions like strdup are not available on some platforms.
> So when GNU autoconf detects that it can set a particular #define, which
> says that strdup is not on that system. Then you can supply your own
> strdup function.
> 
> What I am specificaly interested in is wether anyone knows any code or
> library which automatically would enable it's own strdup, strcpy etc
> versions on compile time and would make porting of software much easier
> using autoconf, rather than me writing all the replacement strdup, strcpy
> and other missing functions etc...

The usual way to do so is to supply a working strdup which is only
used when Autoconf doesn't find one in the target library.  That's
what GNU packages do.