Add check for (C) inline.

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/numpy/distutils/command/autodist.py b/numpy/distutils/command/autodist.py
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+++ b/numpy/distutils/command/autodist.py
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+"""This module implements additional tests ala autoconf which can be useful."""
+
+# We put them here since they could be easily reused outside numpy.distutils
+
+def check_inline(cmd):
+    """Return the inline identifier (may be empty)."""
+    cmd._check_compiler()
+    body = """
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static %(inline)s int static_func (void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+%(inline)s int nostatic_func (void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif"""
+
+    for kw in ['inline', '__inline__', '__inline']:
+        st = cmd.try_compile(body % {'inline': kw}, None, None)
+        if st:
+            return kw
+
+    return ''