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+# stdint_h.m4 serial 5
+dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+dnl From Paul Eggert.
+
+# Define HAVE_STDINT_H_WITH_UINTMAX if <stdint.h> exists,
+# doesn't clash with <sys/types.h>, and declares uintmax_t.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_AC_HEADER_STDINT_H],
+[
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint.h], gl_cv_header_stdint_h,
+  [AC_TRY_COMPILE(
+    [#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdint.h>],
+    [uintmax_t i = (uintmax_t) -1;],
+    gl_cv_header_stdint_h=yes,
+    gl_cv_header_stdint_h=no)])
+  if test $gl_cv_header_stdint_h = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_STDINT_H_WITH_UINTMAX, 1,
+      [Define if <stdint.h> exists, doesn't clash with <sys/types.h>,
+       and declares uintmax_t. ])
+  fi
+])