Sync with gnulib - lots of extraneous code removed in preference to GNU code

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+# alloca.m4 serial 7
+dnl Copyright (C) 2002-2004, 2006 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.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_ALLOCA],
+[
+  dnl Work around a bug of AC_EGREP_CPP in autoconf-2.57.
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CPP])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_EGREP])
+
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_ALLOCA])
+  if test $ac_cv_func_alloca_works = no; then
+    gl_PREREQ_ALLOCA
+  fi
+
+  # Define an additional variable used in the Makefile substitution.
+  if test $ac_cv_working_alloca_h = yes; then
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for alloca as a compiler built-in], [gl_cv_rpl_alloca], [
+      AC_EGREP_CPP([Need own alloca], [
+#if defined __GNUC__ || defined _AIX || defined _MSC_VER
+        Need own alloca
+#endif
+        ], [gl_cv_rpl_alloca=yes], [gl_cv_rpl_alloca=no])
+    ])
+    if test $gl_cv_rpl_alloca = yes; then
+      dnl OK, alloca can be implemented through a compiler built-in.
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ALLOCA], 1,
+        [Define to 1 if you have 'alloca' after including <alloca.h>,
+         a header that may be supplied by this distribution.])
+      ALLOCA_H=alloca.h
+    else
+      dnl alloca exists as a library function, i.e. it is slow and probably
+      dnl a memory leak. Don't define HAVE_ALLOCA in this case.
+      ALLOCA_H=
+    fi
+  else
+    ALLOCA_H=alloca.h
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([ALLOCA_H])
+
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ALLOCA_H, 1,
+    [Define HAVE_ALLOCA_H for backward compatibility with older code
+     that includes <alloca.h> only if HAVE_ALLOCA_H is defined.])
+])
+
+# Prerequisites of lib/alloca.c.
+# STACK_DIRECTION is already handled by AC_FUNC_ALLOCA.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_ALLOCA], [:])