Updates to compile MAV against newer versions of gcc

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+3.6.8.3 (2014-09-16)
+        - Fixed configure.ac to compile with newer version of gcc.
+        - removed #define TRACE_DEBUG so trace debug will not be written
+          out to /tmp by default.
+        - Fixed an issue with the check symbol code.
+
 3.6.8.2 (2014-05-19)
         - Added ability to enable QAS API debug Bug# 848
 

check-symbols.sh

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ while [ $# -gt 1 ]; do
     # Find Initialized (D)ata, (T)ext, (B)SS (zeroed) and (R)ead-only dynamic
     # symbols. _init and _fini are always ignored.
     syms=`nm -D --defined-only -- "$MODULE" | cut -d' ' -f2- | grep -E '^(D|T|B|R)' | \
-	grep -Ev -- "$ALLOW_PATTERN" | grep -Ev '^T _(init|fini)$' || true`
+	grep -Ev -- "$ALLOW_PATTERN" | grep -Ev '^T _(init|fini)$' | \
+    grep -Ev '^B _(_bss_start|end)$' | grep -Ev '^D _edata' || true`
     if [ "$syms" != "" ]; then
 	echo >&2
 	echo "Found unexpected symbols in $MODULE:" >&2

configure.ac

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.55)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+
+m4_pattern_allow([AM_PROG_AR])
+AM_PROG_AR
+
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign -Wall])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([mod_auth_vas.c])