m4: update various scripts from autoconf-archive

m4/ax_append_compile_flags.m4

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
 #
-#   AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([FLAG1 FLAG2 ...], [FLAGS-VARIABLE], [EXTRA-FLAGS])
+#   AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([FLAG1 FLAG2 ...], [FLAGS-VARIABLE], [EXTRA-FLAGS], [INPUT])
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
 #
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #   the flags: "CFLAGS EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to
 #   force the compiler to issue an error when a bad flag is given.
 #
+#   INPUT gives an alternative input source to AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.
+#
 #   NOTE: This macro depends on the AX_APPEND_FLAG and
 #   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG. Please keep this macro in sync with
 #   AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS.
@@ -54,12 +56,12 @@
 #   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
 #   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
 
-#serial 4
+#serial 5
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS],
 [AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG])
 AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_APPEND_FLAG])
 for flag in $1; do
-  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$flag], [AX_APPEND_FLAG([$flag], [$2])], [], [$3])
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$flag], [AX_APPEND_FLAG([$flag], [$2])], [], [$3], [$4])
 done
 ])dnl AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS

m4/ax_append_link_flags.m4

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
 #
-#   AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([FLAG1 FLAG2 ...], [FLAGS-VARIABLE], [EXTRA-FLAGS])
+#   AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([FLAG1 FLAG2 ...], [FLAGS-VARIABLE], [EXTRA-FLAGS], [INPUT])
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
 #
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #   EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to force the linker to
 #   issue an error when a bad flag is given.
 #
+#   INPUT gives an alternative input source to AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.
+#
 #   NOTE: This macro depends on the AX_APPEND_FLAG and AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG.
 #   Please keep this macro in sync with AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS.
 #
@@ -52,12 +54,12 @@
 #   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
 #   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
 
-#serial 4
+#serial 5
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS],
 [AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG])
 AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_APPEND_FLAG])
 for flag in $1; do
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([$flag], [AX_APPEND_FLAG([$flag], [m4_default([$2], [LDFLAGS])])], [], [$3])
+  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([$flag], [AX_APPEND_FLAG([$flag], [m4_default([$2], [LDFLAGS])])], [], [$3], [$4])
 done
 ])dnl AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS

m4/ax_boost_base.m4

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
 #   warranty.
 
-#serial 26
+#serial 27
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_BASE],
 [
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
         libsubdirs="lib64 libx32 lib lib64"
         ;;
       ppc64|s390x|sparc64|aarch64|ppc64le)
-        libsubdirs="lib64 lib lib64 ppc64le"
+        libsubdirs="lib64 lib lib64"
         ;;
     esac