1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c50e92bf9f..c4b64515dc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     $ARCH_EXT_LIST
     $THREADS_LIST
     altivec_h
+    altivec_vector_braces
     arpa_inet_h
     bswap
     byteswap_h
@@ -1543,6 +1544,13 @@ int main(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 EOF
+
+    # check if our compiler supports braces for vector declarations
+    check_cc <<EOF && enable altivec_vector_braces
+$inc_altivec_h
+#define AVV(x...) {x}
+int main (void) { (vector int) AVV(1); return 0; }
+EOF
 fi
 
 # We have to check if pld is a nop and disable it.