Issue #17603: Check for st_blocks field without requiring fileblocks.o

Misc/NEWS

@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ Tests
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #17603: Avoid error about nonexistant fileblocks.o file by using a
+  lower-level check for st_blocks in struct stat.
+
 - Issue #26079: Fixing the build output folder for tix-8.4.3.6. Patch by
   Bjoern Thiel.
 

configure

@@ -12869,19 +12869,9 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
-$as_echo "#define HAVE_ST_BLOCKS 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-else
-  case " $LIBOBJS " in
-  *" fileblocks.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
-  *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS fileblocks.$ac_objext"
- ;;
-esac
-
 fi
 
 
-
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for time.h that defines altzone" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for time.h that defines altzone... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_header_time_altzone+:} false; then :

configure.ac

@@ -3727,7 +3727,7 @@ AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_blksize])
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_flags])
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_gen])
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_birthtime])
-AC_STRUCT_ST_BLOCKS
+AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_blocks])
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for time.h that defines altzone)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_header_time_altzone,[

pyconfig.h.in

@@ -934,10 +934,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if `tm_zone' is a member of `struct tm'. */
 #undef HAVE_STRUCT_TM_TM_ZONE
 
-/* Define to 1 if your `struct stat' has `st_blocks'. Deprecated, use
-   `HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BLOCKS' instead. */
-#undef HAVE_ST_BLOCKS
-
 /* Define if you have the 'symlink' function. */
 #undef HAVE_SYMLINK