Merge branch 'autoconf-ubuntu-16.04-fixes' of https://github.com/nh2/nix

13 files changed, 1077 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 45a3338ed21c..9ac82fda657d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,4 @@ GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -include config.h
 
 -include Makefile.config
 
-OPTIMIZE = 1
-
-ifeq ($(OPTIMIZE), 1)
-  GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -O3
-  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O3
-endif
-
 include mk/lib.mk
diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index 59730b646387..7e3b35b98196 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ CC = @CC@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 CXX = @CXX@
 CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
+LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 ENABLE_S3 = @ENABLE_S3@
 HAVE_SODIUM = @HAVE_SODIUM@
-HAVE_READLINE = @HAVE_READLINE@
 HAVE_SECCOMP = @HAVE_SECCOMP@
+BOOST_LDFLAGS = @BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 LIBCURL_LIBS = @LIBCURL_LIBS@
 OPENSSL_LIBS = @OPENSSL_LIBS@
 PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f5b1614f19f1..8bc14d476d57 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 AC_INIT(nix, m4_esyscmd([bash -c "echo -n $(cat ./.version)$VERSION_SUFFIX"]))
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(README.md)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 AC_PROG_SED
 
+# Detect building from release tarballs (we need less dependencies then)
+# by checking for the `.dist-files` file present only in release tarballs
+# (created in release.nix).
+# For example, we don't need to build the manual or run bison/flex
+# parser generators for release tarballs, as those have them pre-generated.
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether we are building from a release tarball (.dist-files existence)])
+if test -f .dist-files; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes; will not require tools that are not needed for building from release tarballs)
+  building_from_release_tarball=yes;
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
 # Construct a Nix system name (like "i686-linux").
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the canonical Nix system name])
@@ -42,27 +56,21 @@ esac
 
 AC_MSG_RESULT($system)
 AC_SUBST(system)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SYSTEM, ["$system"], [platform identifier (`cpu-os')])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SYSTEM, ["$system"], [platform identifier ('cpu-os')])
 
 
 # State should be stored in /nix/var, unless the user overrides it explicitly.
 test "$localstatedir" = '${prefix}/var' && localstatedir=/nix/var
 
 
-# Solaris-specific stuff.
-AC_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE
-if test "$sys_name" = sunos; then
-    # Solaris requires -lsocket -lnsl for network functions
-    LIBS="-lsocket -lnsl $LIBS"
-fi
-
-
-CFLAGS=
-CXXFLAGS=
+# Set default flags for nix (as per AC_PROG_CC/CXX docs),
+# while still allowing the user to override them from the command line.
+: ${CFLAGS="-O3"}
+: ${CXXFLAGS="-O3"}
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CPP
-AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17([noext], [mandatory])
 
 AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar])
 
@@ -70,6 +78,14 @@ AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar])
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
 
+# Solaris-specific stuff.
+AC_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE
+if test "$sys_name" = sunos; then
+    # Solaris requires -lsocket -lnsl for network functions
+    LIBS="-lsocket -lnsl $LIBS"
+fi
+
+
 # Check for pubsetbuf.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pubsetbuf])
 AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
@@ -118,10 +134,11 @@ fi
 
 NEED_PROG(bash, bash)
 NEED_PROG(patch, patch)
-AC_PATH_PROG(xmllint, xmllint, false)
-AC_PATH_PROG(xsltproc, xsltproc, false)
-AC_PATH_PROG(flex, flex, false)
-AC_PATH_PROG(bison, bison, false)
+if test "x$building_from_release_tarball" != x"yes"; then
+  # Parser generators are pre-built in release tarballs.
+  NEED_PROG(flex, flex)
+  NEED_PROG(bison, bison)
+fi
 NEED_PROG(sed, sed)
 NEED_PROG(tar, tar)
 NEED_PROG(bzip2, bzip2)
@@ -145,6 +162,16 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(store-dir, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-store-dir=PATH],
 AC_SUBST(storedir)
 
 
+# Look for boost, a required dependency.
+# Note that AX_BOOST_BASE only exports *CPP* BOOST_CPPFLAGS, no CXX flags,
+# and CPPFLAGS are not passed to the C++ compiler automatically.
+# Thus we append the returned CPPFLAGS to the CXXFLAGS here.
+AX_BOOST_BASE([1.66], [CXXFLAGS="$BOOST_CPPFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires boost.])])
+# For unknown reasons, setting this directly in the ACTION-IF-FOUND above
+# ends up with LDFLAGS being empty, so we set it afterwards.
+LDFLAGS="$BOOST_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+
+
 # Look for OpenSSL, a required dependency.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([OPENSSL], [libcrypto], [CXXFLAGS="$OPENSSL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
 
@@ -164,7 +191,16 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE3], [sqlite3 >= 3.6.19], [CXXFLAGS="$SQLITE3_CFLAGS $CX
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBCURL], [libcurl], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBCURL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
 
 # Look for editline, a required dependency.
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EDITLINE], [libeditline], [CXXFLAGS="$EDITLINE_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
+# The the libeditline.pc file was added only in libeditline >= 1.15.2,
+# see https://github.com/troglobit/editline/commit/0a8f2ef4203c3a4a4726b9dd1336869cd0da8607,
+# but e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 has an older version, so we fall back to searching for
+# editline.h when the pkg-config approach fails.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EDITLINE], [libeditline], [CXXFLAGS="$EDITLINE_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"], [
+  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([editline.h], [true],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libeditline; it was found neither via pkg-config nor its normal header.])])
+  AC_SEARCH_LIBS([readline read_history], [editline], [],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libeditline; it was not found via pkg-config, but via its header, but required functions do not work. Maybe it is too old? >= 1.14 is required.])])
+])
 
 # Look for libsodium, an optional dependency.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SODIUM], [libsodium],
@@ -236,6 +272,20 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(doc-gen, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-doc-gen],
   doc_generate=$enableval, doc_generate=yes)
 AC_SUBST(doc_generate)
 
+# The manual is pre-generated in release tarballs.
+if test "$doc_generate" = yes && test "x$building_from_release_tarball" != x"yes"; then
+  # Programs required to build the manual
+  NEED_PROG(xmllint, xmllint)
+  NEED_PROG(xsltproc, xsltproc)
+
+  # Check if docbook works without Internet (if not, likely packages providing the .xsl files are not installed)
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if docbook can run without networking])
+  if "$xsltproc" --nonet --novalid http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl-ns/current/profiling/profile.xsl >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD 2>&1; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+  else
+    AC_MSG_FAILURE([Building the manual requires 'xsltproc --nonet' to work. It did not. Perhaps you lack the necessary xsl files (e.g. package docbook-xsl-ns on Debian)?])
+  fi
+fi
 
 # Setuid installations.
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setresuid setreuid lchown])
diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/prerequisites-source.xml b/doc/manual/installation/prerequisites-source.xml
index e87d0de21ef6..e7bdcf966cf6 100644
--- a/doc/manual/installation/prerequisites-source.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/installation/prerequisites-source.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <listitem><para>Bash Shell. The <literal>./configure</literal> script
   relies on bashisms, so Bash is required.</para></listitem>
 
-  <listitem><para>A version of GCC or Clang that supports C++14.</para></listitem>
+  <listitem><para>A version of GCC or Clang that supports C++17.</para></listitem>
 
   <listitem><para><command>pkg-config</command> to locate
   dependencies.  If your distribution does not provide it, you can get
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
   1.66.0 or higher. It can be obtained from the official web site
   <link xlink:href="https://www.boost.org/" />.</para></listitem>
 
+  <listitem><para>The <literal>editline</literal> library of version
+  1.14.0 or higher. It can be obtained from the its repository
+  <link xlink:href="https://github.com/troglobit/editline" />.</para></listitem>
+
   <listitem><para>The <command>xmllint</command> and
   <command>xsltproc</command> programs to build this manual and the
   man-pages.  These are part of the <literal>libxml2</literal> and
diff --git a/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43087b2e6889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,951 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#  https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX(VERSION, [ext|noext], [mandatory|optional])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Check for baseline language coverage in the compiler for the specified
+#   version of the C++ standard.  If necessary, add switches to CXX and
+#   CXXCPP to enable support.  VERSION may be '11' (for the C++11 standard)
+#   or '14' (for the C++14 standard).
+#
+#   The second argument, if specified, indicates whether you insist on an
+#   extended mode (e.g. -std=gnu++11) or a strict conformance mode (e.g.
+#   -std=c++11).  If neither is specified, you get whatever works, with
+#   preference for an extended mode.
+#
+#   The third argument, if specified 'mandatory' or if left unspecified,
+#   indicates that baseline support for the specified C++ standard is
+#   required and that the macro should error out if no mode with that
+#   support is found.  If specified 'optional', then configuration proceeds
+#   regardless, after defining HAVE_CXX${VERSION} if and only if a
+#   supporting mode is found.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2012 Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2013 Roy Stogner <roystgnr@ices.utexas.edu>
+#   Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Google Inc.; contributed by Alexey Sokolov <sokolov@google.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2015 Paul Norman <penorman@mac.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2015 Moritz Klammler <moritz@klammler.eu>
+#   Copyright (c) 2016, 2018 Krzesimir Nowak <qdlacz@gmail.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2019 Enji Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 11
+
+dnl  This macro is based on the code from the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11 macro
+dnl  (serial version number 13).
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl
+  m4_if([$1], [11], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="11 0x"],
+        [$1], [14], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="14 1y"],
+        [$1], [17], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="17 1z"],
+        [m4_fatal([invalid first argument `$1' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])])dnl
+  m4_if([$2], [], [],
+        [$2], [ext], [],
+        [$2], [noext], [],
+        [m4_fatal([invalid second argument `$2' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])])dnl
+  m4_if([$3], [], [ax_cxx_compile_cxx$1_required=true],
+        [$3], [mandatory], [ax_cxx_compile_cxx$1_required=true],
+        [$3], [optional], [ax_cxx_compile_cxx$1_required=false],
+        [m4_fatal([invalid third argument `$3' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])])
+  AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])dnl
+  ac_success=no
+
+  m4_if([$2], [noext], [], [dnl
+  if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+    for alternative in ${ax_cxx_compile_alternatives}; do
+      switch="-std=gnu++${alternative}"
+      cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch])
+      AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features with $switch,
+                     $cachevar,
+        [ac_save_CXX="$CXX"
+         CXX="$CXX $switch"
+         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_$1])],
+          [eval $cachevar=yes],
+          [eval $cachevar=no])
+         CXX="$ac_save_CXX"])
+      if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
+        CXX="$CXX $switch"
+        if test -n "$CXXCPP" ; then
+          CXXCPP="$CXXCPP $switch"
+        fi
+        ac_success=yes
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+  fi])
+
+  m4_if([$2], [ext], [], [dnl
+  if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+    dnl HP's aCC needs +std=c++11 according to:
+    dnl http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/download/files/unprot/aCxx/PDF_Release_Notes/769149-001.pdf
+    dnl Cray's crayCC needs "-h std=c++11"
+    for alternative in ${ax_cxx_compile_alternatives}; do
+      for switch in -std=c++${alternative} +std=c++${alternative} "-h std=c++${alternative}"; do
+        cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch])
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features with $switch,
+                       $cachevar,
+          [ac_save_CXX="$CXX"
+           CXX="$CXX $switch"
+           AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_$1])],
+            [eval $cachevar=yes],
+            [eval $cachevar=no])
+           CXX="$ac_save_CXX"])
+        if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
+          CXX="$CXX $switch"
+          if test -n "$CXXCPP" ; then
+            CXXCPP="$CXXCPP $switch"
+          fi
+          ac_success=yes
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+      if test x$ac_success = xyes; then
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+  fi])
+  AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+  if test x$ax_cxx_compile_cxx$1_required = xtrue; then
+    if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([*** A compiler with support for C++$1 language features is required.])
+    fi
+  fi
+  if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+    HAVE_CXX$1=0
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([No compiler with C++$1 support was found])
+  else
+    HAVE_CXX$1=1
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CXX$1,1,
+              [define if the compiler supports basic C++$1 syntax])
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(HAVE_CXX$1)
+])
+
+
+dnl  Test body for checking C++11 support
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_11],
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11
+)
+
+
+dnl  Test body for checking C++14 support
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_14],
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14
+)
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_17],
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17
+)
+
+dnl  Tests for new features in C++11
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11], [[
+
+// If the compiler admits that it is not ready for C++11, why torture it?
+// Hopefully, this will speed up the test.
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+
+#error "This is not a C++ compiler"
+
+#elif __cplusplus < 201103L
+
+#error "This is not a C++11 compiler"
+
+#else
+
+namespace cxx11
+{
+
+  namespace test_static_assert
+  {
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct check
+    {
+      static_assert(sizeof(int) <= sizeof(T), "not big enough");
+    };
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_final_override
+  {
+
+    struct Base
+    {
+      virtual ~Base() {}
+      virtual void f() {}
+    };
+
+    struct Derived : public Base
+    {
+      virtual ~Derived() override {}
+      virtual void f() override {}
+    };
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_double_right_angle_brackets
+  {
+
+    template < typename T >
+    struct check {};
+
+    typedef check<void> single_type;
+    typedef check<check<void>> double_type;
+    typedef check<check<check<void>>> triple_type;
+    typedef check<check<check<check<void>>>> quadruple_type;
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_decltype
+  {
+
+    int
+    f()
+    {
+      int a = 1;
+      decltype(a) b = 2;
+      return a + b;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_type_deduction
+  {
+
+    template < typename T1, typename T2 >
+    struct is_same
+    {
+      static const bool value = false;
+    };
+
+    template < typename T >
+    struct is_same<T, T>
+    {
+      static const bool value = true;
+    };
+
+    template < typename T1, typename T2 >
+    auto
+    add(T1 a1, T2 a2) -> decltype(a1 + a2)
+    {
+      return a1 + a2;
+    }
+
+    int
+    test(const int c, volatile int v)
+    {
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(0)>::value == true, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(c)>::value == false, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(v)>::value == false, "");
+      auto ac = c;
+      auto av = v;
+      auto sumi = ac + av + 'x';
+      auto sumf = ac + av + 1.0;
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(ac)>::value == true, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(av)>::value == true, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(sumi)>::value == true, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(sumf)>::value == false, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(add(c, v))>::value == true, "");
+      return (sumf > 0.0) ? sumi : add(c, v);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_noexcept
+  {
+
+    int f() { return 0; }
+    int g() noexcept { return 0; }
+
+    static_assert(noexcept(f()) == false, "");
+    static_assert(noexcept(g()) == true, "");
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_constexpr
+  {
+
+    template < typename CharT >
+    unsigned long constexpr
+    strlen_c_r(const CharT *const s, const unsigned long acc) noexcept
+    {
+      return *s ? strlen_c_r(s + 1, acc + 1) : acc;
+    }
+
+    template < typename CharT >
+    unsigned long constexpr
+    strlen_c(const CharT *const s) noexcept
+    {
+      return strlen_c_r(s, 0UL);
+    }
+
+    static_assert(strlen_c("") == 0UL, "");
+    static_assert(strlen_c("1") == 1UL, "");
+    static_assert(strlen_c("example") == 7UL, "");
+    static_assert(strlen_c("another\0example") == 7UL, "");
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_rvalue_references
+  {
+
+    template < int N >
+    struct answer
+    {
+      static constexpr int value = N;
+    };
+
+    answer<1> f(int&)       { return answer<1>(); }
+    answer<2> f(const int&) { return answer<2>(); }
+    answer<3> f(int&&)      { return answer<3>(); }
+
+    void
+    test()
+    {
+      int i = 0;
+      const int c = 0;
+      static_assert(decltype(f(i))::value == 1, "");
+      static_assert(decltype(f(c))::value == 2, "");
+      static_assert(decltype(f(0))::value == 3, "");
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_uniform_initialization
+  {
+
+    struct test
+    {
+      static const int zero {};
+      static const int one {1};
+    };
+
+    static_assert(test::zero == 0, "");
+    static_assert(test::one == 1, "");
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_lambdas
+  {
+
+    void
+    test1()
+    {
+      auto lambda1 = [](){};
+      auto lambda2 = lambda1;
+      lambda1();
+      lambda2();
+    }
+
+    int
+    test2()
+    {
+      auto a = [](int i, int j){ return i + j; }(1, 2);
+      auto b = []() -> int { return '0'; }();
+      auto c = [=](){ return a + b; }();
+      auto d = [&](){ return c; }();
+      auto e = [a, &b](int x) mutable {
+        const auto identity = [](int y){ return y; };
+        for (auto i = 0; i < a; ++i)
+          a += b--;
+        return x + identity(a + b);
+      }(0);
+      return a + b + c + d + e;
+    }
+
+    int
+    test3()
+    {
+      const auto nullary = [](){ return 0; };
+      const auto unary = [](int x){ return x; };
+      using nullary_t = decltype(nullary);
+      using unary_t = decltype(unary);
+      const auto higher1st = [](nullary_t f){ return f(); };
+      const auto higher2nd = [unary](nullary_t f1){
+        return [unary, f1](unary_t f2){ return f2(unary(f1())); };
+      };
+      return higher1st(nullary) + higher2nd(nullary)(unary);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_variadic_templates
+  {
+
+    template <int...>
+    struct sum;
+
+    template <int N0, int... N1toN>
+    struct sum<N0, N1toN...>
+    {
+      static constexpr auto value = N0 + sum<N1toN...>::value;
+    };
+
+    template <>
+    struct sum<>
+    {
+      static constexpr auto value = 0;
+    };
+
+    static_assert(sum<>::value == 0, "");
+    static_assert(sum<1>::value == 1, "");
+    static_assert(sum<23>::value == 23, "");
+    static_assert(sum<1, 2>::value == 3, "");
+    static_assert(sum<5, 5, 11>::value == 21, "");
+    static_assert(sum<2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13>::value == 41, "");
+
+  }
+
+  // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13728184/template-aliases-and-sfinae
+  // Clang 3.1 fails with headers of libstd++ 4.8.3 when using std::function
+  // because of this.
+  namespace test_template_alias_sfinae
+  {
+
+    struct foo {};
+
+    template<typename T>
+    using member = typename T::member_type;
+
+    template<typename T>
+    void func(...) {}
+
+    template<typename T>
+    void func(member<T>*) {}
+
+    void test();
+
+    void test() { func<foo>(0); }
+
+  }
+
+}  // namespace cxx11
+
+#endif  // __cplusplus >= 201103L
+
+]])
+
+
+dnl  Tests for new features in C++14
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14], [[
+
+// If the compiler admits that it is not ready for C++14, why torture it?
+// Hopefully, this will speed up the test.
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+
+#error "This is not a C++ compiler"
+
+#elif __cplusplus < 201402L
+
+#error "This is not a C++14 compiler"
+
+#else
+
+namespace cxx14
+{
+
+  namespace test_polymorphic_lambdas
+  {
+
+    int
+    test()
+    {
+      const auto lambda = [](auto&&... args){
+        const auto istiny = [](auto x){
+          return (sizeof(x) == 1UL) ? 1 : 0;
+        };
+        const int aretiny[] = { istiny(args)... };
+        return aretiny[0];
+      };
+      return lambda(1, 1L, 1.0f, '1');
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_binary_literals
+  {
+
+    constexpr auto ivii = 0b0000000000101010;
+    static_assert(ivii == 42, "wrong value");
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_generalized_constexpr
+  {
+
+    template < typename CharT >
+    constexpr unsigned long
+    strlen_c(const CharT *const s) noexcept
+    {
+      auto length = 0UL;
+      for (auto p = s; *p; ++p)
+        ++length;
+      return length;
+    }
+
+    static_assert(strlen_c("") == 0UL, "");
+    static_assert(strlen_c("x") == 1UL, "");
+    static_assert(strlen_c("test") == 4UL, "");
+    static_assert(strlen_c("another\0test") == 7UL, "");
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_lambda_init_capture
+  {
+
+    int
+    test()
+    {
+      auto x = 0;
+      const auto lambda1 = [a = x](int b){ return a + b; };
+      const auto lambda2 = [a = lambda1(x)](){ return a; };
+      return lambda2();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_digit_separators
+  {
+
+    constexpr auto ten_million = 100'000'000;
+    static_assert(ten_million == 100000000, "");
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_return_type_deduction
+  {
+
+    auto f(int& x) { return x; }
+    decltype(auto) g(int& x) { return x; }
+
+    template < typename T1, typename T2 >
+    struct is_same
+    {
+      static constexpr auto value = false;
+    };
+
+    template < typename T >
+    struct is_same<T, T>
+    {
+      static constexpr auto value = true;
+    };
+
+    int
+    test()
+    {
+      auto x = 0;
+      static_assert(is_same<int, decltype(f(x))>::value, "");
+      static_assert(is_same<int&, decltype(g(x))>::value, "");
+      return x;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}  // namespace cxx14
+
+#endif  // __cplusplus >= 201402L
+
+]])
+
+
+dnl  Tests for new features in C++17
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17], [[
+
+// If the compiler admits that it is not ready for C++17, why torture it?
+// Hopefully, this will speed up the test.
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+
+#error "This is not a C++ compiler"
+
+#elif __cplusplus < 201703L
+
+#error "This is not a C++17 compiler"
+
+#else
+
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <utility>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace cxx17
+{
+
+  namespace test_constexpr_lambdas
+  {
+
+    constexpr int foo = [](){return 42;}();
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test::nested_namespace::definitions
+  {
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_fold_expression
+  {
+
+    template<typename... Args>
+    int multiply(Args... args)
+    {
+      return (args * ... * 1);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Args>
+    bool all(Args... args)
+    {
+      return (args && ...);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_extended_static_assert
+  {
+
+    static_assert (true);
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_auto_brace_init_list
+  {
+
+    auto foo = {5};
+    auto bar {5};
+
+    static_assert(std::is_same<std::initializer_list<int>, decltype(foo)>::value);
+    static_assert(std::is_same<int, decltype(bar)>::value);
+  }
+
+  namespace test_typename_in_template_template_parameter
+  {
+
+    template<template<typename> typename X> struct D;
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_fallthrough_nodiscard_maybe_unused_attributes
+  {
+
+    int f1()
+    {
+      return 42;
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] int f2()
+    {
+      [[maybe_unused]] auto unused = f1();
+
+      switch (f1())
+      {
+      case 17:
+        f1();
+        [[fallthrough]];
+      case 42:
+        f1();
+      }
+      return f1();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_extended_aggregate_initialization
+  {
+
+    struct base1
+    {
+      int b1, b2 = 42;
+    };
+
+    struct base2
+    {
+      base2() {
+        b3 = 42;
+      }
+      int b3;
+    };
+
+    struct derived : base1, base2
+    {
+        int d;
+    };
+
+    derived d1 {{1, 2}, {}, 4};  // full initialization
+    derived d2 {{}, {}, 4};      // value-initialized bases
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_general_range_based_for_loop
+  {
+
+    struct iter
+    {
+      int i;
+
+      int& operator* ()
+      {
+        return i;
+      }
+
+      const int& operator* () const
+      {
+        return i;
+      }
+
+      iter& operator++()
+      {
+        ++i;
+        return *this;
+      }
+    };
+
+    struct sentinel
+    {
+      int i;
+    };
+
+    bool operator== (const iter& i, const sentinel& s)
+    {
+      return i.i == s.i;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!= (const iter& i, const sentinel& s)
+    {
+      return !(i == s);
+    }
+
+    struct range
+    {
+      iter begin() const
+      {
+        return {0};
+      }
+
+      sentinel end() const
+      {
+        return {5};
+      }
+    };
+
+    void f()
+    {
+      range r {};
+
+      for (auto i : r)
+      {
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto v = i;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_lambda_capture_asterisk_this_by_value
+  {
+
+    struct t
+    {
+      int i;
+      int foo()
+      {
+        return [*this]()
+        {
+          return i;
+        }();
+      }
+    };
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_enum_class_construction
+  {
+
+    enum class byte : unsigned char
+    {};
+
+    byte foo {42};
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_constexpr_if
+  {
+
+    template <bool cond>
+    int f ()
+    {
+      if constexpr(cond)
+      {
+        return 13;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return 42;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_selection_statement_with_initializer
+  {
+
+    int f()
+    {
+      return 13;
+    }
+
+    int f2()
+    {
+      if (auto i = f(); i > 0)
+      {
+        return 3;
+      }
+
+      switch (auto i = f(); i + 4)
+      {
+      case 17:
+        return 2;
+
+      default:
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_template_argument_deduction_for_class_templates
+  {
+
+    template <typename T1, typename T2>
+    struct pair
+    {
+      pair (T1 p1, T2 p2)
+        : m1 {p1},
+          m2 {p2}
+      {}
+
+      T1 m1;
+      T2 m2;
+    };
+
+    void f()
+    {
+      [[maybe_unused]] auto p = pair{13, 42u};
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_non_type_auto_template_parameters
+  {
+
+    template <auto n>
+    struct B
+    {};
+
+    B<5> b1;
+    B<'a'> b2;
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_structured_bindings
+  {
+
+    int arr[2] = { 1, 2 };
+    std::pair<int, int> pr = { 1, 2 };
+
+    auto f1() -> int(&)[2]
+    {
+      return arr;
+    }
+
+    auto f2() -> std::pair<int, int>&
+    {
+      return pr;
+    }
+
+    struct S
+    {
+      int x1 : 2;
+      volatile double y1;
+    };
+
+    S f3()
+    {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    auto [ x1, y1 ] = f1();
+    auto& [ xr1, yr1 ] = f1();
+    auto [ x2, y2 ] = f2();
+    auto& [ xr2, yr2 ] = f2();
+    const auto [ x3, y3 ] = f3();
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_exception_spec_type_system
+  {
+
+    struct Good {};
+    struct Bad {};
+
+    void g1() noexcept;
+    void g2();
+
+    template<typename T>
+    Bad
+    f(T*, T*);
+
+    template<typename T1, typename T2>
+    Good
+    f(T1*, T2*);
+
+    static_assert (std::is_same_v<Good, decltype(f(g1, g2))>);
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_inline_variables
+  {
+
+    template<class T> void f(T)
+    {}
+
+    template<class T> inline T g(T)
+    {
+      return T{};
+    }
+
+    template<> inline void f<>(int)
+    {}
+
+    template<> int g<>(int)
+    {
+      return 5;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}  // namespace cxx17
+
+#endif  // __cplusplus < 201703L
+
+]])
diff --git a/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_17.m4 b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_17.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6834171739b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_17.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# =============================================================================
+#  https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_17.html
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17([ext|noext], [mandatory|optional])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Check for baseline language coverage in the compiler for the C++17
+#   standard; if necessary, add switches to CXX and CXXCPP to enable
+#   support.
+#
+#   This macro is a convenience alias for calling the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX
+#   macro with the version set to C++17.  The two optional arguments are
+#   forwarded literally as the second and third argument respectively.
+#   Please see the documentation for the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX macro for
+#   more information.  If you want to use this macro, you also need to
+#   download the ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 file.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2015 Moritz Klammler <moritz@klammler.eu>
+#   Copyright (c) 2016 Krzesimir Nowak <qdlacz@gmail.com>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 2
+
+AX_REQUIRE_DEFINED([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17], [AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17], [$1], [$2])])
diff --git a/mk/libraries.mk b/mk/libraries.mk
index 3953446cba32..307e29b9d05b 100644
--- a/mk/libraries.mk
+++ b/mk/libraries.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ define build-library
     $(1)_PATH := $$(_d)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
 
     $$($(1)_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs) | $$(_d)/
-	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$(abspath $$@) -shared $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_PROPAGATED) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE)) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_UNINSTALLED)
+	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$(abspath $$@) -shared $$(LDFLAGS) $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_PROPAGATED) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE)) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_UNINSTALLED)
 
     ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
       $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -Wl,-rpath,$$(abspath $$(_d))
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ define build-library
     $$(eval $$(call create-dir, $$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)))
 
     $$($(1)_INSTALL_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs_final) | $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/
-	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ -shared $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_PROPAGATED) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED))
+	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ -shared $$(LDFLAGS) $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_PROPAGATED) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED))
 
     $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -L$$(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR) -l$$(patsubst lib%,%,$$(strip $$($(1)_NAME)))
     ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
diff --git a/mk/programs.mk b/mk/programs.mk
index 2fbda12bd153..d93df4468086 100644
--- a/mk/programs.mk
+++ b/mk/programs.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ define build-program
   $$(eval $$(call create-dir, $$(_d)))
 
   $$($(1)_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs) | $$(_d)/
-	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE))
+	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ $$(LDFLAGS) $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE))
 
   $(1)_INSTALL_DIR ?= $$(bindir)
   $(1)_INSTALL_PATH := $$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/$(1)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ define build-program
     _libs_final := $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_INSTALL_PATH))
 
     $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs_final) | $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/
-	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED))
+	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ $$(LDFLAGS) $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED))
 
   else
 
diff --git a/perl/Makefile b/perl/Makefile
index 284c75022493..f36f5d0e9d88 100644
--- a/perl/Makefile
+++ b/perl/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,4 @@ GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall
 
 -include Makefile.config
 
-OPTIMIZE = 1
-
-ifeq ($(OPTIMIZE), 1)
-  GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -O3
-  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O3
-endif
-
 include mk/lib.mk
diff --git a/perl/configure.ac b/perl/configure.ac
index 966700695ff5..e8e3610a860d 100644
--- a/perl/configure.ac
+++ b/perl/configure.ac
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ AC_INIT(nix-perl, m4_esyscmd([bash -c "echo -n $(cat ../.version)$VERSION_SUFFIX
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(MANIFEST)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(../config)
 
-CFLAGS=
-CXXFLAGS=
+# Set default flags for nix (as per AC_PROG_CC/CXX docs),
+# while still allowing the user to override them from the command line.
+: ${CFLAGS="-O3"}
+: ${CXXFLAGS="-O3"}
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11
diff --git a/src/libutil/local.mk b/src/libutil/local.mk
index 3ccc23fd5c1b..e41a67d1f9e1 100644
--- a/src/libutil/local.mk
+++ b/src/libutil/local.mk
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ libutil_DIR := $(d)
 
 libutil_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc)
 
-libutil_LDFLAGS = $(LIBLZMA_LIBS) -lbz2 -pthread $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(LIBBROTLI_LIBS) -lboost_context
+libutil_LDFLAGS = $(LIBLZMA_LIBS) -lbz2 -pthread $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(LIBBROTLI_LIBS) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) -lboost_context
diff --git a/src/nix/local.mk b/src/nix/local.mk
index ca4604d566c3..c09efd1fc895 100644
--- a/src/nix/local.mk
+++ b/src/nix/local.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ nix_SOURCES := \
 
 nix_LIBS = libexpr libmain libstore libutil
 
-nix_LDFLAGS = -pthread $(SODIUM_LIBS) $(EDITLINE_LIBS)
+nix_LDFLAGS = -pthread $(SODIUM_LIBS) $(EDITLINE_LIBS) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) -lboost_context -lboost_thread -lboost_system
 
 $(foreach name, \
   nix-build nix-channel nix-collect-garbage nix-copy-closure nix-daemon nix-env nix-hash nix-instantiate nix-prefetch-url nix-shell nix-store, \
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index d8f812149069..f857b2e89c29 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@
 #include <readline/history.h>
 #include <readline/readline.h>
 #else
+// editline < 1.15.2 don't wrap their API for C++ usage
+// (added in https://github.com/troglobit/editline/commit/91398ceb3427b730995357e9d120539fb9bb7461).
+// This results in linker errors due to to name-mangling of editline C symbols.
+// For compatibility with these versions, we wrap the API here
+// (wrapping multiple times on newer versions is no problem).
+extern "C" {
 #include <editline.h>
+}
 #endif
 
 #include "shared.hh"