Fixes related to /usr/include path on multiarch systems

* lisp/ffap.el (ffap-c-path):
* lisp/man.el (Man-header-file-path): Handle multiarch.

Fixes: debbugs:10702

3 files changed, 34 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index c91a900dfe1..4f025f3051e 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-02-22  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * ffap.el (ffap-c-path):
+        * man.el (Man-header-file-path): Handle multiarch.  (Bug#10702)
+
 2012-02-22  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
         * custom.el (load-theme): Doc fix.
diff --git a/lisp/ffap.el b/lisp/ffap.el
index c3797536f19..99017d27490 100644
--- a/lisp/ffap.el
+++ b/lisp/ffap.el
@@ -850,9 +850,24 @@ URL, or nil.  If nil, search the alist for further matches.")
   (and (not (string-match "\\.el\\'" name))
        (ffap-locate-file name '(".el") load-path)))
 
+;; FIXME this duplicates the logic of Man-header-file-path.
+;; There should be a single central variable or function for this.
+;; See also (bug#10702):
+;; cc-search-directories, semantic-c-dependency-system-include-path,
+;; semantic-gcc-setup
 (defvar ffap-c-path
-  ;; Need smarter defaults here!  Suggestions welcome.
-  '("/usr/include" "/usr/local/include"))
+  (let ((arch (with-temp-buffer
+                (when (eq 0 (ignore-errors
+                              (call-process "gcc" nil '(t nil) nil
+                                            "-print-multiarch")))
+                  (goto-char (point-min))
+                  (buffer-substring (point) (line-end-position)))))
+        (base '("/usr/include" "/usr/local/include")))
+    (if (zerop (length arch))
+        base
+      (append base (list (expand-file-name arch "/usr/include")))))
+  "List of directories to search for include files.")
+
 (defun ffap-c-mode (name)
   (ffap-locate-file name t ffap-c-path))
 
diff --git a/lisp/man.el b/lisp/man.el
index 7698cc255b7..0a7b831ca8e 100644
--- a/lisp/man.el
+++ b/lisp/man.el
@@ -215,9 +215,20 @@ the associated section number."
                        (string :tag "Real Section")))
   :group 'man)
 
+;; FIXME see comments at ffap-c-path.
 (defcustom Man-header-file-path
-  '("/usr/include" "/usr/local/include")
+  (let ((arch (with-temp-buffer
+                (when (eq 0 (ignore-errors
+                              (call-process "gcc" nil '(t nil) nil
+                                            "-print-multiarch")))
+                  (goto-char (point-min))
+                  (buffer-substring (point) (line-end-position)))))
+        (base '("/usr/include" "/usr/local/include")))
+    (if (zerop (length arch))
+        base
+      (append base (list (expand-file-name arch "/usr/include")))))
   "C Header file search path used in Man."
+  :version "24.1"                       ; add multiarch
   :type '(repeat string)
   :group 'man)