1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/string.in.h b/lib/string.in.h
index 9a6b311d007..aaff5638d0f 100644
--- a/lib/string.in.h
+++ b/lib/string.in.h
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@
 /* The definition of _GL_WARN_ON_USE is copied here.  */
 
 
+/* Clear a block of memory.  The compiler will not delete a call to
+   this function, even if the block is dead after the call.  */
+#if @GNULIB_EXPLICIT_BZERO@
+# if ! @HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO@
+_GL_FUNCDECL_SYS (explicit_bzero, void,
+                  (void *__dest, size_t __n) _GL_ARG_NONNULL ((1)));
+# endif
+_GL_CXXALIAS_SYS (explicit_bzero, void, (void *__dest, size_t __n));
+_GL_CXXALIASWARN (explicit_bzero);
+#elif defined GNULIB_POSIXCHECK
+# undef explicit_bzero
+# if HAVE_RAW_DECL_EXPLICIT_BZERO
+_GL_WARN_ON_USE (explicit_bzero, "explicit_bzero is unportable - "
+                 "use gnulib module explicit_bzero for portability");
+# endif
+#endif
+
 /* Find the index of the least-significant set bit.  */
 #if @GNULIB_FFSL@
 # if !@HAVE_FFSL@