# check for sysctlbyname for BSD systems
AC_CHECK_FUNCS(sysctlbyname)
+#################################################
+# Check to see if core dump directory is defined in linux
+# with /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+
+AC_CHECK_FILE([/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern],
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYS_KERNEL_PROC_CORE_PATTERN, 1,
+ [Whether Linux kernel uses core_pattern for core files]),
+ [])
+
#############################
# check if building with gpfs
AC_CHECK_HEADERS(gpfs_gpl.h)