AC_PROG_YACC
AC_PROG_LEX
+# Check linker option
+AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([-Wl,--no-as-needed], [LD_NO_AS_NEEDED])
+AC_SUBST([LD_NO_AS_NEEDED])
+
if test ! -f "$srcdir/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-parser.h"; then
if test x"$YACC" != "xbison -y"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([[bison not found and is required when building from git.
AM_CONDITIONAL([BABELTRACE_BUILD_WITH_MINGW], [test "x$MINGW32" = "xyes"])
+# Check what libraries are required on this platform to link sockets programs.
+AX_LIB_SOCKET_NSL
+
# Check for libuuid
AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_generate],
[