make --with-idlc-cpp=cpp work for gcc cpp as a ucpp replacement

e.g. the example of
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1524638
has the same output .urd using cpp with these flags as ucpp created

Change-Id: Iadfd2deba7d365c66c3260fd6736c031987e107c
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/120347
Tested-by: Jenkins
Tested-by: Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com>

4 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/config_host.mk.in b/config_host.mk.in
index 58ca1d1c14fb..6810660067b0 100644
--- a/config_host.mk.in
+++ b/config_host.mk.in
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ export SYSTEM_RHINO=@SYSTEM_RHINO@
 export SYSTEM_SERF=@SYSTEM_SERF@
 export SYSTEM_STAROFFICE=@SYSTEM_STAROFFICE@
 export SYSTEM_UCPP=@SYSTEM_UCPP@
+export SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC=@SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC@
 export SYSTEM_VISIO=@SYSTEM_VISIO@
 export SYSTEM_WPD=@SYSTEM_WPD@
 export SYSTEM_WPG=@SYSTEM_WPG@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f4a0071e1dd9..bafd5b39e135 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8807,9 +8807,22 @@ dnl ===================================================================
 dnl Check for C preprocessor to use
 dnl ===================================================================
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([which C preprocessor to use in idlc])
+SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC=
 if test -n "$with_idlc_cpp"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_idlc_cpp])
     AC_PATH_PROG(SYSTEM_UCPP, $with_idlc_cpp)
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $with_idlc_cpp is GCC CPP])
+    # ucpp will accept -v (to output version), warn about the others as unknown
+    # and return 1 (due to -v)
+    # gcc will accept -v (as verbose), --version (to output version) and -nostdinc
+    # and return 0 (due to --version ) if all options are supported
+    $SYSTEM_UCPP -v --version -nostdinc >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+    if test $? -eq 0;  then
+        SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC=TRUE
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+    fi
 else
     AC_MSG_RESULT([ucpp])
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([which ucpp tp use])
@@ -8822,6 +8835,7 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 AC_SUBST(SYSTEM_UCPP)
+AC_SUBST(SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC)
 
 dnl ===================================================================
 dnl Check for epm (not needed for Windows)
diff --git a/idlc/Executable_idlc.mk b/idlc/Executable_idlc.mk
index e194e9049c77..f2f79dcb8911 100644
--- a/idlc/Executable_idlc.mk
+++ b/idlc/Executable_idlc.mk
@@ -35,10 +35,18 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_scanners,idlc,\
 ))
 
 ifneq (,$(SYSTEM_UCPP))
+
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_defs,idlc,\
     -DSYSTEM_UCPP \
     -DUCPP=\"file://$(SYSTEM_UCPP)\" \
 ))
+
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC),)
+$(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_defs,idlc,\
+    -DSYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC \
+))
+endif
+
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_exception_objects,idlc,\
diff --git a/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx b/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx
index bf3325d6821a..1902d63e0cad 100644
--- a/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx
+++ b/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx
@@ -237,7 +237,15 @@ sal_Int32 compileFile(const OString * pathname)
     ::std::vector< OUString> lCppArgs;
     lCppArgs.emplace_back("-DIDL");
     lCppArgs.emplace_back("-C");
+#ifdef SYSTEM_UCPP_IS_GCC
+    // -nostdinc Do not search the standard system directories for header files
+    lCppArgs.emplace_back("-nostdinc");
+    // with gcc cpp, even when not explicitly including anything, /usr/include/stdc-predef.h
+    // gets inserted without -nostdinc
+#else
+    // -zI Do not use the standard (compile-time) include path.
     lCppArgs.emplace_back("-zI");
+#endif
 
     Options* pOptions = idlc()->getOptions();