AC_DEFUN([AC_CXX_TEMPLATES],
[AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the compiler supports basic templates,
ac_cv_cxx_templates,
[AC_LANG_SAVE
AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
AC_TRY_COMPILE([template<class T> class A {public:A(){}};
template<class T> void f(const A<T>& ){}],[
A<double> d; A<int> i; f(d); f(i); return 0;],
ac_cv_cxx_templates=yes, ac_cv_cxx_templates=no)
AC_LANG_RESTORE
])
if test "$ac_cv_cxx_templates" = yes; then
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TEMPLATES,,[define if the compiler supports basic templates])
fi
])