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diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index bc8fc8cf85..b45c75fc7a 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -3,6 +3,23 @@
#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
+
+/* Derived from Linux "Features Test Macro" header
+ * Convenience macros to test the versions of gcc (or
+ * a compatible compiler).
+ * Use them like this:
+ * #if GIT_GNUC_PREREQ (2,8)
+ * ... code requiring gcc 2.8 or later ...
+ * #endif
+*/
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__GNUC_MINOR__)
+# define GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(maj, min) \
+ ((__GNUC__ << 16) + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= ((maj) << 16) + (min))
+#else
+ #define GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(maj, min) 0
+#endif
+
+
#ifndef FLEX_ARRAY
/*
* See if our compiler is known to support flexible array members.
@@ -25,7 +42,42 @@
#endif
#endif
-#define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof(x[0]))
+
+/*
+ * BUILD_ASSERT_OR_ZERO - assert a build-time dependency, as an expression.
+ * @cond: the compile-time condition which must be true.
+ *
+ * Your compile will fail if the condition isn't true, or can't be evaluated
+ * by the compiler. This can be used in an expression: its value is "0".
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * #define foo_to_char(foo) \
+ * ((char *)(foo) \
+ * + BUILD_ASSERT_OR_ZERO(offsetof(struct foo, string) == 0))
+ */
+#define BUILD_ASSERT_OR_ZERO(cond) \
+ (sizeof(char [1 - 2*!(cond)]) - 1)
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 3)
+# if GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(3, 1)
+ /* &arr[0] degrades to a pointer: a different type from an array */
+# define BARF_UNLESS_AN_ARRAY(arr) \
+ BUILD_ASSERT_OR_ZERO(!__builtin_types_compatible_p(__typeof__(arr), \
+ __typeof__(&(arr)[0])))
+# else
+# define BARF_UNLESS_AN_ARRAY(arr) 0
+# endif
+#endif
+/*
+ * ARRAY_SIZE - get the number of elements in a visible array
+ * <at> x: the array whose size you want.
+ *
+ * This does not work on pointers, or arrays declared as [], or
+ * function parameters. With correct compiler support, such usage
+ * will cause a build error (see the build_assert_or_zero macro).
+ */
+#define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]) + BARF_UNLESS_AN_ARRAY(x))
+
#define bitsizeof(x) (CHAR_BIT * sizeof(x))
#define maximum_signed_value_of_type(a) \