Merge #10239: Make Boost use std::atomic internally

394ccf7 Make Boost use std::atomic internally (Pieter Wuille)

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Author: laanwj

configure.ac

@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
 AX_BOOST_THREAD
 AX_BOOST_CHRONO
 
+dnl Boost 1.56 through 1.62 allow using std::atomic instead of its own atomic
+dnl counter implementations. In 1.63 and later the std::atomic approach is default.
+m4_pattern_allow(DBOOST_AC_USE_STD_ATOMIC) dnl otherwise it's treated like a macro
+BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-DBOOST_SP_USE_STD_ATOMIC -DBOOST_AC_USE_STD_ATOMIC $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
 
 if test x$use_reduce_exports = xyes; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for working boost reduced exports])