1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5fde6d402..fc5823143 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_analyzer" = "xyes"], [
         EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS -fanalyzer -Wno-analyzer-malloc-leak"
 ])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([sanitizer],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-sanitizer=@<:@address | memory | undefined@:>@], [enable a compiler-based sanitizer (debug)]), [], [enable_sanitizer=no])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_sanitizer" != "xno" ],
+        [AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fsanitize=$enable_sanitizer], [
+                EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS -fsanitize=$enable_sanitizer -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
+                EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -fsanitize=$enable_sanitizer"
+        ], [AC_MSG_ERROR([sanitizer not supported: $enable_sanitizer])]
+)])
+
 HAVE_APPARMOR=""
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([apparmor],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-apparmor], [enable apparmor]))