+#ifndef PA_GCC_WEAKREF
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__ELF__) && (((__GNUC__ == 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ > 1)) || (__GNUC__ > 4))
+/** Macro for usage of GCC's weakref attribute */
+#define PA_GCC_WEAKREF(x) __attribute__((weakref(#x)))
+#endif
+#endif
+