build: Force -fsigned-char on platforms where the default for char is unsigned

gcc on the ARM platform defaults 'char' to 'unsigned char' whereas Intel and
SPARC default to 'signed char'.  This is only an issue in the rare cases where
negative values are assigned to a 'char' but this this patch insures
compatibility by detecting platforms that default to 'unsigned' and adding an
'-fsigned-char' flag to _ASTCFLAGS.

If compiling for ARM (native or cross-compile) be sure to run ./bootstrap.sh
and ./configure to regenerate the build files.  You shouldn't have to do this
for Intel or SPARC.

Tested-by: George Joseph

Review: https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/4091/
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configure.ac

@@ -192,6 +192,25 @@ esac
 AC_SUBST(OSARCH)
 AC_SUBST(PBX_WINARCH)
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether char is unsigned)
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+	[
+		AC_LANG_SOURCE(
+#include <limits.h>
+#if CHAR_MIN == 0
+#error
+#endif
+		)
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		CONFIG_SIGNED_CHAR=""
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		CONFIG_SIGNED_CHAR="-fsigned-char"
+	]
+)
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_SIGNED_CHAR)
+
 #  check for uname
 AC_PATH_TOOL([UNAME], [uname], No)
 if test ! x"${UNAME}" = xNo; then