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2 # http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_boost_system.html
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11 # Test for System library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro requires
12 # a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is available at
13 # <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
17 # AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB)
29 # Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
30 # Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
31 # Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel Casimiro <dan.casimiro@gmail.com>
33 # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
34 # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
35 # and this notice are preserved.
37 AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_SYSTEM],
39 AC_ARG_WITH([boost-system],
40 AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-system@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
41 [use the System library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
42 e.g. --with-boost-system=boost_system-gcc-mt ]),
44 if test "$withval" = "no"; then
46 elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
48 ax_boost_user_system_lib=""
51 ax_boost_user_system_lib="$withval"
57 if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
58 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
59 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
60 CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
61 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
64 LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
65 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
68 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::System library is available,
71 CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
73 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>]],
74 [[boost::system::system_category]]),
75 ax_cv_boost_system=yes, ax_cv_boost_system=no)
76 CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_SAVE
79 if test "x$ax_cv_boost_system" = "xyes"; then
80 AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
82 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_SYSTEM,,[define if the Boost::System library is available])
83 BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
86 if test "x$ax_boost_user_system_lib" = "x"; then
87 for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_system*.{so,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_system.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_system.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
88 ax_lib=${libextension}
89 AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
90 [BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) link_system="yes"; break],
93 if test "x$link_system" != "xyes"; then
94 for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_system*.{dll,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_system.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_system.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
95 ax_lib=${libextension}
96 AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
97 [BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) link_system="yes"; break],
103 for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_system_lib boost_system-$ax_boost_user_system_lib; do
104 AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
105 [BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) link_system="yes"; break],
110 if test "x$link_system" = "xno"; then
111 AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
115 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
116 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"