1 # ===========================================================================
2 # http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_boost_filesystem.html
3 # ===========================================================================
11 # Test for Filesystem library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro
12 # requires a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is
13 # available at <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
17 # AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB)
21 # HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
29 # Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
30 # Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
31 # Copyright (c) 2008 Roman Rybalko <libtorrent@romanr.info> (using BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB)
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_FILESYSTEM],
39 AC_ARG_WITH([boost-filesystem],
40 AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-filesystem@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
41 [use the Filesystem library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
42 e.g. --with-boost-filesystem=boost_filesystem-gcc-mt ]),
44 if test "$withval" = "no"; then
46 elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
48 ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib=""
51 ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib="$withval"
57 if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
58 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
59 CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
60 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
63 LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
64 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
68 LIBS="$LIBS $BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB"
71 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available,
72 ax_cv_boost_filesystem,
74 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>]],
75 [[using namespace boost::filesystem;
76 path my_path( "foo/bar/data.txt" );
78 ax_cv_boost_filesystem=yes, ax_cv_boost_filesystem=no)
81 if test "x$ax_cv_boost_filesystem" = "xyes"; then
82 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM,,[define if the Boost::Filesystem library is available])
83 BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
84 if test "x$ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib" = "x"; then
85 for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_filesystem*.{so,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
86 ax_lib=${libextension}
87 AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
88 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
89 [link_filesystem="no"])
91 if test "x$link_program_options" != "xyes"; then
92 for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_filesystem*.{dll,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
93 ax_lib=${libextension}
94 AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
95 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
96 [link_filesystem="no"])
100 for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib boost_filesystem-$ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib; do
101 AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
102 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
103 [link_filesystem="no"])
107 if test "x$link_filesystem" != "xyes"; then
108 AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
112 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
113 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"