1 dnl Some useful functions for LyXs configure.in -*- sh -*-
2 dnl Author: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes (Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes@inria.fr)
3 dnl Lars Gullik Bjønnes (larsbj@lyx.org)
4 dnl Allan Rae (rae@lyx.org)
7 dnl Usage LYX_CHECK_VERSION Displays version of LyX being built and
8 dnl sets variables "lyx_devel_version" and "lyx_prerelease"
9 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_VERSION],[
10 echo "configuring LyX version $VERSION"
11 if echo "$VERSION" | grep 'cvs' >/dev/null ; then
13 AC_DEFINE(DEVEL_VERSION, 1, [Define if you are building a development version of LyX])
14 echo "WARNING: This is a development version. Expect bugs."
18 if echo "$VERSION" | grep 'pre' > /dev/null ; then
20 echo "WARNING: This is a prerelease. Be careful and backup your documents."
24 AC_SUBST(lyx_devel_version)])
27 dnl Define the option to set a LyX version on installed executables and directories
30 AC_DEFUN([LYX_VERSION_SUFFIX],[
31 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for install target ... ])
32 RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX='""'
33 AC_ARG_WITH(version-suffix,
34 [ --with-version-suffix[=<version>] install lyx files as lyx<version>],
35 [if test "x$withval" = "xyes";
38 ac_configure_args=`echo $ac_configure_args | sed "s,--with-version-suffix,--with-version-suffix=$withval,"`
41 program_suffix=$withval
42 RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX="--with-version-suffix=$withval"],
44 AC_SUBST(RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX)
45 AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyxname])
49 dnl Usage: LYX_ERROR(message) Displays the warning "message" and sets the
50 dnl flag lyx_error to yes.
51 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ERROR],[
52 lyx_error_txt="$lyx_error_txt
58 dnl Usage: LYX_WARNING(message) Displays the warning "message" and sets the
59 dnl flag lyx_warning to yes.
60 AC_DEFUN([LYX_WARNING],[
61 lyx_warning_txt="$lyx_warning_txt
67 dnl Usage: LYX_LIB_ERROR(file,library) Displays an error message indication
68 dnl that 'file' cannot be found because 'lib' may be uncorrectly installed.
69 AC_DEFUN([LYX_LIB_ERROR],[
70 LYX_ERROR([Cannot find $1. Please check that the $2 library
71 is correctly installed on your system.])])
74 dnl Usage: LYX_CHECK_ERRORS Displays a warning message if a LYX_ERROR
75 dnl has occured previously.
76 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_ERRORS],[
77 if test x$lyx_error = xyes; then
79 **** The following problems have been detected by configure.
80 **** Please check the messages below before running 'make'.
81 **** (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file)
87 if test x$lyx_warning = xyes; then
89 === The following minor problems have been detected by configure.
90 === Please check the messages below before running 'make'.
91 === (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file)
96 Configuration of LyX was successful.
97 Type 'make' to compile the program,
98 and then 'make install' to install it.
103 dnl LYX_SEARCH_PROG(VARIABLE-NAME,PROGRAMS-LIST,ACTION-IF-FOUND)
105 define(LYX_SEARCH_PROG,[dnl
106 for ac_prog in $2 ; do
107 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
108 set dummy $ac_prog ; ac_word=$[2]
109 if test -z "[$]$1"; then
110 IFS="${IFS= }"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
111 for ac_dir in $PATH; do
112 test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
113 if test -f [$ac_dir/$ac_word]; then
121 if test -n "[$]$1"; then
127 test -n "[$]$1" && break
132 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_CXX_WORKS],
134 cat >conftest.C <<EOF
136 // we require the mutable keyword
139 // we require namespace support
147 $CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.C >&5 || CXX=
148 rm -f conftest.C conftest.o conftest.obj || true
152 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_CXX],
153 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for a good enough C++ compiler])
154 LYX_SEARCH_PROG(CXX, $CXX $CCC g++ gcc c++ CC cxx xlC cc++, [LYX_PROG_CXX_WORKS])
156 if test -z "$CXX" ; then
157 AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find a good enough C++ compiler])
163 ### We might want to get or shut warnings.
164 AC_ARG_ENABLE(warnings,
165 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-warnings],[tell the compiler to display more warnings]),,
166 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes && test $ac_cv_prog_gxx = yes ; then
171 if test x$enable_warnings = xyes ; then
172 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags warnings"
173 AC_DEFINE(WITH_WARNINGS, 1,
174 [Define this if you want to see the warning directives put here and
175 there by the developpers to get attention])
178 ### We might want to disable debug
180 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[enable debug information]),,
181 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes ; then
187 AC_ARG_ENABLE(stdlib-debug,
188 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-stdlib-debug],[enable debug mode in the standard library]),,
189 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes ; then
190 enable_stdlib_debug=yes;
192 enable_stdlib_debug=no;
195 AC_ARG_ENABLE(concept-checks,
196 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-concept-checks],[enable concept checks]),,
197 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx-prerelease = yes ; then
198 enable_concept_checks=yes;
200 enable_concept_checks=no;
203 ### set up optimization
204 AC_ARG_ENABLE(optimization,
205 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-optimization[=value]],[enable compiler optimisation]),,
206 enable_optimization=yes;)
207 case $enable_optimization in
210 *) lyx_opt=${enable_optimization};;
214 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pch],[enable precompiled headers]),,
218 # set the compiler options correctly.
219 if test x$GXX = xyes; then
220 dnl Useful for global version info
221 gxx_version=`${CXX} -dumpversion`
222 CXX_VERSION="($gxx_version)"
224 if test "$ac_test_CXXFLAGS" = set; then
225 CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
228 2.95.1) CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt -fpermissive -ftemplate-depth-30";;
229 2.95.*) CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt -Wno-non-template-friend -ftemplate-depth-30";;
230 2.96*) CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt -fno-exceptions -ftemplate-depth-30 -Wno-non-template-friend";;
231 3.1*) CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt -finline-limit=500 -fno-exceptions";;
232 3.2*|3.3*) CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt -fno-exceptions";;
234 CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt -fno-exceptions"
235 test $enable_pch = yes && lyx_pch_comp=yes
237 *) CXXFLAGS="$lyx_opt";;
239 if test x$enable_debug = xyes ; then
240 CXXFLAGS="-g $CXXFLAGS"
243 if test x$enable_stdlib_debug = xyes ; then
246 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags stdlib-debug"
247 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG, 1, [libstdc++ debug mode])
248 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC, 1, [libstdc++ pedantic debug mode])
252 if test x$enable_concept_checks = xyes ; then
255 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags concept-checks"
256 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCPP_CONCEPT_CHECKS, 1, [libstdc++ concept checking])
259 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags concept-checks"
260 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_CONCEPT_CHECKS, 1, [libstdc++ concept checking])
264 if test x$enable_warnings = xyes ; then
267 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -W -Wall"
270 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -Wextra -Wall"
275 test "$lyx_pch_comp" = yes && lyx_flags="$lyx_flags pch"
276 AM_CONDITIONAL(LYX_BUILD_PCH, test "$lyx_pch_comp" = yes)
280 dnl NOT USED CURRENTLY*************************************
281 dnl Usage: LYX_CXX_RTTI : checks whether the C++ compiler
283 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CXX_RTTI],[
284 ### Check whether the compiler supports runtime type information
285 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the C++ compiler supports RTTI,lyx_cv_rtti,
289 virtual int tag() { return 0; }
291 class derived1 : public rtti {
293 int tag() { return 1; }
295 class derived2 : public rtti {
297 int tag() { return 2; }
300 derived1 * foo1 = new derived1();
301 derived2 * foo2 = new derived2();
303 derived1 * bar1 = dynamic_cast<derived1 *>(bar);
307 bar1 = dynamic_cast<derived1 *>(bar);
312 ],lyx_cv_rtti=yes,lyx_cv_rtti=no,lyx_cv_rtti=no)
314 if test x$lyx_cv_rtti = xyes ; then
315 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RTTI, 1,
316 [Define to 1 if your compiler supports runtime type information])
320 dnl Usage: LYX_CXX_EXPLICIT : checks whether the C++ compiler
321 dnl understands the "explicit" directive.
322 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CXX_EXPLICIT],[
323 ### Check whether the compiler understands the keyword `explicit'
324 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the C++ compiler understands explicit,lyx_cv_explicit,
329 };],,lyx_cv_explicit=yes,lyx_cv_explicit=no)
331 if test $lyx_cv_explicit = no ; then
332 AC_DEFINE(explicit,[ ],
333 [Define to nothing if your compiler does not understand the
334 'explicit' directive])
338 dnl NOT USED CURRENTLY*************************************
339 dnl Usage: LYX_CXX_STL_STACK : checks whether the C++ compiler
340 dnl has a working stl stack template
341 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CXX_STL_STACK],[
342 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for broken STL stack template,lyx_cv_broken_stack,
349 ],lyx_cv_broken_stack=no,lyx_cv_broken_stack=yes)
351 if test $lyx_cv_broken_stack = yes ; then
352 AC_DEFINE(BROKEN_STL_STACK, 1,
353 [Define if you have the STL from libg++ 2.7.x, where stack<> is not defined
358 dnl Usage: LYX_STD_COUNT : checks wherer the C++ library have a conforming
359 dnl count template, if not the old HP version is assumed.
360 AC_DEFUN([LYX_STD_COUNT],[
361 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for conforming std::count,lyx_cv_std_count,
365 int countChar(char * b, char * e, char const c)
367 return count(b, e, c);
371 int i = countChar(a, a + 5, 'l');
372 ],lyx_cv_std_count=yes,lyx_cv_std_count=no)
374 if test $lyx_cv_std_count = yes ; then
375 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_COUNT, 1,
376 [Define if you have a conforming std::count template, otherwise HP version of count template is assumed.])
380 dnl Usage: LYX_CXX_STL_MODERN_STREAMS : checks whether the C++ compiler
381 dnl supports modern STL streams
382 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CXX_STL_MODERN_STREAMS],[
383 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for modern STL streams,lyx_cv_modern_streams,
387 std::streambuf * test = std::cerr.rdbuf();
389 ],lyx_cv_modern_streams=yes,lyx_cv_modern_streams=no)
391 if test $lyx_cv_modern_streams = yes ; then
392 AC_DEFINE(MODERN_STL_STREAMS, 1,
393 [Define if you have modern standard-compliant STL streams])
397 dnl Usage: LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST : select if the included boost should
399 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST],[
400 AC_ARG_WITH(included-boost,
401 [ --with-included-boost use the boost lib supplied with LyX],
402 [lyx_cv_with_included_boost=$withval
403 AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_included_boost])],
404 [lyx_cv_with_included_boost=yes])
405 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_BOOST, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost = xyes)
409 dnl NOT USED CURRENTLY*************************************
411 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CXX_PARTIAL], [
412 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CXX])
413 AC_CACHE_CHECK([if C++ compiler supports partial specialization],
414 [lyx_cv_cxx_partial_specialization],
417 template<class T, class K>
421 template<class T> class k<void,T> { };
426 lyx_cv_cxx_partial_specialization=yes
428 lyx_cv_cxx_partial_specialization=no
431 if test x$lyx_cv_cxx_partial_specialization = xyes ; then
432 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION, 1,
433 [Defined if your compiler supports partial specialization.])
438 dnl Usage: LYX_CXX_GLOBAL_CSTD: checks whether C library functions
439 dnl are already in the global namespace
440 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CXX_GLOBAL_CSTD],[
441 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether C library functions are already in the global namespace,
442 lyx_cv_cxx_global_cstd,
448 ],[lyx_cv_cxx_global_cstd=no],[lyx_cv_cxx_global_cstd=yes])])
449 if test x$lyx_cv_cxx_global_cstd = xyes; then
450 AC_DEFINE(CXX_GLOBAL_CSTD,1,
451 [Define if your C++ compiler puts C library functions in the global namespace])
456 dnl Usage: LYX_WITH_DIR(dir-name,desc,dir-var-name,default-value,
457 dnl [default-yes-value])
458 dnl Adds a --with-'dir-name' option (described by 'desc') and puts the
459 dnl resulting directory name in 'dir-var-name'.
460 AC_DEFUN([LYX_WITH_DIR],[
461 AC_ARG_WITH($1,[ --with-$1 specify $2])
462 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $2])
463 if test -z "$with_$3"; then
464 AC_CACHE_VAL(lyx_cv_$3, lyx_cv_$3=$4)
466 test "x$with_$3" = xyes && with_$3=$5
469 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_cv_$3)])
472 dnl Usage: LYX_LOOP_DIR(value,action)
473 dnl Executes action for values of variable `dir' in `values'. `values' can
474 dnl use ":" as a separator.
475 AC_DEFUN([LYX_LOOP_DIR],[
476 IFS="${IFS= }"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
477 for dir in `eval "echo $1"`; do
478 if test ! "$dir" = NONE; then
479 test ! -d "$dir" && AC_MSG_ERROR([\"$dir\" is not a directory])
487 dnl Usage: LYX_ADD_LIB_DIR(var-name,dir) Adds a -L directive to variable
489 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ADD_LIB_DIR],[
491 if test "`(uname) 2>/dev/null`" = SunOS &&
492 uname -r | grep '^5' >/dev/null; then
493 if test $ac_cv_prog_gxx = yes ; then
494 $1="${$1} -Wl[,]-R$2"
501 dnl Usage: LYX_ADD_INC_DIR(var-name,dir) Adds a -I directive to variable
503 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ADD_INC_DIR],[$1="${$1} -I$2 "])
505 ### Check for a headers existence and location iff it exists
506 ## This is supposed to be a generalised version of LYX_STL_STRING_FWD
507 ## It almost works. I've tried a few variations but they give errors
508 ## of one sort or other: bad substitution or file not found etc. The
509 ## actual header _is_ found though and the cache variable is set however
510 ## the reported setting (on screen) is equal to $ac_safe for some unknown
512 ## Additionally, autoheader can't figure out what to use as the name in
513 ## the config.h.in file so we need to write our own entries there -- one for
514 ## each header in the form PATH_HEADER_NAME_H
516 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PATH_HEADER],
517 [ AC_CHECK_HEADER($1,[
518 ac_tr_safe=PATH_`echo $ac_safe | sed 'y%abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-%ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___%'`
519 ### the only remaining problem is getting the second parameter to this
520 ### AC_CACHE_CACHE to print correctly. Currently it just results in value
521 ### of $ac_safe being printed.
522 AC_CACHE_CHECK([path to $1],[lyx_cv_path2_$ac_safe],
523 [ cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
524 #line __oline__ "configure"
525 #include "confdefs.h"
529 lyx_path_header_path=`(eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 | \
530 grep $1 2>/dev/null | \
531 sed -e 's/.*\(".*$1"\).*/\1/' -e "1q"`
532 eval "lyx_cv_path2_${ac_safe}=\$lyx_path_header_path"
534 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($ac_tr_safe, $lyx_path_header_path, [dummy])])
536 ### end of LYX_PATH_HEADER
538 ### Check which frontends we want to use. The default is XForms only
540 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_FRONTENDS],
541 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([what frontend should be used for the GUI])
542 AC_ARG_WITH(frontend,
543 [ --with-frontend=THIS Use THIS frontend as main GUI:
544 Possible values: xforms, qt, gtk(EXPERIMENTAL)],
545 [FRONTENDS="$withval"], [FRONTENDS="xforms"])
546 AC_MSG_RESULT($FRONTENDS)
548 AC_SUBST(FRONTENDS_SUBDIRS)
549 AC_SUBST(FRONTENDS_PROGS)
553 ## Check what kind of packaging should be used at install time.
554 ## The default is autodetected.
555 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_PACKAGING],
556 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([what packaging should be used])
557 AC_ARG_WITH(packaging,
558 [ --with-packaging=THIS Use THIS packaging for installation:
559 Possible values: posix, windows, macosx],
560 [lyx_use_packaging="$withval"], [
562 *-apple-darwin*) lyx_use_packaging=macosx ;;
563 *-pc-mingw32*) lyx_use_packaging=windows;;
564 *) lyx_use_packaging=posix;;
566 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_use_packaging)
567 case $lyx_use_packaging in
568 macosx) AC_DEFINE(USE_MACOSX_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a MacOS X application bundle file layout])
569 default_prefix="/Applications/LyX.app"
570 bindir='${prefix}/Contents/MacOS'
571 libdir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources'
572 datadir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources'
573 mandir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources/man' ;;
574 windows) AC_DEFINE(USE_WINDOWS_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a Windows-style file layout])
575 default_prefix="C:/Program Files/LyX"
576 bindir='${prefix}/bin'
577 libdir='${prefix}/Resources'
578 datadir='${prefix}/Resources'
579 mandir='${prefix}/Resources/man' ;;
580 posix) AC_DEFINE(USE_POSIX_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a POSIX-style file layout])
581 default_prefix=$ac_default_prefix ;;
582 *) LYX_ERROR([Unknown packaging type $lyx_use_packaging]) ;;
587 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
588 ## Find a file (or one of more files in a list of dirs)
589 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
591 AC_DEFUN([AC_FIND_FILE],
598 if test -r "$i/$j"; then
606 dnl just a wrapper to clean up configure.in
607 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_LIBTOOL],
609 AC_REQUIRE([AC_ENABLE_SHARED])
610 AC_REQUIRE([AC_ENABLE_STATIC])
611 dnl libtool is only for C, so I must force him
612 dnl to find the correct flags for C++
614 ac_save_cflags="$CFLAGS"
617 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL dnl for libraries
619 CFLAGS="$ac_save_cflags"
623 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
624 ## Check whether mkdir() is mkdir or _mkdir, and whether it takes
625 ## one or two arguments.
627 ## http://ac-archive.sourceforge.net/C_Support/ac_func_mkdir.html
628 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
630 AC_DEFUN([AC_FUNC_MKDIR],
631 [AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mkdir _mkdir])
632 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mkdir takes one argument],
633 [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg],
635 #include <sys/stat.h>
640 [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg=yes], [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg=no])])
641 if test x"$ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg" = xyes; then
642 AC_DEFINE([MKDIR_TAKES_ONE_ARG], 1,
643 [Define if mkdir takes only one argument.])