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 variable "build_type"
9 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_VERSION],[
10 echo "configuring LyX version" AC_PACKAGE_VERSION
13 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for build type])
14 AC_ARG_ENABLE(build-type,
15 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-build-type=TYPE],[set build setting according to TYPE=rel(ease), pre(release), dev(elopment), prof(iling), gprof]),
17 dev*) build_type=development;;
18 pre*) build_type=prerelease;;
19 prof*) build_type=profiling;;
20 gprof*) build_type=gprof;;
21 rel*) build_type=release;;
22 *) AC_ERROR([Bad build type specification \"$enableval\". Please use one of rel(ease), pre(release), dev(elopment), prof(iling), or gprof]);;
24 [case AC_PACKAGE_VERSION in
25 *svn*) build_type=development;;
26 *pre*|*alpha*|*beta*|*rc*) build_type=prerelease;;
27 *) build_type=release ;;
29 AC_MSG_RESULT([$build_type])
30 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags build=$build_type"
32 development) lyx_devel_version=yes
33 AC_DEFINE(DEVEL_VERSION, 1, [Define if you are building a development version of LyX])
34 LYX_DATE="not released yet" ;;
35 prerelease) lyx_prerelease=yes ;;
38 AC_SUBST(lyx_devel_version)
42 dnl Define the option to set a LyX version on installed executables and directories
45 AC_DEFUN([LYX_VERSION_SUFFIX],[
46 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for version suffix])
47 dnl We need the literal double quotes in the rpm spec file
48 RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX='""'
49 AC_ARG_WITH(version-suffix,
50 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-version-suffix@<:@=VERSION@:>@], install lyx files as lyxVERSION (VERSION=-AC_PACKAGE_VERSION))],
51 [if test "x$withval" = "xyes";
53 withval="-"AC_PACKAGE_VERSION
54 ac_configure_args=`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed "s,--with-version-suffix,--with-version-suffix=$withval,"`
56 AC_SUBST(version_suffix,$withval)
57 RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX="--with-version-suffix=$withval"])
58 AC_SUBST(RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX)
59 AC_MSG_RESULT([$withval])
63 dnl Usage: LYX_ERROR(message) Displays the warning "message" and sets the
64 dnl flag lyx_error to yes.
65 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ERROR],[
66 lyx_error_txt="$lyx_error_txt
72 dnl Usage: LYX_WARNING(message) Displays the warning "message" and sets the
73 dnl flag lyx_warning to yes.
74 AC_DEFUN([LYX_WARNING],[
75 lyx_warning_txt="$lyx_warning_txt
81 dnl Usage: LYX_LIB_ERROR(file,library) Displays an error message indication
82 dnl that 'file' cannot be found because 'lib' may be uncorrectly installed.
83 AC_DEFUN([LYX_LIB_ERROR],[
84 LYX_ERROR([Cannot find $1. Please check that the $2 library
85 is correctly installed on your system.])])
88 dnl Usage: LYX_CHECK_ERRORS Displays a warning message if a LYX_ERROR
89 dnl has occured previously.
90 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_ERRORS],[
91 if test x$lyx_warning = xyes; then
93 === The following minor problems have been detected by configure.
94 === Please check the messages below before running 'make'.
95 === (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file)
99 if test x$lyx_error = xyes; then
101 **** The following problems have been detected by configure.
102 **** Please check the messages below before running 'make'.
103 **** (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file)
111 Configuration of LyX was successful.
112 Type 'make' to compile the program,
113 and then 'make install' to install it.
118 dnl LYX_SEARCH_PROG(VARIABLE-NAME,PROGRAMS-LIST,ACTION-IF-FOUND)
120 define(LYX_SEARCH_PROG,[dnl
121 for ac_prog in $2 ; do
122 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
123 set dummy $ac_prog ; ac_word=$[2]
124 if test -z "[$]$1"; then
125 IFS="${IFS= }"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
126 for ac_dir in $PATH; do
127 test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
128 if test -f [$ac_dir/$ac_word]; then
136 if test -n "[$]$1"; then
142 test -n "[$]$1" && break
147 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_CXX_WORKS],
149 cat >conftest.C <<EOF
151 // we require the mutable keyword
154 // we require namespace support
162 $CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.C >&5 || CXX=
163 rm -f conftest.C conftest.o conftest.obj || true
167 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_CXX],
168 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for a good enough C++ compiler])
169 LYX_SEARCH_PROG(CXX, $CXX $CCC g++ gcc c++ CC cxx xlC cc++, [LYX_PROG_CXX_WORKS])
171 if test -z "$CXX" ; then
172 AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find a good enough C++ compiler])
179 ### We might want to get or shut warnings.
180 AC_ARG_ENABLE(warnings,
181 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-warnings],[tell the compiler to display more warnings]),,
182 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes && test $ac_cv_prog_gxx = yes ; then
187 if test x$enable_warnings = xyes ; then
188 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags warnings"
191 ### We might want to disable debug
193 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[enable debug information]),,
194 [AS_CASE([$build_type], [rel*], [enable_debug=no], [enable_debug=yes])]
197 AC_ARG_ENABLE(stdlib-debug,
198 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-stdlib-debug],[enable debug mode in the standard library]),,
199 [AS_CASE([$build_type], [dev*], [enable_stdlib_debug=yes],
200 [enable_stdlib_debug=no])]
203 AC_ARG_ENABLE(concept-checks,
204 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-concept-checks],[enable concept checks]),,
205 [AS_CASE([$build_type], [dev*|pre*], [enable_concept_checks=yes],
206 [enable_concept_checks=no])]
210 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gprof],[enable profiling using gprof]),,
211 [AS_CASE([$build_type], [gprof], [enable_gprof=yes], [enable_gprof=no])]
214 ### set up optimization
215 AC_ARG_ENABLE(optimization,
216 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-optimization[=value]],[enable compiler optimisation]),,
217 enable_optimization=yes;)
218 case $enable_optimization in
220 if test $lyx_devel_version = yes ; then
226 *) lyx_opt=${enable_optimization};;
230 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pch],[enable precompiled headers]),,
234 AC_ARG_ENABLE(assertions,
235 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-assertions],[add runtime sanity checks in the program]),,
236 [AS_CASE([$build_type], [dev*|pre*], [enable_assertions=yes],
237 [enable_assertions=no])]
239 if test "x$enable_assertions" = xyes ; then
240 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags assertions"
241 AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_ASSERTIONS,1,
242 [Define if you want assertions to be enabled in the code])
245 # set the compiler options correctly.
246 if test x$GXX = xyes; then
247 dnl Useful for global version info
248 gxx_version=`${CXX} -dumpversion`
249 CXX_VERSION="($gxx_version)"
251 if test "$ac_test_CXXFLAGS" = set; then
252 CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
256 if test x$enable_debug = xyes ; then
258 CXXFLAGS="-g $CXXFLAGS"
260 if test x$enable_gprof = xyes ; then
262 CXXFLAGS="-pg $CXXFLAGS"
263 LDFLAGS="-pg $LDFLAGS"
266 if test "$ac_env_CPPFLAGS_set" != set; then
267 if test x$enable_warnings = xyes ; then
270 CPPFLAGS="-W -Wall $CPPFLAGS"
273 CPPFLAGS="-Wextra -Wall $CPPFLAGS "
279 3.1*) AM_CXXFLAGS="-finline-limit=500 ";;
280 3.2*|3.3*) AM_CXXFLAGS="";;
283 test $enable_pch = yes && lyx_pch_comp=yes
287 if test x$enable_stdlib_debug = xyes ; then
290 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags stdlib-debug"
291 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG, 1, [libstdc++ debug mode])
292 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC, 1, [libstdc++ pedantic debug mode])
296 if test x$enable_concept_checks = xyes ; then
299 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags concept-checks"
300 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCPP_CONCEPT_CHECKS, 1, [libstdc++ concept checking])
303 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags concept-checks"
304 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_CONCEPT_CHECKS, 1, [libstdc++ concept checking])
309 test "$lyx_pch_comp" = yes && lyx_flags="$lyx_flags pch"
310 AM_CONDITIONAL(LYX_BUILD_PCH, test "$lyx_pch_comp" = yes)
313 dnl Usage: LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST : select if the included boost should
315 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST],[
316 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use boost included library])
317 AC_ARG_WITH(included-boost,
318 [AC_HELP_STRING([--without-included-boost], [do not use the boost lib supplied with LyX, try to find one in the system directories - compilation will abort if nothing suitable is found])],
319 [lyx_cv_with_included_boost=$withval],
320 [lyx_cv_with_included_boost=yes])
321 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_BOOST, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost = xyes)
322 AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_boost])
323 if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost != xyes ; then
324 AC_CHECK_LIB(boost_signals, main, [lyx_boost_underscore=yes], [], [-lm])
325 AC_CHECK_LIB(boost_signals-mt, main, [lyx_boost_underscore_mt=yes], [], [-lm $LIBTHREAD])
326 if test x$lyx_boost_underscore_mt = xyes ; then
330 if test x$lyx_boost_plain != xyes -a x$lyx_boost_underscore != xyes ; then
331 LYX_ERROR([No suitable boost library found (do not use --without-included-boost)])
340 dnl Usage: LYX_WITH_DIR(dir-name,desc,dir-var-name,default-value,
341 dnl [default-yes-value])
342 dnl Adds a --with-'dir-name' option (described by 'desc') and puts the
343 dnl resulting directory name in 'dir-var-name'.
344 AC_DEFUN([LYX_WITH_DIR],[
345 AC_ARG_WITH($1,[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-$1],[specify $2])])
346 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $2])
347 if test -z "$with_$3"; then
348 AC_CACHE_VAL(lyx_cv_$3, lyx_cv_$3=$4)
350 test "x$with_$3" = xyes && with_$3=$5
353 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_cv_$3)])
356 dnl Usage: LYX_LOOP_DIR(value,action)
357 dnl Executes action for values of variable `dir' in `values'. `values' can
358 dnl use ":" as a separator.
359 AC_DEFUN([LYX_LOOP_DIR],[
360 IFS="${IFS= }"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
361 for dir in `eval "echo $1"`; do
362 if test ! "$dir" = NONE; then
363 test ! -d "$dir" && AC_MSG_ERROR([\"$dir\" is not a directory])
371 dnl Usage: LYX_ADD_LIB_DIR(var-name,dir) Adds a -L directive to variable
373 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ADD_LIB_DIR],[
375 if test "`(uname) 2>/dev/null`" = SunOS &&
376 uname -r | grep '^5' >/dev/null; then
377 if test $ac_cv_prog_gxx = yes ; then
378 $1="${$1} -Wl[,]-R$2"
385 dnl Usage: LYX_ADD_INC_DIR(var-name,dir) Adds a -I directive to variable
387 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ADD_INC_DIR],[$1="${$1} -I$2 "])
389 ### Check for a headers existence and location iff it exists
390 ## This is supposed to be a generalised version of LYX_STL_STRING_FWD
391 ## It almost works. I've tried a few variations but they give errors
392 ## of one sort or other: bad substitution or file not found etc. The
393 ## actual header _is_ found though and the cache variable is set however
394 ## the reported setting (on screen) is equal to $ac_safe for some unknown
396 ## Additionally, autoheader can't figure out what to use as the name in
397 ## the config.h.in file so we need to write our own entries there -- one for
398 ## each header in the form PATH_HEADER_NAME_H
400 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PATH_HEADER],
401 [ AC_CHECK_HEADER($1,[
402 ac_tr_safe=PATH_`echo $ac_safe | sed 'y%abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-%ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___%'`
403 ### the only remaining problem is getting the second parameter to this
404 ### AC_CACHE_CACHE to print correctly. Currently it just results in value
405 ### of $ac_safe being printed.
406 AC_CACHE_CHECK([path to $1],[lyx_cv_path2_$ac_safe],
407 [ cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
408 #line __oline__ "configure"
409 #include "confdefs.h"
413 lyx_path_header_path=`(eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 | \
414 grep $1 2>/dev/null | \
415 sed -e 's/.*\(".*$1"\).*/\1/' -e "1q"`
416 eval "lyx_cv_path2_${ac_safe}=\$lyx_path_header_path"
418 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($ac_tr_safe, $lyx_path_header_path, [dummy])])
420 ### end of LYX_PATH_HEADER
422 ### Check which frontends we want to use.
424 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_FRONTENDS],
425 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([what frontend should be used for the GUI])
426 AC_ARG_WITH(frontend,
427 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-frontend=THIS], [use THIS frontend as main GUI:
428 Possible values: qt4])],
429 [FRONTENDS="$withval"],[FRONTENDS="qt4"])
430 if test "x$FRONTENDS" = x ; then
432 AC_ERROR("Please select a frontend using --with-frontend")
434 AC_MSG_RESULT($FRONTENDS)
436 AC_SUBST(FRONTENDS_SUBDIRS)
437 AC_SUBST(FRONTENDS_PROGS)
441 ## Check what kind of packaging should be used at install time.
442 ## The default is autodetected.
443 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_PACKAGING],
444 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([what packaging should be used])
445 AC_ARG_WITH(packaging,
446 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-packaging=THIS], [use THIS packaging for installation:
447 Possible values: posix, windows, macosx])],
448 [lyx_use_packaging="$withval"], [
450 *-apple-darwin*) lyx_use_packaging=macosx ;;
451 *-pc-mingw32*) lyx_use_packaging=windows;;
452 *) lyx_use_packaging=posix;;
454 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_use_packaging)
455 lyx_install_macosx=false
456 lyx_install_cygwin=false
457 lyx_install_windows=false
458 case $lyx_use_packaging in
459 macosx) AC_DEFINE(USE_MACOSX_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a MacOS X application bundle file layout])
460 PACKAGE=LyX${version_suffix}
461 default_prefix="/Applications/${PACKAGE}.app"
462 bindir='${prefix}/Contents/MacOS'
463 libdir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources'
464 datarootdir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources'
465 pkgdatadir='${datadir}'
466 mandir='${datadir}/man'
467 lyx_install_macosx=true ;;
468 windows) AC_DEFINE(USE_WINDOWS_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a Windows-style file layout])
469 PACKAGE=LyX${version_suffix}
470 default_prefix="C:/Program Files/${PACKAGE}"
471 bindir='${prefix}/bin'
472 libdir='${prefix}/Resources'
473 datarootdir='${prefix}/Resources'
474 pkgdatadir='${datadir}'
475 mandir='${prefix}/Resources/man'
476 lyx_install_windows=true ;;
477 posix) AC_DEFINE(USE_POSIX_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a POSIX-style file layout])
478 PACKAGE=lyx${version_suffix}
479 program_suffix=$version_suffix
480 pkgdatadir='${datadir}/${PACKAGE}'
481 default_prefix=$ac_default_prefix
483 *cygwin*) lyx_install_cygwin=true ;;
485 *) LYX_ERROR([Unknown packaging type $lyx_use_packaging]) ;;
487 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_MACOSX, $lyx_install_macosx)
488 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_CYGWIN, $lyx_install_cygwin)
489 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_WINDOWS, $lyx_install_windows)
490 dnl Next two lines are only for autoconf <= 2.59
491 datadir='${datarootdir}'
492 AC_SUBST(datarootdir)
494 AC_SUBST(program_suffix)
498 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
499 ## Check whether mkdir() is mkdir or _mkdir, and whether it takes
500 ## one or two arguments.
502 ## http://ac-archive.sourceforge.net/C_Support/ac_func_mkdir.html
503 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
505 AC_DEFUN([AC_FUNC_MKDIR],
506 [AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mkdir _mkdir])
507 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mkdir takes one argument],
508 [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg],
510 #include <sys/stat.h>
515 [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg=yes], [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg=no])])
516 if test x"$ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg" = xyes; then
517 AC_DEFINE([MKDIR_TAKES_ONE_ARG], 1,
518 [Define if mkdir takes only one argument.])
523 dnl Set VAR to the canonically resolved absolute equivalent of PATHNAME,
524 dnl (which may be a relative path, and need not refer to any existing
527 dnl On Win32-MSYS build hosts, the returned path is resolved to its true
528 dnl native Win32 path name, (but with slashes, not backslashes).
530 dnl On any other system, it is simply the result which would be obtained
531 dnl if PATHNAME represented an existing directory, and the pwd command was
532 dnl executed in that directory.
533 AC_DEFUN([MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH],
535 ( exec 2>/dev/null; cd / && pwd -W ) | grep ':' >/dev/null &&
536 ac_pwd_w="pwd -W" || ac_pwd_w=pwd
537 until ac_val=`exec 2>/dev/null; cd "$ac_dir" && $ac_pwd_w`
539 ac_dir=`AS_DIRNAME(["$ac_dir"])`
541 ac_dir=`echo "$ac_dir" | sed 's?^[[./]]*??'`
542 ac_val=`echo "$ac_val" | sed 's?/*$[]??'`
543 $1=`echo "$2" | sed "s?^[[./]]*$ac_dir/*?$ac_val/?"'
547 dnl this is used by the macro blow to general a proper config.h.in entry
548 m4_define([LYX_AH_CHECK_DECL],
549 [AH_TEMPLATE(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DECL_$1),
550 [Define if you have the prototype for function `$1'])])
552 dnl Check things are declared in headers to avoid errors or warnings.
553 dnl Called like LYX_CHECK_DECL(function, header1 header2...)
554 dnl Defines HAVE_DECL_{FUNCTION}
555 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_DECL],
556 [LYX_AH_CHECK_DECL($1)
559 AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $1 is declared by header $ac_header])
560 AC_EGREP_HEADER($1, $ac_header,
562 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DECL_$1))
567 dnl this is used by the macro below to generate a proper config.h.in entry
568 m4_define([LYX_AH_CHECK_DEF],
569 [AH_TEMPLATE(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DEF_$1),
570 [Define to 1 if `$1' is defined in `$2'])])
572 dnl Check whether name is defined in header by using it in codesnippet.
573 dnl Called like LYX_CHECK_DEF(name, header, codesnippet)
574 dnl Defines HAVE_DEF_{NAME}
575 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_DEF],
576 [LYX_AH_CHECK_DEF($1, $2)
577 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $1 is defined by header $2])
578 AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <$2>], [$3],
579 lyx_have_def_name=yes,
580 lyx_have_def_name=no)
581 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_have_def_name)
582 if test "x$lyx_have_def_name" = xyes; then
583 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DEF_$1))
587 dnl Extract the single digits from PACKAGE_VERSION and make them available.
588 dnl Defines LYX_MAJOR_VERSION, LYX_MINOR_VERSION, LYX_RELEASE_LEVEL,
589 dnl LYX_RELEASE_PATCH (possibly equal to 0), LYX_DIR_VER, and LYX_USERDIR_VER.
590 AC_DEFUN([LYX_SET_VERSION_INFO],
591 [lyx_major=`echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | sed -e 's/[[.]].*//'`
592 lyx_patch=`echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | sed -e "s/^$lyx_major//" -e 's/^.//'`
593 lyx_minor=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e 's/[[.]].*//'`
594 lyx_patch=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e "s/^$lyx_minor//" -e 's/^.//'`
595 lyx_release=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e 's/[[^0-9]].*//'`
596 lyx_patch=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e "s/^$lyx_release//" -e 's/^[[.]]//' -e 's/[[^0-9]].*//'`
597 test "x$lyx_patch" = "x" && lyx_patch=0
598 lyx_dir_ver=LYX_DIR_${lyx_major}${lyx_minor}x
599 lyx_userdir_ver=LYX_USERDIR_${lyx_major}${lyx_minor}x
600 AC_SUBST(LYX_MAJOR_VERSION,$lyx_major)
601 AC_SUBST(LYX_MINOR_VERSION,$lyx_minor)
602 AC_SUBST(LYX_RELEASE_LEVEL,$lyx_release)
603 AC_SUBST(LYX_RELEASE_PATCH,$lyx_patch)
604 AC_SUBST(LYX_DIR_VER,"$lyx_dir_ver")
605 AC_SUBST(LYX_USERDIR_VER,"$lyx_userdir_ver")