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" AC_PACKAGE_VERSION
15 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for build type])
16 AC_ARG_ENABLE(build-type,
17 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-build-type=TYPE],[set build setting according to TYPE=rel(ease), pre(release), dev(elopment), prof(iling), gprof]),
19 dev*) build_type=development;;
20 pre*) build_type=prerelease;;
21 prof*) build_type=profiling;;
22 gprof*) build_type=gprof;;
23 rel*) build_type=release;;
24 *) AC_ERROR([Bad build type specification \"$enableval\". Please use one of rel(ease), pre(release), dev(elopment), prof(iling), or gprof]);;
26 [case AC_PACKAGE_VERSION in
27 *svn*) build_type=development;;
28 *pre*|*alpha*|*beta*|*rc*) build_type=prerelease;;
30 AC_MSG_RESULT([$build_type])
31 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags build=$build_type"
33 release) enable_debug=no ;;
34 development) lyx_devel_version=yes
35 AC_DEFINE(DEVEL_VERSION, 1, [Define if you are building a development version of LyX])
36 LYX_DATE="not released yet" ;;
37 prerelease) lyx_prerelease=yes ;;
42 AC_SUBST(lyx_devel_version)
46 dnl Define the option to set a LyX version on installed executables and directories
49 AC_DEFUN([LYX_VERSION_SUFFIX],[
50 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for version suffix])
51 dnl We need the literal double quotes in the rpm spec file
52 RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX='""'
53 AC_ARG_WITH(version-suffix,
54 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-version-suffix@<:@=VERSION@:>@], install lyx files as lyxVERSION (VERSION=-AC_PACKAGE_VERSION))],
55 [if test "x$withval" = "xyes";
57 withval="-"AC_PACKAGE_VERSION
58 ac_configure_args=`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed "s,--with-version-suffix,--with-version-suffix=$withval,"`
60 AC_SUBST(version_suffix,$withval)
61 RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX="--with-version-suffix=$withval"])
62 AC_SUBST(RPM_VERSION_SUFFIX)
63 AC_MSG_RESULT([$withval])
67 dnl Usage: LYX_ERROR(message) Displays the warning "message" and sets the
68 dnl flag lyx_error to yes.
69 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ERROR],[
70 lyx_error_txt="$lyx_error_txt
76 dnl Usage: LYX_WARNING(message) Displays the warning "message" and sets the
77 dnl flag lyx_warning to yes.
78 AC_DEFUN([LYX_WARNING],[
79 lyx_warning_txt="$lyx_warning_txt
85 dnl Usage: LYX_LIB_ERROR(file,library) Displays an error message indication
86 dnl that 'file' cannot be found because 'lib' may be uncorrectly installed.
87 AC_DEFUN([LYX_LIB_ERROR],[
88 LYX_ERROR([Cannot find $1. Please check that the $2 library
89 is correctly installed on your system.])])
92 dnl Usage: LYX_CHECK_ERRORS Displays a warning message if a LYX_ERROR
93 dnl has occured previously.
94 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_ERRORS],[
95 if test x$lyx_warning = xyes; then
97 === The following minor problems have been detected by configure.
98 === Please check the messages below before running 'make'.
99 === (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file)
103 if test x$lyx_error = xyes; then
105 **** The following problems have been detected by configure.
106 **** Please check the messages below before running 'make'.
107 **** (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file)
115 Configuration of LyX was successful.
116 Type 'make' to compile the program,
117 and then 'make install' to install it.
122 dnl LYX_SEARCH_PROG(VARIABLE-NAME,PROGRAMS-LIST,ACTION-IF-FOUND)
124 define(LYX_SEARCH_PROG,[dnl
125 for ac_prog in $2 ; do
126 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
127 set dummy $ac_prog ; ac_word=$[2]
128 if test -z "[$]$1"; then
129 IFS="${IFS= }"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
130 for ac_dir in $PATH; do
131 test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
132 if test -f [$ac_dir/$ac_word]; then
140 if test -n "[$]$1"; then
146 test -n "[$]$1" && break
151 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_CXX_WORKS],
153 cat >conftest.C <<EOF
155 // we require the mutable keyword
158 // we require namespace support
166 $CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.C >&5 || CXX=
167 rm -f conftest.C conftest.o conftest.obj || true
171 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PROG_CXX],
172 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for a good enough C++ compiler])
173 LYX_SEARCH_PROG(CXX, $CXX $CCC g++ gcc c++ CC cxx xlC cc++, [LYX_PROG_CXX_WORKS])
175 if test -z "$CXX" ; then
176 AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find a good enough C++ compiler])
183 ### We might want to get or shut warnings.
184 AC_ARG_ENABLE(warnings,
185 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-warnings],[tell the compiler to display more warnings]),,
186 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes && test $ac_cv_prog_gxx = yes ; then
191 if test x$enable_warnings = xyes ; then
192 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags warnings"
195 ### We might want to disable debug
197 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[enable debug information]))
199 AC_ARG_ENABLE(stdlib-debug,
200 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-stdlib-debug],[enable debug mode in the standard library]),,
201 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes ; then
202 enable_stdlib_debug=yes;
204 enable_stdlib_debug=no;
207 AC_ARG_ENABLE(concept-checks,
208 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-concept-checks],[enable concept checks]),,
209 [ if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes ; then
210 enable_concept_checks=yes;
212 enable_concept_checks=no;
216 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gprof],[enable profiling using gprof]),,
217 [if test $build_type = gprof ; then
223 ### set up optimization
224 AC_ARG_ENABLE(optimization,
225 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-optimization[=value]],[enable compiler optimisation]),,
226 enable_optimization=yes;)
227 case $enable_optimization in
229 if test $lyx_devel_version = yes ; then
235 *) lyx_opt=${enable_optimization};;
239 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pch],[enable precompiled headers]),,
243 AC_ARG_ENABLE(assertions,
244 AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-assertions],[add runtime sanity checks in the program]),,
245 [if test $lyx_devel_version = yes -o $lyx_prerelease = yes ; then
246 enable_assertions=yes;
248 enable_assertions=no;
250 if test "x$enable_assertions" = xyes ; then
251 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags assertions"
252 AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_ASSERTIONS,1,
253 [Define if you want assertions to be enabled in the code])
258 # set the compiler options correctly.
259 if test x$GXX = xyes; then
260 dnl Useful for global version info
261 gxx_version=`${CXX} -dumpversion`
262 CXX_VERSION="($gxx_version)"
264 if test "$ac_test_CXXFLAGS" = set; then
265 CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
269 if test x$enable_debug = xyes ; then
271 CXXFLAGS="-g $CXXFLAGS"
273 if test x$enable_gprof = xyes ; then
275 CXXFLAGS="-pg $CXXFLAGS"
276 LDFLAGS="-pg $LDFLAGS"
279 if test "$ac_env_CPPFLAGS_set" != set; then
280 if test x$enable_warnings = xyes ; then
283 CPPFLAGS="-W -Wall $CPPFLAGS"
286 CPPFLAGS="-Wextra -Wall $CPPFLAGS "
292 3.1*) AM_CXXFLAGS="-finline-limit=500 ";;
293 3.2*|3.3*) AM_CXXFLAGS="";;
296 test $enable_pch = yes && lyx_pch_comp=yes
300 if test x$enable_stdlib_debug = xyes ; then
303 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags stdlib-debug"
304 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG, 1, [libstdc++ debug mode])
305 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC, 1, [libstdc++ pedantic debug mode])
309 if test x$enable_concept_checks = xyes ; then
312 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags concept-checks"
313 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCPP_CONCEPT_CHECKS, 1, [libstdc++ concept checking])
316 lyx_flags="$lyx_flags concept-checks"
317 AC_DEFINE(_GLIBCXX_CONCEPT_CHECKS, 1, [libstdc++ concept checking])
322 test "$lyx_pch_comp" = yes && lyx_flags="$lyx_flags pch"
323 AM_CONDITIONAL(LYX_BUILD_PCH, test "$lyx_pch_comp" = yes)
326 dnl Usage: LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST : select if the included boost should
328 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST],[
329 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use boost included library])
330 AC_ARG_WITH(included-boost,
331 [AC_HELP_STRING([--without-included-boost], [do not use the boost lib supplied with LyX, try to find one in the system directories - compilation will abort if nothing suitable is found])],
332 [lyx_cv_with_included_boost=$withval],
333 [lyx_cv_with_included_boost=yes])
334 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_BOOST, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost = xyes)
335 AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_boost])
336 if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost != xyes ; then
337 AC_CHECK_LIB(boost_signals, main, [lyx_boost_underscore=yes], [], [-lm])
338 AC_CHECK_LIB(boost_signals-mt, main, [lyx_boost_underscore_mt=yes], [], [-lm $LIBTHREAD])
339 if test x$lyx_boost_underscore_mt = xyes ; then
343 if test x$lyx_boost_plain != xyes -a x$lyx_boost_underscore != xyes ; then
344 LYX_ERROR([No suitable boost library found (do not use --without-included-boost)])
353 dnl Usage: LYX_WITH_DIR(dir-name,desc,dir-var-name,default-value,
354 dnl [default-yes-value])
355 dnl Adds a --with-'dir-name' option (described by 'desc') and puts the
356 dnl resulting directory name in 'dir-var-name'.
357 AC_DEFUN([LYX_WITH_DIR],[
358 AC_ARG_WITH($1,[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-$1],[specify $2])])
359 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $2])
360 if test -z "$with_$3"; then
361 AC_CACHE_VAL(lyx_cv_$3, lyx_cv_$3=$4)
363 test "x$with_$3" = xyes && with_$3=$5
366 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_cv_$3)])
369 dnl Usage: LYX_LOOP_DIR(value,action)
370 dnl Executes action for values of variable `dir' in `values'. `values' can
371 dnl use ":" as a separator.
372 AC_DEFUN([LYX_LOOP_DIR],[
373 IFS="${IFS= }"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
374 for dir in `eval "echo $1"`; do
375 if test ! "$dir" = NONE; then
376 test ! -d "$dir" && AC_MSG_ERROR([\"$dir\" is not a directory])
384 dnl Usage: LYX_ADD_LIB_DIR(var-name,dir) Adds a -L directive to variable
386 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ADD_LIB_DIR],[
388 if test "`(uname) 2>/dev/null`" = SunOS &&
389 uname -r | grep '^5' >/dev/null; then
390 if test $ac_cv_prog_gxx = yes ; then
391 $1="${$1} -Wl[,]-R$2"
398 dnl Usage: LYX_ADD_INC_DIR(var-name,dir) Adds a -I directive to variable
400 AC_DEFUN([LYX_ADD_INC_DIR],[$1="${$1} -I$2 "])
402 ### Check for a headers existence and location iff it exists
403 ## This is supposed to be a generalised version of LYX_STL_STRING_FWD
404 ## It almost works. I've tried a few variations but they give errors
405 ## of one sort or other: bad substitution or file not found etc. The
406 ## actual header _is_ found though and the cache variable is set however
407 ## the reported setting (on screen) is equal to $ac_safe for some unknown
409 ## Additionally, autoheader can't figure out what to use as the name in
410 ## the config.h.in file so we need to write our own entries there -- one for
411 ## each header in the form PATH_HEADER_NAME_H
413 AC_DEFUN([LYX_PATH_HEADER],
414 [ AC_CHECK_HEADER($1,[
415 ac_tr_safe=PATH_`echo $ac_safe | sed 'y%abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-%ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___%'`
416 ### the only remaining problem is getting the second parameter to this
417 ### AC_CACHE_CACHE to print correctly. Currently it just results in value
418 ### of $ac_safe being printed.
419 AC_CACHE_CHECK([path to $1],[lyx_cv_path2_$ac_safe],
420 [ cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
421 #line __oline__ "configure"
422 #include "confdefs.h"
426 lyx_path_header_path=`(eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 | \
427 grep $1 2>/dev/null | \
428 sed -e 's/.*\(".*$1"\).*/\1/' -e "1q"`
429 eval "lyx_cv_path2_${ac_safe}=\$lyx_path_header_path"
431 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($ac_tr_safe, $lyx_path_header_path, [dummy])])
433 ### end of LYX_PATH_HEADER
435 ### Check which frontends we want to use.
437 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_FRONTENDS],
438 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([what frontend should be used for the GUI])
439 AC_ARG_WITH(frontend,
440 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-frontend=THIS], [use THIS frontend as main GUI:
441 Possible values: qt4])],
442 [FRONTENDS="$withval"],[FRONTENDS="qt4"])
443 if test "x$FRONTENDS" = x ; then
445 AC_ERROR("Please select a frontend using --with-frontend")
447 AC_MSG_RESULT($FRONTENDS)
449 AC_SUBST(FRONTENDS_SUBDIRS)
450 AC_SUBST(FRONTENDS_PROGS)
454 ## Check what kind of packaging should be used at install time.
455 ## The default is autodetected.
456 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_PACKAGING],
457 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([what packaging should be used])
458 AC_ARG_WITH(packaging,
459 [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-packaging=THIS], [use THIS packaging for installation:
460 Possible values: posix, windows, macosx])],
461 [lyx_use_packaging="$withval"], [
463 *-apple-darwin*) lyx_use_packaging=macosx ;;
464 *-pc-mingw32*) lyx_use_packaging=windows;;
465 *) lyx_use_packaging=posix;;
467 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_use_packaging)
468 lyx_install_macosx=false
469 lyx_install_cygwin=false
470 lyx_install_windows=false
471 case $lyx_use_packaging in
472 macosx) AC_DEFINE(USE_MACOSX_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a MacOS X application bundle file layout])
473 PACKAGE=LyX${version_suffix}
474 default_prefix="/Applications/${PACKAGE}.app"
475 bindir='${prefix}/Contents/MacOS'
476 libdir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources'
477 datarootdir='${prefix}/Contents/Resources'
478 pkgdatadir='${datadir}'
479 mandir='${datadir}/man'
480 lyx_install_macosx=true ;;
481 windows) AC_DEFINE(USE_WINDOWS_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a Windows-style file layout])
482 PACKAGE=LyX${version_suffix}
483 default_prefix="C:/Program Files/${PACKAGE}"
484 bindir='${prefix}/bin'
485 libdir='${prefix}/Resources'
486 datarootdir='${prefix}/Resources'
487 pkgdatadir='${datadir}'
488 mandir='${prefix}/Resources/man'
489 lyx_install_windows=true ;;
490 posix) AC_DEFINE(USE_POSIX_PACKAGING, 1, [Define to 1 if LyX should use a POSIX-style file layout])
491 PACKAGE=lyx${version_suffix}
492 program_suffix=$version_suffix
493 pkgdatadir='${datadir}/${PACKAGE}'
494 default_prefix=$ac_default_prefix
496 *cygwin*) lyx_install_cygwin=true ;;
498 *) LYX_ERROR([Unknown packaging type $lyx_use_packaging]) ;;
500 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_MACOSX, $lyx_install_macosx)
501 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_CYGWIN, $lyx_install_cygwin)
502 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_WINDOWS, $lyx_install_windows)
503 dnl Next two lines are only for autoconf <= 2.59
504 datadir='${datarootdir}'
505 AC_SUBST(datarootdir)
507 AC_SUBST(program_suffix)
511 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
512 ## Check whether mkdir() is mkdir or _mkdir, and whether it takes
513 ## one or two arguments.
515 ## http://ac-archive.sourceforge.net/C_Support/ac_func_mkdir.html
516 ## ------------------------------------------------------------------------
518 AC_DEFUN([AC_FUNC_MKDIR],
519 [AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mkdir _mkdir])
520 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mkdir takes one argument],
521 [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg],
523 #include <sys/stat.h>
528 [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg=yes], [ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg=no])])
529 if test x"$ac_cv_mkdir_takes_one_arg" = xyes; then
530 AC_DEFINE([MKDIR_TAKES_ONE_ARG], 1,
531 [Define if mkdir takes only one argument.])
536 dnl Set VAR to the canonically resolved absolute equivalent of PATHNAME,
537 dnl (which may be a relative path, and need not refer to any existing
540 dnl On Win32-MSYS build hosts, the returned path is resolved to its true
541 dnl native Win32 path name, (but with slashes, not backslashes).
543 dnl On any other system, it is simply the result which would be obtained
544 dnl if PATHNAME represented an existing directory, and the pwd command was
545 dnl executed in that directory.
546 AC_DEFUN([MSYS_AC_CANONICAL_PATH],
548 ( exec 2>/dev/null; cd / && pwd -W ) | grep ':' >/dev/null &&
549 ac_pwd_w="pwd -W" || ac_pwd_w=pwd
550 until ac_val=`exec 2>/dev/null; cd "$ac_dir" && $ac_pwd_w`
552 ac_dir=`AS_DIRNAME(["$ac_dir"])`
554 ac_dir=`echo "$ac_dir" | sed 's?^[[./]]*??'`
555 ac_val=`echo "$ac_val" | sed 's?/*$[]??'`
556 $1=`echo "$2" | sed "s?^[[./]]*$ac_dir/*?$ac_val/?"'
560 dnl this is used by the macro blow to general a proper config.h.in entry
561 m4_define([LYX_AH_CHECK_DECL],
562 [AH_TEMPLATE(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DECL_$1),
563 [Define if you have the prototype for function `$1'])])
565 dnl Check things are declared in headers to avoid errors or warnings.
566 dnl Called like LYX_CHECK_DECL(function, header1 header2...)
567 dnl Defines HAVE_DECL_{FUNCTION}
568 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_DECL],
569 [LYX_AH_CHECK_DECL($1)
572 AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $1 is declared by header $ac_header])
573 AC_EGREP_HEADER($1, $ac_header,
575 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DECL_$1))
580 dnl this is used by the macro below to generate a proper config.h.in entry
581 m4_define([LYX_AH_CHECK_DEF],
582 [AH_TEMPLATE(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DEF_$1),
583 [Define to 1 if `$1' is defined in `$2'])])
585 dnl Check whether name is defined in header by using it in codesnippet.
586 dnl Called like LYX_CHECK_DEF(name, header, codesnippet)
587 dnl Defines HAVE_DEF_{NAME}
588 AC_DEFUN([LYX_CHECK_DEF],
589 [LYX_AH_CHECK_DEF($1, $2)
590 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $1 is defined by header $2])
591 AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <$2>], [$3],
592 lyx_have_def_name=yes,
593 lyx_have_def_name=no)
594 AC_MSG_RESULT($lyx_have_def_name)
595 if test "x$lyx_have_def_name" = xyes; then
596 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(AS_TR_CPP(HAVE_DEF_$1))
600 dnl Extract the single digits from PACKAGE_VERSION and make them available.
601 dnl Defines LYX_MAJOR_VERSION, LYX_MINOR_VERSION, LYX_RELEASE_LEVEL,
602 dnl LYX_RELEASE_PATCH (possibly equal to 0), LYX_DIR_VER, and LYX_USERDIR_VER.
603 AC_DEFUN([LYX_SET_VERSION_INFO],
604 [lyx_major=`echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | sed -e 's/[[.]].*//'`
605 lyx_patch=`echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | sed -e "s/^$lyx_major//" -e 's/^.//'`
606 lyx_minor=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e 's/[[.]].*//'`
607 lyx_patch=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e "s/^$lyx_minor//" -e 's/^.//'`
608 lyx_release=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e 's/[[^0-9]].*//'`
609 lyx_patch=`echo $lyx_patch | sed -e "s/^$lyx_release//" -e 's/^[[.]]//' -e 's/[[^0-9]].*//'`
610 test "x$lyx_patch" = "x" && lyx_patch=0
611 lyx_dir_ver=LYX_DIR_${lyx_major}${lyx_minor}x
612 lyx_userdir_ver=LYX_USERDIR_${lyx_major}${lyx_minor}x
613 AC_SUBST(LYX_MAJOR_VERSION,$lyx_major)
614 AC_SUBST(LYX_MINOR_VERSION,$lyx_minor)
615 AC_SUBST(LYX_RELEASE_LEVEL,$lyx_release)
616 AC_SUBST(LYX_RELEASE_PATCH,$lyx_patch)
617 AC_SUBST(LYX_DIR_VER,"$lyx_dir_ver")
618 AC_SUBST(LYX_USERDIR_VER,"$lyx_userdir_ver")