1 # ===========================================================================
2 # http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_system.html
3 # ===========================================================================
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)
25 # Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
26 # Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
27 # Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel Casimiro <dan.casimiro@gmail.com>
29 # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
30 # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
31 # and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
36 AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_SYSTEM],
38 AC_ARG_WITH([boost-system],
39 AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-system@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
40 [use the System library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
41 e.g. --with-boost-system=boost_system-gcc-mt ]),
43 if test "$withval" = "no"; then
45 elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
47 ax_boost_user_system_lib=""
50 ax_boost_user_system_lib="$withval"
56 if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
57 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
58 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
59 CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
60 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
63 LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
64 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
67 AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::System library is available,
70 CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
73 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>]],
74 [[boost::system::error_category *a = 0;]])],
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 -r $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_system* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/lib,,' | sed 's,\..*,,'` ; do
88 ax_lib=${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 -r $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_system* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's,\..*,,'` ; do
95 ax_lib=${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$ax_lib" = "x"; then
111 AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a version of the boost system library!)
113 if test "x$link_system" = "xno"; then
114 AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
118 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
119 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"