1 # ===========================================================================
2 # http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_base.html
3 # ===========================================================================
7 # AX_BOOST_BASE([MINIMUM-VERSION], [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
11 # Test for the Boost C++ libraries of a particular version (or newer)
13 # If no path to the installed boost library is given the macro searchs
14 # under /usr, /usr/local, /opt and /opt/local and evaluates the
15 # $BOOST_ROOT environment variable. Further documentation is available at
16 # <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
20 # AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) / AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
28 # Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
29 # Copyright (c) 2009 Peter Adolphs
31 # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
32 # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
33 # and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
38 AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_BASE],
41 [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost@<:@=ARG@:>@],
42 [use Boost library from a standard location (ARG=yes),
43 from the specified location (ARG=<path>),
44 or disable it (ARG=no)
47 if test "$withval" = "no"; then
49 elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
54 ac_boost_path="$withval"
60 AC_ARG_WITH([boost-libdir],
61 AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-libdir=LIB_DIR],
62 [Force given directory for boost libraries. Note that this will override library path detection, so use this parameter only if default library detection fails and you know exactly where your boost libraries are located.]),
66 ac_boost_lib_path="$withval"
68 AC_MSG_ERROR(--with-boost-libdir expected directory name)
71 [ac_boost_lib_path=""]
74 if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
75 boost_lib_version_req=ifelse([$1], ,1.20.0,$1)
76 boost_lib_version_req_shorten=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '\([[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\)'`
77 boost_lib_version_req_major=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '\([[0-9]]*\)'`
78 boost_lib_version_req_minor=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '[[0-9]]*\.\([[0-9]]*\)'`
79 boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '[[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\.\([[0-9]]*\)'`
80 if test "x$boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor" = "x" ; then
81 boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor="0"
83 WANT_BOOST_VERSION=`expr $boost_lib_version_req_major \* 100000 \+ $boost_lib_version_req_minor \* 100 \+ $boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor`
84 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for boostlib >= $boost_lib_version_req)
87 dnl On 64-bit systems check for system libraries in both lib64 and lib.
88 dnl The former is specified by FHS, but e.g. Debian does not adhere to
89 dnl this (as it rises problems for generic multi-arch support).
90 dnl The last entry in the list is chosen by default when no libraries
91 dnl are found, e.g. when only header-only libraries are installed!
96 libsubdirs="lib64 libx32 lib lib64"
98 ppc64|s390x|sparc64|aarch64|ppc64le)
99 libsubdirs="lib64 lib lib64 ppc64le"
103 dnl allow for real multi-arch paths e.g. /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu. Give
104 dnl them priority over the other paths since, if libs are found there, they
105 dnl are almost assuredly the ones desired.
106 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
107 libsubdirs="lib/${host_cpu}-${host_os} $libsubdirs"
111 libsubdirs="lib/i386-${host_os} $libsubdirs"
115 dnl first we check the system location for boost libraries
116 dnl this location ist chosen if boost libraries are installed with the --layout=system option
117 dnl or if you install boost with RPM
118 if test "$ac_boost_path" != ""; then
119 BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path/include"
120 for ac_boost_path_tmp in $libsubdirs; do
121 if test -d "$ac_boost_path"/"$ac_boost_path_tmp" ; then
122 BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ac_boost_path/$ac_boost_path_tmp"
126 elif test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
127 for ac_boost_path_tmp in /usr /usr/local /opt /opt/local ; do
128 if test -d "$ac_boost_path_tmp/include/boost" && test -r "$ac_boost_path_tmp/include/boost"; then
129 for libsubdir in $libsubdirs ; do
130 if ls "$ac_boost_path_tmp/$libsubdir/libboost_"* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then break; fi
132 BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ac_boost_path_tmp/$libsubdir"
133 BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path_tmp/include"
139 dnl overwrite ld flags if we have required special directory with
140 dnl --with-boost-libdir parameter
141 if test "$ac_boost_lib_path" != ""; then
142 BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ac_boost_lib_path"
145 CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
146 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
149 LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
150 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
153 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CXX])
155 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
156 @%:@include <boost/version.hpp>
158 #if BOOST_VERSION >= $WANT_BOOST_VERSION
159 // Everything is okay
161 # error Boost version is too old
173 dnl if we found no boost with system layout we search for boost libraries
174 dnl built and installed without the --layout=system option or for a staged(not installed) version
175 if test "x$succeeded" != "xyes"; then
177 if test "$ac_boost_path" != ""; then
178 if test -d "$ac_boost_path" && test -r "$ac_boost_path"; then
179 for i in `ls -d $ac_boost_path/include/boost-* 2>/dev/null`; do
180 _version_tmp=`echo $i | sed "s#$ac_boost_path##" | sed 's/\/include\/boost-//' | sed 's/_/./'`
181 V_CHECK=`expr $_version_tmp \> $_version`
182 if test "$V_CHECK" = "1" ; then
183 _version=$_version_tmp
185 VERSION_UNDERSCORE=`echo $_version | sed 's/\./_/'`
186 BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path/include/boost-$VERSION_UNDERSCORE"
190 if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
191 for ac_boost_path in /usr /usr/local /opt /opt/local ; do
192 if test -d "$ac_boost_path" && test -r "$ac_boost_path"; then
193 for i in `ls -d $ac_boost_path/include/boost-* 2>/dev/null`; do
194 _version_tmp=`echo $i | sed "s#$ac_boost_path##" | sed 's/\/include\/boost-//' | sed 's/_/./'`
195 V_CHECK=`expr $_version_tmp \> $_version`
196 if test "$V_CHECK" = "1" ; then
197 _version=$_version_tmp
198 best_path=$ac_boost_path
204 VERSION_UNDERSCORE=`echo $_version | sed 's/\./_/'`
205 BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$best_path/include/boost-$VERSION_UNDERSCORE"
206 if test "$ac_boost_lib_path" = ""; then
207 for libsubdir in $libsubdirs ; do
208 if ls "$best_path/$libsubdir/libboost_"* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then break; fi
210 BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$best_path/$libsubdir"
214 if test "x$BOOST_ROOT" != "x"; then
215 for libsubdir in $libsubdirs ; do
216 if ls "$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir/libboost_"* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then break; fi
218 if test -d "$BOOST_ROOT" && test -r "$BOOST_ROOT" && test -d "$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir" && test -r "$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir"; then
219 version_dir=`expr //$BOOST_ROOT : '.*/\(.*\)'`
220 stage_version=`echo $version_dir | sed 's/boost_//' | sed 's/_/./g'`
221 stage_version_shorten=`expr $stage_version : '\([[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\)'`
222 V_CHECK=`expr $stage_version_shorten \>\= $_version`
223 if test "$V_CHECK" = "1" -a "$ac_boost_lib_path" = "" ; then
224 AC_MSG_NOTICE(We will use a staged boost library from $BOOST_ROOT)
225 BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$BOOST_ROOT"
226 BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir"
232 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
234 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
238 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
239 @%:@include <boost/version.hpp>
241 #if BOOST_VERSION >= $WANT_BOOST_VERSION
242 // Everything is okay
244 # error Boost version is too old
255 if test "$succeeded" != "yes" ; then
256 if test "$_version" = "0" ; then
257 AC_MSG_NOTICE([[We could not detect the boost libraries (version $boost_lib_version_req_shorten or higher). If you have a staged boost library (still not installed) please specify \$BOOST_ROOT in your environment and do not give a PATH to --with-boost option. If you are sure you have boost installed, then check your version number looking in <boost/version.hpp>. See http://randspringer.de/boost for more documentation.]])
259 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Your boost libraries seems to old (version $_version).])
261 # execute ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND (if present):
262 ifelse([$3], , :, [$3])
264 AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
265 AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
266 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST,,[define if the Boost library is available])
267 # execute ACTION-IF-FOUND (if present):
268 ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
271 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
272 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"