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orxonox/trunk: modular configuration working on the sepp Plattform of the ETH.

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1##########################################################################
2#   orxonox - the future of 3D-vertical-scrollers                        #
3#                                                                        #
4#   Copyright (C) 2004 orx                                               #
5#                                                                        #
6#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify #
7#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
8#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)  #
9#   any later version.                                                   #
10#                                                                        #
11#   ### File Specific:                                                   #
12#   main-programmer: Benjamin Grauer                                     #
13#   co-programmer: ...                                                   #
14#                                                                        #
15#   This is the main configuration File of autoconf.                     #
16#   Please edit this file only, if you exactly know what you are doing.  #
17#   It is quite fragile, and compiling orxonox on different Platforms    #
18#   is only guarantied, if build with the right config.                  #
19#                                                                        #
20#   be sure to visit us at http://www.orxonox.net                        #
21##########################################################################
22
23#########################
24## AUTOCONF INIT PHASE ##
25#########################
26AC_PREREQ(2.56)
27AC_INIT(orxonox, 0.3.1_alpha, [orxonox-dev at mail.datacore.ch])
28
29## Detect the canonical host and target build environment.
30AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
31AC_CANONICAL_HOST
32AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
33
34AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
35
36AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([.])
37AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
38
39#########################
40## Checks for programs ##
41#########################
42AC_PROG_CXX
43AC_PROG_RANLIB
44AC_HEADER_STDC
45
46## THIS IS OUR DEFAULT-DATA-DIRECTORY
47
48##################################
49## CHECKING  OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS ##
50##################################
51#----------------#
52# Data-Directory #
53#----------------#
54DATA_DIR=$datadir
55echo \$\{prefix\}
56if test $DATA_DIR = \$\{prefix\}/share ; then
57        echo "not given"
58        DATA_DIR=/usr/share
59else
60        echo "given: $DATA_DIR"
61fi
62AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([DATADIR], ["$DATA_DIR"],
63                   [Define to the read-only architecture-independent
64                    data directory.])
65
66#-----------------#
67# shared-lib-path #
68#-----------------#
69SHARED_LIB_PATH=no
70AC_MSG_CHECKING([shared lib path])
71AC_ARG_WITH([shared-lib-path],
72        AC_HELP_STRING( [--with-shared-lib-path], [Tells the executable, where to look for the shared libraries.]),
73         SHARED_LIB_PATH=$withval)
74if test x$SHARED_LIB_PATH != xno; then
75        echo "set to $SHARED_LIB_PATH"
76else
77        echo "no"
78fi
79
80
81#-----------------#
82# DEBUG-statement #
83#-----------------#
84DEBUG=no
85AC_MSG_CHECKING([if DEBUG-mode should be enabled])
86AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
87        AC_HELP_STRING( [--enable-debug], [compiles in debug mode. Lots of debug info about the game.]),
88         DEBUG=$enableval)
89
90if test x$DEBUG = xno; then
91        echo "no"
92        echo " -> Setting debuglevel to 4. (orxonox is still in Development. It really is needed."
93        DEBUG=4
94elif test x$DEBUG = xyes; then
95        echo "yes"
96        echo " -> Setting debuglevel to 4. HARD DEBUG MODE!!."
97        DEBUG=4
98else
99        echo "yes: setting debuglevel to to $DEBUG"
100fi
101AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEBUG, $DEBUG, [in which debug mode we are])
102AC_SUBST(DEBUG)
103
104#---------------#
105# Modular Debug #
106#---------------#
107MODULAR_DEBUG=yes
108AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Modular-DEBUG-mode should be ebabled])
109AC_ARG_ENABLE([modular-debug],
110        AC_HELP_STRING( [--disable-modular-debug], [compiles in modular-debug mode, that logs differently on the many modules of orxonox.]),
111         MODULAR_DEBUG=$enableval)
112
113if test x$MODULAR_DEBUG = xno; then
114        echo "no"
115elif test x$MODULAR_DEBUG = xyes; then
116        echo "yes"
117        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(MODULAR_DEBUG, 1, [if Modular-DUBUG mode is enabled])
118fi
119
120#--------------#
121# GTK-disabled #
122#--------------#
123AC_MSG_CHECKING([if gtk should be enabled])
124AC_ARG_ENABLE([gtk],
125        AC_HELP_STRING( [--disable-gtk],
126        [Prevents GTK from being loaded]), [def_gtk=no], [def_gtk=yes])
127if test x$def_gtk = xyes; then
128  echo "yes"
129fi
130if test x$def_gtk = xno; then
131  echo "no"
132fi
133
134#------------------#
135# libCurl-disabled #
136#------------------#
137AC_MSG_CHECKING([if libcURL should be enabled])
138AC_ARG_ENABLE([curl],
139        AC_HELP_STRING( [--disable-curl],
140        [Prevents libcURL from being loaded]), [def_curl=no], [def_curl=yes])
141if test x$def_curl = xyes; then
142  echo "yes"
143fi
144if test x$def_curl = xno; then
145  echo "no"
146fi
147
148#-------------------#
149# SubProject-enable #
150#-------------------#
151def_sub_projects=no
152AC_MSG_CHECKING([if the SubProjects should be built])
153AC_ARG_WITH([sub-projects],
154        AC_HELP_STRING( [--with-sub-projects],
155        [also builds the subProjects while make from srcdir]), [def_sub_projects=yes])
156if test x$def_sub_projects = xyes; then
157  echo "yes"
158fi
159if test x$def_sub_projects = xno; then
160  echo "no"
161fi
162AM_CONDITIONAL(SUB_PROJECTS, test x$def_sub_projects = xyes)
163
164#-------------------#
165# Profiling Enabled #
166#-------------------#
167def_profiling=no
168AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Profiling should be enabled])
169AC_ARG_ENABLE([profile],
170        AC_HELP_STRING( [--enable-profile],
171        [builds orxonox with profiling support]), [def_profiling=yes])
172if test x$def_profiling = xyes; then
173  echo "yes"
174  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -pg"
175fi
176if test x$def_profiling = xno; then
177  echo "no"
178fi
179
180#----------------#
181# efence Enabled #
182#----------------#
183def_efence=no
184AC_MSG_CHECKING([if efence should be enabled])
185AC_ARG_ENABLE([efence],
186        AC_HELP_STRING( [--enable-efence],
187        [builds orxonox with efence support]), [def_efence=yes])
188if test x$def_efence = xyes; then
189  echo "yes"
190fi
191if test x$def_efence = xno; then
192  echo "no"
193fi
194
195#----------------------#
196# Documentation-enable #
197#----------------------#
198def_documentation=no
199AC_MSG_CHECKING([if the Documentation should be build by default])
200AC_ARG_ENABLE([documentation],
201        AC_HELP_STRING( [--enable-documentation],
202        [also builds the sDocumentation while make from srcdir]), [def_documentation=yes])
203if test x$def_documentation = xyes; then
204  echo "yes"
205fi
206if test x$def_documentation = xno; then
207  echo "no"
208fi
209AM_CONDITIONAL(DOCUMENTATION, test x$def_documentation = xyes)
210
211#######################
212## PROGRAMM CHECKING ##
213## 3. party Programs ##
214#######################
215
216#----------------------#
217# checking for Doxygen #
218#----------------------#
219AC_PATH_PROG(DOXYGEN, doxygen)
220AM_CONDITIONAL(DOXYGEN, test $DOXYGEN)
221
222#--------------------#
223# checking for gprof #
224#--------------------#
225AC_PATH_PROG(GPROF, gprof)
226
227#-------------------------#
228# checking for pkg-config #
229#-------------------------#
230if test x$def_gtk = xyes; then
231 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config)
232fi
233
234
235#########################
236## CHECKING FOR SYSTEM ##
237#########################
238## here the system is checked, and openGL is included
239## also checking for SDL on differen Systems
240
241AC_MSG_CHECKING([for System])
242## checking for openGL-environment and other sys-specific parameters
243case "$target" in
244
245###########
246#---------#
247# WINDOWS #
248#---------#
249###########
250  *-*-mingw32*)
251echo "mingw-WINDOWS detected"
252
253CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/include -I/mingw/include $CPPFLAGS"
254
255    mingw="yes"
256    MSBITFIELDS="-mms-bitfields"
257    MWINDOWS="-mwindows"
258
259
260
261# checking for mingw32
262    AC_CHECK_LIB([mingw32], [main], FOUND_mingw32=yes)
263    if test x$FOUND_mingw32 = xyes; then
264        LIBS="$LIBS -lmingw32"
265    fi
266
267#-----------#
268# SDL(win) #
269#-----------#
270# checking for SDL-headers
271    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL/SDL.h] ,,
272      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find SDL headers]) ])
273
274#checking for libSDL
275    AC_CHECK_LIB([sdlmain], [main], FOUND_sdlmain=yes)
276    if test x$FOUND_sdlmain = xyes ; then
277       LIBS="$LIBS -lsdlmain"
278    else
279        echo "------------------"
280        echo "SDL library not found."
281        echo "please install the SDL library, which can be found at http://www.libsdl.org"
282        echo "------------------"
283        exit 1
284    fi
285    AC_CHECK_LIB([sdl], [main], FOUND_sdl=yes)
286    if test x$FOUND_sdl = xyes ; then
287       LIBS="$LIBS -lsdl"
288    else
289        echo "------------------"
290        echo "SDL library not found."
291        echo "please install the SDL library, which can be found at http://www.libsdl.org"
292        echo "------------------"
293        exit -1
294    fi
295
296#---------------#
297# open-GL (win) #
298#---------------#
299# checking gl header
300   AC_CHECK_HEADERS(GL/gl.h ,,
301      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find opengl headers]) ])
302#   checking for Windows openGl library
303    AC_CHECK_LIB([opengl32], [main], FOUND_opengl32=yes, "gl/gl.h")
304    if test x$FOUND_opengl32 = xyes ; then
305        LIBS="$LIBS -lopengl32"
306    else
307         echo "------------------"
308         echo "opengl not found."
309         echo "please install the opengl package which can be found at http://www.opengl.org"
310         echo "------------------"
311         exit -1
312    fi
313
314# cheking for GLU-header
315    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([GL/glu.h] ,,
316      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find opengl headers]) ])
317
318# checking for libGLU
319    AC_CHECK_LIB([glu32], [main], FOUND_glu32=yes)
320    if test x$FOUND_glu32 = xyes ; then
321        LIBS="$LIBS -lGLU32"
322    else
323         echo "------------------"
324         echo "GLU library not found."
325         echo "please install the GLU library, that should come with openGL, which can be found at http://www.opengl.org"
326         echo "------------------"
327         exit -1
328    fi
329
330#--------#
331# openAL #
332#--------#
333# checking for openAL-headers
334  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([AL/al.h] ,,
335      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find openAL header.])])
336# checking for openAL-lib
337  AC_CHECK_LIB([OpenAL32], [main], [FOUND_openal=yes])
338  AC_CHECK_LIB([ALut], [main], [FOUND_ALut=yes])
339     if test x$FOUND_openal = xyes ; then
340      if test x$FOUND_ALut = xyes ; then
341       LIBS="$LIBS -lALut -lOpenAL32"
342     else
343        echo "------------------"
344        echo "openal library not found."
345        echo "please install the openal library, which can be found at http://www.openal.org"
346        echo "------------------"
347        exit -1
348      fi
349     fi
350    ;;
351
352#########
353#-------#
354# LINUX #
355#-------#
356#########
357 *-*-linux*)
358echo "Linux detected"
359
360 Linux="yes"
361
362CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/include $CPPFLAGS"
363if test x$SHARED_LIB_PATH != xno; then
364        echo "setting new LDFLAGS with $SHARED_LIB_PATH"
365        LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,$SHARED_LIB_PATH -L$SHARED_LIB_PATH $LDFLAGS"
366fi
367LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib $LDFLAGS"
368
369# checking gl header
370   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([GL/gl.h] ,,
371      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find opengl headers]) ])
372
373#  checking for Unix GL
374   AC_CHECK_LIB([GL], [main], FOUND_GL=yes)
375   if test x$FOUND_GL = xyes ; then
376     LIBS="$LIBS -lGL"
377   else
378         echo "------------------"
379         echo "opengl not found."
380         echo "please install the opengl package which can be found at http://www.opengl.org"
381         echo "------------------"
382         exit -1
383   fi
384
385# cheking for GLU-header
386    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([GL/glu.h] ,,
387      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find opengl headers]) ])
388
389#    AC_CHECK_LIB([GLU], [main], FOUND_GLU=yes)
390#    if test x$FOUND_GLU = xyes ; then
391      LIBS="$LIBS -lGLU"
392#    else
393#         echo "------------------"
394#         echo "GLU library not found."
395#         echo "please install the GLU library, that should come with openGL, which can be found at http://www.opengl.org"
396#         echo "------------------"
397#         exit -1
398#    fi
399
400#--------#
401# openAL #
402#--------#
403# checking for openAL-headers
404  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([AL/al.h] ,,
405      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find openAL header.])])
406# checking for openAL-lib
407  AC_CHECK_LIB([openal], [main], [FOUND_openal=yes])
408     if test x$FOUND_openal = xyes ; then
409       LIBS="$LIBS -lopenal"
410     else
411        echo "------------------"
412        echo "openal library not found."
413        echo "please install the openal library, which can be found at http://www.openal.org"
414        echo "------------------"
415        exit -1
416     fi
417# checking for alut
418  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([AL/alut.h] ,,
419      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find openAL Utility Toolkit (alut) header.])])
420  AC_CHECK_LIB([alut], [main], [FOUND_openal=yes])
421     if test x$FOUND_openal = xyes ; then
422       LIBS="$LIBS -lalut"
423     fi
424
425# checking for SDL
426  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for SDL-version])
427  SDL_VERSION=`sdl-config --version`
428  echo $SDL_VERSION
429
430   CPPFLAGS="`sdl-config --cflags` $CPPFLAGS"
431   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL.h] ,,
432      [AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL/SDL.h] ,,AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find SDL header. please download from libsdl.org])]))
433   LIBS="`sdl-config --libs` $LIBS"
434   AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL], [main], [FOUND_SDL=yes])
435    if test x$FOUND_SDL = xyes ; then
436     echo `sdl-config --libs`
437    else
438        echo "------------------"
439        echo "SDL library not found."
440        echo "please install the SDL library, which can be found at http://www.libsdl.org"
441        echo "------------------"
442        exit -1
443     fi
444
445    ;;
446
447#############
448#-----------#
449# MAC -OS X #
450#-----------#
451#############
452 *darwin*)
453 echo "OS X detected"
454
455 osX="yes"
456
457 CPPFLAGS="-I/sw/include -I/sw/include $CPPFLAGS"
458# checking gl header
459   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([OpenGL/gl.h] ,,
460      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find opengl headers]) ])
461# cheking for GLU-header
462    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([OpenGL/glu.h] ,,
463      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find opengl headers]) ])
464
465   LIBS="$LIBS -framework OpenGL"
466
467
468## SDL-check
469       SDL_CFLAGS=`sdl-config --cflags`
470       SDL_LIBS=`sdl-config --libs`
471       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
472       LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
473
474
475# checking for SDL-headers
476#    AC_CHECK_HEADERS(SDL/SDL.h ,,
477#      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find SDL headers]) ])
478
479## checking for SDL
480#    SDL_VERSION=1.2.7
481#    AM_PATH_SDL($SDL_VERSION,
482#      :,
483#      AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!])
484#      )
485
486
487    ;;
488
489  *)
490    ;;
491esac
492
493AC_SUBST(MSBITFIELDS)
494
495###################################
496## CHECKING FOR HEADERS AND LIBS ##
497###################################
498
499#---------#
500# SDL_ttf #
501#---------#
502# checking for SDL_ttf-headers
503  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL_ttf.h] ,,
504      [AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL/SDL_ttf.h] ,,AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find SDL_ttf header.])]))
505# checking for SDL_ttf-lib
506  AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL_ttf], [TTF_OpenFont], [FOUND_SDL_ttf=yes])
507     if test x$FOUND_SDL_ttf = xyes ; then
508       LIBS="$LIBS -lSDL_ttf"
509     else
510        echo "------------------"
511        echo "SDL_ttf library not found."
512        echo "please install the SDL_ttf library, which can be found at http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/"
513        echo "------------------"
514        exit -1
515     fi
516
517#-----------#
518# SDL_Image #
519#-----------#
520# checking for SDL_image-headers
521AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL_image.h] ,,
522    [AC_CHECK_HEADERS([SDL/SDL_image.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR([SDL_image header not found.]))])
523# checking for SDL_image-lib
524AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL_image], [main], [FOUND_SDL_image=yes])
525   if test x$FOUND_SDL_image = xyes ; then
526     LIBS="$LIBS -lSDL_image"
527   else
528      echo "------------------"
529      echo "SDL_image library not found."
530      echo "please install the SDL_image library, which can be found at http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/"
531      echo "------------------"
532      exit -1
533   fi
534
535#-----#
536# ogg #
537#-----#
538# checking for ogg-headers
539  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ogg/ogg.h] ,,
540      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find ogg header.])])
541# checking for ogg-lib
542  AC_CHECK_LIB([ogg], [main], [FOUND_ogg=yes])
543     if test x$FOUND_ogg = xyes ; then
544       LIBS="$LIBS -logg"
545     else
546        echo "------------------"
547        echo "ogg library not found."
548        echo "please install the ogg library, which can be found at http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html"
549        echo "------------------"
550        exit -1
551     fi
552
553#--------#
554# vorbis #
555#--------#
556# checking for vorbis-lib
557  AC_CHECK_LIB([vorbis], [main], [FOUND_vorbis=yes])
558     if test x$FOUND_vorbis = xyes ; then
559       LIBS="$LIBS -lvorbis"
560     else
561        echo "------------------"
562        echo "vorbis library not found."
563        echo "please install the vorbis library, which can be found at http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html"
564        echo "------------------"
565        exit -1
566     fi
567
568#------------#
569# vorbisfile #
570#------------#
571# checking for vorbis-headers
572  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([vorbis/vorbisfile.h] ,,
573      [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find vorbisfile header.])])
574# checking for vorbisfile-lib
575  AC_CHECK_LIB([vorbisfile], [main], [FOUND_vorbisfile=yes])
576     if test x$FOUND_vorbisfile = xyes ; then
577       LIBS="$LIBS -lvorbisfile"
578     else
579        echo "------------------"
580        echo "vorbisfile library not found."
581        echo "please install the vorbisfile library, which can be found at http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/index.html"
582        echo "------------------"
583        exit -1
584     fi
585
586#-----#
587# GTK #
588#-----#
589if test x$def_gtk = xyes; then
590        #PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK2, gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.3 gthread-2.0 >= 2.0.3, have_gtk2=yes, have_gtk2=no)
591        AC_MSG_CHECKING([for gtk2.0])
592        if `$PKG_CONFIG --exists gtk+-2.0`; then
593                echo "yes"
594                have_gtk2=yes
595                GTK2_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs gtk+-2.0`
596                GTK2_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags gtk+-2.0`
597                AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_GTK2, 1, [if we have GTK2])
598                if test $DEBUG -ge 3; then
599                 echo "cflags: $GTK2_CFLAGS"
600                 echo "libs: $GTK2_LIBS"
601                fi
602        else
603                echo "no"
604        fi
605
606fi
607AC_SUBST(GTK2_LIBS)
608AC_SUBST(GTK2_CFLAGS)
609AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GTK2, test x$have_gtk2 = xyes)
610
611#---------#
612# libcURL #
613#---------#
614if test x$def_curl = xyes; then
615
616 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([curl/curl.h], [curlHeader="yes"], [curlHeader="no"])
617 AC_CHECK_LIB([curl], [main], [FOUND_curl=yes])
618 if test x$curlHeader = xyes & test x$FOUND_curl = xyes ; then
619  have_curl=yes
620  CURL_LIBS=`curl-config --libs`
621  CURLCFLAGS=`curl-config --cflags`
622  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_CURL, 1, [if we have CURL])
623 else
624  have_curl=no
625 fi
626
627fi
628AC_SUBST(CURL_LIBS)
629AC_SUBST(CURL_CFLAGS)
630AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CURL, test x$have_curl = xyes)
631
632#--------#
633# efence #
634#--------#
635if test x$def_efence = xyes ; then
636  AC_CHECK_LIB([efence], [main], [FOUND_efence=yes])
637   if test x$FOUND_efence = xyes ; then
638      LIBS="$LIBS -lefence"
639   fi
640
641fi
642
643# FIXME: Replace `main' with a function in `-lm':
644 AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [main])
645
646
647# Checks for header files.
648AC_HEADER_STDC
649AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h])
650
651# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
652AC_HEADER_STDBOOL
653
654# Checks for library functions.
655AC_FUNC_MALLOC
656AC_CHECK_FUNCS([bzero sqrt])
657
658######################
659## OUTPUT CONFIGURE ##
660######################
661AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
662                 src/Makefile
663                 src/lib/Makefile
664                 src/lib/graphics/Makefile
665                 src/lib/graphics/importer/Makefile
666                 src/lib/graphics/spatial_separation/Makefile
667                 src/lib/sound/Makefile
668                 src/lib/event/Makefile
669                 src/lib/physics/Makefile
670                 src/lib/particles/Makefile
671                 src/lib/collision_detection/Makefile
672                 src/lib/shell/Makefile
673                 src/lib/gui/Makefile
674                 src/lib/tinyxml/Makefile
675                 src/subprojects/Makefile
676                 src/subprojects/testmain/Makefile
677                 src/subprojects/importer/Makefile
678                 src/subprojects/particles/Makefile
679                 src/subprojects/collision_detection/Makefile
680                 ])
681
682AC_OUTPUT
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