build: Modernize autotools build system

3 files changed, 151 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/m4/as-libtool.m4 b/m4/as-libtool.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 135f3f8..0000000
--- a/m4/as-libtool.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-dnl as-libtool.m4 0.1.0
-dnl autostars m4 macro for libtool versioning
-dnl thomas@apestaart.org
-dnl
-dnl AS_LIBTOOL(PREFIX, CURRENT, REVISION, AGE, RELEASE)
-dnl example
-dnl AS_VERSION(GST, 2, 0, 0)
-dnl
-dnl this macro
-dnl - defines [$PREFIX]_CURRENT, REVISION AND AGE
-dnl - defines [$PREFIX]_LIBVERSION
-dnl - defines [$PREFIX]_LT_LDFLAGS to set versioning
-dnl - AC_SUBST's them all
-dnl
-dnl if USE_RELEASE is used, then add a -release option to the LDFLAGS
-dnl with the given release version
-dnl then use [$PREFIX]_LT_LDFLAGS in the relevant Makefile.am's
-
-AC_DEFUN([AS_LIBTOOL],
-[
-  [$1]_CURRENT=[$2]
-  [$1]_REVISION=[$3]
-  [$1]_AGE=[$4]
-  [$1]_LIBVERSION=[$2]:[$3]:[$4]
-  AC_SUBST([$1]_CURRENT)
-  AC_SUBST([$1]_REVISION)
-  AC_SUBST([$1]_AGE)
-  AC_SUBST([$1]_LIBVERSION)
-
-dnl  [$1]_LT_LDFLAGS="$[$1]_LT_LDFLAGS -version-info $[$1]_LIBVERSION"
-  if test ! -z "[$5]"
-  then
-    [$1]_LT_LDFLAGS="$[$1]_LT_LDFLAGS -release [$5]"
-  fi
-  AC_SUBST([$1]_LT_LDFLAGS)
-
-  AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
-  AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
-])
diff --git a/m4/gtk-doc.m4 b/m4/gtk-doc.m4
index 2cfa1e7..3675543 100644
--- a/m4/gtk-doc.m4
+++ b/m4/gtk-doc.m4
@@ -1,16 +1,33 @@
 dnl -*- mode: autoconf -*-
 
-# serial 1
+# serial 2
 
 dnl Usage:
 dnl   GTK_DOC_CHECK([minimum-gtk-doc-version])
 AC_DEFUN([GTK_DOC_CHECK],
 [
+  AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])
   AC_BEFORE([AC_PROG_LIBTOOL],[$0])dnl setup libtool first
   AC_BEFORE([AM_PROG_LIBTOOL],[$0])dnl setup libtool first
 
+  ifelse([$1],[],[gtk_doc_requires="gtk-doc"],[gtk_doc_requires="gtk-doc >= $1"])
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for gtk-doc])
+  PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([$gtk_doc_requires],[have_gtk_doc=yes],[have_gtk_doc=no])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($have_gtk_doc)
+
+  if test "$have_gtk_doc" = "no"; then
+      AC_MSG_WARN([
+  You will not be able to create source packages with 'make dist'
+  because $gtk_doc_requires is not found.])
+  fi
+
   dnl check for tools we added during development
-  AC_PATH_PROG([GTKDOC_CHECK],[gtkdoc-check])
+  dnl Use AC_CHECK_PROG to avoid the check target using an absolute path that
+  dnl may not be writable by the user. Currently, automake requires that the
+  dnl test name must end in '.test'.
+  dnl https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=701638
+  AC_CHECK_PROG([GTKDOC_CHECK],[gtkdoc-check],[gtkdoc-check.test])
+  AC_PATH_PROG([GTKDOC_CHECK_PATH],[gtkdoc-check])
   AC_PATH_PROGS([GTKDOC_REBASE],[gtkdoc-rebase],[true])
   AC_PATH_PROG([GTKDOC_MKPDF],[gtkdoc-mkpdf])
 
@@ -27,17 +44,22 @@ AC_DEFUN([GTK_DOC_CHECK],
                    [use gtk-doc to build documentation [[default=no]]]),,
     [enable_gtk_doc=no])
 
-  if test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes; then
-    ifelse([$1],[],
-      [PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([gtk-doc],,
-                        AC_MSG_ERROR([gtk-doc not installed and --enable-gtk-doc requested]))],
-      [PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([gtk-doc >= $1],,
-                        AC_MSG_ERROR([You need to have gtk-doc >= $1 installed to build $PACKAGE_NAME]))])
-  fi
-
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build gtk-doc documentation])
   AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_gtk_doc)
 
+  if test "x$enable_gtk_doc" = "xyes" && test "$have_gtk_doc" = "no"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([
+  You must have $gtk_doc_requires installed to build documentation for
+  $PACKAGE_NAME. Please install gtk-doc or disable building the
+  documentation by adding '--disable-gtk-doc' to '[$]0'.])
+  fi
+
+  dnl don't check for glib if we build glib
+  if test "x$PACKAGE_NAME" != "xglib"; then
+    dnl don't fail if someone does not have glib
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTKDOC_DEPS, glib-2.0 >= 2.10.0 gobject-2.0  >= 2.10.0,,[:])
+  fi
+
   dnl enable/disable output formats
   AC_ARG_ENABLE([gtk-doc-html],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gtk-doc-html],
@@ -52,7 +74,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([GTK_DOC_CHECK],
     enable_gtk_doc_pdf=no
   fi
 
+  if test -z "$AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY"; then
+    AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=1
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY])
 
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_GTK_DOC], [test x$have_gtk_doc = xyes])
   AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_GTK_DOC], [test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes])
   AM_CONDITIONAL([GTK_DOC_BUILD_HTML], [test x$enable_gtk_doc_html = xyes])
   AM_CONDITIONAL([GTK_DOC_BUILD_PDF], [test x$enable_gtk_doc_pdf = xyes])
diff --git a/m4/pkg.m4 b/m4/pkg.m4
index 3c20213..c5b26b5 100644
--- a/m4/pkg.m4
+++ b/m4/pkg.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # pkg.m4 - Macros to locate and utilise pkg-config.            -*- Autoconf -*-
+# serial 1 (pkg-config-0.24)
 # 
 # Copyright © 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.
 #
@@ -25,13 +26,17 @@
 # ----------------------------------
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG],
 [m4_pattern_forbid([^_?PKG_[A-Z_]+$])
-m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_PATH)?$])
-AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG], [path to pkg-config utility])dnl
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_(PATH|LIBDIR|SYSROOT_DIR|ALLOW_SYSTEM_(CFLAGS|LIBS)))?$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG_(DISABLE_UNINSTALLED|TOP_BUILD_DIR|DEBUG_SPEW)$])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG], [path to pkg-config utility])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_PATH], [directories to add to pkg-config's search path])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR], [path overriding pkg-config's built-in search path])
+
 if test "x$ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set" != "xset"; then
 	AC_PATH_TOOL([PKG_CONFIG], [pkg-config])
 fi
 if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-	_pkg_min_version=m4_ifval([$1], [$1], [0.9.0])
+	_pkg_min_version=m4_default([$1], [0.9.0])
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([pkg-config is at least version $_pkg_min_version])
 	if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version $_pkg_min_version; then
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
@@ -39,7 +44,6 @@ if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 		PKG_CONFIG=""
 	fi
-		
 fi[]dnl
 ])# PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
@@ -48,37 +52,47 @@ fi[]dnl
 # Check to see whether a particular set of modules exists.  Similar
 # to PKG_CHECK_MODULES(), but does not set variables or print errors.
 #
-#
-# Similar to PKG_CHECK_MODULES, make sure that the first instance of
-# this or PKG_CHECK_MODULES is called, or make sure to call
-# PKG_CHECK_EXISTS manually
+# Please remember that m4 expands AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])
+# only at the first occurence in configure.ac, so if the first place
+# it's called might be skipped (such as if it is within an "if", you
+# have to call PKG_CHECK_EXISTS manually
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_EXISTS],
 [AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
 if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
     AC_RUN_LOG([$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "$1"]); then
-  m4_ifval([$2], [$2], [:])
+  m4_default([$2], [:])
 m4_ifvaln([$3], [else
   $3])dnl
 fi])
 
-
 # _PKG_CONFIG([VARIABLE], [COMMAND], [MODULES])
 # ---------------------------------------------
 m4_define([_PKG_CONFIG],
-[if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$$1"; then
-        pkg_cv_[]$1="$$1"
-    else
-        PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([$3],
-                         [pkg_cv_[]$1=`$PKG_CONFIG --[]$2 "$3" 2>/dev/null`],
-			 [pkg_failed=yes])
-    fi
-else
-	pkg_failed=untried
+[if test -n "$$1"; then
+    pkg_cv_[]$1="$$1"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([$3],
+                     [pkg_cv_[]$1=`$PKG_CONFIG --[]$2 "$3" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes ],
+		     [pkg_failed=yes])
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
 fi[]dnl
 ])# _PKG_CONFIG
 
+# _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
+# -----------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([_PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi[]dnl
+])# _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
+
+
 # PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND],
 # [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
 #
@@ -100,36 +114,101 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $1])
 _PKG_CONFIG([$1][_CFLAGS], [cflags], [$2])
 _PKG_CONFIG([$1][_LIBS], [libs], [$2])
 
+m4_define([_PKG_TEXT], [Alternatively, you may set the environment variables $1[]_CFLAGS
+and $1[]_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
+See the pkg-config man page for more details.])
+
 if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-	$1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --errors-to-stdout --print-errors "$2"`
+   	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+        _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "$2" 2>&1`
+        else 
+	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "$2" 2>&1`
+        fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$$1[]_PKG_ERRORS" 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+	echo "$$1[]_PKG_ERRORS" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+
+	m4_default([$4], [AC_MSG_ERROR(
+[Package requirements ($2) were not met:
+
+$$1_PKG_ERRORS
 
-	ifelse([$4], , [AC_MSG_ERROR(dnl
-[Package requirements ($2) were not met.
 Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
 installed software in a non-standard prefix.
 
-Alternatively you may set the $1_CFLAGS and $1_LIBS environment variables
-to avoid the need to call pkg-config.  See the pkg-config man page for
-more details.])],
-		[$4])
+_PKG_TEXT])[]dnl
+        ])
 elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-	ifelse([$4], , [AC_MSG_FAILURE(dnl
+     	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+	m4_default([$4], [AC_MSG_FAILURE(
 [The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
 is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
 path to pkg-config.
 
-Alternatively you may set the $1_CFLAGS and $1_LIBS environment variables
-to avoid the need to call pkg-config.  See the pkg-config man page for
-more details.
+_PKG_TEXT
 
-To get pkg-config, see <http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig>.])],
-		[$4])
+To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.])[]dnl
+        ])
 else
 	$1[]_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_CFLAGS
 	$1[]_LIBS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_LIBS
         AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-	ifelse([$3], , :, [$3])
+	$3
 fi[]dnl
 ])# PKG_CHECK_MODULES
+
+
+# PKG_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable pkgconfigdir as the location where a module
+# should install pkg-config .pc files. By default the directory is
+# $libdir/pkgconfig, but the default can be changed by passing
+# DIRECTORY. The user can override through the --with-pkgconfigdir
+# parameter.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_INSTALLDIR],
+[m4_pushdef([pkg_default], [m4_default([$1], ['${libdir}/pkgconfig'])])
+m4_pushdef([pkg_description],
+    [pkg-config installation directory @<:@]pkg_default[@:>@])
+AC_ARG_WITH([pkgconfigdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-pkgconfigdir], pkg_description)],,
+    [with_pkgconfigdir=]pkg_default)
+AC_SUBST([pkgconfigdir], [$with_pkgconfigdir])
+m4_popdef([pkg_default])
+m4_popdef([pkg_description])
+]) dnl PKG_INSTALLDIR
+
+
+# PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable noarch_pkgconfigdir as the location where a
+# module should install arch-independent pkg-config .pc files. By
+# default the directory is $datadir/pkgconfig, but the default can be
+# changed by passing DIRECTORY. The user can override through the
+# --with-noarch-pkgconfigdir parameter.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR],
+[m4_pushdef([pkg_default], [m4_default([$1], ['${datadir}/pkgconfig'])])
+m4_pushdef([pkg_description],
+    [pkg-config arch-independent installation directory @<:@]pkg_default[@:>@])
+AC_ARG_WITH([noarch-pkgconfigdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-noarch-pkgconfigdir], pkg_description)],,
+    [with_noarch_pkgconfigdir=]pkg_default)
+AC_SUBST([noarch_pkgconfigdir], [$with_noarch_pkgconfigdir])
+m4_popdef([pkg_default])
+m4_popdef([pkg_description])
+]) dnl PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR
+
+
+# PKG_CHECK_VAR(VARIABLE, MODULE, CONFIG-VARIABLE,
+# [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Retrieves the value of the pkg-config variable for the given module.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_VAR],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1], [value of $3 for $2, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1], [variable="][$3]["], [$2])
+AS_VAR_COPY([$1], [pkg_cv_][$1])
+
+AS_VAR_IF([$1], [""], [$5], [$4])dnl
+])# PKG_CHECK_VAR