Re: Howto use autoconf-archive

[Peter Johansson]

Hi Gordon,

On 4/20/10 2:35 PM, Gordon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> how do I actually use the macros contained in autoconv-archive in my own
> project?
>
> I'm using Ubuntu 8.04, and I installed the packages autoconf 2.61-4 and
> autoconf-archive 20070512-1. In my own configure.ac file, I'd like to
> use AX_LIB_POSTGRESQL, for example. I run libtoolize --force&&  aclocal
> &&  autoconf&&  autoheader&&  automake --add-missing&&  configure. And I get
> ./configure: line 19787: AX_LIB_POSTGRESQL: command not found
>
> What is the recommended, most portable way to use these macros in
> autoconf-archive? Do I just copy the contents of ax_lib_postgresql.m4
> into my own configure.ac? Or can autoconf be told that the macros in
> autoconv-archive are available for use?
>
>
>    
Here is what I do:

I add a line in main Makefile.am

ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4

and in configure.ac a line

AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])

then I copy needed macro files into directory `m4' and issue

autoreconf -ivf

It is also possible to let aclocal do the copying of files into `m4' but 
based on your email it seems you aclocal doesn't know where 
autoconf-archive macros are installed. Please refer to the Automake 
manual on how to modify the search path of aclocal:

http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Macro-Search-Path


Cheers,
Peter