# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/general.m4,v 1.1 2000/09/21 20:17:42 petere Exp $ # This file defines new macros to process configure command line # arguments, to replace the brain-dead AC_ARG_WITH and AC_ARG_ENABLE. # The flaw in these is particularly that they only differentiate # between "given" and "not given" and do not provide enough help to # process arguments that only accept "yes/no", that require an # argument (other than "yes/no"), etc. # # The point of this implementation is to reduce code size and # redundancy in configure.in and to improve robustness and consistency # in the option evaluation code. # print an error message and exit (while running `autoconf') define([pgac_error], [errprint(__file__:__line__[: error: $1 ]) m4exit(10)]) # Convert type and name to shell variable name (e.g., "enable_long_strings") define([pgac_arg_to_variable], [$1[]_[]patsubst($2, -, _)]) # PGAC_ARG(TYPE, NAME, HELP-STRING, # [ACTION-IF-YES], [ACTION-IF-NO], [ACTION-IF-ARG], # [ACTION-IF-OMITTED]) # ---------------------------------------------------------- # This is the base layer. TYPE is either "with" or "enable", depending # on what you like. NAME is the rest of the option name, HELP-STRING # as usual. ACTION-IF-YES is executed if the option is given without # and argument (or "yes", which is the same); similar for ACTION-IF-NO. AC_DEFUN([PGAC_ARG], [dnl Check arguments ifelse([$1], enable, , [$1], with, , [pgac_error([first argument of $0 must be `enable' or `with', not `$1'])])[]dnl define([pgac_variable], [pgac_arg_to_variable([$1], [$2])])[]dnl dnl Register help string, only if there is one ifelse([$3], [], [], [AC_DIVERT_PUSH(AC_DIVERSION_NOTICE)dnl ac_help="$ac_help [$3]" AC_DIVERT_POP()])dnl [#] Check whether --$1-$2 was given if test x"[$]{pgac_variable+set}" = xset; then case [$]pgac_variable in yes) ifelse([$4], [], :, [$4]) ;; no) ifelse([$5], [], :, [$5]) ;; dnl Action if called with argument ifelse([$6], [], [], [ *) dnl Set up $withval or $enableval $1[]val=[$]pgac_variable $6 ;; ])[]dnl esac [#] [$]pgac_variable dnl Action if omitted ifelse([$7], [], [], [else $7 ])[]dnl fi[]dnl undefine([pgac_variable])dnl ])# PGAC_ARG # PGAC_ARG_BOOL(TYPE, NAME, DEFAULT, HELP-STRING, # [ACTION-IF-YES], [ACTION-IF-NO]) # ----------------------------------------------- # Accept a boolean option, that is, one that only takes yes or no. # ("no" is equivalent to "disable" or "without"). DEFAULT is what # should be done if the option is omitted; it should be "yes" or "no". # (Consequently, one of ACTION-IF-YES and ACTION-IF-NO will always # execute.) AC_DEFUN([PGAC_ARG_BOOL], [PGAC_ARG([$1], [$2], [$4], [$5], [$6], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no argument expected for --$1-$2 option])], [ifelse([$3], yes, [pgac_arg_to_variable([$1], [$2])=yes $5], [$3], no, [pgac_arg_to_variable([$1], [$2])=no $6], [pgac_error([third argument of $0 must be `yes' or `no', not `$3'])])])[]dnl ])# PGAC_ARG_BOOL # PGAC_ARG_REQ(TYPE, NAME, HELP-STRING, [ACTION-IF-GIVEN], [ACTION-IF-NOT-GIVEN]) # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # This option will require an argument; "yes" or "no" will not be # accepted. AC_DEFUN([PGAC_ARG_REQ], [PGAC_ARG([$1], [$2], [$3], [AC_MSG_ERROR([argument required for --$1-$2 option])], [AC_MSG_ERROR([argument required for --$1-$2 option])], [$4], [$5])])# PGAC_ARG_REQ # PGAC_ARG_OPTARG(TYPE, NAME, HELP-STRING, [DEFAULT-ACTION], [ARG-ACTION] # [ACTION-ENABLED], [ACTION-DISABLED]) # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # This will create an option that behaves as follows: If omitted, or # called with "no", then set the enable_variable to "no" and do # nothing else. If called with "yes", then execute DEFAULT-ACTION. If # called with argument, set enable_variable to "yes" and execute # ARG-ACTION. Additionally, execute ACTION-ENABLED if we ended up with # "yes" either way, else ACTION-DISABLED. # # The intent is to allow enabling a feature, and optionally pass an # additional piece of information. AC_DEFUN([PGAC_ARG_OPTARG], [PGAC_ARG([$1], [$2], [$3], [$4], [], [pgac_arg_to_variable([$1], [$2])=yes $5], [pgac_arg_to_variable([$1], [$2])=no]) dnl Add this code only if there's a ACTION-ENABLED or ACTION-DISABLED. ifelse([$6[]$7], [], [], [ if test "[$]pgac_arg_to_variable([$1], [$2])" = yes; then ifelse([$6], [], :, [$6]) ifelse([$7], [], [], [else $7 ])[]dnl fi ])[]dnl ])# PGAC_ARG_OPTARG