On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 04:51:32PM +0100, Karsten Weiss wrote:
: I'm new to autoconf and would like to know the best way to
: check for the existance of a C++ shared library using autoconf.
If it doesn't matter whether the library is shared or static
(and why should it, really?), do simething like this:
Save $LIBS, and prefix $LIBS with the library link flag (-llib).
Run AC_TRY_LINK with a header file and a call to one of the C++
functions. Restore $LIBS.
Example (using CVS Autoconf):
AC_CACHE_CHECK(
[whether libmycpplib library is available],
[my_cv_cpplib_avail],
[my_ac_save_libs=$LIBS
LIBS="-lmycpplib $LIBS"
AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
AC_TRY_LINK(
[#include <mycpplib.h>],
[ClassName::Method();],
[my_cv_cpplib_avail=true],
[my_cv_cpplib_avail=false])
AC_LANG_POP
LIBS=$my_ac_save_libs
])
Lars J
