ax_boost_python

This macro checks to see if the Boost.Python library is installed. It also attempts to guess the currect library name using several attempts. It tries to build the library name using a user supplied name or suffix and then just the raw library.

If the library is found, HAVE_BOOST_PYTHON is defined and BOOST_PYTHON_LIB is set to the name of the library.

This macro calls AC_SUBST(BOOST_PYTHON_LIB).

In order to ensure that the Python headers are specified on the include path, this macro requires AX_PYTHON to be called.

AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_PYTHON],
[AC_REQUIRE([AX_PYTHON])dnl
AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Python library is available,
ac_cv_boost_python,
[AC_LANG_SAVE
 AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
 CPPFLAGS_SAVE=$CPPFLAGS
 if test x$PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR != x; then
   CPPFLAGS=-I$PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR $CPPFLAGS
 fi
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
 #include <boost/python/module.hpp>
 using namespace boost::python;
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(test) { throw "Boost::Python test."; }]],
 			   [[return 0;]]),
  			   ac_cv_boost_python=yes, ac_cv_boost_python=no)
 AC_LANG_RESTORE
 CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS_SAVE
])
if test "$ac_cv_boost_python" = "yes"; then
  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_PYTHON,,[define if the Boost::Python library is available])
  ax_python_lib=boost_python
  AC_ARG_WITH([boost-python],AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-python],[specify the boost python library or suffix to use]),
  [if test "x$with_boost_python" != "xno"; then
     ax_python_lib=$with_boost_python
     ax_boost_python_lib=boost_python-$with_boost_python
   fi])
  for ax_lib in $ax_python_lib $ax_boost_python_lib boost_python; do
    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, main, [BOOST_PYTHON_LIB=$ax_lib break])
  done
  AC_SUBST(BOOST_PYTHON_LIB)
fi
])dnl