acltx_prog_latex

This macro find a latex application and set the variable latex to the name of the application or to no if not found if ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND is not specified, configure fail when then application is not found.

It is possible to set manually the program to use using latex=...

AC_DEFUN([ACLTX_PROG_LATEX],[
AC_ARG_VAR(latex,[specify default latex application])
if test "$ac_cv_env_latex_set" = "set" ; then
    AC_MSG_CHECKING([Checking for latex])
    latex="$ac_cv_env_latex_value";
    AC_MSG_RESULT([$latex (from parameter)])
else
    AC_CHECK_PROGS(latex,[latex elatex lambda],no)
fi
if test $latex = "no" ;
then
        ifelse($#,0,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find the latex application])],
        $1)
fi])

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