ax_dist_msi

Adds support for a msi (Microsoft Installer) dist target.

You must manually build the msi file yourself (probably from another computer). But it will be added to the list of extra bin dists and flagged for uploading (see ax_extra_dist.m4 and ax_upload.m4 for details).

AC_DEFUN([AX_DIST_MSI],
[
AC_REQUIRE([AX_INSTALL_FILES])
AC_MSG_NOTICE([adding dist-msi support])
MSI_SETUP_FILE="$1"
AC_SUBST(MSI_SETUP_FILE)
if test "x$MSI_SETUP_FILE" != "x"; then
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([setting msi file... $MSI_SETUP_FILE])
    AC_SUBST(USING_DIST_MSI)
    AC_ARG_ENABLE(dist-msi,
                  AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-dist-msi[=ARG],
                                 [enable support for msi (Microsoft Installer)
                                  dist target. ARG can be
                                  "yes" or "no".  The default is "yes"]),
                  if test "x$enableval" != "x"; then
                      if test "x$enableval" = "xyes"; then
                          USING_DIST_MSI=true
                          AC_MSG_NOTICE([dist-msi support enabled])
                      elif test "x$enableval" = "xno"; then
                          USING_DIST_MSI=false
                          AC_MSG_NOTICE([dist-msi support disabled])
                      fi
                  fi,
                  USING_DIST_MSI=true
                  AC_MSG_NOTICE([dist-msi support enabled]))
    if test "x$USING_DIST_MSI" = "xtrue"; then
        AX_ADD_AM_MACRO([[

msi dist-msi: \$(top_builddir)/$PACKAGE-$VERSION.msi

\$(top_builddir)/$PACKAGE-$VERSION.msi: \$(top_builddir)/$MSI_SETUP_FILE
        @cp -f \"\$(top_builddir)/$MSI_SETUP_FILE\" \"${AX_DOLLAR}@\"

]])

        if test "x$AX_HAVE_INSTALL_FILES" = "xtrue"; then
            AX_ADD_AM_MACRO([[

\$(top_builddir)/$MSI_SETUP_FILE: \$(top_builddir)/install_files
        @echo \"the msi file ($MSI_SETUP_FILE) must be (re)created\"; \\
        echo \"by building it with VC++\"; \\
        exit -1

]])
        else
            AX_ADD_AM_MACRO([[

\$(top_builddir)/$MSI_SETUP_FILE: msi_up_to_date_notice
        @if test ! -f \"\$(top_builddir)/$MSI_SETUP_FILE\"; then \\
            echo \"the msi file ($MSI_SETUP_FILE) must be created\"; \\
            echo \"by building it with VC++\"; \\
            exit -1; \\
        fi

msi_up_to_date_notice:
        @if test -f \"\$(top_builddir)/$MSI_SETUP_FILE\"; then \\
            echo \"Warning: Depedancy tracking cannot be enabled\"; \\
            echo \"Warning: the msi file ($MSI_SETUP_FILE)\"; \\
            echo \"Warning: Please make sure it is up to date.\"; \\
            exit -1; \\
        fi
]])
        fi

        if test "x$USING_AX_EXTRA_DIST" != "x"; then
            AX_ADD_AM_MACRO([[

EXTRA_BIN_DISTS += msi

]])
        fi

        if test "x$USING_AX_UPLOAD" != "x"; then
            AX_ADD_AM_MACRO([[

UPLOAD_BIN += upload-msi
UPLOAD_TARGETS += {msi=>$PACKAGE-$VERSION.msi}

]])
        fi
    fi
else
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([setting msi file... not set])
    AC_MSG_ERROR([a file must be specified when addind msi support])
fi
])

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