check_zlib

This macro searches for an installed zlib library. If nothing was specified when calling configure, it searches first in /usr/local and then in /usr. If the --with-zlib=DIR is specified, it will try to find it in DIR/include/zlib.h and DIR/lib/libz.a. If --without-zlib is specified, the library is not searched at all.

If either the header file (zlib.h) or the library (libz) is not found, the configuration exits on error, asking for a valid zlib installation directory or --without-zlib.

The macro defines the symbol HAVE_LIBZ if the library is found. You should use autoheader to include a definition for this symbol in a config.h file. Sample usage in a C/C++ source is as follows:

  #ifdef HAVE_LIBZ
  #include <zlib.h>
  #endif /* HAVE_LIBZ */

AC_DEFUN([CHECK_ZLIB],
#
# Handle user hints
#
[AC_MSG_CHECKING(if zlib is wanted)
AC_ARG_WITH(zlib,
[  --with-zlib=DIR root directory path of zlib installation [defaults to
                    /usr/local or /usr if not found in /usr/local]
  --without-zlib to disable zlib usage completely],
[if test "$withval" != no ; then
  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
  if test -d "$withval"
  then
    ZLIB_HOME="$withval"
  else
    AC_MSG_WARN([Sorry, $withval does not exist, checking usual places])
  fi
else
  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
fi])

ZLIB_HOME=/usr/local
if test ! -f "${ZLIB_HOME}/include/zlib.h"
then
        ZLIB_HOME=/usr
fi

#
# Locate zlib, if wanted
#
if test -n "${ZLIB_HOME}"
then
        ZLIB_OLD_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
        ZLIB_OLD_CPPFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L${ZLIB_HOME}/lib"
        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I${ZLIB_HOME}/include"
        AC_LANG_SAVE
        AC_LANG_C
        AC_CHECK_LIB(z, inflateEnd, [zlib_cv_libz=yes], [zlib_cv_libz=no])
        AC_CHECK_HEADER(zlib.h, [zlib_cv_zlib_h=yes], [zlib_cv_zlib_h=no])
        AC_LANG_RESTORE
        if test "$zlib_cv_libz" = "yes" -a "$zlib_cv_zlib_h" = "yes"
        then
                #
                # If both library and header were found, use them
                #
                AC_CHECK_LIB(z, inflateEnd)
                AC_MSG_CHECKING(zlib in ${ZLIB_HOME})
                AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)
        else
                #
                # If either header or library was not found, revert and bomb
                #
                AC_MSG_CHECKING(zlib in ${ZLIB_HOME})
                LDFLAGS="$ZLIB_OLD_LDFLAGS"
                CPPFLAGS="$ZLIB_OLD_CPPFLAGS"
                AC_MSG_RESULT(failed)
                AC_MSG_ERROR(either specify a valid zlib installation with --with-zlib=DIR or disable zlib usage with --without-zlib)
        fi
fi

])

Copyright © 2004 Loic Dachary <loic@senga.org>

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