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Autoconf Macros by Category

All available macros are assigned into one of the following categories:

Autoconf
General purpose auto-configuration infrastructure.
Automake
Generating Automake rules from Autoconf macros.
Boost Libraries
Testing for availability of Boost C++ Libraries.
C Language
Testing the C compiler and standard library.
Cross-Compilation
Cross-compilation support.
C++ Language
Testing the C++ compiler, libraries, and headers.
Fortran Language
Testing the Fortran compiler.
Java Language
Testing the Java compiler and libraries.
LaTeX Support
Testing the LaTeX installation.
Python Language
Testing the Python interpreter, compiler, and libraries.
SWIG Package
Testing the SWIG compiler and libraries.
Installed Packages
Finding 3rd-party software, headers, and libraries.
Miscellaneous
Everything that didn't fit into any other category.
Obsolete Macros
Expect these macros to disappear from the archive after a while.

Following the links below will show you the actual macro and a (more or less) detailed description of it.

Autoconf:

ac_caolan_check_package
Conveniently define --with-PACKAGE etc. configure options.
ac_cond_with_level
A variant of AC_COND_WITH that supports verbosity levels.
ac_define_dir
Expand directory paths relative to $prefix, etc.
ac_define_path_style
Determine the system's filesys interface.
ac_define_sub_path
Detect a subpath relative to $prefix, etc.
ac_path_generic
Lift flags from an external LIBRARY-config script into Autoconf variables.
ac_prog_cp_s
Determine how to copy files efficiently.
ac_prompt_user
Interactively prompt the user.
ac_set_default_paths_system
Determine proper default system paths.
ac_set_versionlevel
Convert version numbers to a plain numeric value.
ac_subdir_files
Copy files from sub-directories into the local directory.
adl_compute_relative_paths
Compute relative path between two absolute ones.
adl_compute_standard_relative_paths
Compute the standard path hierarchy using relative paths.
adl_normalize_path
Normalize filesystem paths.
ax_auto_include_headers
Automatically generate #include statements for the given headers.
ax_check_compiler_flags
check whether FLAGS are accepted by the compiler
ax_compare_version
Compare two version strings.
ax_config_feature
Convenience wrapper for AC_ARG_ENABLE.
ax_configure_args
Helper macro for AX_ENABLE_BUILDDIR and AX_ENABLE_BUILDDIR_UNAME.
ax_dirname
An improved AS_DIRNAME.
ax_enable_builddir
Support for build directories other than $srcdir.
ax_enable_builddir_uname
Support for build directories other than $srcdir.
ax_expand_prefix
Expand $prefix and $exec_prefix.
ax_prefix_config_h
Add a prefix to definitions in config.h.
ax_set_version_info
Parse version numbers for libtool.
ax_silent_mode
Temporarily disable console output.
ax_spec_file
Helper macro for AX_SPEC_PACKAGE_AND_VERSION et al.
ax_spec_package_version
Configure a package from the given RPM specfile.
ax_split_version
Parses a version number into MAJOR.MINOR.POINT.
ax_subst_with
Convenience macro for use with AC_ARG_WITH and AC_ARG_ENABLE.
ax_warning_default_pkgconfig
Check that $(datadir)/aclocal is found by aclocal tool.
patch_libtool_changing_cmds_ifs
Change libtool IFS from '~' to '?'.
smr_with_build_path
Add "--with-build-path" to configure script.

Automake:

ax_add_am_macro
Adds the specified rule to $AMINCLUDE .
ax_add_recursive_am_macro
Adds the specified rule to $AMINCLUDE allowing for dircetory recursion.
ax_am_jobserver
Enable use of GNU make's jobserver.
ax_am_macros
Adds support for macros that create automake rules.
ax_append_to_file
Appends the specified data to the specified file.
ax_cvs
Support cvs targets within Makefiles.
ax_dist_msi
Support MSI (Microsoft Installer) dist targets.
ax_dist_rpm
Support Rpm dist targets.
ax_extra_dist
Support for custom dist targets.
ax_file_escapes
Writes the specified data to the specified file.
ax_install_files
Adds target for creating a install_files file, which contains the list of files that will be installed.
ax_maintainer_mode_auto_silent
Delay (avoid?) automake-triggered re-runs of autoconf/libtool.
ax_print_to_file
Writes the specified data to the specified file.
ax_upload
Adds support for uploading dist files.
ax_warning_default_aclocaldir
Check that $(datadir)/aclocal is found by aclocal tool.

Boost:

ax_boost_asio
Test for Asio library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_base
Internally used macro.
ax_boost_date_time
Test for Date_Time library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_filesystem
Test for Filesystem library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_iostreams
Test for IOStreams library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_program_options
Test for program options library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_python
Check whether Boost.Python is available.
ax_boost_regex
Test for Regex library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_serialization
Test for Serialization library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_signals
Test for Signals library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_test_exec_monitor
Test for test execution monitor from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_thread
Test for Thread library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_unit_test_framework
Test for Unit_Test_Framework library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_wserialization
Test for Serialization library from the Boost C++ libraries.

C:

ac_c_long_long
Check existence of the long long int type.
ac_c_printf_thsep
check compiler support for printf apostrophe flag
ac_c_var_func
Check whether C compiler supports the __func__ indentifier.
ac_check_func_in
Check for library functions in a given header file.
ac_check_struct_for
Check a 'struct' for a given member.
ac_check_symbol
Wrap AC_EGREP_HEADER to display results to the user.
ac_check_typedef
Check if the given typedef-name is recognized as a type.
ac_compile_check_sizeof
Checks for the size of a given C type.
ac_define_integer_bits
Check whether "int##_t" or "uint##_t" types are predefined.
ac_func_memmove
Check whether memmove() handles overlaps.
ac_func_mkdir
Determine system's mkdir() variant.
ac_func_snprintf
Check for a C99 compliant snprintf.
ac_prog_cc_char_subscripts
Suppress warnings about char-type subscripts.
ac_prototype
Check variants of a given function prototype.
ac_prototype_accept
Determine the required arguments to accept().
ac_prototype_getsockname
Determine the required arguments to getsockname().
ac_prototype_setsockopt
Determine the arguments to setsockopt().
ac_sys_largefile_sensitive
Check whether off_t is sensitive to preprocessor defines.
ag_check_allocated_ctime
Check whether memory returned by ctime() has to be freed.
ag_check_pathfind
Determine whether pathfind(3) works.
ag_check_posix_regcomp
Check availability of POSIX compliant regular expressions.
ag_check_posix_sysinfo
Check for a POSIX compliant sysinfo(2) call.
ag_check_strcspn
Check for strcspn(3).
ag_check_strftime
Check for strftime().
ag_check_sys_siglist
Check for existence of global sys_siglist[].
ag_check_uname_syscall
Check that the POSIX compliant uname(2) call works properly.
ax_c___attribute__
Check whether the compiler supports __attribute__ extensions.
ax_c_arithmetic_rshift
Checks if the right shift operation is arithmetic.
ax_c_declare_block
if C variables must be declared at the beginning of a block
ax_c_float_words_bigendian
Checks the ordering of words within a multi-word float.
ax_c_referenceable_passed_va_list
Checks whether f(va_list va){ &va; } works as expected.
ax_cc_maxopt
turn on optimization flags for the C compiler
ax_cflags_aix_option
Check whether the AIX compiler supports the given option.
ax_cflags_gcc_option
Check whether GCC supports the given option.
ax_cflags_hpux_option
Check whether the HP/UX compiler supports the given option.
ax_cflags_irix_option
Check whether the Irix compiler supports the given option.
ax_cflags_no_writable_strings
Figure out how to make all string literals readonly.
ax_cflags_strict_prototypes
Figure out how require strict prototypes.
ax_cflags_sun_option
Check whether the SUN compiler supports the given option.
ax_cflags_warn_all
Figure out how to enable reasonable warnings.
ax_cflags_warn_all_ansi
Figure out how to enable reasonable warnings.
ax_check_aligned_access_required
Check whether aligned memory access is required.
ax_check_define
Check whether the given #define exists.
ax_check_page_aligned_malloc
Check whether malloc returns paged aligned memory.
ax_compiler_vendor
find the vendor (gnu, intel, etc.) of the C/C++ compiler
ax_create_stdint_h
Generate <stdint.h> header.
ax_ext_check_header
Check for <header> with -I<path>.
ax_func_posix_memalign
Check whether posix_memalign() works correctly.
ax_func_which_gethostbyname_r
Check prototype of gethostbyname_r().
ax_gcc_const_call
defines GCC_CONST_CALL to __attribute__((__const__)) if available
ax_gcc_install_dir
Determine GCC's install directory.
ax_gcc_malloc_call
defines GCC_MALLOC_CALL to __attribute__((__malloc__)) if ok
ax_gcc_option
Check whether GCC accepts the given option.
ax_gcc_warn_unused_result
defines GCC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT to __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__)) if ok
ax_lang_compiler_ms
Recognize the Microsoft compiler.
ax_not_enable_frame_pointer
Define "--enable-frame-pointer" configure option.
ax_tls
Test compiler for thread local storage (TLS) support.
dps_snprintf_oflow
Check for broken snprintf().
etr_string_strcasecmp
Find strcasecmp() function in <string.h>.
etr_strings_strcasecmp
Find strcasecmp() function in <strings.h>.
klm_sys_weak_alias
Check support for weak aliases.
rssh_check_off64_t
Check if off64_t is defined.
rssh_check_sunpro_c
Recognize the SUN workshop C compiler.
vl_check_sign
Check whether a given type is signed or unsigned.
vl_decl_wchar_max
Checks whether the system headers define WCHAR_MAX or not.
vl_prog_cc_warnings
Enables a reasonable set of warnings for the C compiler.

Cross-Compilation:

ac_c_bigendian_cross
Check target platform's endianess.
ac_prog_cc_for_build
Find a C compiler that is not a cross-compiler.
compile_value
Determine a compile-time value from object code.

C++:

ac_cxx_bool
Check whether the compiler recognizes bool as a built-in type.
ac_cxx_compiler_vendor
Determine the name of the compiler vendor.
ac_cxx_complex_math_in_namespace_std
Check whether <cmath> defines math functions in std namespace.
ac_cxx_const_cast
Check whether the compiler supports const_cast<>.
ac_cxx_cppflags_std_lang
Determine CPPFLAGS to enable ANSI C++ standard features.
ac_cxx_cxxflags_std_lang
Determine CXXFLAGS to enable ANSI C++ standard features.
ac_cxx_default_template_parameters
Check for support of default template parameters.
ac_cxx_dtor_after_atexit
Determine whether global destructors run after atexit() functions.
ac_cxx_dynamic_cast
Check for dynamic_cast<> support.
ac_cxx_enum_computations
Check whether the compiler handles computations inside an enum.
ac_cxx_enum_computations_with_cast
Check whether the compiler handles casts in enum computations.
ac_cxx_exceptions
Check for exceptions handling support.
ac_cxx_explicit
Check for 'explicit' support.
ac_cxx_explicit_instantiations
Check for support of explicit instanciations syntax.
ac_cxx_explicit_template_function_qualification
Check for support of explicit template function qualification.
ac_cxx_extern_template
Test whether the C++ compiler supports "extern template".
ac_cxx_full_specialization_syntax
Check for full specialization syntax support.
ac_cxx_function_nontype_parameters
Check for support of function templates with non-type parameters.
ac_cxx_gnucxx_hashmap
Test for the presence of GCC's hashmap STL extension.
ac_cxx_have_complex
Check whether the compiler has complex<T>.
ac_cxx_have_complex_math1
Check for availability of complex math functions.
ac_cxx_have_complex_math2
Check for support of complex math functions.
ac_cxx_have_empty_iostream
Check whether iostream has a default constructor.
ac_cxx_have_ext_hash_map
For for availability of <ext/hash_map>.
ac_cxx_have_ext_hash_set
Check for availability of <ext/hash_set>.
ac_cxx_have_ext_slist
Check for availability of <ext/slist>.
ac_cxx_have_freeze_sstream
Check whether strstream needs freeze() method call.
ac_cxx_have_ieee_math
Check for availability of double math functions.
ac_cxx_have_long_long_for_iostream
Check for long long support in iostreams.
ac_cxx_have_numeric_limits
Check for numeric_limits<T> support.
ac_cxx_have_sstream
Check for working stringstreams.
ac_cxx_have_std
Check for availability of the C++ standard library.
ac_cxx_have_stl
Check availability of the Standard Template Library.
ac_cxx_have_string_push_back
Check whether std::string::push_back(char) exists.
ac_cxx_have_system_v_math
Check availability of double math functions.
ac_cxx_have_valarray
Check whether the compiler has valarray<T>.
ac_cxx_have_vector_at
Check whether std::vector::at(std::size_t) is available.
ac_cxx_ldflags_std_lang
Determine LDFLAGS to enable ANSI C++ standard features.
ac_cxx_member_constants
Check whether the compiler supports member constants.
ac_cxx_member_templates
Check whether the compiler supports member templates.
ac_cxx_member_templates_outside_class
Check whether the compiler supports member templates outside the class declaration.
ac_cxx_mutable
Check whether the compiler supports mutable class members.
ac_cxx_namespaces
Check whether the compiler supports namespaces.
ac_cxx_new_for_scoping
Check for support of new C++ scoping rules.
ac_cxx_old_for_scoping
Check for support of old C++ scoping rules.
ac_cxx_partial_ordering
Check for partial ordering support.
ac_cxx_partial_specialization
Check for partial specialization support.
ac_cxx_reinterpret_cast
Check for reinterpret_cast<> support.
ac_cxx_rtti
Check for availability of Run-Time Type Identification.
ac_cxx_static_cast
Check for static_cast<> support.
ac_cxx_stlport_hashmap
Test for the presence of STLport's hashmap extension.
ac_cxx_template_keyword_qualifier
Check whether the compiler supports the template keyword as a qualifier.
ac_cxx_template_qualified_base_class
Check whether the compiler supports template-qualified base class specifiers.
ac_cxx_template_qualified_return_type
Check for support of template-qualified return types.
ac_cxx_template_scoped_argument_matching
Test function matching with template scope-qualified argument types.
ac_cxx_templates
Check for support basic support of templates.
ac_cxx_templates_as_template_arguments
Check for support of templates as template arguments.
ac_cxx_typename
Check for support of the typename keyword.
ac_cxx_use_numtrait
Check for support of numeric traits promotions.
ac_cxx_verbose_terminate_handler
Check availability of the verbose terminate handler.
ax_boost_asio
Test for Asio library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_base
Internally used macro.
ax_boost_date_time
Test for Date_Time library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_filesystem
Test for Filesystem library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_iostreams
Test for IOStreams library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_program_options
Test for program options library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_python
Check whether Boost.Python is available.
ax_boost_regex
Test for Regex library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_serialization
Test for Serialization library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_signals
Test for Signals library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_test_exec_monitor
Test for test execution monitor from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_thread
Test for Thread library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_unit_test_framework
Test for Unit_Test_Framework library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_boost_wserialization
Test for Serialization library from the Boost C++ libraries.
ax_compiler_vendor
find the vendor (gnu, intel, etc.) of the C/C++ compiler
ax_cxx_gcc_abi_demangle
Check for GCC C++ ABI name demangling.
ax_dll_string
Tests for a bug currently in g++ 3.4.4 on Cygwin where passing an empty std::string to a dll will cause a crash on destruction.
ax_lang_compiler_ms
Recognize the Microsoft compiler.
ax_lib_mysql
Find MySQL client library.
ax_lib_oracle_oci
Find Oracle OCI API.
ax_lib_postgresql
Find PostgreSQL 'libpq' library.
ax_lib_sqlite3
Find SQLite 3 library.
mdl_cxx_function_try_blocks
Check for function try block support.
mni_cxx_have_koenig_lookup
Check for argument-dependent name lookup support.
rlc_xercesc
Check for availability of Xerces.

Fortran:

acx_f77_cmain_fflags
Determine necessary Fortran flags to link C language main().
ax_f90_header
Set up the compiler flags to use a given fortran 90 header.
ax_f90_internal_headmod
Internally used macro.
ax_f90_library
Set up the Fortran compiler to link a given library.
ax_f90_library_setup
Convenience macro to set up a fortran 90.
ax_f90_module
Set up the Fortran compiler to use a given fortran 90 module.
ax_f90_module_extension
Find Fortran 90 modules file extension.
ax_f90_module_flag
Find Fortran 90 modules inclusion flag.

Java:

ac_check_class
Check the existence of a given Java class.
ac_check_classpath
Display CLASSPATH for the edification of the user.
ac_check_java_home
Check for Sun Java (JDK / JRE) installation.
ac_check_junit
Check availability of the Junit testing framework.
ac_check_rqrd_class
Check the existence of a given Java class.
ac_java_options
Configure command-line options to Java.
ac_prog_jar
Find an existing jar program.
ac_prog_java
Find the Java virtual machine.
ac_prog_java_cc
Find the Java compiler.
ac_prog_java_works
Internally used macro.
ac_prog_javac
Find an existing Java compiler.
ac_prog_javac_works
Internally used macro.
ac_prog_javadoc
Find an existing javadoc generator.
ac_prog_javah
Check the availability of the javah header generator.
ac_try_compile_java
Attempt to compile the given Java source.
ac_try_run_javac
Attempt to compile and run the given Java source.

LaTeX:

_acltx_test
Run latex on temporarily created inputs.
acltx_class
Check whether a given LaTeX class exists.
acltx_class_article
Check for 'article' class.
acltx_class_book
Check for 'book' class.
acltx_class_report
Check for 'report' class.
acltx_classes
Find the first suitable LaTeX package from a list of alternatives.
acltx_compress_eps
Figure out how to compress EPS files.
acltx_converting_fig
Figure out how to convert .fig files to LaTeX input.
acltx_converting_jpg_eps
Figure out how to convert JPG files to EPS.
acltx_converting_png_eps
Figure out how to convert PNG files to EPS.
acltx_default_class
Find the first working document class among book, report, and article.
acltx_dvips_o_stdout
Check whether dvips accepts "-o-".
acltx_dvips_t
Check dvips support for PAPERSIZE option.
acltx_dvips_t_a4
Check whether dvips accepts '-t a4'.
acltx_dvips_t_a4_landscape
Check whether dvips accepts "-t a4 -t landscape".
acltx_dvips_t_letter
Check whether dvips accepts "-t letter".
acltx_dvips_t_letter_landscape
Check whether dvips accepts "-t letter -t landscape".
acltx_package
Try to compile the given latex document.
acltx_package_amsmath
Figure out how to include amsmath.
acltx_package_babel
Check for existence of babel package.
acltx_package_babel_language
Check whether babel supports the given language.
acltx_package_fontenc
Check for the existence of the fontenc package.
acltx_package_input
Check whether a given class exists in a given package.
acltx_package_listings
Check for the listings package.
acltx_package_listings_language
Check whether listings package accepts the given language.
acltx_package_location
Find a file in texmf path.
acltx_package_opt
Variant of ACLTX_PACKAGE.
acltx_packages
Find first suitable package in a list of alternatives.
acltx_prog_bibtex
Find the bibtex program.
acltx_prog_dvibook
Find the dvibook program.
acltx_prog_dvipdf
Find the dvipdf program.
acltx_prog_dvips
Find the dvips program.
acltx_prog_fig2dev
Find the fig2dev program.
acltx_prog_gnuplot
Find the gnuplot program.
acltx_prog_gunzip
Find the gunzip program.
acltx_prog_gzip
Find the gzip program.
acltx_prog_jpeg2ps
Find the jpeg2ps program.
acltx_prog_jpegtopnm
Find the jpegtopnm program.
acltx_prog_kpsewhich
Find the kpsewhich program.
acltx_prog_latex
Find the latex program.
acltx_prog_latex2html
Find the latex2html program.
acltx_prog_latex2man
Find the latex2man program.
acltx_prog_latex2png
Find the latex2png program.
acltx_prog_latex2rtf
Find the latex2rtf program.
acltx_prog_makeindex
Find the makeindex program.
acltx_prog_mf
Find the mf program.
acltx_prog_mktexpk
Find the mktexpk program.
acltx_prog_pdflatex
Find the pdflatex program.
acltx_prog_pngtopnm
Find the pngtopnm program.
acltx_prog_pnmtops
Find the pnmtops program.
acltx_prog_ps2pdf
Find the ps2pdf program.
acltx_prog_psbook
Find the psbook program.
acltx_prog_psnup
Find the psnup program.
acltx_prog_psresize
Find the psresize program.
acltx_prog_psselect
Find the psselect program.
acltx_prog_pstops
Find the pstops program.
acltx_prog_texhash
Find the texhash program.
acltx_texmf_path
Find the local texmf directory.

Python:

ac_lib_wad
Find an installed WAD library.
ac_python_devel
Find Python and <Python.h>.
ac_python_module
Check for the given Python module.
ax_boost_python
Check whether Boost.Python is available.
ax_python
Find the Python development environment.
ax_python_config_var
Query Python sysconfig variables.
ax_with_python
Locates an installed Python binary.
az_python
New and revised Python support.
swig_python
Check for SWIG Python support.

SWIG:

ac_pkg_swig
Find the system's SWIG installation.
swig_enable_cxx
Enable SWIG C++ support.
swig_multi_module_support
Enable support for multiple SWIG modules.
swig_python
Check for SWIG Python support.

Installed Packages:

ac_caolan_search_package
Provides --with-PACKAGE, --with-PACKAGE-include and --with-PACKAGE-libdir options.
ac_check_curl
check for curl of sufficient version by looking at curl-config
ac_check_icu
check for ICU of sufficient version by looking at icu-config
ac_check_mysql_db
Check if the specified MySQL database exists.
ac_check_mysqlr
Check whether mysqlconfig exists.
ac_check_taglib
check for taglib of sufficient version by looking at taglib-config
ac_jni_include_dir
Find include directories needed for JNI.
ac_lib_id3
Check for existence of id3lib.
ac_lib_upnp
Check for existence of libupnp.
ac_lib_wad
Find an installed WAD library.
ac_perl_module_version
Checks if the given list of 'Module Version' are avaiable
ac_pkg_mico
Find the system's MICO installation.
ac_pkg_swig
Find the system's SWIG installation.
ac_prog_apache
Find an installed Apache server.
ac_prog_crontab
Find the 'crontab' program.
ac_prog_httpd
Find the Apache HTTP daemon.
ac_prog_modprobe
Find the 'modprobe' command.
ac_prog_mysql
Find the 'mysql' program.
ac_prog_mysqladmin
Find the 'mysqladmin' program.
ac_prog_mysqld
Find 'mysqld' program.
ac_prog_mysqlimport
Find the 'mysqlimport' program.
ac_prog_mysqlshow
Find 'mysqlshow' program.
ac_prog_perl_modules
Check whether the given perl modules are available.
ac_prog_perl_version
Ensure that perl supports the version indicated.
ac_prog_scp
Find the 'scp' program.
ac_prog_ssh
Find the 'ssh' program.
ac_python_devel
Find Python and <Python.h>.
acltx_prog_gunzip
Find the gunzip program.
acltx_prog_gzip
Find the gzip program.
acx_blas
Find the local BLAS installation.
acx_lapack
Find the locally installed LAPACK package.
acx_mpi
figure out how to compile/link code with MPI
acx_pthread
figure out how to build C programs using POSIX threads
adl_func_getopt_long
Check for getopt_long support.
am_rpm_init
Setup variables for creation of rpms.
am_with_mpatrol
Integrates the mpatrol malloc debugging library.
ax_check_awk__v
Check if AWK supports -v option ($AWK -v var=val '<PROGRAM>').
ax_check_awk__x_escapes
Check if AWK supports \x escape codes.
ax_check_awk_and
Check if AWK supports and() function.
ax_check_awk_argind
Check if AWK supports ARGIND variable.
ax_check_awk_array_delete
Check if AWK supports delete on array.
ax_check_awk_array_delete_elem
Check if AWK supports delete on array element.
ax_check_awk_array_in
Check if AWK supports 'in' on array.
ax_check_awk_asort
Check if AWK supports asort() function.
ax_check_awk_asorti
Check if AWK supports asorti() function.
ax_check_awk_associative_array
Check if AWK supports associative array.
ax_check_awk_atan2
Check if AWK supports atan2() function.
ax_check_awk_compl
Check if AWK supports compl() function.
ax_check_awk_conditional_expression
Check if AWK supports conditional expression (e.
ax_check_awk_cos
Check if AWK supports cos() function.
ax_check_awk_environ
Check if AWK supports ENVIRON variable.
ax_check_awk_errno
Check if AWK supports ERRNO variable.
ax_check_awk_exit
Check if AWK supports exit().
ax_check_awk_exp
Check if AWK supports exp() function.
ax_check_awk_gensub
Check if AWK supports gensub() function.
ax_check_awk_getline
Check if AWK supports getline function.
ax_check_awk_gsub
Check if AWK supports gsub() function.
ax_check_awk_ignorecase
Check if AWK supports IGNORECASE variable.
ax_check_awk_index
Check if AWK supports index() function.
ax_check_awk_int
Check if AWK supports int() function.
ax_check_awk_length
Check if AWK supports length() function.
ax_check_awk_log
Check if AWK supports log() function.
ax_check_awk_lshift
Check if AWK supports lshift() function.
ax_check_awk_match_2parms
Check if AWK supports match() function with 2 parameters (standard).
ax_check_awk_match_3parms
Check if AWK supports match() function with 3 parameters (GNU extension).
ax_check_awk_operator_multiply_multiply
Check if AWK supports the '**' operator.
ax_check_awk_operator_square
Check if AWK supports the '^' operator.
ax_check_awk_or
Check if AWK supports or() function.
ax_check_awk_printf
Check if AWK supports printf() function.
ax_check_awk_rand
Check if AWK supports rand() function.
ax_check_awk_rshift
Check if AWK supports rshift() function.
ax_check_awk_sin
Check if AWK supports sin() function.
ax_check_awk_split
Check if AWK supports split() function.
ax_check_awk_sprintf
Check if AWK supports sprintf() function.
ax_check_awk_sqrt
Check if AWK supports sqrt() function.
ax_check_awk_srand
Check if AWK supports srand() function.
ax_check_awk_strftime
Check if AWK supports strftime() function.
ax_check_awk_strtonum
Check if AWK supports strtonum() function.
ax_check_awk_sub
Check if AWK supports sub() function.
ax_check_awk_substr
Check if AWK supports substr() function.
ax_check_awk_system
Check if AWK supports system() function.
ax_check_awk_systime
Check if AWK supports systime() function.
ax_check_awk_tolower
Check if AWK supports tolower() function.
ax_check_awk_toupper
Check if AWK supports toupper() function.
ax_check_awk_user_defined_functions
Check if AWK supports user defined functions.
ax_check_awk_var_regexp
Check if AWK supports variable regexp.
ax_check_awk_variable_value_pairs
Check if AWK supports variable=value pairs ($AWK '<PROGRAM>' var=val).
ax_check_awk_xor
Check if AWK supports xor() function.
ax_check_gd
Check for the gd library.
ax_check_gl
Check for an OpenGL implementation.
ax_check_glu
Check for GLU.
ax_check_glut
Check for GLUT.
ax_create_pkgconfig_info
Create a pkgconfig file.
ax_ext_have_lib
An improved AC_SEARCH_LIBS.
ax_gcc_install_dir
Determine GCC's install directory.
ax_lib_mysql
Find MySQL client library.
ax_lib_oracle_oci
Find Oracle OCI API.
ax_lib_postgresql
Find PostgreSQL 'libpq' library.
ax_lib_sqlite3
Find SQLite 3 library.
ax_need_awk
Check if an awk implementation is available.
ax_openmp
determine how to compile programs using OpenMP
ax_path_bdb
Find Berkeley DB.
ax_path_lib_pcre
Find PCRE library.
ax_path_milter
Find sendmail's libmilter.
ax_prog_doxygen
Generate automatic documentation using Doxygen.
ax_prog_tcl
Search for tcl (tclsh and wish).
ax_python
Find the Python development environment.
ax_python_config_var
Query Python sysconfig variables.
ax_sys_perlsharpbang
Determine how to run the perl interpreter.
ax_try_awk_anyout
Run a test using the awk program found on AWK variable.
ax_try_awk_expout
Run a test using the awk program found on AWK variable.
ax_with_apxs
Locates an installed apxs binary.
ax_with_dmalloc
Enable/disable dmalloc library support.
ax_with_python
Locates an installed Python binary.
az_python
New and revised Python support.
berkeley_db
Find Berkeley DB.
bnv_have_qt
Search for Trolltech's Qt GUI framework.
check_gnu_make
Find GNU make.
check_ssl
Find OpenSSL.
check_zlib
Find zlib.
ct_check_postgres_db
Find PostgreSQL.
immdx_lib_metis
Find METIS library.
mdl_have_opengl
Search for OpenGL.
merk_sip_devel
Searches for the sip executable and the sip include path.
mp_with_curses
Detect SysV compatible curses, such as ncurses.
ms_check_pgsql_db
Try to connect to a given PostgreSQL server.
ms_pgsql_priv_root
Check whether the given PostgreSQL user has root privileges.
ms_prog_pgclient
This macro searches for a program called 'pgclient'.
rlc_xercesc
Check for availability of Xerces.
sg_afs
Configure proper AFS use.
vl_lib_readline
Searches for a readline compatible library.
vl_prog_fig2dev
Find fig2dev program.

Miscellaneous:

_ac_c_ifdef
Check whether the given preprocessor symbol is defined.
ac_arg_with_path_style
Determine the system's path separator style.
ac_check_docbook_dtd
Check a docbook DTD of a particular revision.
ac_check_docbook_xslt
Check for docbook stylesheets of a particular revision.
ac_check_docbook_xslt_min
Check version of the currently selected docbook templates.
ac_check_user
Check if the specified UNIX user exists.
ac_compile_warnings
Compile C and C++ code with maximum warning verbosity.
ac_create_generic_config
Creates a generic PACKAGE-config file.
ac_create_target_h
Create the header-file that identifies the target platform.
ac_func_accept_argtypes
Determine arguments to accept().
ac_libtoolize_cflags
Convert command line flags to Libtool style.
ac_numeric_namedlevel
Map numeric levels (e.g. -O<n>) to names.
ac_prog_xsltproc
Find an xsltproc executable.
ac_prompt_user_no_define
Interactively prompt the user.
ac_raf_func_which_getservbyname_r
Determine arguments to getservbyname_r().
ac_sys_dev_poll
Check presence of /dev/poll support.
ac_var_timezone_externals
An improved version of AC_STRUCT_TIMEZONE.
ac_very_nice
Determine how to run 'nice'.
acx_check_dos_filesys
Check whether the target is running MS-DOS.
acx_check_pathname_style
Check if host OS uses DOS-style pathnames.
acx_func_fork
Check to for a working fork.
ax_count_cpus
Determine number of available CPUs.
ax_gcc_archflag
find target architecture name for gcc -march/-mtune flags
ax_gcc_x86_cpuid
run x86 cpuid instruction OP using gcc inline assembler
ax_path_missing
Check whether a given program exists in path.
ax_require_one_func
Run AC_CHECK_FUNCS over a list of alternatives.
ax_wint_t
find wint_t type on MacOS X
cf_ebcdic
Check for EBCDIC character set.
etr_short_sleep
Find sleep() function.
etr_struct_semun
Check whether <sys/sem.h> defines struct semun.
etr_sysv_ipc
Find SysV IPC header files.
lib_socket_nsl
Find libraries necessary to link sockets programs.
type_socklen_t
Check whether <sys/socket.h> defines socklen_t.

Obsolete:

_ac_latex_test
Replaced by _ACLTX_TEST.
ac_as_dirname
Autoconf 2.5x makes this unnecessary.
ac_as_mkdir_p
Autoconf 2.5x makes this unnecessary.
ac_auto_include_headers
Superseded by AX_AUTO_INCLUDE_HEADERS.
ac_c_long_long_
Merged trivial patch into AC_C_LONG_LONG entry.
ac_caolan_func_which_gethostbyname_r
Replaced by AX_FUNC_WHICH_GETHOSTBYNAME_R.
ac_check_cc_opt
Use CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS related macros as soon as possible.
ac_cond_with
Use AX_SUBST_WITH or AM_CONDITIONAL.
ac_config_libconfig_in
Deprecated with the advent of pkg-config.
ac_config_pkgconfig_in
Deprecated with the advent of pkg-config.
ac_create_prefix_config_h
Use AX_PREFIX_CONFIG_H.
ac_create_stdint_h
Replaced by AX_CREATE_STDINT_H.
ac_cxx_nceg_restrict
Replaced by AC_C_RESTRICT in Autoconf 2.58.
ac_cxx_template_objs
Unnecessary with recent versions of libtool.
ac_define_dir_
Use AC_DEFINE_DIR instead.
ac_define_versionlevel
Superseded by AC_SET_VERSIONLEVEL.
ac_echo_n
Use the pre-defined $ECHO_N variable.
ac_func_vsnprintf
Use AC_FUNC_SNPRINTF.
ac_latex_class
Replaced by ACLTX_CLASS.
ac_latex_class_article
Replaced by ACLTX_CLASS_ARTICLE.
ac_latex_class_book
Replaced by ACLTX_CLASS_BOOK.
ac_latex_class_report
Replaced by ACLTX_CLASS_REPORT.
ac_latex_classes
Replaced by ACLTX_CLASSES.
ac_latex_dvips_o_stdout
Replaced by ACLTX_DVIPS_O_STDOUT.
ac_latex_dvips_t
Replaced by ACLTX_DVIPS_T.
ac_latex_dvips_t_a4
Replaced by ACLTX_DVIPS_T_A4.
ac_latex_dvips_t_a4_landscape
Replaced by ACLTX_DVIPS_T_A4_LANDSCAPE.
ac_latex_dvips_t_letter
Replaced by ACLTX_DVIPS_T_LETTER.
ac_latex_dvips_t_letter_landscape
Replaced by ACLTX_DVIPS_T_LETTER_LANDSCAPE.
ac_latex_package
Replaced by ACLTX_PACKAGE.
ac_latex_package_amsmath
Replaced by ACLTX_PACKAGE_AMSMATH.
ac_latex_package_fontenc
Replaced by ACLTX_PACKAGE_FONTENC.
ac_latex_package_input
Replaced by ACLTX_PACKAGE_INPUT.
ac_latex_package_opt
Replaced by ACLTX_PACKAGE_OPT.
ac_latex_packages
Replaced by ACLTX_PACKAGES.
ac_lib_readline
Renamed to VL_LIB_READLINE.
ac_need_stdint_h
Superseded by AC_CREATE_STDINT_H.
ac_need_target_h
Superseded by AC_CREATE_TARGET_H.
ac_path_lib
Deprecated with the advent of pkg-config.
ac_prefix_config_h
Use AX_PREFIX_CONFIG_H.
ac_prog_bibtex
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_BIBTEX.
ac_prog_cc_no_writeable_strings
Use AX_CFLAGS_NO_WRITABLE_STRINGS.
ac_prog_cc_strict_prototypes
Use AX_CFLAGS_STRICT_PROTOTYPES.
ac_prog_cc_warnings
Renamed to VL_PROG_CC_WARNINGS, or use AX_CFLAGS_WARN_ALL.
ac_prog_dvipdf
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_DVIPDF.
ac_prog_dvips
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_DVIPS.
ac_prog_fig2dev
Replaced by VL_PROG_FIG2DEV.
ac_prog_gnuplot
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_GNUPLOT.
ac_prog_gunzip
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_GUNZIP.
ac_prog_gzip
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_GZIP.
ac_prog_jpeg2ps
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_JPEG2PS.
ac_prog_latex
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_LATEX.
ac_prog_latex2html
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_LATEX2HTML.
ac_prog_latex2man
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_LATEX2MAN.
ac_prog_makeindex
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_MAKEINDEX.
ac_prog_mf
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_MF.
ac_prog_mktexpk
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_MKTEXPK.
ac_prog_pdflatex
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_PDFLATEX.
ac_prog_ps2pdf
Replaced by ACLTX_PROG_PS2PDF.
ac_set_default_paths_dllsystem
AC_SET_DEFAULT_PATHS_SYSTEM is even more intelligent.
ac_set_releaseinfo_versioninfo
Superseded by AX_SET_VERSION_INFO.
ac_spec_package_3version
Use AX_SPEC_PACKAGE_VERSION.
ac_spec_package_version
Use AX_SPEC_PACKAGE_VERSION.
ac_subst_dir
The macro AC_DEFINE_DIR provides this functionality directly now.
ac_subst_prefix_subpaths
Renamed to AC_DEFINE_SUB_PATH.
acx_restrict
Replaced by AC_C_RESTRICT in Autoconf 2.58
ax_boost
Use AX_BOOST_BASE in combination with library-specific macros.
etr_socket_nsl
Use LIB_SOCKET_NSL instead.
merk_prog_tcl
Replaced by AX_PROG_TCL.
patch_libtool_on_darwin_pass_all
The problem is fixed in modern libtool versions.
patch_libtool_on_darwin_zsh_overquoting
The problem is fixed in modern libtool versions.
patch_libtool_sys_lib_search_path_spec
The problem is fixed in modern libtool versions.
patch_libtool_to_add_host_cc
The problem is fixed in modern libtool versions.
peti_enable_dynamic_link
Deprecated with the advent of GNU Libtool.
peti_silent_mode
Renamed to AX_SILENT_MODE.
peti_with_dmalloc
Renamed to AX_WITH_DMALLOC.
qef_c_noreturn
Test "__GNUC__+0 >= 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__+0 >= 5" instead.