ax_with_prog

Synopsis

AX_WITH_PROG([VARIABLE],[program],[VALUE-IF-NOT-FOUND],[PATH])

Description

Locates an installed program binary, placing the result in the precious variable VARIABLE. Accepts a present VARIABLE, then –with-program, and failing that searches for program in the given path (which defaults to the system path). If program is found, VARIABLE is set to the full path of the binary; if it is not found VARIABLE is set to VALUE-IF-NOT-FOUND if provided, unchanged otherwise.

A typical example could be the following one:

  AX_WITH_PROG(PERL,perl)

NOTE: This macro is based upon the original AX_WITH_PYTHON macro from Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@cs.uchicago.edu>.

Source Code

Download the latest version of ax_with_prog.m4 or browse the macro’s revision history.

License

Copyright © 2008 Francesco Salvestrini 
Copyright © 2008 Dustin J. Mitchell 

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