Re: PKG_CHECK_MODULES on system without pkg-config installed?

2011-03-09 Thread Miles Bader
Jef Driesen writes: > Isn't it easier to just check for the presence of the header file and/or > the library file, avoiding pkg-config entirely? Well, I'd prefer not to guess when possible, and not using pkg-config for a package that wants you to use it means you end up guessing at the proper loc

Re: PKG_CHECK_MODULES on system without pkg-config installed?

2011-03-09 Thread Jef Driesen
On 07/03/11 01:55, Miles Bader wrote: Jef Driesen writes: is pkg.m4 in /usr/share/aclocal ? No. I suppose that file is only present if pkg-config is installed? I'm trying to build on Mac OS X in case that would matter. I use some hacks to make the resulting configure script work even if au

Automake GSoC idea

2011-03-09 Thread Daniel Herring
Refactor Automake so it can easily be extended for new file types. Examples: - Qt preprocessed files (e.g. moc and linguist generate sources to link) - IDL files (may generate headers and several sources to link) - NVidia's CUDA Automake has many rules baked in; there is no clear extension mecha

Re: Autotools GSoC ideas

2011-03-09 Thread Harlan Stenn
I would suggest that proposals offer useful hints and links to information and concepts, but I would recommend against spelling the proposals out in significant detail. The reason for this is that sometimes students will do an excellent job of either regurgitating or paraphrasing a proposal. It t