On 01/23/2014 03:33 PM, E. Liddell wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:46:09 -0600 > "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@...> wrote: > >> Now I have no idea how to hack autotool files. Since there are >> pkgconfig files, doing it should not be that hard, but other than >> starting reading the "Gnu Autotools Manual", I don't have any quick >> and dirty reference. > > A quick poke through a random configure.in and some consultation with > Google suggests you need PKG_CHECK_MODULES: > > https://www.flameeyes.eu/autotools-mythbuster/pkgconfig/pkg_check_modules.html > > Note the second sentence attached to "list-of-modules" under the syntax breakdown. > > E. Liddell > It always amazes me how some people can just find the information. I never saw this link googling for every variation of "gnu preprocess check library package greater lees than required...." Thanks. Now I'll figure out how to use it... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.