> * David Boreham <qnivq_yvfg@xxxxxxxxxxx> [2005-07-14 08:42:46 -0700]: > > Sam Steingold wrote: > >>Berkley db changed prototypes for functions that are struct members. >>how do I check for that? >> >>here is what I have been able to come up with so far: >> >>AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether DB->stat() accepts TXNid],ac_cv_db_stat_accept_txn,[ >>AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <db.h>], >>[[DB db; db->stat(db,0,NULL);]])], >>ac_cv_db_stat_accept_txn=yes,ac_cv_db_stat_accept_txn=no)]) >>if test "$ac_cv_db_stat_accept_txn" = "yes"; then >>AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DB_STAT_ACCEPT_TXN,1,[Define to 1 if DB->stat() accepts TXNid]) >>fi >> >>Is this the right way to do the check? >> >> > Wouldn't it be easier to simply read the version number ? > > It's available either from the header file or directly via a function > from the library. isn't the whole idea of autoconf to avoid relying on version numbers? -- Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running w2k <http://www.openvotingconsortium.org/> <http://www.memri.org/> <http://www.camera.org> <http://pmw.org.il/> <http://www.jihadwatch.org/> Press any key to continue or any other key to quit. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
