Check for a pcap-config script (as provided by libpcap 1.x) and, if we

find it, use it to determine where to find libpcap and what additional
libraries it requires.

git-svn-id: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk@28653 f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7

diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index bce585ef0230075f2d8c5d92dedc03d492cbbcfd..36f125c6f80c37e7b15223f074c838e640010ba8 100644 (file)
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -290,40 +290,54 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_WIRESHARK_PCAP_CHECK],
          # XXX need to set a var AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,,)
 
          #
-         # The user didn't specify a directory in which libpcap resides;
-         # we assume that the current library search path will work,
-         # but we may have to look for the header in a "pcap"
-         # subdirectory of "/usr/include" or "/usr/local/include",
-         # as some systems apparently put "pcap.h" in a "pcap"
-         # subdirectory, and we also check "$prefix/include" - and
-         # "$prefix/include/pcap", in case $prefix is set to
-         # "/usr/include" or "/usr/local/include".
+         # The user didn't specify a directory in which libpcap resides.
+         # First, look for a pcap-config script.
          #
-         # XXX - should we just add "$prefix/include" to the include
-         # search path and "$prefix/lib" to the library search path?
-         #
-         AC_MSG_CHECKING(for extraneous pcap header directories)
-         found_pcap_dir=""
-         pcap_dir_list="/usr/include/pcap $prefix/include/pcap $prefix/include"
-         if test "x$ac_cv_enable_usr_local" = "xyes" ; then
-           pcap_dir_list="$pcap_dir_list /usr/local/include/pcap"
-         fi
-         for pcap_dir in $pcap_dir_list
-         do
-           if test -d $pcap_dir ; then
+         AC_PATH_PROG(PCAP_CONFIG, pcap-config)
+         if test -n "$PCAP_CONFIG" ; then
+           #
+           # Found - use it to get the include flags for
+           # libpcap.
+           #
+           CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `\"$PCAP_CONFIG\" --cflags`"
+           CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS `\"$PCAP_CONFIG\" --cflags`"
+         else  
+           #
+           # Didn't find it; we have to look for libpcap ourselves.
+           # We assume that the current library search path will work,
+           # but we may have to look for the header in a "pcap"
+           # subdirectory of "/usr/include" or "/usr/local/include",
+           # as some systems apparently put "pcap.h" in a "pcap"
+           # subdirectory, and we also check "$prefix/include" - and
+           # "$prefix/include/pcap", in case $prefix is set to
+           # "/usr/include" or "/usr/local/include".
+           #
+           # XXX - should we just add "$prefix/include" to the include
+           # search path and "$prefix/lib" to the library search path?
+           #
+           AC_MSG_CHECKING(for extraneous pcap header directories)
+           found_pcap_dir=""
+           pcap_dir_list="/usr/include/pcap $prefix/include/pcap $prefix/include"
+           if test "x$ac_cv_enable_usr_local" = "xyes" ; then
+             pcap_dir_list="$pcap_dir_list /usr/local/include/pcap"
+           fi
+           for pcap_dir in $pcap_dir_list
+           do
+             if test -d $pcap_dir ; then
                if test x$pcap_dir != x/usr/include -a x$pcap_dir != x/usr/local/include ; then
                    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$pcap_dir"
                    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$pcap_dir"
                fi
                found_pcap_dir=" $found_pcap_dir -I$pcap_dir"
                break
-           fi
-         done
+             fi
+           done
 
-         if test "$found_pcap_dir" != "" ; then
-           AC_MSG_RESULT(found --$found_pcap_dir added to CFLAGS)
-         else
-           AC_MSG_RESULT(not found)
+           if test "$found_pcap_dir" != "" ; then
+             AC_MSG_RESULT(found --$found_pcap_dir added to CFLAGS)
+           else
+             AC_MSG_RESULT(not found)
+           fi
          fi
        else
          #
@@ -350,20 +364,33 @@ from source, did you also do \"make install-incl\", and if you installed a
 binary package of libpcap, is there also a developer's package of libpcap,
 and did you also install that package?]]))
 
-       #
-       # Check to see if we find "pcap_open_live" in "-lpcap".
-       # Also check for various additional libraries that libpcap might
-       # require.
-       #
-       AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_open_live,
-         [
-           PCAP_LIBS=-lpcap
-           AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBPCAP, 1, [Define to use libpcap library])
-         ], [
-           ac_wireshark_extras_found=no
-           ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-           for extras in "-lcfg -lodm" "-lpfring"
-           do
+       if test -n "$PCAP_CONFIG" ; then
+         #
+         # We have pcap-config; we assume that means we have libpcap
+         # installed and that pcap-config will tell us whatever
+         # libraries libpcap needs.
+         #
+         if test x$enable_static = xyes; then
+           PCAP_LIBS="`\"$PCAP_CONFIG\" --libs --static`"
+         else
+           PCAP_LIBS="`\"$PCAP_CONFIG\" --libs`"
+         fi
+         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBPCAP, 1, [Define to use libpcap library])
+       else
+         #
+         # Check to see if we find "pcap_open_live" in "-lpcap".
+         # Also check for various additional libraries that libpcap might
+         # require.
+         #
+         AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_open_live,
+           [
+             PCAP_LIBS=-lpcap
+             AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBPCAP, 1, [Define to use libpcap library])
+           ], [
+             ac_wireshark_extras_found=no
+             ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+             for extras in "-lcfg -lodm" "-lpfring"
+             do
                AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pcap_open_live in -lpcap with $extras])
                LIBS="-lpcap $extras"
                #
@@ -389,13 +416,14 @@ and did you also install that package?]]))
                then
                    break
                fi
-           done
-           if test x$ac_wireshark_extras_found = xno
-           then
+             done
+             if test x$ac_wireshark_extras_found = xno
+             then
                AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't link with library libpcap.])
-           fi
-           LIBS=$ac_save_LIBS
-         ], $SOCKET_LIBS $NSL_LIBS)
+             fi
+             LIBS=$ac_save_LIBS
+           ], $SOCKET_LIBS $NSL_LIBS)
+       fi
        AC_SUBST(PCAP_LIBS)
 
        #