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+# ===========================================================================
+#          http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_boost_filesystem.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for Filesystem library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro
+#   requires a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is
+#   available at <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
+#
+# LAST MODIFICATION
+#
+#   2008-04-12
+#
+# COPYLEFT
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-filesystem],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-filesystem@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the Filesystem library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-filesystem=boost_filesystem-gcc-mt ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+        	ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib="$withval"
+		fi
+        ],
+        [want_boost="yes"]
+	)
+
+	if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+		CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+		export CPPFLAGS
+
+		LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_filesystem,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>]],
+                                   [[using namespace boost::filesystem;
+                                   path my_path( "foo/bar/data.txt" );
+                                   return 0;]]),
+            				       ax_cv_boost_filesystem=yes, ax_cv_boost_filesystem=no)
+         AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_filesystem" = "xyes"; then
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM,,[define if the Boost::Filesystem library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_filesystem*.{so,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_filesystem="no"])
+  				done
+                if test "x$link_program_options" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_filesystem*.{dll,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_filesystem="no"])
+  				done
+	            fi
+            else
+               for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib boost_filesystem-$ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                   [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_filesystem="no"])
+                  done
+
+            fi
+			if test "x$link_filesystem" != "xyes"; then
+				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+    	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])