configure.in

How to test a C++ library usability in configure.in?

Hi, I'm working on a C++ project on GNU/Linux and I'm looking for a way to test the existence and usability of IBM Informix's library with the Autotools - namely, editing a configure.in. I don't have experience with AutoTools, so basically I'm picking up from the project's configure.in et al. scripts and copying&changing where I feel ne...

configure.in: AM_DISABLE_SHARED doesn't change my Makefile

I'm extremely new to using Makefiles and autoconf. I'm using the Camellia image library and trying to statically link my code against their libraries. When I run "make" on the Camellia image library, I get libCamellia.a, .so, .la, and .so.0.0.0 files inside my /usr/local/lib directory. This is the command I use to compile my code with th...

configure.in and adding options

I am trying to add an option to my ./configure script. I need to add the location to mysql.h but a few methods I have tried and keep getting the error: configure: error: unrecognized option: --mysql=/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/ How do I add the option to my configure script aswell as to add the header file which is specified. ...