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authorReuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>2009-08-06 22:39:54 +0100
committerReuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>2009-08-06 22:39:54 +0100
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Rename AC_ prefixes to AX_ (only in names of aa macros!).
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+# ===========================================================================
+# http://www.nongnu.org/autoconf-archive/ax_check_user.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+# AX_CHECK_USER
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+# Check if the specified UNIX user exists, if yes set your environment
+# variable to that username else unset your environment variable
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# AX_CHECK_USER(USER, [gleensalmon])
+# if test x$USER = xgleensalmon; then
+# bla..bla..bla..
+# else
+# bla..bla..bla..
+# fi
+#
+# Besides checking existence, this macro also set these environment
+# variables upon completion:
+#
+# USER_HOME = home directory of user, written in /etc/passwd
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 Gleen Salmon <gleensalmon@yahoo.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+# option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+# Public License for more details.
+#
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+# with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
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+# gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
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+# need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+# or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+# Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+# all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+# This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+# Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+# modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+# exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_USER],[
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for user $2])
+if grep ^$2: /etc/passwd > /dev/null; then
+ $1=$2
+ USER_HOME=`grep ^$2: /etc/passwd | sed "s/^\([[^:]]*:\)\{5\}\([[^:]]*\):[[^:]]*$/\2/"`
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+else
+ unset $1
+ unset USER_HOME
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+fi;dnl
+])