hey, who said only wtay gets to break stuff ?

Original commit message from CVS:
hey, who said only wtay gets to break stuff ?

2 files changed, 81 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gst-autogen.sh b/gst-autogen.sh
index 6c7c54b..7062242 100644
--- a/gst-autogen.sh
+++ b/gst-autogen.sh
@@ -127,9 +127,38 @@ aclocal_check ()
   else
     aclocal=`echo $automake | sed s/automake/aclocal/`
     debug "aclocal: $aclocal"
+    if [ "$aclocal" != "aclocal" ];
+    then
+      CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-aclocal=$aclocal"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x $aclocal ]; then
+      echo "Error: cannot execute $aclocal !"
+      return 1
+    fi
   fi
 }
 
+autoheader_check ()
+{
+  # same here - autoheader is part of autoconf
+  # use the same voodoo
+  if [ -z "$autoconf" ]; then
+    echo "Error: no autoconf variable set !"
+    return 1
+  else
+    autoheader=`echo $autoconf | sed s/autoconf/autoheader/`
+    debug "autoheader: $autoheader"
+    if [ "$autoheader" != "autoheader" ];
+    then
+      CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-autoheader=$autoheader"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x $autoheader ]; then
+      echo "Error: cannot execute $autoheader !"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+}
 autoconf_2.52d_check ()
 {
   # autoconf 2.52d has a weird issue involving a yes:no error
@@ -215,11 +244,13 @@ autogen_options ()
       --with-automake)
           AUTOMAKE=$2
           echo "+ using alternate automake in $2"
+	  CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-automake=$AUTOMAKE"
           shift 2
           ;;
       --with-autoconf)
           AUTOCONF=$2
           echo "+ using alternate autoconf in $2"
+	  CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-autoconf=$AUTOCONF"
           shift 2
           ;;
        --) shift ; break ;;
diff --git a/m4/as-auto-alt.m4 b/m4/as-auto-alt.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7639ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/as-auto-alt.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+dnl as-auto-alt.m4 0.0.1
+dnl autostars m4 macro for supplying alternate autotools versions to configure
+dnl thomas@apestaart.org
+dnl
+dnl AS_AUTOTOOLS_ALTERNATE()
+dnl
+dnl supplies --with arguments for autoconf, autoheader, automake, aclocal
+
+AC_DEFUN(AS_AUTOTOOLS_ALTERNATE,
+[
+  dnl allow for different autoconf version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(autoconf,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-autoconf],
+                   [use a different autoconf for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset AUTOCONF
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOCONF, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $AUTOCONF as autoconf])
+    ])
+
+  dnl allow for different autoheader version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(autoheader,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-autoheader],
+                   [use a different autoheader for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset AUTOHEADER
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOHEADER, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $AUTOHEADER as autoheader])
+    ])
+
+  dnl allow for different automake version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(automake,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-automake],
+                   [use a different automake for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset AUTOMAKE
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOMAKE, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $AUTOMAKE as automake])
+    ])
+
+  dnl allow for different aclocal version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(aclocal,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-aclocal],
+                   [use a different aclocal for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset ACLOCAL
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(ACLOCAL, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $ACLOCAL as aclocal])
+    ])
+])