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+dnl as-auto-alt.m4 0.0.2
+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])
+ ])
+])