dnl as-auto-alt.m4 0.0.2

dnl autostars m4 macro for supplying alternate autotools versions to configure

dnl thomas@apestaart.org

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dnl AS_AUTOTOOLS_ALTERNATE()

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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])

    ])

])