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These macros are used to find programs not covered by the "particular"
test macros. If you need to check the behavior of a program as well as
find out whether it is present, you have to write your own test for it
(see section Writing Tests). By default, these macros use the environment
variable PATH. If you need to check for a program that might not
be in the user's PATH, you can pass a modified path to use
instead, like this:
AC_PATH_PROG(INETD, inetd, /usr/libexec/inetd, $PATH:/usr/libexec:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:etc)
You are strongly encouraged to declare the variable passed to
AC_CHECK_PROG etc. as precious, See section Setting Output Variables,
AC_ARG_VAR, for more details.
PATH. If
it is found, set variable to value-if-found, otherwise to
value-if-not-found, if given. Always pass over reject (an
absolute file name) even if it is the first found in the search path; in
that case, set variable using the absolute file name of the
prog-to-check-for found that is not reject. If
variable was already set, do nothing. Calls AC_SUBST for
variable.
PATH. If it is found, set
variable to the name of that program. Otherwise, continue
checking the next program in the list. If none of the programs in the
list are found, set variable to value-if-not-found; if
value-if-not-found is not specified, the value of variable
is not changed. Calls AC_SUBST for variable.
AC_CHECK_PROG, but first looks for prog-to-check-for
with a prefix of the host type as determined by
AC_CANONICAL_HOST, followed by a dash (see section Getting the Canonical System Type).
For example, if the user runs `configure --host=i386-gnu', then
this call:
AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
sets RANLIB to `i386-gnu-ranlib' if that program exists in
PATH, or otherwise to `ranlib' if that program exists in
PATH, or to `:' if neither program exists.
AC_CHECK_TOOL, each of the tools in the list progs-to-check-for are
checked with a prefix of the host type as determined by AC_CANONICAL_HOST,
followed by a dash (see section Getting the Canonical System Type). If none of the tools can be found with a
prefix, then the first one without a prefix is used. If a tool is found, set
variable to the name of that program. If none of the tools in the
list are found, set variable to value-if-not-found; if
value-if-not-found is not specified, the value of variable
is not changed. Calls AC_SUBST for variable.
AC_CHECK_PROG, but set variable to the entire
path of prog-to-check-for if found.
AC_CHECK_PROGS, but if any of progs-to-check-for
are found, set variable to the entire path of the program
found.
AC_CHECK_TOOL, but set variable to the entire
path of the program if it is found.
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