From: Ruben Kerkhof <ruben@rubenkerkhof.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:56:45 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Check for flex
X-Git-Tag: rec-3.7.0-rc1~28^2~13^2
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=33086d974842bf920fa82fb39fd9fc78b7ba38bb;p=pdns

Check for flex

Bail out if we need it but can't find it.
Part of #774
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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6f6830b64..7f8314bd1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 PDNS_CHECK_BISON
-AM_PROG_LEX
+PDNS_CHECK_FLEX
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
diff --git a/m4/pdns_check_flex.m4 b/m4/pdns_check_flex.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6f46d4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/pdns_check_flex.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+AC_DEFUN([PDNS_CHECK_FLEX], [
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_LEX])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_EGREP])
+
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([if the lexer is flex],[pdns_cv_prog_flex],[
+    AS_IF([$LEX --version 2>/dev/null | $EGREP -q '^flex '],
+      [pdns_cv_prog_flex=yes], [pdns_cv_prog_flex=no])
+  ])
+
+  AS_IF([test "x$pdns_cv_prog_flex" = "xno"], [
+    AS_IF([test ! -f "${srcdir}/pdns/bindlexer.c"],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR([flex is missing and you don't have ${srcdir}/pdns/bindlexer.c. Please install flex])]
+    )]
+  )
+])