Using automake to check for cups version, etc
Michael Sweet
mike at easysw.com
Wed Sep 13 07:42:39 PDT 2006
Josh Mathis wrote:
> I would like to use automake, etc. in my filter distribution. What would
> be the preferred (most portable) way of checking for a specific CUPS
> version (I am requiring >=1.2), verifying that CUPS dev libraries are
> installed, and obtaining my ppd and filter paths? Would any of the
> config scripts included with the CUPS source be suitable for including
> in my acinclude?
You want to look for the "cups-config" script, which is simply:
AC_PATH_PROG(CUPSCONFIG, cups-config)
You can then verify that the version is not 1.1.x with:
if test `cups-config --api-version` = 1.1; then
AC_MSG_ERROR(CUPS 1.1.x is too old!)
fi
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