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+dnl Configure Paths for Alsa
+dnl Christopher Lansdown (lansdoct@cs.alfred.edu)
+dnl 29/10/1998
+dnl AM_PATH_ALSA(MINIMUM-VERSION)
+dnl Test for libasound, and define ALSA_CFLAGS and ALSA_LIBS as appropriate.
+dnl enables arguments --with-alsa-prefix= --with-alsa-enc-prefix= --disable-alsatest
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN(AM_PATH_ALSA,
+[dnl
+dnl Get the clfags and libraries for alsa
+dnl
+AC_ARG_WITH(alsa-prefix,[ --with-alsa-prefix=PFX  Prefix where Alsa library is installed(optional)],
+	[alsa_prefix="$withval"], [alsa_prefix=""])
+AC_ARG_WITH(alsa-inc-prefix, [ --with-alsa-inc-prefix=PFX  Prefix where include libraries are (optional)],
+	[alsa_inc_prefix="$withval"], [alsa_inc_prefix=""])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(alsatest, [ --disable-alsatest       Do not try to compile and run a test Alsa program], [enable_alsatest=no], [enable_alsatest=yes])
+
+dnl Add any special include directories
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for ALSA CFLAGS)
+if test "$alsa_inc_prefix" != "" ; then
+	ALSA_CFLAGS="$ALSA_CFLAGS -I$alsa_inc_prefix"
+	CFLAGS="-I$alsa_inc_prefix"
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT($ALSA_CFLAGS)
+
+dnl add any special lib dirs
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for ALSA LDFLAGS)
+if test "$alsa_prefix" != "" ; then
+	ALSA_LIBS="$ALSA_LIBS -L$alsa_prefix"
+	LIBS="-L$alsa_prefix"
+fi
+
+dnl add the alsa library
+ALSA_LIBS="$ALSA_LIBS -lasound"
+LDFLAGS="$ALSA_LIBS -lasound"
+AC_MSG_RESULT($ALSA_LIBS)
+
+dnl Check for the presence of the library
+dnl if test $enable_alsatest = yes; then
+dnl   AC_MSG_CHECKING(for working libasound)
+dnl   AC_TRY_RUN([
+dnl #include <sys/asoundlib.h>
+dnl void main(void)
+dnl {
+dnl   snd_cards();
+dnl   exit(0);
+dnl }
+dnl ],
+dnl    [AC_MSG_RESULT("present")],
+dnl    [AC_MSG_RESULT("not found. ")
+dnl    AC_MSG_ERROR(Fatal error: Install alsa-lib package or use --with-alsa-prefix option...)],
+dnl    [AC_MSG_RESULT(unsopported)
+dnl     AC_MSG_ERROR(Cross-compiling isn't supported...)]
+dnl  )
+dnl fi
+
+dnl Check for a working version of libasound that is of the right version.
+min_alsa_version=ifelse([$1], ,0.1.1,$1)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libasound headers version >= $min_alsa_version)
+no_alsa=""
+    alsa_min_major_version=`echo $min_alsa_version | \
+           sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\)/\1/'`
+    alsa_min_minor_version=`echo $min_alsa_version | \
+           sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\)/\2/'`
+    alsa_min_micro_version=`echo $min_alsa_version | \
+           sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\)/\3/'`
+
+AC_LANG_SAVE
+AC_LANG_C
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+#include <sys/asoundlib.h>
+], [
+void main(void)
+{
+/* ensure backward compatibility */
+#if !defined(SND_LIB_MAJOR) && defined(SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MAJOR)
+#define SND_LIB_MAJOR SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+#if !defined(SND_LIB_MINOR) && defined(SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MINOR)
+#define SND_LIB_MINOR SOUNDLIB_VERSION_MINOR
+#endif
+#if !defined(SND_LIB_SUBMINOR) && defined(SOUNDLIB_VERSION_SUBMINOR)
+#define SND_LIB_SUBMINOR SOUNDLIB_VERSION_SUBMINOR
+#endif
+
+#  if(SND_LIB_MAJOR > $alsa_min_major_version)
+  exit(0);
+#  else
+#    if(SND_LIB_MAJOR < $alsa_min_major_version)
+#       error not present
+#    endif
+
+#   if(SND_LIB_MINOR > $alsa_min_minor_version)
+  exit(0);
+#   else
+#     if(SND_LIB_MINOR < $alsa_min_minor_version)
+#          error not present
+#      endif
+
+#      if(SND_LIB_SUBMINOR < $alsa_min_micro_version)
+#        error not present
+#      endif
+#    endif
+#  endif
+exit(0);
+}
+],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(found.)],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(not present.)
+   AC_MSG_WARN(Sufficiently new version of libasound not found.)]
+)
+AC_LANG_RESTORE
+
+dnl Now that we know that we have the right version, let's see if we have the library and not just the headers.
+AC_CHECK_LIB([asound], [snd_cards],,
+	[AC_MSG_WARN(No linkable libasound was found.)]
+)
+
+dnl That should be it.  Now just export out symbols:
+AC_SUBST(ALSA_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(ALSA_LIBS)
+])
+
+