Build: add Flex version check

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Rajotte <jonathan.rajotte-julien@efficios.com>
Signed-off-by: Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>

diff --git a/config/ax_prog_flex_version.m4 b/config/ax_prog_flex_version.m4
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..da60e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/ax_prog_flex_version.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#   http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_prog_flex_version.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_PROG_FLEX_VERSION([VERSION],[ACTION-IF-TRUE],[ACTION-IF-FALSE])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Makes sure that flex version is greater or equal to the version
+#   indicated. If true the shell commands in ACTION-IF-TRUE are executed. If
+#   not the shell commands in commands in ACTION-IF-TRUE are executed. If
+#   not the shell commands in ACTION-IF-FALSE are run. Note if $FLEX is not
+#   set (for example by running AC_CHECK_PROG or AC_PATH_PROG) the macro
+#   will fail.
+#
+#   Example:
+#
+#     AC_PATH_PROG([FLEX],[flex])
+#     AX_PROG_FLEX_VERSION([2.5.39],[ ... ],[ ... ])
+#
+#   This will check to make sure that the flex you have is at least version
+#   2.5.39 or greater.
+#
+#   NOTE: This macro uses the $FLEX variable to perform the check.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2015 Jonathan Rajotte-Julien <jonathan.rajotte-julien@efficios.com>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 1
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_PROG_FLEX_VERSION],[
+    AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_SED])
+    AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_GREP])
+
+    AS_IF([test -n "$FLEX"],[
+        ax_flex_version="$1"
+
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING([for flex version])
+        changequote(<<,>>)
+        flex_version=`$FLEX --version 2>&1 \
+          | $SED -n -e '/flex /b inspect
+b
+: inspect
+s/.* (\{0,1\}\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\))\{0,1\}.*/\1/;p'`
+        changequote([,])
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($flex_version)
+
+       AC_SUBST([FLEX_VERSION],[$flex_version])
+
+        AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$flex_version],[ge],[$ax_flex_version],[
+           :
+            $2
+        ],[
+           :
+            $3
+        ])
+    ],[
+        AC_MSG_WARN([could not find flex])
+        $3
+    ])
+])

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b274ead5ac3c10f488630780aeae58eef1865fec..b7af59a10f7597f28a9b6f6879bdd2b3c87f6f0a 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ if test ! -f "$srcdir/src/lib/lttng-ctl/filter/filter-lexer.c"; then
                AC_MSG_ERROR([[flex not found and is required when building from git.
                Please install flex]])
        fi
+       AC_PATH_PROG([FLEX],[flex])
+       AX_PROG_FLEX_VERSION([2.5.35], [],[
+               AC_MSG_ERROR([[Flex >= 2.5.35 is required when building from git]])
+       ])
 fi
 
 CFLAGS="-Wall $CFLAGS -g -fno-strict-aliasing"