X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=bootstrap;h=4a9e423b6b3e676ba86eac4f317a9e965d038daa;hb=83c0719ba2aa9b6d29b6f1868505dab963d5fc0a;hp=09b1186b55f4d81abc78a279750a5ad91c3a05b7;hpb=750c81c7bf8a326657899978f822bc7a37e38707;p=vlc

diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 09b1186b55..4a9e423b6b 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 ##  bootstrap file for the VLC media player
-##  $Id: bootstrap,v 1.57 2003/07/01 17:28:50 sam Exp $
+##  $Id$
 ##
-##  Authors: Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+## Copyright (C) 2005 the VideoLAN team
+##
+##  Initial author: Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
 
 if test "$#" != "0"; then
   echo "Usage: $0"
@@ -20,69 +22,174 @@ export LANG
 CYGWIN=binmode
 export CYGWIN
 
+set -e
+set -x
+
 ##
-## Naively assume our system doesn't suck. Unfortunately it seldom doesn't.
+## Check for various tools
 ##
 AUTOMAKESUCKS=no
 INSTALLSUCKS=no
 
-##
-## Check that our tools don't suck
-##
+ACLOCAL_ARGS="-I m4"
+
+# Check for contrib directory
+if test -d extras/contrib/bin; then
+  export PATH=./extras/contrib/bin:$PATH
+  ACLOCAL_ARGS="${ACLOCAL_ARGS} -I extras/contrib/share/aclocal"
+  if test ".`uname -s`" = ".Darwin"; then
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./extras/contrib/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=./extras/contrib/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+  elif test ".`uname -s`" = ".BeOS"; then
+    export LIBRARY_PATH=./extras/contrib/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH
+    export BELIBRARIES=./extras/contrib/lib:$BELIBRARIES
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Check for automake
+amvers="none"
+if automake-1.9 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  amvers="-1.9"
+elif automake-1.8 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  amvers="-1.8"
+elif automake-1.7 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  amvers="-1.7"
+elif automake-1.6 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  amvers="-1.6"
+  if expr "`automake-1.6 --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q`" "<=" "1.6.1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    AUTOMAKESUCKS=yes
+  fi
+elif automake-1.5 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  INSTALLSUCKS=yes
+  amvers="-1.5"
+elif automake --version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  amvers=""
+  case "`automake --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q`" in
+    0|0.*|1|1.[01234]|1.[01234][-.]*)
+      amvers="none" ;;
+    1.5|1.5.*)
+      INSTALLSUCKS=yes ;;
+    1.6|1.6.0|1.6.1)
+      AUTOMAKESUCKS=yes ;;
+    1.9|1.9.2)
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+if test "${amvers}" = "none"; then
+  set +x
+  echo "you need automake version 1.5 or later"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for gettext
+if gettextize --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+# Autopoint is available from 0.11.3, but we need 0.11.5
+if expr `gettextize --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q` \
+        '>=' 0.11.5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # We have gettext, and a recent version! Everything is cool.
+  autopoint=autopoint
+  GETTEXT=yes
+else
+  # User's gettext is too old. try to continue anyway.
+  autopoint=:
+  GETTEXT=old
+fi;else
+  set +x
+  echo "you need gettextize (package gettext-devel or gettext)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for pkg-config
+if pkg-config --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # We have pkg-config, everything is cool.
+  PKGCONFIG=yes
+else
+  PKGCONFIG=no
+fi
+
+aclocal=aclocal${amvers}
+automake=automake${amvers}
+autoconf=autoconf
+autoheader=autoheader
 
 ##
 ## Generate the modules makefile, by parsing modules/**/Modules.am
 ##
 
-printf "generating modules/**/Makefile.am and m4/private.m4"
+set +x
+echo "generating modules/**/Makefile.am and m4/private.m4"
 
 # Prepare m4/private.m4
 rm -f m4/private.m4 && cat > m4/private.m4 << EOF
 dnl  Private VLC macros - generated by bootstrap
 
 EOF
+
+if [ "${PKGCONFIG}" = "no" ]; then cat >> m4/private.m4 << EOF
+dnl  User does not have pkg-config, so assume package was not found
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],[ifelse([\$4], , :, [\$4])])
+
+EOF
+fi
+
+if [ "${GETTEXT}" != "yes" ]; then cat >> m4/private.m4 << EOF
+dnl  User does not have gettext, so this is a no-op
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [])
+
+EOF
+fi
+
 rm -f m4/private.m4-tmp1 && cat > m4/private.m4-tmp1 << EOF
 dnl  The required AM_CONDITIONAL calls
 dnl  XXX: too many conditionals make the build very slow, disabled them
-AC_DEFUN([AX_VLC_CONDITIONALS], [
+AC_DEFUN([VLC_CONDITIONALS], [
 EOF
 rm -f m4/private.m4-tmp2 && cat > m4/private.m4-tmp2 << EOF
 dnl  The required AC_SUBST calls
-AC_DEFUN([AX_VLC_SUBSTS], [
+AC_DEFUN([VLC_SUBSTS], [
 EOF
 rm -f m4/private.m4-tmp3 && cat > m4/private.m4-tmp3 << EOF
 dnl  The required AC_OUTPUT calls
 dnl  XXX: this feature is only supported starting from automake-1.7
-AC_DEFUN([AX_VLC_MAKEFILES], [AC_OUTPUT([
+AC_DEFUN([VLC_MAKEFILES], [AC_OUTPUT([
 EOF
 rm -f m4/private.m4-tmp4 && cat > m4/private.m4-tmp4 << EOF
 dnl  Helper macro for vlc-config generation
-AC_DEFUN([AX_VLC_CONFIG_HELPER], [
+AC_DEFUN([VLC_CONFIG_HELPER], [
   cat >> vlc-config.in << BLAH
 EOF
 
 modules=""
-count=0
 
 rm -f modules/Makefile.am && cat > modules/Makefile.am << EOF
 # Autogenerated by bootstrap - DO NOT EDIT
 EXTRA_DIST = LIST
 SUBDIRS = `sed -ne 's,modules/\([^/]*\)/Makefile,\1,p' configure.ac | xargs`
-#DIST_SUBDIRS = \$(SUBDIRS)
 EOF
 
 for dir in `sed -ne 's,modules/\(.*\)/Makefile,\1,p' configure.ac`
 do
   printf "."
-  mf="modules/${dir}/Modules.am"
-  basedir="`echo ${dir} | cut -f1 -d/`"
+  modf="modules/${dir}/Modules.am"
+  makf="modules/${dir}/Makefile.am"
+  basedir="`echo "${dir}" | cut -f1 -d/`"
   # automake will not recurse for make dist if we don't define SUBDIRS = .
   subdirs="`sed -ne 's,'modules/${dir}'/\([^/]*\)/Makefile,\1,p' configure.ac | xargs`"
-  #parent=`echo ${dir} | sed -e 's@[^/]*@..@g'`
-  #echo "  modules/${dir}/Makefile" >> m4/private.m4-tmp3
-  rm -f modules/${dir}/Makefile.am && cat > modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
+  mods="`sed -n -e 's/^ *SOURCES_\([^ ]*\).*/\1/p' < "${modf}" | xargs`"
+  extra_libs=""
+  for mod in $mods
+  do
+    extra_libs="${extra_libs} lib${mod}_plugin.a"
+    extra_libs="${extra_libs} lib${mod}.a lib${mod}_pic.a"
+  done
+  rm -f "${makf}" && cat > "${makf}" << EOF
 
-# Autogenerated by bootstrap - DO NOT EDIT - edit Modules.am instead
+# ${makf} automatically generated from ${modf} by bootstrap
+# DO NOT EDIT - edit Modules.am or \$(top_srcdir)/bootstrap instead
+
+basedir = ${basedir}
+mods = ${mods}
 
 NULL =
 libvlc_LIBRARIES =
@@ -91,23 +198,115 @@ noinst_HEADERS =
 EXTRA_DIST = Modules.am
 BUILT_SOURCES =
 SUBDIRS = ${subdirs}
-#DIST_SUBDIRS = \$(SUBDIRS)
-libvlcdir = \$(libdir)/vlc/${basedir}
+SUFFIXES = _plugin\$(LIBEXT) _plugin.a
+
+libvlcdir = \$(libdir)/vlc/\$(basedir)
+
+EXTRA_LIBRARIES = ${extra_libs}
 include Modules.am
+
+all: all-modules
+
+# Find out which modules were enabled and tell make to build them
+all-modules:
+	@set fnord \$\$MAKEFLAGS; amf=\$\$2; targets=\`\\
+	if test "\$(plugin)" != "no"; then z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list plugin); for mod in \$(mods); do case "\$\$z " in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) echo lib\$\${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT);; esac; done; fi; \\
+	if test "\$(builtin)" != "no"; then z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list builtin); for mod in \$(mods); do case "\$\$z " in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) echo lib\$\${mod}.a;; esac; done; fi; \\
+	if test "\$(pic)" = "pic"; then z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list builtin); for mod in \$(mods); do case "\$\$z " in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) echo lib\$\${mod}_pic.a;; esac; done; fi; \\
+	\`; case "\$\$targets" in *lib*) \$(MAKE) \$(AM_MAKEFLAGS) \$\$targets || case "\$\$amf" in *=*) exit 1;; *k*) fail=yes;; *) exit 1;; esac; ;; esac; \\
+	test -z "\$\$fail"
+
+# Build a plugin with the adequate linker and linker's flags
+_plugin.a_plugin\$(LIBEXT):
+	@mod="\$*" ; mod=\$\${mod#lib} ; \
+	ldfl="\`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs plugin \$\$mod\` -u \$(SYMPREF)\$(VLC_ENTRY)" ; \
+	case \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --linkage \$\$mod\` in \\
+	  c++)  ld="\$(CXXLINK)" ;; \
+	  objc) ld="\$(OBJCLINK)" ;; \
+	  c|*)  ld="\$(LINK)" ;; \
+	esac ; \
+	echo \$\$ld \$< \$\$ldfl ; \
+	\$\$ld \$< \$\$ldfl
+
+if MAINTAINER_MODE
+\$(srcdir)/Makefile.am: \$(srcdir)/Modules.am \$(top_srcdir)/bootstrap
+	cd \$(top_srcdir) && \$(SHELL) ./bootstrap
+endif
+
+mostlyclean-local:
+	-rm -f *.a *\$(LIBEXT)
+
+### automake creates libvlcdir after running install-*-local
+### so we have to create it ourselves first
+install-exec-local: all-modules
+	mkdir -p -- "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libvlcdir)"
+	@z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list plugin); \
+	for mod in \$(mods); do \
+	  case "\$\$z " \
+	    in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) \
+	      echo \$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) "lib\$\${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT)" "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libvlcdir)/" ; \
+	      \$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) "lib\$\${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT)" "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libvlcdir)/" || exit \$\$?; \
+	      ;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done
+	@z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list builtin); \
+	for mod in \$(mods); do \
+	  case "\$\$z " \
+	    in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) \
+	      echo \$(INSTALL_DATA) "lib\$\${mod}.a" "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/" ; \
+	      \$(INSTALL_DATA) "lib\$\${mod}.a" "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/" || exit \$\$?; \
+	      ;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done
+if BUILD_MOZILLA
+	@z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list builtin); \
+	for mod in \$(mods); do \
+	  case "\$\$z " \
+	    in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) \
+	      echo \$(INSTALL_DATA) "lib\$\${mod}_pic.a" "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/" ; \
+	      \$(INSTALL_DATA) "lib\$\${mod}_pic.a" "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/" || exit \$\$?; \
+	      ;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done
+endif
+
+uninstall-local:
+	@z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list plugin); \
+	for mod in \$(mods); do \
+	  case "\$\$z " \
+	    in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) \
+	      echo rm -f "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libvlcdir)/lib\$\${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT)" ; \
+	      rm -f "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libvlcdir)/lib\$\${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT)" || true; \
+	      ;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done
+	@z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list builtin); \
+	for mod in \$(mods); do \
+	  case "\$\$z " \
+	    in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) \
+	      echo rm -f "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/lib\$\${mod}.a" ; \
+	      rm -f "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/lib\$\${mod}.a" || true; \
+	      ;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done
+if BUILD_MOZILLA
+	@z=\$\$(\$(VLC_CONFIG) --list builtin); \
+	for mod in \$(mods); do \
+	  case "\$\$z " \
+	    in *\ \$\${mod}\ *) \
+	      echo rm -f "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/lib\$\${mod}_pic.a" ; \
+	      rm -f "\$(DESTDIR)\$(libdir)/vlc/lib\$\${mod}_pic.a" || true; \
+	      ;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done
+endif
+
 EOF
-  for mod in `sed -n -e 's/^ *SOURCES_\([^ ]*\).*/\1/p' < ${mf}`
+  for mod in $mods
   do
-    count="`expr ${count} + 1`"
-    if grep '^SOURCES_'${mod}'.*=.*PRIVATE' < ${mf} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        PRIVATE='#'; else
-        PRIVATE=''; fi
-    if grep '^nodist_SOURCES_'${mod}'' < ${mf} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if grep '^nodist_SOURCES_'${mod}'' < "${modf}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         NODIST=''; else
         NODIST='#'; fi
-#    cat >> m4/private.m4-tmp1 << EOF
-#dnl  AM_CONDITIONAL(${mod}_p, test x\$${mod}_p = xyes)
-#dnl  AM_CONDITIONAL(${mod}_b, test x\$${mod}_b = xyes)
-#EOF
     cat >> m4/private.m4-tmp4 << EOF
     ${mod}) list="\\\${list} ${dir}/lib${mod}" ;;
 EOF
@@ -118,90 +317,60 @@ EOF
 #   the resulting file size.
 # - *_CFLAGS, *_CXXFLAGS etc. because per-object CPPFLAGS does not seem to
 #   work properly with any automake version I tested.
-    cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
+    cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
 # The ${mod} plugin
 
-all: all-${mod}
-
-all-${mod}:
-	if \$(VLC_CONFIG) --target plugin | grep "${dir}/lib${mod}_plugin" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then \$(MAKE) \$(AM_MAKEFLAGS) lib${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT); fi
-	if \$(VLC_CONFIG) --target builtin | grep "${dir}/lib${mod}\\.a" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then \$(MAKE) \$(AM_MAKEFLAGS) lib${mod}.a; fi
-if BUILD_MOZILLA
-	if \$(VLC_CONFIG) --target builtin pic | grep "${dir}/lib${mod}_pic\\.a" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then \$(MAKE) \$(AM_MAKEFLAGS) lib${mod}_pic.a; fi
-endif
-
-if UNTRUE
-L${count}p = lib${mod}_plugin.a
-D${count}p = lib${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT)
-L${count}b = lib${mod}.a
-L${count}pic = lib${mod}_pic.a
 EOF
-    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
-B${count}p = \$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
-B${count}b = \$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
-EOF
-    fi
-    cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
-endif
+    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
+clean-local: clean-${mod}
+clean-${mod}:
+	-test -z "\$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})" || rm -f \$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
 
 EOF
-    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
-${PRIVATE}BUILT_SOURCES += \$(B${count}p) \$(B${count}b)
+    fi
+    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
+BUILT_SOURCES += \$(B${mod})
 EOF
     fi
-    cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
-${PRIVATE}lib${mod}_plugin_a_SOURCES = \$(SOURCES_${mod})
+    cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
+lib${mod}_plugin_a_SOURCES = \$(SOURCES_${mod})
 EOF
-    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
-${PRIVATE}nodist_lib${mod}_plugin_a_SOURCES = \$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
+    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
+nodist_lib${mod}_plugin_a_SOURCES = \$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
 EOF
     fi
-    cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
+    cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
 lib${mod}_plugin_a_CFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags plugin ${mod}\`
 lib${mod}_plugin_a_CXXFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --cxxflags plugin ${mod}\`
 lib${mod}_plugin_a_OBJCFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --objcflags plugin ${mod}\`
 
-lib${mod}_pic_a_SOURCES = ${PRIVATE}\$(SOURCES_${mod})
+lib${mod}_pic_a_SOURCES = \$(SOURCES_${mod})
 EOF
-    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
-nodist_lib${mod}_pic_a_SOURCES = ${PRIVATE}\$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
+    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
+nodist_lib${mod}_pic_a_SOURCES = \$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
 EOF
     fi
-    cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
+    cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
 lib${mod}_pic_a_CFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags builtin pic ${mod}\`
 lib${mod}_pic_a_CXXFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --cxxflags builtin pic ${mod}\`
 lib${mod}_pic_a_OBJCFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --objcflags builtin pic ${mod}\`
 
 lib${mod}_a_SOURCES = ${PRIVATE}\$(SOURCES_${mod})
 EOF
-    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
+    if [ "${NODIST}" != "#" ]; then cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
 nodist_lib${mod}_a_SOURCES = ${PRIVATE}\$(nodist_SOURCES_${mod})
 EOF
     fi
-    cat >> modules/${dir}/Makefile.am << EOF
+    cat >> "${makf}" << EOF
 lib${mod}_a_CFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags builtin ${mod}\`
 lib${mod}_a_CXXFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --cxxflags builtin ${mod}\`
 lib${mod}_a_OBJCFLAGS = \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --objcflags builtin ${mod}\`
 
-libvlc_LIBRARIES += \$(L${count}b) \$(L${count}pic)
-lib${mod}_DATA = \$(D${count}p)
-
-lib${mod}dir = \$(libdir)/vlc/${topdir}
-${PRIVATE}noinst_LIBRARIES += \$(L${count}p)
-${PRIVATE}lib${mod}_plugin\$(LIBEXT): \$(lib${mod}_plugin_a_OBJECTS)
-${PRIVATE}	case \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --linkage ${mod}\` in \\
-${PRIVATE}	  c++) \$(CXXLINK) \$(lib${mod}_plugin_a_OBJECTS) \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs plugin ${mod}\` ;; \\
-${PRIVATE}	  objc) \$(OBJCLINK) \$(lib${mod}_plugin_a_OBJECTS) \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs plugin ${mod}\` ;; \\
-${PRIVATE}	  c|*) \$(LINK) \$(lib${mod}_plugin_a_OBJECTS) \`\$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs plugin ${mod}\` ;; \\
-${PRIVATE}	esac
-
-
 EOF
   done
 done
 
 cat >> m4/private.m4-tmp1 << EOF
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(UNTRUE, false)
 ])
 EOF
 cat m4/private.m4-tmp1 >> m4/private.m4 && rm -f m4/private.m4-tmp1
@@ -219,7 +388,7 @@ BLAH
 EOF
 cat m4/private.m4-tmp4 >> m4/private.m4 && rm -f m4/private.m4-tmp4
 
-echo "done."
+echo " done."
 
 ###
 ###  classic bootstrap stuff
@@ -227,140 +396,53 @@ echo "done."
 set -x
 
 # remove autotools cruft
-rm -f aclocal.m4 configure configure.ac.in config.log Modules.am
+rm -f aclocal.m4 configure config.log config.h config.h.in
+rm -Rf autom4te*.cache
 # remove old autotools extra cruft
 rm -f config.guess config.sub missing mkinstalldirs compile depcomp install-sh
 # remove new autotools extra cruft
-(cd autotools && rm -f config.guess config.sub missing mkinstalldirs compile depcomp install-sh)
+rm -Rf autotools
+mkdir autotools
 # remove libtool cruft
 rm -f ltmain.sh libtool ltconfig
 # remove gettext cruft
-rm -f m4/oldgettext.m4 ABOUT-NLS
+rm -f ABOUT-NLS
 rm -Rf intl
+# remove old vlc cruft
+rm -f m4/oldgettext.m4 stamp-pic configure.ac.in Modules.am
+# remove new vlc cruft
+rm -f stamp-builtin stamp-h* mozilla/stamp-pic
 
-# Check for gettext
-if gettextize --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-# Autopoint is available from 0.11.3, but we need 0.11.5
-if expr `gettextize --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q` \
-        '>=' 0.11.5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  # We have gettext, and a recent version! Everything is cool.
-  autopoint || exit 1
-  GETTEXT=yes
-else
-  # User's gettext is too old. try to continue anyway.
-  echo > ABOUT-NLS
-  mkdir -p intl
-  echo > intl/Makefile.am
-  cat >> m4/private.m4 << EOF
-dnl  User's gettext is too old, so this is a no-op
-AC_DEFUN([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [])
-
-EOF
-  GETTEXT=old
-fi;else
-  # we don't have gettext. grmbl. try to continue anyway.
-  echo > ABOUT-NLS
-  mkdir -p intl
-  echo > intl/Makefile.am
-  cat >> m4/private.m4 << EOF
-dnl  User does not have gettext, so this is a no-op
-AC_DEFUN([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [])
-
-EOF
-  GETTEXT=no
-fi
-
-# Check for pkg-config
-if pkg-config --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  # We have pkg-config, everything is cool.
-  PKGCONFIG=yes
-else
-  # Not present, use a workaround.
-  cat >> m4/private.m4 << EOF
-dnl  User does not have pkg-config, so this is a no-op
-AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES], [])
-
-EOF
-  PKGCONFIG=no
-fi
-
-# Check for automake
-amvers="none"
-if automake-1.7 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  amvers="-1.7"
-  # If we also have 1.6, use it instead because it is faster
-  if automake-1.6 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if expr "`automake-1.6 --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q`" ">" "1.6.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
-    then amvers="-1.6"
-    fi
-  fi
-elif automake-1.6 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  amvers="-1.6"
-  if expr "`automake-1.6 --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q`" "<=" "1.6.1" > /dev/null 2>&1
-  then AUTOMAKESUCKS=yes
-  fi
-elif automake-1.5 --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  INSTALLSUCKS=yes
-  amvers="-1.5"
-elif automake --version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  amvers=""
-  case "`automake --version | sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q`" in
-    0|0.*|1|1.[01234]|1.[01234][-.]*)
-      amvers="none" ;;
-    1.5|1.5.*)
-      INSTALLSUCKS=yes ;;
-    1.6|1.6.0|1.6.1)
-      AUTOMAKESUCKS=yes ;;
-  esac
-fi
-
-if test "${amvers}" = "none"; then
-  set +x
-  echo "you need automake version 1.5 or later"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Automake complains if this is not present
+# Automake complains if these are not present
 rm -f vlc-config.in && printf "" > vlc-config.in
+if [ "$GETTEXT" != "yes" ]; then
+  test -d intl || mkdir intl
+  printf "" > intl/Makefile.am
+  printf "" > ABOUT-NLS
+fi
 
 # Do the rest
-aclocal${amvers} -I m4 || exit 1
-autoheader || exit 1
-
-automake${amvers} --add-missing --copy
-
-autoconf || exit 1
+${autopoint} -f
+${aclocal} ${ACLOCAL_ARGS}
+${autoconf}
+${autoheader}
+${automake} --add-missing --copy
 
 ##
 ##  files which need to be regenerated
 ##
 rm -f vlc-config.in vlc-config
-rm -f src/misc/modules_builtin.h src/misc/modules_plugin.h
-rm -f include/vlc_symbols.h
+rm -f src/misc/modules_builtin.h
 rm -f mozilla/vlcintf.h
 
-##
-##  Shut up
-##
+# Shut up
 set +x
 
 ##
 ##  Tell the user about gettext, pkg-config and sed
 ##
-case "${GETTEXT}" in
-  yes)
-  ;;
-  no)
-    cat << EOF
-
-===========================================================
-IMPORTANT NOTE: you do not have gettext installed on your
-system. The vlc build will work, but you will not have
-internationalization support. We suggest installing gettext.
-EOF
-  ;;
-  old)
-    cat << EOF
+if [ "${GETTEXT}" = "old" ]; then
+  cat << EOF
 
 ==========================================================
 NOTE: you have an old version of gettext installed on your
@@ -368,28 +450,20 @@ system. The vlc build will work, but if your system does not
 have libintl you will not have internationalization support.
 We suggest upgrading to gettext 0.11.5 or later.
 EOF
-  ;;
-esac
+fi
 
-case "$PKGCONFIG" in
-  yes)
-  ;;
-  no)
-    cat << EOF
+if [ "$PKGCONFIG" = "no" ]; then
+  cat << EOF
 
 ==============================================================
 NOTE: you do not have the "pkg-config" utility on your system;
 detection of the Gtk-2.0 and GNOME 2.0 libraries will not be
 reliable.
 EOF
-  ;;
-esac
+fi
 
-case "$AUTOMAKESUCKS" in
-  no)
-  ;;
-  yes)
-    cat << EOF
+if [ "$AUTOMAKESUCKS" = "yes" ]; then
+  cat << EOF
 
 =============================================================
 IMPORTANT NOTE: your version of automake has a bug which will
@@ -397,14 +471,10 @@ prevent proper plugin compilation. Either compile VLC with
 the --disable-plugins flag, or use a version of automake newer
 than 1.6.1 (1.6.2 is OK, and so are the 1.5 series).
 EOF
-  ;;
-esac
+fi
 
-case "$INSTALLSUCKS" in
-  no)
-  ;;
-  yes)
-    cat << EOF
+if [ "$INSTALLSUCKS" = "yes" ]; then
+  cat << EOF
 
 =============================================================
 IMPORTANT NOTE: your version of automake has a bug which will
@@ -412,6 +482,5 @@ prevent proper installation. Do not use "make install" with this
 version of automake, or use a version of automake newer than 1.5
 (such as 1.6 or 1.7).
 EOF
-  ;;
-esac
+fi