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Autogen.pl

Usage:

First define in @PROGRAMS what programs should be run, 'version', 'argument' and
'alt' is optional¸ 'alt' is a second hiaracry.

$EXTRAPATH can be used to add som path that you think is not in $PATH (like
local buld paths etc...)

%CONFIG is to define static options like the comand lines arguments.

%MESSAGES can contain aditional messages to be shown at runtime.

sub PRE and POST can contain code to be run before and after script has
executed.

Example configuration:

my @PROGRAMS =
(
    {
        name        => 'cvs2cl',
        version     => '2.50',
        argument    => '--branches --tags --utc --fsf --prune --tagdates',
        alt         => {
            name        => 'scripts/cvs2cl.pl',
            argument    => '-btT',
            alt         =>  {
                name        => 'touch',
                argument    => 'ChangeLog',
            }
        }
    },
    {
        name        => 'autopoint',
        version     => '0.14',
    },
    {
        name        => 'aclocal',
        version     => '1.9',
        argument    => '--force',
    },
    {
        name        => 'autoheader',
        version     => '2.50',
        argument    => '--force',
    },
    {
        name        => 'libtoolize',
        version     => '1.5',
        argument    => '--force --copy',
    },
    {
        name        => 'automake',
        version     => '1.9',
        argument    => '--add-missing --copy --no-force --include-deps',
    },
    {
        name        => 'autoconf',
        version     => '2.50',
    },
);

# Extra path to search in addition of $PATH (separate with ':')
my $EXTRAPATH="$ENV{'PWD'}/scripts";

# Static configuration options
my %CONFIG = (
    'USE_COLORS'        => 1, # use colors in output?
    'DEBUG'             => 0, # se output from programs executed?
    'CHECK'             => 1, # check for programs?
    'EXEC'              => 1, # execute programs?
);


# Add some messages here if you want...
my %MESSAGES = (
    'PRE'   => "Preparing package 'example package'\n",
    'CHECK'   => {
        'PRE'     => "",
        'POST'    => "",
    },
    'EXEC'    => {
        'PRE'     => "",
        'POST'    => "",
    },
    'POST'   => "Preconfiguration done,\nremember now to run ./configure for configuration of your package\n",
);

# If you need to run some extra code before or after main code is run, you can
# add that here.
sub PRE {
    # Extra code to be run before everything else
}
sub POST {
    system("./configure")
    system("make")
    # system("su -c \"make install\"")
}