[Dune] dune.module + Suggests + Automake Macro (dune-2.0)

[Oliver Sander]

Hi Dan!
Could you write a short section for the build howto on this?
thanks,
Oliver

Am 12.07.2011 08:24, schrieb Dan Popovic:
> Hello Dune-Users,
>
> recently I wondered if there is a way to built certain sub-directories
> of a dune application depending on if some dune module listed below
> 'Suggests' in the application's dune.module is available or not.
>
> Yesterday I talked with Joe and he pointed out that this feature is
> already available (I'm working with dune-2.0 stable): In
> dune-common/m4/dune.m4, DUNE_CHECK_MODULES defines an AM_CONDITIONAL
> named HAVE_{MODULE} where MODULE is the name of the module from
> 'Suggests' in upper case and any '-' is replaced by '_'. For
> instance, for dune-pdelab there would be 'HAVE_DUNE_PDELAB' defined and
> could be used in a Makefile.am in an if-clause. Joe already added
> detailed documentation about DUNE_CHECK_MODULES to dune.m4 where it is
> described how this macro should be called and which conditional is
> defined -- perfect! ;-)
>
> 'Thanks' Joe and best regards to all.
>
> Dan
>
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> Am Freitag, den 08.07.2011, 14:32 +0200 schrieb Dan Popovic:
>> Dear Dune,
>>
>> if I specify any dune module, say dune-foo, as "Suggests = dune-foo" in
>> the dune.module file of my dune application, is it then possible to have
>> certain directories in my application built depending on if the
>> suggested module is installed or not? Is there, for instance, any
>> Automake-Macro defined which I could use in my build-files?
>>
>> I had a look into the build-system-howto, but could not find any hints
>> on this. My question is probably related to the issue that the P1-FEM
>> example in the dune-grid-howto should be compiled if dune-istl is
>> installed only (which was discussed on this list some weeks ago), but
>> afaics this was realized up to today (I had a look in the current trunk
>> of dune-grid-howto).
>>
>> Any help appreciated -- Have a nice day,
>>
>> Dan
>>
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