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+# Autoconf input file
+# $Id$
+
+# AC - autoconf
+# FB - facebook
+
+#########################################################################
+# DO NOT TOUCH EXCEPT TO CHANGE REV# IN AC_INIT
+
+AC_PREREQ(2.52)
+AC_INIT([libfb303],[20080209])
+#AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([/usr/share/automake-1.9])
+# To install locally
+FB_INITIALIZE([localinstall])
+AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr/local])
+
+############################################################################
+# User Configurable. Change With CAUTION!
+# User can include custom makefile rules. Uncomment and update only <name> in PRODUCT_MK.
+# Include where appropriate in any Makefile.am as @PRODUCT_MK@
+
+#PRODUCT_MK="include ${EXTERNAL_PATH}/shared/build/<name>.mk"
+
+# Default path to external Facebook components and shared build toools I.e fb303 etc.
+# To point to other locations set  environment variable EXTERNAL_PATH.
+# To change the current default you must change bootstrap.sh.
+FB_WITH_EXTERNAL_PATH([`pwd`])
+
+
+##########################################################################
+# User Configurable
+
+# Pre-defined macro to set opt build mode. Run with --disable-shared option to turn off optimization.
+FB_ENABLE_DEFAULT_OPT_BUILD
+
+# Predefined macro to set static library mode. Run with --disable-static option to turn off static lib mode.
+FB_ENABLE_DEFAULT_STATIC
+
+# Personalized feature generator. Creates defines/conditionals and --enable --disable command line options.
+# FB_ENABLE_FEATURE([FEATURE], [feature]) OR FB_ENABLE_FEATURE([FEATURE], [feature], [\"<value>\"])
+
+# Example: Macro supplies -DFACEBOOK at compile time and "if FACEBOOK endif" capabilities.
+
+# Personalized path generator Sets default paths. Provides --with-xx=DIR options.
+# FB_WITH_PATH([<var>_home], [<var>path], [<default location>]
+
+# Example: sets $(thrift_home) variable with default path set to /usr/local.
+FB_WITH_PATH([thrift_home], [thriftpath], [/usr/local])
+FB_WITH_PATH([boost_home], [boostpath], [/usr/local/boost])
+
+# Generates Makefile from Makefile.am. Modify when new subdirs are added.
+# Change Makefile.am also to add subdirectly.
+AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile cpp/Makefile py/Makefile)
+
+############################################################################
+# DO NOT TOUCH.
+
+AC_SUBST(PRODUCT_MK)
+AC_OUTPUT
+
+#############################################################################
+######### FINISH ############################################################
+
+echo "EXTERNAL_PATH $EXTERNAL_PATH"
+
+
+#
+# NOTES FOR USER
+# Short cut to create conditional flags.
+#enable_facebook="yes"
+#AM_CONDITIONAL([FACEBOOK], [test "$enable_facebook" = yes])
+#enable_hdfs="yes"
+#AM_CONDITIONAL([HDFS], [test "$enable_hdfs" = yes])
+
+# Enable options with --enable and --disable configurable.
+#AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable FACEBOOK])
+#FACEBOOK=""
+#AC_ARG_ENABLE([facebook],
+#  [  --enable-facebook     Enable facebook.],
+#  [
+#     ENABLE_FACEBOOK=$enableval
+#  ],
+#  [
+#     ENABLE_FACEBOOK="no"
+#  ]
+#)
+#AM_CONDITIONAL([FACEBOOK], [test "$ENABLE_FACEBOOK" = yes])
+#AC_MSG_RESULT($ENABLE_FACEBOOK)
+