Re: Query: AC_CHECK_HEADERS / AC_CHECK_LIB for cpp headers/cpp libs

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Vasanth,

* Kalyanavarathan, Vasanth wrote on Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 01:27:24PM CEST:
> 
> A quick question about automake's AC_CHECK_HEADERS and AC_CHECK_LIBS
> use of conftest.c file.

That's an Autoconf issue, not an Automake one.

> When this check is used with CPP headers or CPP libs the test fails
> because gcc uses
> c complier instead of g++ compiler.

Try putting
   AC_PROG_CXX

somewhere before your checks, and enclose your checks in
   AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])

   # checks go here..

   AC_LANG_POP([C++])

Cheers,
Ralf