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-rw-r--r--configure.ac20
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b09b8e446f..c48e7135e8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ else \
GIT_CONF_APPEND_LINE(${PACKAGE}DIR=$withval); \
fi \
])# GIT_PARSE_WITH
+#
+# GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR(WITHNAME, VAR, HELP_TEXT)
+# ---------------------
+# Set VAR to the value specied by --with-WITHNAME.
+# No verification of arguments is performed, but warnings are issued
+# if either 'yes' or 'no' is specified.
+# HELP_TEXT is presented when --help is called.
+# This is a direct way to allow setting variables in the Makefile.
+AC_DEFUN([GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR],
+[AC_ARG_WITH([$1],
+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-$1=VALUE], $3)],
+ if test -n "$withval"; then \
+ if test "$withval" = "yes" -o "$withval" = "no"; then \
+ AC_MSG_WARN([You likely do not want either 'yes' or 'no' as]
+ [a value for $1 ($2). Maybe you do...?]); \
+ fi; \
+ \
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([Setting $2 to $withval]); \
+ GIT_CONF_APPEND_LINE($2=$withval); \
+ fi)])# GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR
dnl
dnl GIT_CHECK_FUNC(FUNCTION, IFTRUE, IFFALSE)