883N/A# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
883N/Am4_define([lxc_version_major], 1)
883N/Am4_define([lxc_version_minor], 0)
883N/Am4_define([lxc_version_micro], 0)
883N/Am4_define([lxc_version_beta], [beta3])
883N/Am4_define([lxc_version],
883N/AAC_INIT([lxc], [lxc_version])
883N/AAC_SUBST(LXC_VERSION_BASE, lxc_version_base)
883N/AAC_SUBST(LXC_VERSION_BETA, lxc_version_beta)
1574N/AAC_SUBST([LXC_VERSION_MAJOR], [lxc_version_major])
883N/AAC_SUBST([LXC_VERSION_MINOR], [lxc_version_minor])
883N/AAC_SUBST([LXC_VERSION_MICRO], [lxc_version_micro])
883N/AAC_SUBST([LXC_VERSION], [lxc_version])
883N/AAC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
883N/AAM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror -Wno-portability subdir-objects])
883N/A# Detect the distribution. This is used for the default configuration and
883N/A# for some distro-specific build options.
883N/AAC_MSG_CHECKING([host distribution])
883N/AAC_ARG_WITH(distro, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-distro=DISTRO], [Specify the Linux distribution to target: One of redhat, oracle, centos, fedora, suse, gentoo, debian, arch, slackware, paldo, openmandriva or pardus.]))
883N/Aif test "z$with_distro" = "z"; then
883N/A with_distro=`lsb_release -is`
883N/Aif test "z$with_distro" = "z"; then
883N/Awith_distro=`echo ${with_distro} | tr '[[:upper:]]' '[[:lower:]]'`
883N/Aif test "z$with_distro" = "z"; then
887N/A redhat|centos|fedora|oracle|oracleserver)
883N/AAC_MSG_RESULT([$with_distro])
AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DEBIAN], [test x"$with_distro" = "xdebian" -o x"$with_distro" = "xubuntu"])
AM_CONDITIONAL([DISTRO_UBUNTU], [test "x$with_distro" = "xubuntu"])
# Check for init system type
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for init system type])
AC_ARG_WITH([init-script],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-init-script@<:@=TYPE@<:@,TYPE,...@:>@@:>@],
[Type(s) of init script to install: sysvinit, systemd, upstart,
distro @<:@default=distro@:>@])],[],[with_init_script=distro])
case "$with_init_script" in
redhat|centos|oracle|oracleserver)
init_script=upstart,systemd
echo -n "Linux distribution init system unknown."
init_script=$with_init_script
# Check valid init systems were given, run in subshell so we don't mess up IFS
(IFS="," ; for init_sys in $init_script;
none|sysvinit|systemd|upstart)
done) || AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown init system type in $init_script])
AM_CONDITIONAL([INIT_SCRIPT_SYSV], [echo "$init_script" |grep -q "sysvinit"])
AM_CONDITIONAL([INIT_SCRIPT_SYSTEMD], [echo "$init_script" |grep -q "systemd"])
AM_CONDITIONAL([INIT_SCRIPT_UPSTART], [echo "$init_script" |grep -q "upstart"])
AC_MSG_RESULT($init_script)
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-rpath], [set rpath in executables [default=no]])],
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_RPATH], [test "x$enable_rpath" = "xyes"])
# Documentation (manpages)
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-doc], [make man pages [default=auto]])],
if test "x$enable_doc" = "xyes" -o "x$enable_doc" = "xauto"; then
dbparsers="docbook2x-man db2x_docbook2man docbook2man docbook-to-man"
AC_MSG_CHECKING(for docbook2x-man)
for name in ${dbparsers}; do
if test -n "${db2xman}"; then
AC_MSG_RESULT([${db2xman}])
if test "x$enable_doc" = "xyes"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([docbook2x-man is required, but could not be found])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_DOCBOOK], [test "x$db2xman" != "x"])
AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_DOCBOOK2X], [test "x$db2xman" != "xdocbook2man"])
if test "x$db2xman" = "xdocbook2man"; then
docdtd="\"-//Davenport//DTD DocBook V3.0//EN\""
AC_ARG_ENABLE([api-docs],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-api-docs],
[make API documentation [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_api_docs=auto])
if test "x$enable_api_docs" = "xyes" -o "x$enable_api_docs" = "xauto"; then
AC_CHECK_PROGS([HAVE_DOXYGEN],[doxygen])
if test "x$HAVE_DOXYGEN" != "x"; then
if test "x$enable_api_docs" = "xyes"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([doxygen is required, but could not be found])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_API_DOCS], [test "x$HAVE_DOXYGEN" != "x"])
AC_ARG_ENABLE([apparmor],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-apparmor], [enable apparmor support [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_apparmor=auto])
if test "$enable_apparmor" = "auto" ; then
AC_CHECK_LIB([apparmor],[aa_change_profile],[enable_apparmor=yes], [enable_apparmor=no])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_APPARMOR], [test "x$enable_apparmor" = "xyes"])
AC_CHECK_LIB([gnutls], [gnutls_hash_fast], [enable_gnutls=yes], [enable_gnutls=no])
AM_COND_IF([ENABLE_APPARMOR],
[AC_CHECK_HEADER([
sys/apparmor.h],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the AppArmor development package in order to compile lxc])])
AC_CHECK_LIB([apparmor], [aa_change_profile],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the AppArmor development package in order to compile lxc])])
AC_SUBST([APPARMOR_LIBS], [-lapparmor])])
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-selinux], [enable SELinux support [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_selinux=auto])
if test "x$enable_selinux" = xauto; then
AC_CHECK_LIB([selinux],[setexeccon_raw],[enable_selinux=yes],[enable_selinux=no])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_SELINUX], [test "x$enable_selinux" = "xyes"])
AM_COND_IF([ENABLE_SELINUX],
[AC_CHECK_HEADER([
selinux/selinux.h],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the SELinux development package in order to compile lxc])])
AC_CHECK_LIB([selinux], [setexeccon_raw],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the SELinux development package in order to compile lxc])])
AC_SUBST([SELINUX_LIBS])])
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-seccomp], [enable seccomp support [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_seccomp=auto])
if test "x$enable_seccomp" = "xauto" ; then
AC_CHECK_LIB([seccomp],[seccomp_init],[enable_seccomp=yes],[enable_seccomp=no])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_SECCOMP], [test "x$enable_seccomp" = "xyes"])
AM_COND_IF([ENABLE_SECCOMP],
[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SECCOMP],[libseccomp],[],[
AC_CHECK_HEADER([
seccomp.h],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the seccomp development package in order to compile lxc])])
AC_CHECK_LIB([seccomp], [seccomp_init],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the seccomp development package in order to compile lxc])])
AC_SUBST([SECCOMP_LIBS], [-lseccomp])
AC_ARG_ENABLE([cgmanager],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-cgmanager], [enable cgmanager support [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_cgmanager=auto])
if test "x$enable_cgmanager" = "xauto" ; then
AC_CHECK_LIB([cgmanager],[cgmanager_create],[enable_cgmanager=yes],[enable_cgmanager=no])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_CGMANAGER], [test "x$enable_cgmanager" = "xyes"])
AM_COND_IF([ENABLE_CGMANAGER],
[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CGMANAGER], [libcgmanager])
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NIH], [libnih >= 1.0.2])
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NIH_DBUS], [libnih-dbus >= 1.0.0])
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DBUS], [dbus-1 >= 1.2.16])
AC_ARG_ENABLE([capabilities],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-capabilities], [enable kernel capabilities support [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_capabilities=auto])
if test "x$enable_capabilities" = "xauto"; then
AC_CHECK_LIB([cap],[cap_set_proc],[enable_capabilities=yes],[enable_capabilities=no])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_CAP], [test "x$enable_capabilities" = "xyes"])
[AC_CHECK_LIB(cap,cap_set_proc,[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You are missing libcap support.])])
AC_SUBST([CAP_LIBS], [-lcap])])
# HAVE_SCMP_FILTER_CTX=1 will tell us we have libseccomp api >= 1.0.0
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SECCOMP_CFLAGS"
AC_CHECK_TYPES([scmp_filter_ctx], [], [], [[#include <
seccomp.h>]])
AC_ARG_ENABLE([examples],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-examples], [install examples [default=yes]])],
[], [enable_examples=yes])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_EXAMPLES], [test "x$enable_examples" = "xyes"])
# Python3 module and scripts
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-python], [enable python binding [default=auto]])],
[], [enable_python=auto])
if test "x$enable_python" = "xauto"; then
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHONDEV], [python3 >= 3.2],[enable_python=yes],[enable_python=no])
if test "$CC" = "clang"; then
if test "x$enable_python" = "xyes" && test "$CC" = "clang"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([Python3 is incompatible with the clang compiler])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_PYTHON], [test "x$enable_python" = "xyes"])
AM_COND_IF([ENABLE_PYTHON],
[AM_PATH_PYTHON([3.2], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install python3])])
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHONDEV], [python3 >= 3.2],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install python3-dev])])
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ENABLE_PYTHON], 1, [Python3 is available])])
# Enable dumping stack traces
AC_ARG_ENABLE([mutex-debugging],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-mutex-debugging], [Makes mutexes to report error and provide stack trace [default=no]])],
[], [enable_mutex_debugging=no])
AM_CONDITIONAL([MUTEX_DEBUGGING], [test "x$enable_mutex_debugging" = "xyes"])
AM_COND_IF([MUTEX_DEBUGGING],
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([MUTEX_DEBUGGING], 1, [Enabling mutex debugging]))
# Not in older autoconf versions
# AS_VAR_COPY(DEST, SOURCE)
# -------------------------
# Set the polymorphic shell variable DEST to the contents of the polymorphic
m4_ifdef([AS_VAR_COPY], [],
[AS_LITERAL_IF([$1[]$2], [$1=$$2], [eval $1=\$$2])])
dnl PKG_CHECK_VAR was introduced with pkg-config 0.28
m4_ifdef([PKG_CHECK_VAR], [],
[AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_VAR],
[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
AC_ARG_VAR([$1], [value of $3 for $2, overriding pkg-config])dnl
_PKG_CONFIG([$1], [variable="][$3]["], [$2])
AS_VAR_COPY([$1], [pkg_cv_][$1])
AS_VAR_IF([$1], [""], [$5], [$4])dnl
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-lua], [enable lua binding [default=auto]])],
[Specify pkg-config package name for lua]
)], [], [with_lua_pc=no])
if test "x$enable_lua" = "xyes" -a "x$with_lua_pc" != "xno"; then
# exit with error if not found
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [$with_lua_pc], [LUAPKGCONFIG=$with_lua_pc])
if test "x$enable_lua" = "xauto" -a "x$with_lua_pc" != "xno"; then
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [$with_lua_pc],
[LUAPKGCONFIG=$with_lua_pc
if test "x$enable_lua" != "xno"; then
PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua], [LUAPKGCONFIG=lua],
[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua5.2], [LUAPKGCONFIG=lua5.2],
[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua5.1], [LUAPKGCONFIG=lua5.1],
[AS_IF([test "x$enable_lua" = "xyes"],
[AC_MSG_ERROR([Lua not found. Please use --with-lua-pc=PKG])],
AS_IF([test "x$LUAPKGCONFIG" != "x"], [enable_lua=yes])
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_LUA],
[test "x$enable_lua" = "xyes"])
[AC_MSG_CHECKING([Lua version])
PKG_CHECK_VAR([LUA_VERSION], [$LUAPKGCONFIG], [V],,
[PKG_CHECK_VAR([LUA_VERSION], [$LUAPKGCONFIG], [major_version])])
AC_MSG_RESULT([$LUA_VERSION])
PKG_CHECK_VAR([LUA_INSTALL_CMOD], [$LUAPKGCONFIG], [INSTALL_CMOD],,
PKG_CHECK_VAR([LUA_INSTALL_LMOD], [$LUAPKGCONFIG], [INSTALL_LMOD],,
# Optional bash integration
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-bash], [build bash integration [default=yes]])],
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_BASH], [test "x$enable_bash" = "xyes"])
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-tests], [build
test/example binaries [default=no]])],
AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_TESTS], [test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes"])
# LXC container path, where the containers are actually stored
# This is overridden by an entry in the file called LXCCONF
AC_ARG_WITH([config-path],
[--with-config-path=dir],
[lxc configuration repository path]
)], [], [with_config_path=['${localstatedir}
/lib/lxc']])
# The path of the global lxc configuration file.
AC_ARG_WITH([global-conf],
[--with-global-conf=dir],
[global lxc configuration file]
# The path of the userns network configuration file
AC_ARG_WITH([usernic-conf],
[user network interface configuration file]
# The path of the runtime usernic database
AC_ARG_WITH([usernic-db],
# Rootfs path, where the container mount structure is assembled
AC_ARG_WITH([rootfs-path],
[--with-rootfs-path=dir],
# cgroup pattern specification
AC_ARG_WITH([cgroup-pattern],
[--with-cgroup-pattern=pattern],
[pattern for container cgroups]
)], [], [with_cgroup_pattern=['/lxc/%n']])
# Container log path. By default, use $lxcpath.
AC_MSG_CHECKING([Whether to place logfiles in container config path])
AC_ARG_ENABLE([configpath-log],
[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-configpath-log], [use logfiles in config path [default=no]])],
[], [enable_configpath_log=no])
AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_configpath_log])
AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_CONFIGPATH_LOGS], [test "$enable_configpath_log" = "yes"])
if test "$enable_configpath_log" = "yes"; then
default_log_path="${with_config_path}"
default_log_path="${localstatedir}
/log/lxc"
)], [], [with_log_path=['${default_log_path}']])
# Expand some useful variables
AS_AC_EXPAND(PREFIX, "$prefix")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBDIR, "$libdir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(BINDIR, "$bindir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBEXECDIR, "$libexecdir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(INCLUDEDIR, "$includedir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, "$sysconfdir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(DATADIR, "$datadir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LOCALSTATEDIR, "$localstatedir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(DOCDIR, "$docdir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_DISTRO_CONF, "$distroconf")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_GENERATE_DATE, "$(date)")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXCPATH, "$with_config_path")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_GLOBAL_CONF, "$with_global_conf")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_USERNIC_CONF, "$with_usernic_conf")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_USERNIC_DB, "$with_usernic_db")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXCROOTFSMOUNT, "$with_rootfs_path")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LXCINITDIR, "$libexecdir")
AS_AC_EXPAND(LOGPATH, "$with_log_path")
AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_CGROUP_PATTERN, ["$with_cgroup_pattern"])
# Check for some standard kernel headers
AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install the Linux kernel headers.]),
# Check for alternate C libraries
AC_MSG_CHECKING(for bionic libc)
AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
if test "x$is_bionic" = "xyes"; then
AC_DEFINE([IS_BIONIC], 1, [bionic libc])
AM_CONDITIONAL([IS_BIONIC], [test "x$is_bionic" = "xyes"])
# Some systems lack PR_CAPBSET_DROP definition => HAVE_DECL_PR_CAPBSET_DROP
AC_CHECK_DECLS([PR_CAPBSET_DROP], [], [], [#include <
sys/prctl.h>])
# Check for some syscalls functions
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setns pivot_root sethostname unshare rand_r confstr])
# Check for some functions
AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, main)
AC_CHECK_FUNCS(pthread_atfork)
AC_CHECK_LIB(util, openpty)
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([openpty hasmntopt setmntent endmntent utmpxname])
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([getline],
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GETLINE, true)
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETLINE,1,[Have getline]),
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GETLINE, false))
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_FGETLN, true)
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FGETLN,1,[Have fgetln]),
AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_FGETLN, false))
# Check for some libraries
AC_SEARCH_LIBS(sem_open, [rt pthread])
AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime, [rt])
# Check for some standard binaries
# See if we support thread-local storage.
if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -Werror"
# Files requiring some variable expansion
AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([default],[[]],[[]])
----------------------------
- distribution: $with_distro
- init script type(s): $init_script
- Bash integration: $enable_bash
- Apparmor: $enable_apparmor
- Linux capabilities: $enable_capabilities
- seccomp: $enable_seccomp
- SELinux: $enable_selinux
- cgmanager: $enable_cgmanager
- python3: $enable_python
- examples: $enable_examples
- API documentation: $enable_api_docs
- user documentation: $enable_doc
- mutex debugging: $enable_mutex_debugging
- Logs in configpath: $enable_configpath_log
if test "x$ac_cv_func_pthread_atfork" = "xno" ; then
WARNING: Threading not supported on your platform
You are compiling LXC for bionic target which lacks certain threading related functionality used by LXC API (like pthread_atfork).
Please note that, because of the missing functionality, multithreaded usage of LXC API cause some problems.