[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #33: config.in: cairo and ffmpeg checks

[Lars Ahlzen]

>  Hi,
> 
>  we should finish adding Cairo support by building it into the ./configure
>  script.
> 
>  the attached patch also adds an extra test needed for ffmpeg.
> 
>  I do not know much about autoconf and ./configure scripts so I don't claim
>  that the attached patch will work, but it should be a good starting point.
> 
>  Hamish

Thanks (both you Hamish and Glynn)!

The --with-cairo configure option seems to work well (I tried it after 
Glynn's update to use pkg-config).

For completeness, below is a small patch to update the Cairo monitor 
documentation to reflect this change, that perhaps someone can apply?

/ Lars


Index: display/drivers/cairo/description.html
===================================================================
--- display/drivers/cairo/description.html      (revision 29917)
+++ display/drivers/cairo/description.html      (working copy)
@@ -126,15 +126,11 @@

  <H2>NOTES</H2>

-<P>
-The driver is still in development. Currently the way to enable Cairo 
driver
-support is to build grass with
-<div class="code"><PRE>
-make USE_CAIRO=1
-</PRE></div>
+<P>The driver is still in development. Enable it by specifying
+<CODE>--with-cairo</CODE> when configuring GRASS. This
+requires a reasonably recent version of the Cairo libraries
+and a working pkg-config.</P>

-This requires a reasonably recent version of the cairo libraries (cairo.h).
-
  <P>Antialiasing is enabled by default for bitmap formats. There is
  currently no way of disabling this.</P>



-- 
Lars Ahlzen
lars at ahlzen.com