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+dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+dnl ====================================================================
+dnl
+dnl     configure.in
+dnl
+dnl     Top-level configure script for eCos host-side software.
+dnl
+dnl ====================================================================
+dnl####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+dnl                                                                         
+dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
+dnl
+dnl This file is part of the eCos host tools.
+dnl
+dnl This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
+dnl under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free 
+dnl Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) 
+dnl any later version.
+dnl 
+dnl This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
+dnl ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
+dnl FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for 
+dnl more details.
+dnl 
+dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+dnl this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
+dnl 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+dnl
+dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl                                                                          
+dnl####COPYRIGHTEND####
+dnl ====================================================================
+dnl#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+dnl
+dnl Author(s):	bartv
+dnl Contact(s):	bartv
+dnl Date:	1998/12/17
+dnl Version:	0.01
+dnl
+dnl####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+dnl ====================================================================
+
+AC_INIT(config.guess)
+AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(eCos,2.0,0)
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+
+dnl Some of the decisions made depend on the compiler that is being used,
+dnl so the usual set of compiler-related macros is needed here.
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AC_CYGWIN
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_OBJEXT
+AC_EXEEXT
+CYG_AC_PROG_MSVC
+
+dnl The eCos host-side only supports native builds, not cross-compilation.
+dnl Cross-compilation should not be impossible, but various macros
+dnl including testing for 64-bit require the ability to run code.
+if test "${cross_compiling}" = "yes"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR(cross-compilation of this package is not supported)
+fi
+
+dnl Allow the usual assertion and trace related options.
+CYG_AC_ARG_INFRASTRUCTURE
+
+dnl What version of Tcl should be used?
+CYG_AC_PATH_TCL
+
+dnl Some of the packages are compulsory and do not depend on the compiler
+dnl that is being used. Other packages are only applicable to specific
+dnl compilers, and in addition it should be possible to enable or
+dnl disable them as convenient.
+dnl
+dnl The host-side infrastructure and libcdl are always needed.
+ECOS_DIRS="infra libcdl"
+
+dnl --------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl Experimental support for building the configtool in the autoconf
+dnl world. This is not yet functional, so it is all commented out.
+
+dnl dnl Building of the standalone configtool and the configtool plugin
+dnl dnl can be controlled by the user. The plugin is normally disabled,
+dnl dnl unless the user specifies that IDE support is necessary.
+dnl
+dnl AC_ARG_ENABLE(standalone-configtool,[--enable-standalone-configtool enable the stand-alone configtool],
+dnl [case "${enableval}" in
+dnl   yes) ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool="yes" ;;
+dnl   *)   ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool="no"  ;;
+dnl esac
+dnl ],[
+dnl   ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool="yes"
+dnl ])
+dnl AC_ARG_ENABLE(configtool-plugin,[ --enable-configtool-plugin enable the IDE configtool plugin],
+dnl [case "${enableval}" in
+dnl   yes) ecosflags_enable_configtool-plugin="yes" ;;
+dnl   *)   ecosflags_enable_configtool-plugin="no"  ;;
+dnl esac
+dnl ],[
+dnl   ecosflags_enable_configtool_plugin="no"
+dnl ])
+dnl 
+dnl dnl Initially only VC++ versions of the configtool are available.
+dnl dnl If using another compiler then just disable these tools.
+dnl if test "${MSVC}" = "no"; then
+dnl   ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool="no"
+dnl   ecosflags_enable_configtool_plugin="no"
+dnl fi
+dnl 
+dnl if test "${ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool}" = "yes"; then
+dnl   ECOS_DIRS="${ECOS_DIRS} tools/configtool/standalone/win32"
+dnl fi
+dnl AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS([
+dnl   if test "${ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool}" = "yes"; then
+dnl     test -d tools                             || mkdir tools
+dnl     test -d tools/configtool                  || mkdir tools/configtool
+dnl     test -d tools/configtool/standalone       || mkdir tools/configtool/standalone
+dnl     test -d tools/configtool/standalone/win32 || mkdir tools/configtool/standalone/win32
+dnl   fi
+dnl ],[
+dnl   ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool=${ecosflags_enable_standalone_configtool}
+dnl ])
+dnl if test "${ecosflags_enable_configtool_plugin}" = "yes"; then
+dnl   ECOS_DIRS="${ECOS_DIRS} tools/configtool/plugin/win32"
+dnl fi
+dnl AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS([
+dnl   if test "${ecosflags_enable_configtool_plugin}" = "yes"; then
+dnl     test -d tools                             || mkdir tools
+dnl     test -d tools/configtool                  || mkdir tools/configtool
+dnl     test -d tools/configtool/plugin           || mkdir tools/configtool/plugin
+dnl     test -d tools/configtool/plugin/win32     || mkdir tools/configtool/plugin/win32
+dnl   fi
+dnl ],[
+dnl   ecosflags_enable_configtool_plugin=${ecosflags_enable_configtool_plugin}
+dnl ])
+
+dnl --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+dnl Add any other directories that are autoconfiscated and present
+if test -f ${srcdir}/tools/ecostest/common/configure; then
+  ECOS_DIRS="${ECOS_DIRS} tools/ecostest/common"
+  AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS([
+    test -d tools 			     || mkdir tools
+    test -d tools/ecostest 		     || mkdir tools/ecostest
+    test -d tools/ecostest/common 	     || mkdir tools/ecostest/common
+  ])
+fi
+
+if test -d ${srcdir}/tools/configtool/standalone/common; then
+  ECOS_DIRS="${ECOS_DIRS} tools/configtool/standalone/common"
+  AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS([
+    test -d tools   			       || mkdir tools
+    test -d tools/configtool                   || mkdir tools/configtool
+    test -d tools/configtool/standalone        || mkdir tools/configtool/standalone
+    test -d tools/configtool/standalone/common || mkdir tools/configtool/standalone/common
+  ])
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(ECOS_DIRS)
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(${ECOS_DIRS})
+AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)