msteveb/autosetup — Issue #6: Need support for finding system packages
Author: msteveb
Created: 2012-02-21 21:33:04+00:00
State: open

autosetup needs an easy way to search for system libraries/components similar to cmake's FIND_PACKAGE (http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/CMake:How_To_Find_Libraries)

It should take into account:
* Any --with-xyz path specified by the user
* pkg-config if applicable (pay attention to cross-compile issues)
* Common locations