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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+VERSION='0.1'
+APPNAME='chronoshare'
+
+from waflib import Build, Logs
+
+def options(opt):
+    opt.load('compiler_cxx boost ccnx')
+    opt.add_option('--debug',action='store_true',default=False,dest='debug',help='''debugging mode''')
+    opt.add_option('--yes',action='store_true',default=False) # for autoconf/automake/make compatibility
+
+def configure(conf):
+    conf.load("compiler_cxx boost ccnx")
+
+    conf.check_cfg(package='sqlite3', args=['--cflags', '--libs'], uselib_store='SQLITE3', mandatory=True)
+
+    if not conf.check_cfg(package='openssl', args=['--cflags', '--libs'], uselib_store='SSL', mandatory=False):
+        Logs.error ("bla")
+        conf.check_cc(lib='crypto',
+                      header_name='openssl/crypto.h',
+                      define_name='HAVE_SSL',
+                      uselib_store='SSL')
+    else:
+        conf.define ("HAVE_SSL", 1)
+    
+    if not conf.get_define ("HAVE_SSL"):
+        conf.fatal ("Cannot find SSL libraries")
+
+    conf.check_boost(lib='system iostreams regex')
+
+    boost_version = conf.env.BOOST_VERSION.split('_')
+    if int(boost_version[0]) < 1 or int(boost_version[1]) < 46:
+        Logs.error ("Minumum required boost version is 1.46")
+        return
+
+    conf.check_ccnx (path=conf.options.ccnx_dir)
+
+    if conf.options.debug:
+        conf.define ('_DEBUG', 1)
+        conf.env.append_value('CXXFLAGS', ['-O0', '-g3'])
+    else:
+        conf.env.append_value('CXXFLAGS', ['-O3', '-g'])
+
+    conf.write_config_header('src/config.h')
+
+def build (bld):
+    chronoshare = bld (
+        target=APPNAME,
+        features=['cxx', 'cxxprogram'],
+        # source = bld.path.ant_glob(['src/**/*.cc']),
+        source = ['src/main.cc', 'src/sqlite-helper.cc'],
+        use = 'BOOST BOOST_IOSTREAMS BOOST_REGEX CCNX SSL SQLITE3',
+        includes = ['include', 'src'],
+        )