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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+#
+# partially based on boost.py written by Gernot Vormayr
+# written by Ruediger Sonderfeld <ruediger@c-plusplus.de>, 2008
+# modified by Bjoern Michaelsen, 2008
+# modified by Luca Fossati, 2008
+# rewritten for waf 1.5.1, Thomas Nagy, 2008
+# rewritten for waf 1.6.2, Sylvain Rouquette, 2011
+
+'''
+To add the boost tool to the waf file:
+$ ./waf-light --tools=compat15,boost
+	or, if you have waf >= 1.6.2
+$ ./waf update --files=boost
+
+The wscript will look like:
+
+def options(opt):
+	opt.load('compiler_cxx boost')
+
+def configure(conf):
+	conf.load('compiler_cxx boost')
+	conf.check_boost(lib='system filesystem', mt=True, static=True)
+
+def build(bld):
+	bld(source='main.cpp', target='app', use='BOOST')
+'''
+
+import sys
+import re
+from waflib import Utils, Logs
+from waflib.Configure import conf
+from waflib.Errors import WafError
+
+BOOST_LIBS = ('/usr/lib', '/usr/local/lib',
+			  '/opt/local/lib', '/sw/lib', '/lib')
+BOOST_INCLUDES = ('/usr/include', '/usr/local/include',
+				  '/opt/local/include', '/sw/include')
+BOOST_VERSION_FILE = 'boost/version.hpp'
+BOOST_VERSION_CODE = '''
+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
+int main() { std::cout << BOOST_LIB_VERSION << std::endl; }
+'''
+
+# toolsets from {boost_dir}/tools/build/v2/tools/common.jam
+PLATFORM = Utils.unversioned_sys_platform()
+detect_intel = lambda env: (PLATFORM == 'win32') and 'iw' or 'il'
+detect_clang = lambda env: (PLATFORM == 'darwin') and 'clang-darwin' or 'clang'
+detect_mingw = lambda env: (re.search('MinGW', env.CXX[0])) and 'mgw' or 'gcc'
+BOOST_TOOLSETS = {
+	'borland':  'bcb',
+	'clang':	detect_clang,
+	'como':	 'como',
+	'cw':	   'cw',
+	'darwin':   'xgcc',
+	'edg':	  'edg',
+	'g++':	  detect_mingw,
+	'gcc':	  detect_mingw,
+	'icpc':	 detect_intel,
+	'intel':	detect_intel,
+	'kcc':	  'kcc',
+	'kylix':	'bck',
+	'mipspro':  'mp',
+	'mingw':	'mgw',
+	'msvc':	 'vc',
+	'qcc':	  'qcc',
+	'sun':	  'sw',
+	'sunc++':   'sw',
+	'tru64cxx': 'tru',
+	'vacpp':	'xlc'
+}
+
+
+def options(opt):
+	opt.add_option('--boost-includes', type='string',
+				   default='', dest='boost_includes',
+				   help='''path to the boost directory where the includes are
+				   e.g. /boost_1_45_0/include''')
+	opt.add_option('--boost-libs', type='string',
+				   default='', dest='boost_libs',
+				   help='''path to the directory where the boost libs are
+				   e.g. /boost_1_45_0/stage/lib''')
+	opt.add_option('--boost-static', action='store_true',
+				   default=False, dest='boost_static',
+				   help='link static libraries')
+	opt.add_option('--boost-mt', action='store_true',
+				   default=False, dest='boost_mt',
+				   help='select multi-threaded libraries')
+	opt.add_option('--boost-abi', type='string', default='', dest='boost_abi',
+				   help='''select libraries with tags (dgsyp, d for debug),
+				   see doc Boost, Getting Started, chapter 6.1''')
+	opt.add_option('--boost-toolset', type='string',
+				   default='', dest='boost_toolset',
+				   help='force a toolset e.g. msvc, vc90, \
+						gcc, mingw, mgw45 (default: auto)')
+	py_version = '%d%d' % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
+	opt.add_option('--boost-python', type='string',
+				   default=py_version, dest='boost_python',
+				   help='select the lib python with this version \
+						(default: %s)' % py_version)
+
+
+@conf
+def __boost_get_version_file(self, dir):
+	try:
+		return self.root.find_dir(dir).find_node(BOOST_VERSION_FILE)
+	except:
+		return None
+
+
+@conf
+def boost_get_version(self, dir):
+	"""silently retrieve the boost version number"""
+	re_but = re.compile('^#define\\s+BOOST_LIB_VERSION\\s+"(.*)"$', re.M)
+	try:
+		val = re_but.search(self.__boost_get_version_file(dir).read()).group(1)
+	except:
+		val = self.check_cxx(fragment=BOOST_VERSION_CODE, includes=[dir],
+							 execute=True, define_ret=True)
+	return val
+
+
+@conf
+def boost_get_includes(self, *k, **kw):
+	includes = k and k[0] or kw.get('includes', None)
+	if includes and self.__boost_get_version_file(includes):
+		return includes
+	for dir in BOOST_INCLUDES:
+		if self.__boost_get_version_file(dir):
+			return dir
+	if includes:
+		self.fatal('headers not found in %s' % includes)
+	else:
+		self.fatal('headers not found, use --boost-includes=/path/to/boost')
+
+
+@conf
+def boost_get_toolset(self, cc):
+	toolset = cc
+	if not cc:
+		build_platform = Utils.unversioned_sys_platform()
+		if build_platform in BOOST_TOOLSETS:
+			cc = build_platform
+		else:
+			cc = self.env.CXX_NAME
+	if cc in BOOST_TOOLSETS:
+		toolset = BOOST_TOOLSETS[cc]
+	return isinstance(toolset, str) and toolset or toolset(self.env)
+
+
+@conf
+def __boost_get_libs_path(self, *k, **kw):
+	''' return the lib path and all the files in it '''
+	if 'files' in kw:
+		return self.root.find_dir('.'), Utils.to_list(kw['files'])
+	libs = k and k[0] or kw.get('libs', None)
+	if libs:
+		path = self.root.find_dir(libs)
+		files = path.ant_glob('*boost_*')
+	if not libs or not files:
+		for dir in BOOST_LIBS:
+			try:
+				path = self.root.find_dir(dir)
+				files = path.ant_glob('*boost_*')
+				if files:
+					break
+				path = self.root.find_dir(dir + '64')
+				files = path.ant_glob('*boost_*')
+				if files:
+					break
+			except:
+				path = None
+	if not path:
+		if libs:
+			self.fatal('libs not found in %s' % libs)
+		else:
+			self.fatal('libs not found, \
+					   use --boost-includes=/path/to/boost/lib')
+	return path, files
+
+
+@conf
+def boost_get_libs(self, *k, **kw):
+	'''
+	return the lib path and the required libs
+	according to the parameters
+	'''
+	path, files = self.__boost_get_libs_path(**kw)
+	t = []
+	if kw.get('mt', False):
+		t.append('mt')
+	if kw.get('abi', None):
+		t.append(kw['abi'])
+	tags = t and '(-%s)+' % '-'.join(t) or ''
+	toolset = '(-%s[0-9]{0,3})+' % self.boost_get_toolset(kw.get('toolset', ''))
+	version = '(-%s)+' % self.env.BOOST_VERSION
+
+	def find_lib(re_lib, files):
+		for file in files:
+			if re_lib.search(file.name):
+				return file
+		return None
+
+	def format_lib_name(name):
+		if name.startswith('lib'):
+			name = name[3:]
+		return name.split('.')[0]
+
+	libs = []
+	for lib in Utils.to_list(k and k[0] or kw.get('lib', None)):
+		py = (lib == 'python') and '(-py%s)+' % kw['python'] or ''
+		# Trying libraries, from most strict match to least one
+		for pattern in ['boost_%s%s%s%s%s' % (lib, toolset, tags, py, version),
+						'boost_%s%s%s%s' % (lib, tags, py, version),
+						'boost_%s%s%s' % (lib, tags, version),
+						# Give up trying to find the right version
+						'boost_%s%s%s%s' % (lib, toolset, tags, py),
+						'boost_%s%s%s' % (lib, tags, py),
+						'boost_%s%s' % (lib, tags)]:
+			file = find_lib(re.compile(pattern), files)
+			if file:
+				libs.append(format_lib_name(file.name))
+				break
+		else:
+			self.fatal('lib %s not found in %s' % (lib, path))
+
+	return path.abspath(), libs
+
+
+@conf
+def check_boost(self, *k, **kw):
+	"""
+	initialize boost
+
+	You can pass the same parameters as the command line (without "--boost-"),
+	but the command line has the priority.
+	"""
+	if not self.env['CXX']:
+		self.fatal('load a c++ compiler first, conf.load("compiler_cxx")')
+
+	params = {'lib': k and k[0] or kw.get('lib', None)}
+	for key, value in self.options.__dict__.items():
+		if not key.startswith('boost_'):
+			continue
+		key = key[len('boost_'):]
+		params[key] = value and value or kw.get(key, '')
+
+	var = kw.get('uselib_store', 'BOOST')
+
+	self.start_msg('Checking boost includes')
+	try:
+		self.env['INCLUDES_%s' % var] = self.boost_get_includes(**params)
+		self.env.BOOST_VERSION = self.boost_get_version(self.env['INCLUDES_%s' % var])
+	except WafError:
+		self.end_msg("not found", 'YELLOW')
+		raise
+	self.end_msg(self.env.BOOST_VERSION)
+	if Logs.verbose:
+		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	path : %s' % self.env['INCLUDES_%s' % var])
+
+	if not params['lib']:
+		return
+	self.start_msg('Checking boost libs')
+	try:
+		suffix = params.get('static', 'ST') or ''
+		path, libs = self.boost_get_libs(**params)
+	except WafError:
+		self.end_msg("not found", 'YELLOW')
+		raise
+	self.env['%sLIBPATH_%s' % (suffix, var)] = [path]
+	self.env['%sLIB_%s' % (suffix, var)] = libs
+	self.end_msg('ok')
+	if Logs.verbose:
+		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	path : %s' % path)
+		Logs.pprint('CYAN', '	libs : %s' % libs)
+