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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+"""
+Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California
+
+This file is part of NSL (NDN Signature Logger).
+See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NSL authors and contributors.
+
+NSL is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+NSL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+NSL, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+from waflib import Logs, Utils, Context
+import os
+
+VERSION = "0.1.0"
+APPNAME = "nsl"
+
+def options(opt):
+    opt.load(['compiler_cxx', 'gnu_dirs', 'c_osx'])
+    opt.load(['default-compiler-flags', 'boost', 'cryptopp',
+              'sqlite3', 'doxygen', 'sphinx_build'],
+             tooldir=['.waf-tools'])
+
+    opt = opt.add_option_group('NSL Options')
+
+    opt.add_option('--with-tests', action='store_true', default=False, dest='with_tests',
+                   help='''build unit tests''')
+
+    opt.add_option('--without-tools', action='store_false', default=True, dest='with_tools',
+                   help='''Do not build tools''')
+
+    opt.add_option('--without-sqlite-locking', action='store_false', default=True,
+                   dest='with_sqlite_locking',
+                   help='''Disable filesystem locking in sqlite3 database '''
+                        '''(use unix-dot locking mechanism instead). '''
+                        '''This option may be necessary if home directory is hosted on NFS.''')
+
+def configure(conf):
+    conf.load(['compiler_cxx', 'gnu_dirs', 'c_osx',
+               'default-compiler-flags', 'boost', 'cryptopp',
+               'sqlite3', 'doxygen', 'sphinx_build'])
+
+    conf.env['WITH_TESTS'] = conf.options.with_tests
+    conf.env['WITH_TOOLS'] = conf.options.with_tools
+
+    conf.find_program('sh', var='SH', mandatory=True)
+
+    conf.check_cxx(lib='pthread', uselib_store='PTHREAD', define_name='HAVE_PTHREAD',
+                   mandatory=False)
+    conf.check_sqlite3(mandatory=True)
+    conf.check_cryptopp(mandatory=True, use='PTHREAD')
+
+    conf.check_cfg(package='libndn-cxx', args=['--cflags', '--libs'],
+                   uselib_store='NDN_CXX', mandatory=True)
+
+    USED_BOOST_LIBS = ['system', 'filesystem', 'date_time', 'iostreams',
+                       'program_options', 'chrono']
+    if conf.env['WITH_TESTS']:
+        USED_BOOST_LIBS += ['unit_test_framework']
+        conf.define('HAVE_TESTS', 1)
+
+    conf.check_boost(lib=USED_BOOST_LIBS, mandatory=True)
+    if conf.env.BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER < 104800:
+        Logs.error("Minimum required boost version is 1.48.0")
+        Logs.error("Please upgrade your distribution or install custom boost libraries" +
+                    " (http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Boost_FAQ)")
+        return
+
+    if not conf.options.with_sqlite_locking:
+        conf.define('DISABLE_SQLITE3_FS_LOCKING', 1)
+
+    conf.define('DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE', '%s/ndn/nsl.conf' % conf.env['SYSCONFDIR'])
+
+    conf.write_config_header('config.hpp')
+
+def build(bld):
+    version(bld)
+
+    bld(features="subst",
+        name='version',
+        source='version.hpp.in',
+        target='version.hpp',
+        install_path=None,
+        VERSION_STRING=VERSION_BASE,
+        VERSION_BUILD=VERSION,
+        VERSION=int(VERSION_SPLIT[0]) * 1000000 +
+                int(VERSION_SPLIT[1]) * 1000 +
+                int(VERSION_SPLIT[2]),
+        VERSION_MAJOR=VERSION_SPLIT[0],
+        VERSION_MINOR=VERSION_SPLIT[1],
+        VERSION_PATCH=VERSION_SPLIT[2],
+        )
+
+    core = bld(
+        target='core-objects',
+        name='core-objects',
+        features='cxx',
+        source=bld.path.ant_glob(['core/**/*.cpp']),
+        use='version BOOST NDN_CXX CRYPTOPP SQLITE3',
+        includes='. core',
+        export_includes='. core',
+        headers='common.hpp',
+        )
+
+    logger_objects = bld(
+        target='daemon-objects',
+        name='daemon-objects',
+        features='cxx',
+        source=bld.path.ant_glob(['daemon/**/*.cpp'],
+                                 excl=['daemon/main.cpp']),
+        use='core-objects',
+        includes='daemon',
+        export_includes='daemon',
+        )
+
+    bld(target='bin/nsl',
+        features='cxx cxxprogram',
+        source='daemon/main.cpp',
+        use='daemon-objects',
+        )
+
+    if bld.env['WITH_TESTS']:
+        bld.recurse('tests')
+
+    if bld.env['WITH_TOOLS']:
+        bld.recurse("tools")
+
+    bld(features="subst",
+        source='nsl.conf.sample.in',
+        target='nsl.conf.sample',
+        install_path="${SYSCONFDIR}/ndn",
+        )
+
+    if bld.env['SPHINX_BUILD']:
+        bld(features="sphinx",
+            builder="man",
+            outdir="docs/manpages",
+            config="docs/conf.py",
+            source=bld.path.ant_glob('docs/manpages/**/*.rst'),
+            install_path="${MANDIR}/",
+            VERSION=VERSION)
+
+def docs(bld):
+    from waflib import Options
+    Options.commands = ['doxygen', 'sphinx'] + Options.commands
+
+def doxygen(bld):
+    version(bld)
+
+    if not bld.env.DOXYGEN:
+        Logs.error("ERROR: cannot build documentation (`doxygen' is not found in $PATH)")
+    else:
+        bld(features="subst",
+            name="doxygen-conf",
+            source=["docs/doxygen.conf.in",
+                    "docs/named_data_theme/named_data_footer-with-analytics.html.in"],
+            target=["docs/doxygen.conf",
+                    "docs/named_data_theme/named_data_footer-with-analytics.html"],
+            VERSION=VERSION,
+            HTML_FOOTER="../build/docs/named_data_theme/named_data_footer-with-analytics.html" \
+                          if os.getenv('GOOGLE_ANALYTICS', None) \
+                          else "../docs/named_data_theme/named_data_footer.html",
+            GOOGLE_ANALYTICS=os.getenv('GOOGLE_ANALYTICS', ""),
+            )
+
+        bld(features="doxygen",
+            doxyfile='docs/doxygen.conf',
+            use="doxygen-conf")
+
+def sphinx(bld):
+    version(bld)
+
+    if not bld.env.SPHINX_BUILD:
+        bld.fatal("ERROR: cannot build documentation (`sphinx-build' is not found in $PATH)")
+    else:
+        bld(features="sphinx",
+            outdir="docs",
+            source=bld.path.ant_glob("docs/**/*.rst"),
+            config="docs/conf.py",
+            VERSION=VERSION)
+
+
+def version(ctx):
+    if getattr(Context.g_module, 'VERSION_BASE', None):
+        return
+
+    Context.g_module.VERSION_BASE = Context.g_module.VERSION
+    Context.g_module.VERSION_SPLIT = [v for v in VERSION_BASE.split('.')]
+
+    try:
+        cmd = ['git', 'describe', '--match', 'nsl-*']
+        p = Utils.subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=Utils.subprocess.PIPE,
+                                   stderr=None, stdin=None)
+        out = p.communicate()[0].strip()
+        if p.returncode == 0 and out != "":
+            Context.g_module.VERSION = out[8:]
+    except:
+        pass