diff --git a/.waf-tools/dependency-checker.py b/.waf-tools/dependency-checker.py
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+# encoding: utf-8
+
+from waflib import Options, Logs
+from waflib.Configure import conf
+
+def addDependencyOptions(self, opt, name, extraHelp=''):
+    opt.add_option('--with-%s' % name, type='string', default=None,
+                   dest='with_%s' % name,
+                   help='Path to %s, e.g., /usr/local %s' % (name, extraHelp))
+setattr(Options.OptionsContext, "addDependencyOptions", addDependencyOptions)
+
+@conf
+def checkDependency(self, name, **kw):
+    root = kw.get('path', getattr(Options.options, 'with_%s' % name))
+    kw['msg'] = kw.get('msg', 'Checking for %s library' % name)
+    kw['uselib_store'] = kw.get('uselib_store', name.upper())
+    kw['define_name'] = kw.get('define_name', 'HAVE_%s' % kw['uselib_store'])
+    kw['mandatory'] = kw.get('mandatory', True)
+
+    if root:
+        isOk = self.check_cxx(cxxflags="-I%s/include" % root,
+                              linkflags="-L%s/lib" % root,
+                              **kw)
+    else:
+        isOk = self.check_cxx(**kw)
+
+    if isOk:
+        self.env[kw['define_name']] = True