dnl look for prctl
AC_CHECK_FUNC([prctl], , )
- dnl look for the library; do not add to LIBS if found
- AC_CHECK_LIB([cap], [cap_get_proc], [LIBCAP=-lcap], ,)
- AC_SUBST(LIBCAP)
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE([caps],
+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-caps], [Disable capabilities support])])
+
+ LIBCAP=
+
+ if test "x$enable_caps" != "xno" ; then
+ dnl look for the library; do not add to LIBS if found
+ AC_CHECK_LIB([cap], [cap_get_proc], [LIBCAP=-lcap], ,)
- AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/capability.h], ,
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([libcap headers not found.])])
+ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/capability.h], ,
+ [test "x$enable_caps" = "xyes" && AC_MSG_ERROR([libcap headers not found.])])
+ fi
+
+ AC_SUBST(LIBCAP)
])dnl