use an external browser to view disorder help

[disorder] / configure.ac

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a68598a66ccdeb61ee656bc8dec19778652635cb..a02086436dc9c29fdbef6e6d3682afa736979e17 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 # USA
 #
 
-AC_INIT(disorder, 1.5.99+, richard+disorder@sfere.greenend.org.uk)
+AC_INIT([disorder], [1.5.99+], [richard+disorder@sfere.greenend.org.uk])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config.aux])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(disorder, 1.5.99+)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(disorder, [1.5.99+])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([server/disorderd.c])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ case "$host" in
   if test $want_coreaudio = yes; then
     COREAUDIO="-framework CoreAudio"
   fi
+  BROWSER=open
   ;;
 * )
   AC_MSG_RESULT([unknown, winging it])
@@ -87,6 +88,25 @@ case "$host" in
 esac
 AC_SUBST([COREAUDIO])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([browser],
+            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-browser=BROWSER],
+                           [use BROWSER to display HTML])],
+            [browser=$withval])
+
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([default HTML viewer],[rjk_cv_browser],[
+  rjk_cv_browser=UNKNOWN
+  for candidate in x-www-browser firefox mozilla konqueror netscape; do
+    if type $candidate >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      rjk_cv_browser="$candidate"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+])
+if test -z "$browser"; then
+  browser="$rjk_cv_browser"
+fi
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([BROWSER],["$browser"],[HTML viewer])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([server],
            [AS_HELP_STRING([--without-server],
                            [do not build server])],