--- deliantra/server/configure.ac	2006/02/03 07:11:29	1.1
+++ deliantra/server/configure.ac	2006/03/15 15:35:45	1.4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_REVISION($Id$)
-AC_INIT([crossfire], [1.8.0], [crossfire-devel@listserv.real-time.com])
+AC_INIT([crossfire], [1.9.0], [crossfire-devel@listserv.real-time.com])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(utils)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([server/main.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
@@ -216,6 +216,46 @@
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BZIP,"${BZIP}",[Path to the bzip binary])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BUNZIP,"${BUNZIP}",[Path to the bunzip binary])
 
+AC_PATH_PROG(PERL, perl5)
+AC_PATH_PROG(PERL, perl)
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for $PERL suitability)
+if $PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e "use v5.8" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+
+  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts`"
+  LIBS="$LIBS `$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts`"
+  AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <EXTERN.h>
+#include <perl.h>
+#include <XSUB.h>
+],[
+  PerlInterpreter *perl = perl_alloc ();
+],[perl_link=yes],[perl_link=no])
+  CXXFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+
+  if test x$perl_link = xyes; then
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)
+     AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_PERL, 1, Define if you can embed a perl interpreter)
+     PERLFLAGS="`$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts`"
+     PERLLIB="`$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts`"
+     PERLPRIVLIBEXP="`$PERL -MConfig -e 'print $Config{privlibexp}'`"
+     PERL_PLUGIN=yes
+  else
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([no, unable to link])
+  fi
+else
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([no working perl found, or perl not version >= 5.8])
+fi
+AC_SUBST(PERLLIB)
+AC_SUBST(PERLFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PERLPRIVLIBEXP)
+AC_SUBST(PERL)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(PERL_PLUGIN,test "x$PERL_PLUGIN" != "x")
+AC_SUBST(PERL_PLUGIN)
+
 #############################################
 # Plugin configuration
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen,[ cf_have_libdl=yes ])
@@ -246,5 +286,10 @@
 	include/Makefile utils/Makefile lib/checkarch.pl
 	lib/collect.pl utils/add_throw.perl utils/crossloop.tmpl utils/crossloop.pl.tmpl
 	utils/metaserver.pl utils/crossloop.web utils/scores.pl utils/player_dl.pl
-	common/Makefile plugins/Makefile plugins/cfpython/Makefile plugins/cfanim/Makefile devel/Makefile
+	common/Makefile plugins/Makefile plugins/cfpython/Makefile 
+	plugins/cfpython/include/Makefile plugins/cfanim/Makefile 
+	plugins/cfanim/include/Makefile
+	plugins/common/Makefile plugins/common/include/Makefile
+	devel/Makefile
+        plugins/cfperl/Makefile
 	 ])