--- deliantra/server/configure.ac	2006/02/03 07:11:29	1.1.1.1
+++ deliantra/server/configure.ac	2006/02/03 07:25:24	1.2
@@ -216,6 +216,59 @@
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BZIP,"${BZIP}",[Path to the bzip binary])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BUNZIP,"${BUNZIP}",[Path to the bunzip binary])
 
+if true; then
+  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 $Config{privlibexp}'`"
+        PERL_PLUGIN=yes
+     else
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([no, unable to link])
+     fi
+  else
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([no working perl found, or perl not version >= 5.8])
+  fi
+fi
+AC_SUBST(PERLLIB)
+AC_SUBST(PERLFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PERLPRIVLIBEXP)
+AC_SUBST(PERL)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(PERL_PLUGIN,test "x$PERL_PLUGIN" != "x")
+AC_SUBST(PERL_PLUGIN)
+
+     AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <EXTERN.h>
+#include <perl.h>
+#include <XSUB.h>
+],[
+     PerlInterpreter *perl = perl_alloc ();
+],[rxvt_perl_link=yes],[rxvt_perl_link=no])
+if test x$support_perl = xyes; then
+   support_frills=yes
+fi
+
 #############################################
 # Plugin configuration
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen,[ cf_have_libdl=yes ])
@@ -246,5 +299,5 @@
 	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/cfperl/Makefile plugins/cfpython/Makefile plugins/cfanim/Makefile devel/Makefile
 	 ])