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+# Copyright (C) 2003 OPEN CASCADE, EADS/CCR, LIP6, CEA/DEN,
+# CEDRAT, EDF R&D, LEG, PRINCIPIA R&D, BUREAU VERITAS
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+#
+# See http://www.opencascade.org/SALOME/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.org
+#
+#
+AC_DEFUN([CHECK_HDF5],[
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CPP])dnl
+
+AC_CHECKING(for HDF5)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(hdf5,
+ [ --with-hdf5=DIR root directory path to hdf5 installation ],
+ [HDF5HOME="$withval"
+ AC_MSG_RESULT("select $withval as path to hdf5")
+ ])
+
+AC_SUBST(HDF5_INCLUDES)
+AC_SUBST(HDF5_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(HDF5_MT_LIBS)
+
+HDF5_INCLUDES=""
+HDF5_LIBS=""
+HDF5_MT_LIBS=""
+
+hdf5_ok=no
+
+LOCAL_INCLUDES=""
+LOCAL_LIBS=""
+
+if test -z $HDF5HOME
+then
+ AC_MSG_WARN(undefined HDF5HOME variable which specify hdf5 installation directory)
+else
+ LOCAL_INCLUDES="-I$HDF5HOME/include"
+ LOCAL_LIBS="-L$HDF5HOME/lib"
+fi
+
+dnl hdf5 headers
+
+CPPFLAGS_old="$CPPFLAGS"
+CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LOCAL_INCLUDES"
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(hdf5.h,hdf5_ok=yes ,hdf5_ok=no)
+CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_old"
+
+
+if test "x$hdf5_ok" = "xyes"
+then
+
+dnl hdf5 library
+
+ LIBS_old="$LIBS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS $LOCAL_LIBS"
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(hdf5,H5open,hdf5_ok=yes,hdf5_ok=no)
+ LIBS="$LIBS_old"
+
+fi
+
+if test "x$hdf5_ok" = "xyes"
+then
+ HDF5_INCLUDES="$LOCAL_INCLUDES"
+ HDF5_LIBS="$LOCAL_LIBS -lhdf5"
+ HDF5_MT_LIBS="$LOCAL_LIBS -lhdf5"
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT(for hdf5: $hdf5_ok)
+
+])dnl