Merge #21182: build: remove mostly pointless BOOST_PROCESS macro

7bf04e358a build: remove mostly pointless BOOST_PROCESS macro (fanquake)

Pull request description:

  Performing a series of link checks for a Boost component that is
  header-only doesn't make much sense, and currently means we just have
  another confusing Boost macro in our tree. I'm not sure why this was
  originally done this way; maybe Sjors or luke-jr can elaborate (#15382 (929cda5470))?

  The macro also has the side-effect of producing confusing error
  messages. i.e in #20744, the CI is currently failing with:
  ```bash
  checking for boostlib >= 1.58.0 (105800) lib path in "/tmp/cirrus-ci-build/depends/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib"... yes
  checking for boostlib >= 1.58.0 (105800)... yes
  checking whether the Boost::Process library is available... yes
  configure: error: Could not find a version of the Boost::Process library!
  ```

  This isn't useful, given there is no such thing as a `Boost::Process` library.

  This PR just removes the macro entirely, but maintains a `--with-boost-process`
  (defaulting to off), flag to configure. Hopefully this will also be
  removed, in favour of `--enable/disable-external-signer` if/when #16546
  is merged.

ACKs for top commit:
  laanwj:
    ACK 7bf04e358a

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Wladimir J. van der Laan 4 years ago
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@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
# ===========================================================================
# https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_process.html
# ===========================================================================
#
# SYNOPSIS
#
# AX_BOOST_PROCESS
#
# DESCRIPTION
#
# Test for Process library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro
# requires a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is
# available at <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
#
# This macro calls:
#
# AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROCESS_LIB)
#
# And sets:
#
# HAVE_BOOST_PROCESS
#
# LICENSE
#
# Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
# Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
# Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel Casimiro <dan.casimiro@gmail.com>
#
# Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
# permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
# and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
# warranty.
#serial 2
AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_PROCESS],
[
AC_ARG_WITH([boost-process],
AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-process@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
[use the Process library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
e.g. --with-boost-process=boost_process-gcc-mt ]),
[
if test "$withval" = "no"; then
want_boost_process="no"
elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
want_boost_process="yes"
ax_boost_user_process_lib=""
else
want_boost_process="yes"
ax_boost_user_process_lib="$withval"
fi
],
[want_boost_process="yes"]
)
if test "x$want_boost_process" = "xyes"; then
AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
export CPPFLAGS
LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
export LDFLAGS
AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Process library is available,
ax_cv_boost_process,
[AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
CXXFLAGS=
AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/process.hpp>]],
[[boost::process::child* child = new boost::process::child; delete child;]])],
ax_cv_boost_process=yes, ax_cv_boost_process=no)
CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_SAVE
AC_LANG_POP([C++])
])
if test "x$ax_cv_boost_process" = "xyes"; then
AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_PROCESS,,[define if the Boost::Process library is available])
BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
LDFLAGS_SAVE=$LDFLAGS
if test "x$ax_boost_user_process_lib" = "x"; then
for libextension in `ls -r $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_process* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/lib,,' | sed 's,\..*,,'` ; do
ax_lib=${libextension}
AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
[BOOST_PROCESS_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROCESS_LIB) link_process="yes"; break],
[link_process="no"])
done
if test "x$link_process" != "xyes"; then
for libextension in `ls -r $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_process* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's,\..*,,'` ; do
ax_lib=${libextension}
AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
[BOOST_PROCESS_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROCESS_LIB) link_process="yes"; break],
[link_process="no"])
done
fi
else
for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_process_lib boost_process-$ax_boost_user_process_lib; do
AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
[BOOST_PROCESS_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROCESS_LIB) link_process="yes"; break],
[link_process="no"])
done
fi
if test "x$ax_lib" = "x"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a version of the Boost::Process library!)
fi
if test "x$link_process" = "xno"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
fi
fi
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
fi
])

@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([werror],
[enable_werror=$enableval],
[enable_werror=no])
AC_ARG_WITH([boost-process],
[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-process],[Opt in to using Boost Process (default is no)])],
[boost_process=$withval],
[boost_process=no])
AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
dnl Check for a flag to turn compiler warnings into errors. This is helpful for checks which may
@ -1388,8 +1393,15 @@ fi
AX_BOOST_SYSTEM
AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
dnl Opt-in to boost-process
AS_IF([ test x$with_boost_process != x ], [ AX_BOOST_PROCESS ], [ ax_cv_boost_process=no ] )
dnl Opt-in to Boost Process
if test "x$boost_process" != xno; then
AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Boost Process)
AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <boost/process.hpp>]],
[[ boost::process::child* child = new boost::process::child; delete child; ]])],
[ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); AC_DEFINE([HAVE_BOOST_PROCESS],,[define if Boost::Process is available])],
[ AC_MSG_ERROR([Boost::Process is not available!])]
)
fi
if test x$suppress_external_warnings != xno; then
BOOST_CPPFLAGS=SUPPRESS_WARNINGS($BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
@ -1876,7 +1888,7 @@ esac
echo
echo "Options used to compile and link:"
echo " boost process = $ax_cv_boost_process"
echo " boost process = $with_boost_process"
echo " multiprocess = $build_multiprocess"
echo " with libs = $build_bitcoin_libs"
echo " with wallet = $enable_wallet"

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