Macro: ac_prog_modprobe

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# ac_prog_modprobe

## Synopsis

`AC_PROG_MODPROBE`

## Version

1.1.1.1 (2001/07/26) Installed_Packages @ ac-archive-0.5.32

## Author

Kaelin Colclasure <kaelin@acm.org>

## Description

This macro searches for a modprobe command, such as can be found on Linux systems with loadable kernel module support. PATH is checked first, then the default location(s).

This is one of several autoconf macros intended to assist in configuring and installing loadable kernel modules.

## M4 Source Code

    AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_MODPROBE],[
    AC_PATH_PROG(MODPROBE, modprobe, , $PATH:/sbin)
    if test -z "$MODPROBE"; then
      AC_MSG_WARN([no support for loadable kernel modules])
    else
      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for module_prefix])
      module_prefix=`$MODPROBE -c | grep path.kernel.= \
                     | sed -e '2,$d' -e 's/.*=//' -e 's/.kernel//'`
      AC_MSG_RESULT($module_prefix)
      AC_SUBST(module_prefix)
    fi
    ])