1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index fea5b70..7f0263d 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -220,6 +220,21 @@ m4_popdef([pkg_default])
 m4_popdef([pkg_description])
 ]) dnl PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR
 
+
+# PKG_CHECK_VAR(VARIABLE, MODULE, CONFIG-VARIABLE,
+# [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Retrieves the value of the pkg-config variable for the given module.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_VAR],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1], [value of $3 for $2, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1], [variable="][$3]["], [$2])
+AS_VAR_COPY([$1], [pkg_cv_][$1])
+
+AS_VAR_IF([$1], [""], [$5], [$4])dnl
+])# PKG_CHECK_VAR
+
 # Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation