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-# -*- Mode: python -*-
-# SCons build specification
-# see http://www.scons.org if you do not have this tool
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2005-2008 OGG, LLC. All rights reserved.
-#
-#  This software is provided AS-IS with no warranty, either express or
-#  implied.
-#
-#  This software is distributed under license and may not be copied,
-#  modified or distributed except as expressly authorized under the 
-#  terms of the license contained in the file LICENSE.txt in this 
-#  distribution.
-
-# This source code is distributed under specific license
-# terms. See LICENSE.txt for details.
-
-# invoke with 'scons' to build the library
-
-# change this to one of openssl or schannel if you want TLS support
-TLS_PLUGIN = 'dummy'
-
-LIBSTROPHE_VERSION_MAJOR=0
-LIBSTROPHE_VERSION_MINOR=7
-
-from os.path import join
-
-# TODO: should use lamda and map to work on python 1.5
-def path(prefix, list): return [join(prefix, x) for x in list]
-
-ExpatSources = Split("""
-  xmlparse.c
-  xmltok.c
-  xmlrole.c
-""")
-
-Sources = Split("""
-  ctx.c
-  conn.c
-  parser.c
-  handler.c
-  auth.c
-  event.c
-  stanza.c
-  jid.c
-  sock.c
-  hash.c
-  sasl.c
-  sha1.c
-  md5.c
-  util.c
-  thread.c
-  snprintf.c
-""")
-
-Sources.append('tls_%s.c' % TLS_PLUGIN)
-
-Headers = Split("""
-  strophe.h
-  common.h
-  sock.h
-  hash.h
-  sha1.h
-  md5.h
-  util.h
-  thread.h
-""")
-
-Examples = Split("""
-  basic.c
-  active.c
-  roster.c
-""")
-
-env = Environment()
-if env['CC'] == 'gcc':
-  env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-g", "-Wall"])
-if env['CC'] == 'cl':
-  env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/MDd", "/ZI"])
-  
-expatenv = env.Clone()
-# feature defs
-expatenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DXML_DTD")
-expatenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DXML_NS")
-expatenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DXML_CONTEXT_BYTES=1024")
-# sys config defs (these should be autodetected)
-expatenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DBYTEORDER=4321")
-expatenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DHAVE_MEMMOVE")
-expatenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DHAVE_UNISTD")
-
-expat = expatenv.Library('expat', path(join('expat', 'lib'), ExpatSources))
-Default(expat)
-
-stropheenv = env.Clone()
-stropheenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -DXML_STATIC")
-stropheenv.Append(CPPPATH=['.', 'src', join('expat','lib')])
-
-strophe = stropheenv.Library('strophe', path("src", Sources))
-Default(strophe)
-
-exenv = env.Clone()
-exenv.Append(CPPPATH=['.'])
-exenv.Append(LIBS=["strophe", "expat"])
-if TLS_PLUGIN == 'openssl':
-  exenv.Append(LIBS=["ssl"])
-exenv.Append(LIBPATH=["."])
-if exenv["PLATFORM"] == "win32":
-  exenv.Append(LIBS=["ws2_32", "winmm"])
-if exenv["PLATFORM"] != "win32":
-  exenv.Append(LIBS=["resolv"])
-for e in path("examples", Examples):
-  example = exenv.Program(e)
-  Default(example)
-
-# generate a MSVC project for convenience
-# TODO: this doesn't seem to be implemented?
-#env.MSVSProject(target = 'strophe' + env['MSVSPROJECTSUFFIX'],
-#	srcs = path("src", Sources), incs = path("src", Headers),
-#	variant = 'Release', buildtarget = strophe)
-
-### unit and regression tests
-
-import unittest
-from os import popen
-
-class RunnableTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-  def __init__(self, file):
-    self.file = str(file)
-    unittest.TestCase.__init__(self)
-  def shortDescription(self):
-    return "Running '%s'" % self.file
-  def runTest(self):
-    '''C tests should return '0' on exit'''
-    test = popen(self.file)
-    self.failIf(test.close(), "unit '%s' did not exit normally" % self.file)
-
-def testcase_runner(target, source, env):
-  suite = unittest.TestSuite()
-  for test in source:
-    #suite.addTest(RunnableTestCase(test[0]))
-    suite.addTest(RunnableTestCase(test))
-  result = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite)
-  env.Execute(Touch(str(target[0])))
-
-testenv = env.Clone()
-testenv.Append(CPPPATH=['.', 'src', join('expat','lib')])
-testenv.Append(LIBS=["strophe", "expat"])
-if TLS_PLUGIN == 'openssl':
-  testenv.Append(LIBS=["ssl"])
-if testenv["PLATFORM"] == "win32":
-  testenv.Append(LIBS=["winmm", "ws2_32"])
-if testenv["PLATFORM"] != "win32":
-  testenv.Append(LIBS=["resolv"])
-testenv.Append(LIBPATH=['.'])
-
-import SCons.Node
-test_builder = Builder(action = testcase_runner,
-		multi = 1)
-
-testenv.Append(BUILDERS = {'TestCase' : test_builder})
-
-# application source files for unit tests
-tests = Split("""
-  test_ctx.c
-  test_sock.c
-  test_hash.c
-  test_base64.c
-  test_sasl.c
-  test_jid.c
-""")
-
-# build each test and add it to the 'test' pseudo target
-for test in path("tests", tests):
-  tests = testenv.TestCase('test_stamp', testenv.Program(test))
-testenv.AlwaysBuild(tests)
-testenv.Alias('test', tests)