make sure the configure script fails if boost libraries are missing

configure.ac

@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ if test -z "$CPPCHECK"; then
 fi
 
 # Checks for libraries.
-AX_BOOST_BASE([1.54])
-AX_BOOST_DATE_TIME
-AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
-AX_BOOST_IOSTREAMS
-AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
-AX_BOOST_REGEX
-AX_BOOST_SYSTEM
-AX_BOOST_THREAD
-AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK
+AX_BOOST_BASE([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_base not found]))
+AX_BOOST_DATE_TIME([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_date_time not found]))
+AX_BOOST_TIMER([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_timer not found]))
+AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_filesystem not found]))
+AX_BOOST_IOSTREAMS([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_iostreams not found]))
+AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_options not found]))
+AX_BOOST_REGEX([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_regex not found]))
+AX_BOOST_SYSTEM([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_system not found]))
+AX_BOOST_THREAD([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_thread not found]))
+AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK([1.54],,AC_MSG_ERROR([libboost_unit_test_framework not found]))
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_CPPCHECK], [test -n "$CPPCHECK"])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([zeep], [main],,
              [AC_MSG_WARN([libzeep not found - fetch-dbrefs is disabled in mkhssp])])

m4/ax_boost_timer.m4

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_TIMER
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for Date_Time 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_TIMER_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_TIMER
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2019 Coos Baakman <[email protected]>
+#
+#   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 1
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_TIMER],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-date-time],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-date-time@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the Date_Time library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-date-time=boost_timer-gcc-mt-d-1_33_1 ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_timer_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_timer_lib="$withval"
+		fi
+        ],
+        [want_boost="yes"]
+	)
+
+	if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+		CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+		export CPPFLAGS
+
+		LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Date_Time library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_timer,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+		 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/timer/gregorian/gregorian_types.hpp>]],
+                                   [[using namespace boost::gregorian; date d(2002,Jan,10);
+                                     return 0;
+                                   ]])],
+         ax_cv_boost_timer=yes, ax_cv_boost_timer=no)
+         AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_timer" = "xyes"; then
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_TIMER,,[define if the Boost::Date_Time library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_timer_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_timer*.so* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_timer*.dylib* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_timer*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_timer.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_timer.*\)\.dylib.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_timer.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_TIMER_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_TIMER_LIB) link_timer="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_timer="no"])
+				done
+                if test "x$link_timer" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_timer*.dll* $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_timer*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_timer.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_timer.*\)\.a.*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_TIMER_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_TIMER_LIB) link_timer="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_timer="no"])
+				done
+                fi
+
+            else
+               for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_timer_lib boost_timer-$ax_boost_user_timer_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, main,
+                                   [BOOST_TIMER_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_TIMER_LIB) link_timer="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_timer="no"])
+                  done
+
+            fi
+            if test "x$ax_lib" = "x"; then
+                AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a version of the library!)
+            fi
+			if test "x$link_timer" != "xyes"; then
+				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])