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diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_base.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_base.m4
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+# ===========================================================================
+#       http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_base.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_BASE([MINIMUM-VERSION], [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for the Boost C++ libraries of a particular version (or newer)
+#
+#   If no path to the installed boost library is given the macro searchs
+#   under /usr, /usr/local, /opt and /opt/local and evaluates the
+#   $BOOST_ROOT environment variable. Further documentation is available at
+#   <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) / AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Peter Adolphs
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 20
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_BASE],
+[
+AC_ARG_WITH([boost],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost@<:@=ARG@:>@],
+    [use Boost library from a standard location (ARG=yes),
+     from the specified location (ARG=<path>),
+     or disable it (ARG=no)
+     @<:@ARG=yes@:>@ ])],
+    [
+    if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+        want_boost="no"
+    elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+        want_boost="yes"
+        ac_boost_path=""
+    else
+        want_boost="yes"
+        ac_boost_path="$withval"
+    fi
+    ],
+    [want_boost="yes"])
+
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([boost-libdir],
+        AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-libdir=LIB_DIR],
+        [Force given directory for boost libraries. Note that this will override library path detection, so use this parameter only if default library detection fails and you know exactly where your boost libraries are located.]),
+        [
+        if test -d "$withval"
+        then
+                ac_boost_lib_path="$withval"
+        else
+                AC_MSG_ERROR(--with-boost-libdir expected directory name)
+        fi
+        ],
+        [ac_boost_lib_path=""]
+)
+
+if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+    boost_lib_version_req=ifelse([$1], ,1.20.0,$1)
+    boost_lib_version_req_shorten=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '\([[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\)'`
+    boost_lib_version_req_major=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '\([[0-9]]*\)'`
+    boost_lib_version_req_minor=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '[[0-9]]*\.\([[0-9]]*\)'`
+    boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor=`expr $boost_lib_version_req : '[[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\.\([[0-9]]*\)'`
+    if test "x$boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor" = "x" ; then
+        boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor="0"
+        fi
+    WANT_BOOST_VERSION=`expr $boost_lib_version_req_major \* 100000 \+  $boost_lib_version_req_minor \* 100 \+ $boost_lib_version_req_sub_minor`
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for boostlib >= $boost_lib_version_req)
+    succeeded=no
+
+    dnl On 64-bit systems check for system libraries in both lib64 and lib.
+    dnl The former is specified by FHS, but e.g. Debian does not adhere to
+    dnl this (as it rises problems for generic multi-arch support).
+    dnl The last entry in the list is chosen by default when no libraries
+    dnl are found, e.g. when only header-only libraries are installed!
+    libsubdirs="lib"
+    ax_arch=`uname -m`
+    if test $ax_arch = x86_64 -o $ax_arch = ppc64 -o $ax_arch = s390x -o $ax_arch = sparc64; then
+        libsubdirs="lib64 lib lib64"
+    fi
+
+    dnl first we check the system location for boost libraries
+    dnl this location ist chosen if boost libraries are installed with the --layout=system option
+    dnl or if you install boost with RPM
+    if test "$ac_boost_path" != ""; then
+        BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path/include"
+        for ac_boost_path_tmp in $libsubdirs; do
+                if test -d "$ac_boost_path"/"$ac_boost_path_tmp" ; then
+                        BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ac_boost_path/$ac_boost_path_tmp"
+                        break
+                fi
+        done
+    elif test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
+        for ac_boost_path_tmp in /usr /usr/local /opt /opt/local ; do
+            if test -d "$ac_boost_path_tmp/include/boost" && test -r "$ac_boost_path_tmp/include/boost"; then
+                for libsubdir in $libsubdirs ; do
+                    if ls "$ac_boost_path_tmp/$libsubdir/libboost_"* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then break; fi
+                done
+                BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ac_boost_path_tmp/$libsubdir"
+                BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path_tmp/include"
+                break;
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+
+    dnl overwrite ld flags if we have required special directory with
+    dnl --with-boost-libdir parameter
+    if test "$ac_boost_lib_path" != ""; then
+       BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ac_boost_lib_path"
+    fi
+
+    CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+    export CPPFLAGS
+
+    LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+    export LDFLAGS
+
+    AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CXX])
+    AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
+        AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+    @%:@include <boost/version.hpp>
+    ]], [[
+    #if BOOST_VERSION >= $WANT_BOOST_VERSION
+    // Everything is okay
+    #else
+    #  error Boost version is too old
+    #endif
+    ]])],[
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+    succeeded=yes
+    found_system=yes
+        ],[
+        ])
+    AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+
+
+
+    dnl if we found no boost with system layout we search for boost libraries
+    dnl built and installed without the --layout=system option or for a staged(not installed) version
+    if test "x$succeeded" != "xyes"; then
+        _version=0
+        if test "$ac_boost_path" != ""; then
+            if test -d "$ac_boost_path" && test -r "$ac_boost_path"; then
+                for i in `ls -d $ac_boost_path/include/boost-* 2>/dev/null`; do
+                    _version_tmp=`echo $i | sed "s#$ac_boost_path##" | sed 's/\/include\/boost-//' | sed 's/_/./'`
+                    V_CHECK=`expr $_version_tmp \> $_version`
+                    if test "$V_CHECK" = "1" ; then
+                        _version=$_version_tmp
+                    fi
+                    VERSION_UNDERSCORE=`echo $_version | sed 's/\./_/'`
+                    BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$ac_boost_path/include/boost-$VERSION_UNDERSCORE"
+                done
+            fi
+        else
+            if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
+                for ac_boost_path in /usr /usr/local /opt /opt/local ; do
+                    if test -d "$ac_boost_path" && test -r "$ac_boost_path"; then
+                        for i in `ls -d $ac_boost_path/include/boost-* 2>/dev/null`; do
+                            _version_tmp=`echo $i | sed "s#$ac_boost_path##" | sed 's/\/include\/boost-//' | sed 's/_/./'`
+                            V_CHECK=`expr $_version_tmp \> $_version`
+                            if test "$V_CHECK" = "1" ; then
+                                _version=$_version_tmp
+                                best_path=$ac_boost_path
+                            fi
+                        done
+                    fi
+                done
+
+                VERSION_UNDERSCORE=`echo $_version | sed 's/\./_/'`
+                BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$best_path/include/boost-$VERSION_UNDERSCORE"
+                if test "$ac_boost_lib_path" = ""; then
+                    for libsubdir in $libsubdirs ; do
+                        if ls "$best_path/$libsubdir/libboost_"* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then break; fi
+                    done
+                    BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$best_path/$libsubdir"
+                fi
+            fi
+
+            if test "x$BOOST_ROOT" != "x"; then
+                for libsubdir in $libsubdirs ; do
+                    if ls "$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir/libboost_"* >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then break; fi
+                done
+                if test -d "$BOOST_ROOT" && test -r "$BOOST_ROOT" && test -d "$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir" && test -r "$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir"; then
+                    version_dir=`expr //$BOOST_ROOT : '.*/\(.*\)'`
+                    stage_version=`echo $version_dir | sed 's/boost_//' | sed 's/_/./g'`
+                        stage_version_shorten=`expr $stage_version : '\([[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\)'`
+                    V_CHECK=`expr $stage_version_shorten \>\= $_version`
+                    if test "$V_CHECK" = "1" -a "$ac_boost_lib_path" = "" ; then
+                        AC_MSG_NOTICE(We will use a staged boost library from $BOOST_ROOT)
+                        BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-I$BOOST_ROOT"
+                        BOOST_LDFLAGS="-L$BOOST_ROOT/stage/$libsubdir"
+                    fi
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+        export CPPFLAGS
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+        export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
+            AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+        @%:@include <boost/version.hpp>
+        ]], [[
+        #if BOOST_VERSION >= $WANT_BOOST_VERSION
+        // Everything is okay
+        #else
+        #  error Boost version is too old
+        #endif
+        ]])],[
+            AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+        succeeded=yes
+        found_system=yes
+            ],[
+            ])
+        AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+    fi
+
+    if test "$succeeded" != "yes" ; then
+        if test "$_version" = "0" ; then
+            AC_MSG_NOTICE([[We could not detect the boost libraries (version $boost_lib_version_req_shorten or higher). If you have a staged boost library (still not installed) please specify \$BOOST_ROOT in your environment and do not give a PATH to --with-boost option.  If you are sure you have boost installed, then check your version number looking in <boost/version.hpp>. See http://randspringer.de/boost for more documentation.]])
+        else
+            AC_MSG_NOTICE([Your boost libraries seems to old (version $_version).])
+        fi
+        # execute ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND (if present):
+        ifelse([$3], , :, [$3])
+    else
+        AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
+        AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST,,[define if the Boost library is available])
+        # execute ACTION-IF-FOUND (if present):
+        ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+    fi
+
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+fi
+
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_chrono.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_chrono.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b3958ec74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_boost_chrono.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#      http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_chrono.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_CHRONO
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for System library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro requires
+#   a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is available at
+#   <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_CHRONO_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_CHRONO
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2012 Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 1
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_CHRONO],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-chrono],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-chrono@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the Chrono library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-chrono=boost_chrono-gcc-mt ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_chrono_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_chrono_lib="$withval"
+		fi
+        ],
+        [want_boost="yes"]
+	)
+
+	if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
+		CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+		export CPPFLAGS
+
+		LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Chrono library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_chrono,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+			 CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
+
+			 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/chrono.hpp>]],
+                                   [[boost::chrono::system_clock::time_point time;]])],
+                   ax_cv_boost_chrono=yes, ax_cv_boost_chrono=no)
+			 CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_SAVE
+             AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_chrono" = "xyes"; then
+			AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
+
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_CHRONO,,[define if the Boost::Chrono library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+
+			LDFLAGS_SAVE=$LDFLAGS
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_chrono_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_chrono*.so* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_chrono*.dylib* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_chrono*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_chrono.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_chrono.*\)\.dylib.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_chrono.*\)\.a.*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_CHRONO_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_CHRONO_LIB) link_chrono="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_chrono="no"])
+				done
+                if test "x$link_chrono" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_chrono*.dll* $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_chrono*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_chrono.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_chrono.*\)\.a.*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_CHRONO_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_CHRONO_LIB) link_chrono="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_chrono="no"])
+				done
+                fi
+
+            else
+               for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_chrono_lib boost_chrono-$ax_boost_user_chrono_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                   [BOOST_CHRONO_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_CHRONO_LIB) link_chrono="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_chrono="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_chrono" = "xno"; then
+				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_filesystem.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_filesystem.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a62da8d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_boost_filesystem.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#    http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_filesystem.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for Filesystem library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro
+#   requires a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is
+#   available at <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Tindal
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Roman Rybalko <libtorrent@romanr.info>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 21
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-filesystem],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-filesystem@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the Filesystem library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-filesystem=boost_filesystem-gcc-mt ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib="$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 $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+		LIBS_SAVED=$LIBS
+		LIBS="$LIBS $BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB"
+		export LIBS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Filesystem library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_filesystem,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>]],
+                                   [[using namespace boost::filesystem;
+                                   path my_path( "foo/bar/data.txt" );
+                                   return 0;]])],
+					       ax_cv_boost_filesystem=yes, ax_cv_boost_filesystem=no)
+         AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_filesystem" = "xyes"; then
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM,,[define if the Boost::Filesystem library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_filesystem*.so* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_filesystem*.dylib* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_filesystem*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.a*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.dylib$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_filesystem="no"])
+				done
+                if test "x$link_program_options" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_filesystem*.{dll,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_filesystem.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_filesystem="no"])
+				done
+		    fi
+            else
+               for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib boost_filesystem-$ax_boost_user_filesystem_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                   [BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB) link_filesystem="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_filesystem="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_filesystem" != "xyes"; then
+				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+		LIBS="$LIBS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d612f91da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# ============================================================================
+#  http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_program_options.html
+# ============================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for program options 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_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#
+#   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 20
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-program-options],
+		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-program-options@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                       [use the program options library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-program-options=boost_program_options-gcc-mt-1_33_1 ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_program_options_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_program_options_lib="$withval"
+		fi
+        ],
+        [want_boost="yes"]
+	)
+
+	if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+	    export want_boost
+		CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+		export CPPFLAGS
+		LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+		AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the Boost::Program_Options library is available],
+					   ax_cv_boost_program_options,
+					   [AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
+				AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+                                                          ]],
+                                  [[boost::program_options::options_description generic("Generic options");
+                                   return 0;]])],
+                           ax_cv_boost_program_options=yes, ax_cv_boost_program_options=no)
+					AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "$ax_cv_boost_program_options" = yes; then
+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS,,[define if the Boost::PROGRAM_OPTIONS library is available])
+                  BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+                if test "x$ax_boost_user_program_options_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_program_options*.so* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_program_options.*\)\.so.*$;\1;'` `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_program_options*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_program_options.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB) link_program_options="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_program_options="no"])
+				done
+                if test "x$link_program_options" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_program_options*.dll* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_program_options.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;'` `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_program_options*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_program_options.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB) link_program_options="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_program_options="no"])
+				done
+                fi
+                else
+                  for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_program_options_lib boost_program_options-$ax_boost_user_program_options_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, main,
+                                   [BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIB) link_program_options="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_program_options="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_program_options" != "xyes"; then
+					AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not link against [$ax_lib] !])
+				fi
+		fi
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_system.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_system.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fbf6d360d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_boost_system.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#      http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_system.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_SYSTEM
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for System library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro requires
+#   a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is available at
+#   <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_SYSTEM
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Tindal
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel Casimiro <dan.casimiro@gmail.com>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 14
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_SYSTEM],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-system],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-system@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the System library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-system=boost_system-gcc-mt ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_system_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_system_lib="$withval"
+		fi
+        ],
+        [want_boost="yes"]
+	)
+
+	if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
+		CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+		export CPPFLAGS
+
+		LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::System library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_system,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+			 CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
+
+			 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>]],
+                                   [[boost::system::system_category]])],
+                   ax_cv_boost_system=yes, ax_cv_boost_system=no)
+			 CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_SAVE
+             AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_system" = "xyes"; then
+			AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
+
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_SYSTEM,,[define if the Boost::System library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+
+			LDFLAGS_SAVE=$LDFLAGS
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_system_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_system*.so* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_system*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_system.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_system.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) link_system="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_system="no"])
+				done
+                if test "x$link_system" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_system*.{dll,a}* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_system.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_system.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) link_system="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_system="no"])
+				done
+                fi
+
+            else
+               for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_system_lib boost_system-$ax_boost_user_system_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                   [BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB) link_system="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_system="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_system" = "xno"; then
+				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_thread.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_thread.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9cd8a1d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_boost_thread.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#      http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_thread.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_THREAD
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for Thread library from the Boost C++ libraries. The macro requires
+#   a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation is available at
+#   <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_THREAD_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_THREAD
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Tindal
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 22
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_THREAD],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-thread],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-thread@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the Thread library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-thread=boost_thread-gcc-mt ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_thread_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_thread_lib="$withval"
+		fi
+        ],
+        [want_boost="yes"]
+	)
+
+	if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+        AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
+		CPPFLAGS_SAVED="$CPPFLAGS"
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+		export CPPFLAGS
+
+		LDFLAGS_SAVED="$LDFLAGS"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Thread library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_thread,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+			 CXXFLAGS_SAVE=$CXXFLAGS
+
+			 # let us handle platform dependent issues in
+			 # configure.ac
+
+			 # if test "x$build_os" = "xsolaris" ; then
+			 # 	 CXXFLAGS="-pthreads $CXXFLAGS"
+			 # elif test "x$build_os" = "xming32" ; then
+			 # 	 CXXFLAGS="-mthreads $CXXFLAGS"
+			 # else
+			 # 	CXXFLAGS="-pthread $CXXFLAGS"
+			 # fi
+
+			 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>]],
+                                   [[boost::thread_group thrds;
+                                   return 0;]])],
+                   ax_cv_boost_thread=yes, ax_cv_boost_thread=no)
+			 CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS_SAVE
+             AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_thread" = "xyes"; then
+           # if test "x$build_os" = "xsolaris" ; then
+	   # 		  BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-pthreads $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+	   # 	   elif test "x$build_os" = "xming32" ; then
+	   # 		  BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-mthreads $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+	   # 	   else
+	   # 		  BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-pthread $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
+	   # 	   fi
+
+			AC_SUBST(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
+
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_THREAD,,[define if the Boost::Thread library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+
+			LDFLAGS_SAVE=$LDFLAGS
+                        # case "x$build_os" in
+                        #   *bsd* )
+                        #        LDFLAGS="-pthread $LDFLAGS"
+                        #   break;
+                        #   ;;
+                        # esac
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_thread_lib" = "x"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_thread*.so* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_thread.*\)\.so.*$;\1;'` `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_thread*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_thread.*\)\.a*$;\1;'`; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_THREAD_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_THREAD_LIB) link_thread="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_thread="no"])
+				done
+                if test "x$link_thread" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_thread*.dll* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_thread.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;'` `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_thread*.a* 2>/dev/null | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_thread.*\)\.a*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_THREAD_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_THREAD_LIB) link_thread="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_thread="no"])
+				done
+                fi
+
+            else
+               for ax_lib in $ax_boost_user_thread_lib boost_thread-$ax_boost_user_thread_lib; do
+				      AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                   [BOOST_THREAD_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_THREAD_LIB) link_thread="yes"; break],
+                                   [link_thread="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_thread" = "xno"; then
+			# 	AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+                        # else
+                        #    case "x$build_os" in
+                        #       *bsd* )
+			# 	BOOST_LDFLAGS="-pthread $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+                        #       break;
+                        #       ;;
+                        #    esac
+
+			# fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4 b/src/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1115f55121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# ================================================================================
+#  http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.html
+# ================================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Test for Unit_Test_Framework library from the Boost C++ libraries. The
+#   macro requires a preceding call to AX_BOOST_BASE. Further documentation
+#   is available at <http://randspringer.de/boost/index.html>.
+#
+#   This macro calls:
+#
+#     AC_SUBST(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
+#
+#   And sets:
+#
+#     HAVE_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Thomas Porschberg <thomas@randspringer.de>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 19
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK],
+[
+	AC_ARG_WITH([boost-unit-test-framework],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boost-unit-test-framework@<:@=special-lib@:>@],
+                   [use the Unit_Test_Framework library from boost - it is possible to specify a certain library for the linker
+                        e.g. --with-boost-unit-test-framework=boost_unit_test_framework-gcc ]),
+        [
+        if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+			want_boost="no"
+        elif test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+            want_boost="yes"
+            ax_boost_user_unit_test_framework_lib=""
+        else
+		    want_boost="yes"
+		ax_boost_user_unit_test_framework_lib="$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 $BOOST_LDFLAGS"
+		export LDFLAGS
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the Boost::Unit_Test_Framework library is available,
+					   ax_cv_boost_unit_test_framework,
+        [AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+			 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[@%:@include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>]],
+                                    [[using boost::unit_test::test_suite;
+							 test_suite* test= BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Unit test example 1" ); return 0;]])],
+                   ax_cv_boost_unit_test_framework=yes, ax_cv_boost_unit_test_framework=no)
+         AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+		])
+		if test "x$ax_cv_boost_unit_test_framework" = "xyes"; then
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK,,[define if the Boost::Unit_Test_Framework library is available])
+            BOOSTLIBDIR=`echo $BOOST_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/@<:@^\/@:>@*//'`
+
+            if test "x$ax_boost_user_unit_test_framework_lib" = "x"; then
+			saved_ldflags="${LDFLAGS}"
+                for monitor_library in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_unit_test_framework*.so* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_unit_test_framework*.dylib* $BOOSTLIBDIR/libboost_unit_test_framework*.a* 2>/dev/null` ; do
+                    if test -r $monitor_library ; then
+                       libextension=`echo $monitor_library | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.dylib.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.a.*$;\1;'`
+                       ax_lib=${libextension}
+                       link_unit_test_framework="yes"
+                    else
+                       link_unit_test_framework="no"
+                    fi
+
+			    if test "x$link_unit_test_framework" = "xyes"; then
+                      BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB="-l$ax_lib"
+                      AC_SUBST(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
+					  break
+				    fi
+                done
+                if test "x$link_unit_test_framework" != "xyes"; then
+                for libextension in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_unit_test_framework*.dll* $BOOSTLIBDIR/boost_unit_test_framework*.a* 2>/dev/null  | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.dll.*$;\1;' -e 's;^\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.a.*$;\1;'` ; do
+                     ax_lib=${libextension}
+				    AC_CHECK_LIB($ax_lib, exit,
+                                 [BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB="-l$ax_lib"; AC_SUBST(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) link_unit_test_framework="yes"; break],
+                                 [link_unit_test_framework="no"])
+				done
+                fi
+            else
+                link_unit_test_framework="no"
+			saved_ldflags="${LDFLAGS}"
+                for ax_lib in boost_unit_test_framework-$ax_boost_user_unit_test_framework_lib $ax_boost_user_unit_test_framework_lib ; do
+                   if test "x$link_unit_test_framework" = "xyes"; then
+                      break;
+                   fi
+                   for unittest_library in `ls $BOOSTLIBDIR/lib${ax_lib}.so* $BOOSTLIBDIR/lib${ax_lib}.a* 2>/dev/null` ; do
+                   if test -r $unittest_library ; then
+                       libextension=`echo $unittest_library | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed -e 's;^lib\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.so.*$;\1;' -e 's;^lib\(boost_unit_test_framework.*\)\.a*$;\1;'`
+                       ax_lib=${libextension}
+                       link_unit_test_framework="yes"
+                    else
+                       link_unit_test_framework="no"
+                    fi
+
+				if test "x$link_unit_test_framework" = "xyes"; then
+                        BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB="-l$ax_lib"
+                        AC_SUBST(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB)
+					    break
+				    fi
+                  done
+               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_unit_test_framework" != "xyes"; then
+				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
+	fi
+])
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4 b/src/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3a8d695a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#   http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_compile_flag.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG(FLAG, [ACTION-SUCCESS], [ACTION-FAILURE], [EXTRA-FLAGS])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Check whether the given FLAG works with the current language's compiler
+#   or gives an error.  (Warnings, however, are ignored)
+#
+#   ACTION-SUCCESS/ACTION-FAILURE are shell commands to execute on
+#   success/failure.
+#
+#   If EXTRA-FLAGS is defined, it is added to the current language's default
+#   flags (e.g. CFLAGS) when the check is done.  The check is thus made with
+#   the flags: "CFLAGS EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to
+#   force the compiler to issue an error when a bad flag is given.
+#
+#   NOTE: Implementation based on AX_CFLAGS_GCC_OPTION. Please keep this
+#   macro in sync with AX_CHECK_{PREPROC,LINK}_FLAG.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2011 Maarten Bosmans <mkbosmans@gmail.com>
+#
+#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+#   Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+#   option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+#   Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+#   with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
+#   gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
+#   scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
+#   need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+#   or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+#   Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+#   all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+#   Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+#   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+#   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+#serial 2
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG],
+[AC_PREREQ(2.59)dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX
+AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([CACHEVAR],[ax_cv_check_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]flags_$4_$1])dnl
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether _AC_LANG compiler accepts $1], CACHEVAR, [
+  ax_check_save_flags=$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS
+  _AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS="$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS $4 $1"
+  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[yes])],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[no])])
+  _AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$ax_check_save_flags])
+AS_IF([test x"AS_VAR_GET(CACHEVAR)" = xyes],
+  [m4_default([$2], :)],
+  [m4_default([$3], :)])
+AS_VAR_POPDEF([CACHEVAR])dnl
+])dnl AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAGS
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4 b/src/m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2d0d363e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#    http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_link_flag.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG(FLAG, [ACTION-SUCCESS], [ACTION-FAILURE], [EXTRA-FLAGS])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Check whether the given FLAG works with the linker or gives an error.
+#   (Warnings, however, are ignored)
+#
+#   ACTION-SUCCESS/ACTION-FAILURE are shell commands to execute on
+#   success/failure.
+#
+#   If EXTRA-FLAGS is defined, it is added to the linker's default flags
+#   when the check is done.  The check is thus made with the flags: "LDFLAGS
+#   EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to force the linker to
+#   issue an error when a bad flag is given.
+#
+#   NOTE: Implementation based on AX_CFLAGS_GCC_OPTION. Please keep this
+#   macro in sync with AX_CHECK_{PREPROC,COMPILE}_FLAG.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2011 Maarten Bosmans <mkbosmans@gmail.com>
+#
+#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+#   Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+#   option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+#   Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+#   with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
+#   gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
+#   scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
+#   need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+#   or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+#   Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+#   all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+#   Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+#   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+#   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+#serial 2
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG],
+[AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([CACHEVAR],[ax_cv_check_ldflags_$4_$1])dnl
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the linker accepts $1], CACHEVAR, [
+  ax_check_save_flags=$LDFLAGS
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $4 $1"
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[yes])],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[no])])
+  LDFLAGS=$ax_check_save_flags])
+AS_IF([test x"AS_VAR_GET(CACHEVAR)" = xyes],
+  [m4_default([$2], :)],
+  [m4_default([$3], :)])
+AS_VAR_POPDEF([CACHEVAR])dnl
+])dnl AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAGS
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_check_preproc_flag.m4 b/src/m4/ax_check_preproc_flag.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1cfef6b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_check_preproc_flag.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#   http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_preproc_flag.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CHECK_PREPROC_FLAG(FLAG, [ACTION-SUCCESS], [ACTION-FAILURE], [EXTRA-FLAGS])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Check whether the given FLAG works with the current language's
+#   preprocessor or gives an error.  (Warnings, however, are ignored)
+#
+#   ACTION-SUCCESS/ACTION-FAILURE are shell commands to execute on
+#   success/failure.
+#
+#   If EXTRA-FLAGS is defined, it is added to the preprocessor's default
+#   flags when the check is done.  The check is thus made with the flags:
+#   "CPPFLAGS EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to force the
+#   preprocessor to issue an error when a bad flag is given.
+#
+#   NOTE: Implementation based on AX_CFLAGS_GCC_OPTION. Please keep this
+#   macro in sync with AX_CHECK_{COMPILE,LINK}_FLAG.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
+#   Copyright (c) 2011 Maarten Bosmans <mkbosmans@gmail.com>
+#
+#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+#   Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+#   option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+#   Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+#   with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
+#   gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
+#   scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
+#   need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+#   or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+#   Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+#   all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+#   Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+#   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+#   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+#serial 2
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_PREPROC_FLAG],
+[AC_PREREQ(2.59)dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX
+AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([CACHEVAR],[ax_cv_check_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]cppflags_$4_$1])dnl
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether _AC_LANG preprocessor accepts $1], CACHEVAR, [
+  ax_check_save_flags=$CPPFLAGS
+  CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $4 $1"
+  AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[yes])],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[no])])
+  CPPFLAGS=$ax_check_save_flags])
+AS_IF([test x"AS_VAR_GET(CACHEVAR)" = xyes],
+  [m4_default([$2], :)],
+  [m4_default([$3], :)])
+AS_VAR_POPDEF([CACHEVAR])dnl
+])dnl AX_CHECK_PREPROC_FLAGS
diff --git a/src/m4/ax_pthread.m4 b/src/m4/ax_pthread.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d400ed4e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/m4/ax_pthread.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+# ===========================================================================
+#        http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_pthread.html
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_PTHREAD([ACTION-IF-FOUND[, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   This macro figures out how to build C programs using POSIX threads. It
+#   sets the PTHREAD_LIBS output variable to the threads library and linker
+#   flags, and the PTHREAD_CFLAGS output variable to any special C compiler
+#   flags that are needed. (The user can also force certain compiler
+#   flags/libs to be tested by setting these environment variables.)
+#
+#   Also sets PTHREAD_CC to any special C compiler that is needed for
+#   multi-threaded programs (defaults to the value of CC otherwise). (This
+#   is necessary on AIX to use the special cc_r compiler alias.)
+#
+#   NOTE: You are assumed to not only compile your program with these flags,
+#   but also link it with them as well. e.g. you should link with
+#   $PTHREAD_CC $CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $LDFLAGS ... $PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS
+#
+#   If you are only building threads programs, you may wish to use these
+#   variables in your default LIBS, CFLAGS, and CC:
+#
+#     LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+#     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+#     CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
+#
+#   In addition, if the PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE thread-attribute constant
+#   has a nonstandard name, defines PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE to that name
+#   (e.g. PTHREAD_CREATE_UNDETACHED on AIX).
+#
+#   Also HAVE_PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT is defined if pthread is found and the
+#   PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT symbol is defined when compiling with
+#   PTHREAD_CFLAGS.
+#
+#   ACTION-IF-FOUND is a list of shell commands to run if a threads library
+#   is found, and ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND is a list of commands to run it if it
+#   is not found. If ACTION-IF-FOUND is not specified, the default action
+#   will define HAVE_PTHREAD.
+#
+#   Please let the authors know if this macro fails on any platform, or if
+#   you have any other suggestions or comments. This macro was based on work
+#   by SGJ on autoconf scripts for FFTW (http://www.fftw.org/) (with help
+#   from M. Frigo), as well as ac_pthread and hb_pthread macros posted by
+#   Alejandro Forero Cuervo to the autoconf macro repository. We are also
+#   grateful for the helpful feedback of numerous users.
+#
+#   Updated for Autoconf 2.68 by Daniel Richard G.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>
+#   Copyright (c) 2011 Daniel Richard G. <skunk@iSKUNK.ORG>
+#
+#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+#   Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+#   option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+#   Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+#   with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
+#   gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
+#   scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
+#   need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
+#   or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
+#   Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
+#   all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
+#   Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
+#   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+#   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+
+#serial 20
+
+AU_ALIAS([ACX_PTHREAD], [AX_PTHREAD])
+AC_DEFUN([AX_PTHREAD], [
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
+ax_pthread_ok=no
+
+# We used to check for pthread.h first, but this fails if pthread.h
+# requires special compiler flags (e.g. on True64 or Sequent).
+# It gets checked for in the link test anyway.
+
+# First of all, check if the user has set any of the PTHREAD_LIBS,
+# etcetera environment variables, and if threads linking works using
+# them:
+if test x"$PTHREAD_LIBS$PTHREAD_CFLAGS" != x; then
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pthread_join in LIBS=$PTHREAD_LIBS with CFLAGS=$PTHREAD_CFLAGS])
+        AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC(pthread_join, ax_pthread_ok=yes)
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($ax_pthread_ok)
+        if test x"$ax_pthread_ok" = xno; then
+                PTHREAD_LIBS=""
+                PTHREAD_CFLAGS=""
+        fi
+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+fi
+
+# We must check for the threads library under a number of different
+# names; the ordering is very important because some systems
+# (e.g. DEC) have both -lpthread and -lpthreads, where one of the
+# libraries is broken (non-POSIX).
+
+# Create a list of thread flags to try.  Items starting with a "-" are
+# C compiler flags, and other items are library names, except for "none"
+# which indicates that we try without any flags at all, and "pthread-config"
+# which is a program returning the flags for the Pth emulation library.
+
+ax_pthread_flags="pthreads none -Kthread -kthread lthread -pthread -pthreads -mthreads pthread --thread-safe -mt pthread-config"
+
+# The ordering *is* (sometimes) important.  Some notes on the
+# individual items follow:
+
+# pthreads: AIX (must check this before -lpthread)
+# none: in case threads are in libc; should be tried before -Kthread and
+#       other compiler flags to prevent continual compiler warnings
+# -Kthread: Sequent (threads in libc, but -Kthread needed for pthread.h)
+# -kthread: FreeBSD kernel threads (preferred to -pthread since SMP-able)
+# lthread: LinuxThreads port on FreeBSD (also preferred to -pthread)
+# -pthread: Linux/gcc (kernel threads), BSD/gcc (userland threads)
+# -pthreads: Solaris/gcc
+# -mthreads: Mingw32/gcc, Lynx/gcc
+# -mt: Sun Workshop C (may only link SunOS threads [-lthread], but it
+#      doesn't hurt to check since this sometimes defines pthreads too;
+#      also defines -D_REENTRANT)
+#      ... -mt is also the pthreads flag for HP/aCC
+# pthread: Linux, etcetera
+# --thread-safe: KAI C++
+# pthread-config: use pthread-config program (for GNU Pth library)
+
+case ${host_os} in
+        solaris*)
+
+        # On Solaris (at least, for some versions), libc contains stubbed
+        # (non-functional) versions of the pthreads routines, so link-based
+        # tests will erroneously succeed.  (We need to link with -pthreads/-mt/
+        # -lpthread.)  (The stubs are missing pthread_cleanup_push, or rather
+        # a function called by this macro, so we could check for that, but
+        # who knows whether they'll stub that too in a future libc.)  So,
+        # we'll just look for -pthreads and -lpthread first:
+
+        ax_pthread_flags="-pthreads pthread -mt -pthread $ax_pthread_flags"
+        ;;
+
+        darwin*)
+        ax_pthread_flags="-pthread $ax_pthread_flags"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+if test x"$ax_pthread_ok" = xno; then
+for flag in $ax_pthread_flags; do
+
+        case $flag in
+                none)
+                AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether pthreads work without any flags])
+                ;;
+
+                -*)
+                AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether pthreads work with $flag])
+                PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$flag"
+                ;;
+
+                pthread-config)
+                AC_CHECK_PROG(ax_pthread_config, pthread-config, yes, no)
+                if test x"$ax_pthread_config" = xno; then continue; fi
+                PTHREAD_CFLAGS="`pthread-config --cflags`"
+                PTHREAD_LIBS="`pthread-config --ldflags` `pthread-config --libs`"
+                ;;
+
+                *)
+                AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the pthreads library -l$flag])
+                PTHREAD_LIBS="-l$flag"
+                ;;
+        esac
+
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+
+        # Check for various functions.  We must include pthread.h,
+        # since some functions may be macros.  (On the Sequent, we
+        # need a special flag -Kthread to make this header compile.)
+        # We check for pthread_join because it is in -lpthread on IRIX
+        # while pthread_create is in libc.  We check for pthread_attr_init
+        # due to DEC craziness with -lpthreads.  We check for
+        # pthread_cleanup_push because it is one of the few pthread
+        # functions on Solaris that doesn't have a non-functional libc stub.
+        # We try pthread_create on general principles.
+        AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <pthread.h>
+                        static void routine(void *a) { a = 0; }
+                        static void *start_routine(void *a) { return a; }],
+                       [pthread_t th; pthread_attr_t attr;
+                        pthread_create(&th, 0, start_routine, 0);
+                        pthread_join(th, 0);
+                        pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+                        pthread_cleanup_push(routine, 0);
+                        pthread_cleanup_pop(0) /* ; */])],
+                [ax_pthread_ok=yes],
+                [])
+
+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($ax_pthread_ok)
+        if test "x$ax_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
+                break;
+        fi
+
+        PTHREAD_LIBS=""
+        PTHREAD_CFLAGS=""
+done
+fi
+
+# Various other checks:
+if test "x$ax_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+
+        # Detect AIX lossage: JOINABLE attribute is called UNDETACHED.
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING([for joinable pthread attribute])
+        attr_name=unknown
+        for attr in PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE PTHREAD_CREATE_UNDETACHED; do
+            AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <pthread.h>],
+                           [int attr = $attr; return attr /* ; */])],
+                [attr_name=$attr; break],
+                [])
+        done
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($attr_name)
+        if test "$attr_name" != PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE; then
+            AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE, $attr_name,
+                               [Define to necessary symbol if this constant
+                                uses a non-standard name on your system.])
+        fi
+
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING([if more special flags are required for pthreads])
+        flag=no
+        case ${host_os} in
+            aix* | freebsd* | darwin*) flag="-D_THREAD_SAFE";;
+            osf* | hpux*) flag="-D_REENTRANT";;
+            solaris*)
+            if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
+                flag="-D_REENTRANT"
+            else
+                flag="-mt -D_REENTRANT"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        esac
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(${flag})
+        if test "x$flag" != xno; then
+            PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$flag $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+        fi
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([for PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT],
+            ax_cv_PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT, [
+                AC_LINK_IFELSE([
+                    AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pthread.h>]], [[int i = PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT;]])],
+                    [ax_cv_PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT=yes],
+                    [ax_cv_PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT=no])
+            ])
+        AS_IF([test "x$ax_cv_PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT" = "xyes"],
+            AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT], 1, [Have PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT.]))
+
+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+
+        # More AIX lossage: compile with *_r variant
+        if test "x$GCC" != xyes; then
+            case $host_os in
+                aix*)
+                AS_CASE(["x/$CC"],
+                  [x*/c89|x*/c89_128|x*/c99|x*/c99_128|x*/cc|x*/cc128|x*/xlc|x*/xlc_v6|x*/xlc128|x*/xlc128_v6],
+                  [#handle absolute path differently from PATH based program lookup
+                   AS_CASE(["x$CC"],
+                     [x/*],
+                     [AS_IF([AS_EXECUTABLE_P([${CC}_r])],[PTHREAD_CC="${CC}_r"])],
+                     [AC_CHECK_PROGS([PTHREAD_CC],[${CC}_r],[$CC])])])
+                ;;
+            esac
+        fi
+fi
+
+test -n "$PTHREAD_CC" || PTHREAD_CC="$CC"
+
+AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_CC)
+
+# Finally, execute ACTION-IF-FOUND/ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND:
+if test x"$ax_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
+        ifelse([$1],,AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD,1,[Define if you have POSIX threads libraries and header files.]),[$1])
+        :
+else
+        ax_pthread_ok=no
+        $2
+fi
+AC_LANG_POP
+])dnl AX_PTHREAD