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index 94cc9304a5e313464bf86b2d817d863554bb4346..23393e824396618127fb82159b129c151b164b6e 100644 (file)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl initialization
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.7.1], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
+AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.9.0], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
 
 dnl the file passed to AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR should be specific to our package
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([wx-config.in])
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ dnl
 dnl wx_release_number += 1
 
 wx_major_version_number=2
-wx_minor_version_number=7
-wx_release_number=2
+wx_minor_version_number=9
+wx_release_number=0
 wx_subrelease_number=0
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ DEBUG_CONFIGURE=0
 if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNIVERSAL=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_STL=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI=no
 
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NANOX=no
 
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_OPTIMISE=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_PROFILE=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NO_DEPS=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_VARARG_MACROS=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NO_RTTI=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NO_EXCEPTIONS=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNIVERSAL_BINARY=no
@@ -465,7 +467,6 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_DOC_VIEW_ARCHITECTURE=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_PRINTING_ARCHITECTURE=no
 
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_RESOURCES=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_CONSTRAINTS=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_IPC=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_HELP=no
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_RICHTEXT=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_XRC=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_AUI=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_STC=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_WEBKIT=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_FILESYSTEM=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_FS_INET=no
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_RADIOBTN=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SASH=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SCROLLBAR=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SLIDER=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINBTN=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINCTRL=no
@@ -573,6 +576,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
 
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_WCSRTOMBS=no
 
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_PALETTE=no
@@ -592,6 +596,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
 else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNIVERSAL=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_STL=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI=no
 
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NANOX=no
 
@@ -601,6 +606,7 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_OPTIMISE=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_PROFILE=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NO_DEPS=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_VARARG_MACROS=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NO_RTTI=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_NO_EXCEPTIONS=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNIVERSAL_BINARY=no
@@ -632,7 +638,7 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBXPM=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBMSPACK=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBSDL=no
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBGNOMEPRINT=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBGNOMEPRINT=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBGNOMEVFS=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_LIBHILDON=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_ODBC=no
@@ -687,7 +693,6 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_DOC_VIEW_ARCHITECTURE=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_PRINTING_ARCHITECTURE=yes
 
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_RESOURCES=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_CONSTRAINTS=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_IPC=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_HELP=yes
@@ -726,6 +731,7 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_RICHTEXT=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_XRC=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_AUI=yes
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_STC=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_WEBKIT=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_FILESYSTEM=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_FS_INET=yes
@@ -773,6 +779,7 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_RADIOBTN=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SASH=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SCROLLBAR=yes
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SLIDER=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINBTN=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINCTRL=yes
@@ -795,6 +802,7 @@ else
 
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU=yes
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_WCSRTOMBS=no
 
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_PALETTE=yes
@@ -905,6 +913,7 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(shared,      [  --enable-shared         create shared library code
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(optimise,    [  --enable-optimise       create optimised code], wxUSE_OPTIMISE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(debug,       [  --enable-debug          same as debug_flag and debug_info], wxUSE_DEBUG)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(stl,         [  --enable-stl            use STL for containers], wxUSE_STL)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(extended_rtti, [  --enable-extended_rtti  use extended RTTI (XTI)], wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI)
 if test "$USE_OS2" = "1"; then
     DEFAULT_wxUSE_OMF=no
     WX_ARG_ENABLE(omf,     [  --enable-omf            use OMF object format], wxUSE_OMF)
@@ -930,10 +939,11 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(no_rtti,       [  --enable-no_rtti        create code without RTTI
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(no_exceptions, [  --enable-no_exceptions  create code without C++ exceptions handling], wxUSE_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(permissive,    [  --enable-permissive     compile code disregarding strict ANSI], wxUSE_PERMISSIVE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(no_deps,       [  --enable-no_deps        create code without dependency information], wxUSE_NO_DEPS)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(vararg_macros, [  --disable-vararg_macros don't use vararg macros, even if they are supported], wxUSE_VARARG_MACROS)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE_PARAM(universal_binary, [[  --enable-universal_binary[=SDK] create Mac PowerPC and Intel Universal binary (not yet working)]], wxUSE_UNIVERSAL_BINARY)
 
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(compat24,      [  --enable-compat24       enable wxWidgets 2.4 compatibility], WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4, enable)
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(compat26,      [  --disable-compat26      disable wxWidgets 2.6 compatibility], WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, disable)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(compat26,      [  --enable-compat26       enable wxWidgets 2.6 compatibility], WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, enable)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(compat28,      [  --disable-compat28      disable wxWidgets 2.8 compatibility], WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8, disable)
 
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(rpath,         [  --disable-rpath         disable use of rpath for uninstalled builds], wxUSE_RPATH)
 
@@ -979,6 +989,8 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(log,           [  --enable-log            use logging system], wxU
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(longlong,      [  --enable-longlong       use wxLongLong class], wxUSE_LONGLONG)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(mimetype,      [  --enable-mimetype       use wxMimeTypesManager], wxUSE_MIMETYPE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(mslu,          [  --enable-mslu           use MS Layer for Unicode on Windows 9x (Win32 only)], wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU)
+dnl FIXME-UTF8: make UTF8 automatic
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(utf8,          [  --enable-utf8           use UTF-8 representation for strings (Unix only)], wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(snglinst,      [  --enable-snglinst       use wxSingleInstanceChecker class], wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(std_iostreams, [  --enable-std_iostreams  use standard C++ stream classes], wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(std_string,    [  --enable-std_string     use standard C++ string classes], wxUSE_STD_STRING)
@@ -1024,6 +1036,7 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(html,        [  --enable-html           use wxHTML sub-library], w
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(htmlhelp,    [  --enable-htmlhelp       use wxHTML-based help], wxUSE_WXHTML_HELP)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(xrc,         [  --enable-xrc            use XRC resources sub-library], wxUSE_XRC)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(aui,         [  --enable-aui            use AUI docking library], wxUSE_AUI)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(stc,         [  --enable-stc            use wxStyledTextCtrl library], wxUSE_STC)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(constraints, [  --enable-constraints    use layout-constraints system], wxUSE_CONSTRAINTS)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(printarch,   [  --enable-printarch      use printing architecture], wxUSE_PRINTING_ARCHITECTURE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(mdi,         [  --enable-mdi            use multiple document interface architecture], wxUSE_MDI)
@@ -1044,13 +1057,6 @@ dnl VZ: these options seem to be always on, if someone wants to change it please
 dnl WX_ARG_ENABLE(PS-normalized,    [  --enable-PS-normalized  use normalized PS fonts], dnl             wxUSE_NORMALIZED_PS_FONTS)
 dnl WX_ARG_ENABLE(afmfonts,        [  --enable-afmfonts       use Adobe Font Metric Font table], dnl             wxUSE_AFM_FOR_POSTSCRIPT)
 
-dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-dnl resources
-dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(prologio,    [  --enable-prologio       not available; see contrib], wxUSE_PROLOGIO)
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(resources,   [  --enable-resources      not available; see contrib], wxUSE_RESOURCES)
-
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl IPC &c
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1104,6 +1110,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_CONTROLS" = "yes"; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_RADIOBTN=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SASH=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SCROLLBAR=yes
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SLIDER=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINBTN=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINCTRL=yes
@@ -1156,6 +1163,7 @@ elif test "$wxUSE_CONTROLS" = "no"; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_RADIOBTN=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SASH=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SCROLLBAR=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SLIDER=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINBTN=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_SPINCTRL=no
@@ -1199,7 +1207,7 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(filepicker,  [  --enable-filepicker     use wxFilePickerCtrl class
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(fontpicker,  [  --enable-fontpicker     use wxFontPickerCtrl class], wxUSE_FONTPICKERCTRL)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(gauge,       [  --enable-gauge          use wxGauge class], wxUSE_GAUGE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(grid,        [  --enable-grid           use wxGrid class], wxUSE_GRID)
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(dataviewctrl,[  --enable-dataviewctrl,  use wxDataViewCtrl class], wxUSE_DATAVIEWCTRL)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(dataviewctrl,[  --enable-dataviewctrl   use wxDataViewCtrl class], wxUSE_DATAVIEWCTRL)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(hyperlink,   [  --enable-hyperlink      use wxHyperlinkCtrl class], wxUSE_HYPERLINKCTRL)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(imaglist,    [  --enable-imaglist       use wxImageList class], wxUSE_IMAGLIST)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(listbook,    [  --enable-listbook       use wxListbook class], wxUSE_LISTBOOK)
@@ -1211,6 +1219,7 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(radiobox,    [  --enable-radiobox       use wxRadioBox class], wxU
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(radiobtn,    [  --enable-radiobtn       use wxRadioButton class], wxUSE_RADIOBTN)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(sash,        [  --enable-sash           use wxSashWindow class], wxUSE_SASH)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(scrollbar,   [  --enable-scrollbar      use wxScrollBar class and scrollable windows], wxUSE_SCROLLBAR)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(searchctrl,  [  --enable-searchctrl     use wxSearchCtrl class], wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(slider,      [  --enable-slider         use wxSlider class], wxUSE_SLIDER)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(spinbtn,     [  --enable-spinbtn        use wxSpinButton class], wxUSE_SPINBTN)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(spinctrl,    [  --enable-spinctrl       use wxSpinCtrl class], wxUSE_SPINCTRL)
@@ -1323,6 +1332,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_WINE" = "yes"; then
     DEFAULT_DEFAULT_wxUSE_MOTIF=0
     DEFAULT_DEFAULT_wxUSE_MSW=1
     wxUSE_SHARED=no
+    CC=${CC:-winegcc}
+    CXX=${CXX:-wineg++}
 fi
 
 
@@ -1444,12 +1455,6 @@ dnl is -traditional needed for correct compilations
 dnl   adds -traditional for gcc if needed
 AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 
-dnl do all checks from now on using the C++ compiler: this saves us a lot of
-dnl problems with various functions which may be available in libc but not
-dnl declared in the header and various pointer conversions which compile with
-dnl the C compiler but not in C++
-AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
-
 dnl C++-compiler checks
 dnl   defines CXX with the compiler to use
 dnl   defines GXX with yes if using gxx
@@ -1466,9 +1471,13 @@ AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 dnl ar command
 dnl   defines AR with the appropriate command
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
-if test "x$AR" = "x" ; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([ar is needed to build wxWidgets])
+dnl 
+dnl For Sun CC AC_BAKEFILE below sets AR to the compiler itself.
+if test "x$SUNCXX" != xyes; then
+    AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
+    if test "x$AR" = "x" ; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([ar is needed to build wxWidgets])
+    fi
 fi
 
 dnl install checks
@@ -1525,7 +1534,7 @@ dnl does make support "-include" (only GNU make does AFAIK)?
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([if make is GNU make], wx_cv_prog_makeisgnu,
 [
     if ( ${SHELL-sh} -c "${MAKE-make} --version" 2> /dev/null |
-            egrep -s GNU > /dev/null); then
+            $EGREP -s GNU > /dev/null); then
         wx_cv_prog_makeisgnu="yes"
     else
         wx_cv_prog_makeisgnu="no"
@@ -1676,9 +1685,6 @@ esac
 
 if test "$wxUSE_WINE" = "yes"; then
     wants_win32=1
-    dnl FIXME: we should do a better job of testing for these
-    CC=winegcc
-    CXX=wineg++
     LDFLAGS_GUI="-mwindows"
 fi
 
@@ -1715,7 +1721,6 @@ case "${host}" in
       dnl not "g++/c++".
       dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       dnl (OS/2-only piece)
-      AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
       if test "$wxUSE_MOTIF" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_GTK" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_X11" = 1; then
           dnl More complete Unix emulation for unix-like ports
           dnl by linking in POSIX/2's cExt (if available).
@@ -1759,7 +1764,6 @@ case "${host}" in
               wx_cv_gccversion="EMX2"
           )
       ])
-      AC_LANG_POP
       if test "$wx_cv_gccversion" = "EMX2"; then
           LIBS="$LIBS -lstdcpp"
           LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Zsysv-signals"
@@ -1828,27 +1832,15 @@ dnl ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for headers
 dnl ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-dnl defines HAVE_STDLIB_H
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stdlib.h)
-dnl defines HAVE_MALLOC_H
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(malloc.h)
-dnl defines HAVE_UNISTD_H
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(unistd.h)
-dnl defines HAVE_WCHAR_H
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(wchar.h)
+dnl Note: non-empty last parameter makes check compile-only,
+dnl   skipping worthless preprocessing check
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stdlib.h fnmatch.h langinfo.h malloc.h unistd.h wchar.h,,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()])
 
 dnl maybe wchar_t is in wcstr.h if we don't have wchar.h?
 if test "$ac_cv_header_wchar_h" != "yes"; then
-    dnl defines HAVE_WCSTR_H
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS(wcstr.h)
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(wcstr.h,,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()])
 fi
 
-dnl defines HAVE_FNMATCH_H
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fnmatch.h)
-
-dnl defines HAVE_LANGINFO_H (GNU libc locale parameters)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(langinfo.h)
-
 case "${host}" in
   *-pc-os2_emx | *-pc-os2-emx )
       dnl Explicitly link -lintl if langinfo.h is available
@@ -1864,7 +1856,7 @@ esac
 
 dnl POSIX needs this for select(), but old systems don't have it
 if test "$USE_UNIX" = 1 ; then
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/select.h])
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER([sys/select.h],,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()])
 fi
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1879,7 +1871,6 @@ AC_C_INLINE
 dnl check the sizes of integral types (give some reasonable default values for
 dnl cross-compiling)
 dnl   defines the size of certain types of variables in SIZEOF_<TYPE>
-AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(char, 1)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(short, 2)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void *, 4)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int, 4)
@@ -1991,11 +1982,19 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+dnl don't check for vararg macros if they're explicitly disabled: this is
+dnl useful if the user code using the library wants to limit itself to standard
+dnl C++ only (e.g. is compiled with g++ -std=c++98)
+if test "$wxUSE_VARARG_MACROS" = "yes"; then
+
 dnl Check if variadic macros (C99 feature) are supported:
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(
     [whether the compiler supports variadic macros],
     [wx_cv_have_variadic_macros],
     [
+        dnl C compiler might support variadic macros when C++ one doesn't
+        dnl (happens with gcc/g++ 2.95.4), so must use C++ one explicitly
+        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
             AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
                 [
@@ -2009,6 +2008,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK(
             [wx_cv_have_variadic_macros=yes],
             [wx_cv_have_variadic_macros=no]
             )
+        AC_LANG_POP()
     ]
 )
 
@@ -2016,6 +2016,8 @@ if test $wx_cv_have_variadic_macros = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VARIADIC_MACROS)
 fi
 
+fi dnl wxUSE_VARARG_MACROS == yes
+
 dnl check for large file support
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
@@ -2039,6 +2041,7 @@ if test "x$wx_largefile" = "xyes"; then
                 [if -D__STDC_EXT__ is required],
                 wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required,
                 [
+                    AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                     AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                         [],
                         [
@@ -2049,6 +2052,7 @@ if test "x$wx_largefile" = "xyes"; then
                         wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required=no,
                         wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required=yes
                     )
+                    AC_LANG_POP()
                 ]
             )
             if test "x$wx_cv_STDC_EXT_required" = "xyes"; then
@@ -2138,6 +2142,10 @@ if test "x$COMPAQCXX" = "xyes"; then
     CXXFLAGS="-w0 -msg_disable basclsnondto,unrimpret,intconlosbit"
 fi
 
+dnl the next few tests are all for C++ features and so need to be done using
+dnl C++ compiler
+AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
+
 dnl check for std::string or std::wstring
 if test "$wxUSE_STD_STRING" = "yes" -o "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
     if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = "yes"; then
@@ -2148,42 +2156,60 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STD_STRING" = "yes" -o "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
         char_type="char"
     fi
 
-    dnl check if <string> declares std::wstring
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $std_string in <string>])
-    AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <string>],
-                   [$std_string foo;],
-                   [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-                    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_WSTRING)],
-                   [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-                    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if std::basic_string<$char_type> works])
-                    AC_TRY_COMPILE([
-                        #ifdef HAVE_WCHAR_H
-                        #  ifdef __CYGWIN__
-                        #    include <stddef.h>
-                        #  endif
-                        #  include <wchar.h>
-                        #endif
-                        #ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
-                        #  include <stdlib.h>
-                        #endif
-                        #include <stdio.h>
-                        #include <string>
-                        ],
-                        [std::basic_string<$char_type> foo;
-                         const $char_type* dummy = foo.c_str();],
-                        [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
-                        [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-                         if test "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
-                             AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't use --enable-stl without $std_string or std::basic_string<$char_type>])
-                         elif grep wxUSE_STD_STRING $wx_arg_cache_file >/dev/null; then
-                             AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't use --enable-std_string without $std_string or std::basic_string<$char_type>])
-                         else
-                             AC_MSG_WARN([No $std_string or std::basic_string<$char_type>, switching to --disable-std_string])
-                             wxUSE_STD_STRING=no
-                         fi
-                        ]
-                    )
-                    ])
+    dnl check if <string> declares std::[w]string
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $std_string in <string>],
+        wx_cv_class_stdstring,
+        [
+            AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <string>],
+                [$std_string foo;],
+                wx_cv_class_stdstring=yes,
+                wx_cv_class_stdstring=no
+            )
+        ]
+    )
+
+    if test "$wx_cv_class_stdstring" = yes; then
+        if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = "yes"; then
+            AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_WSTRING)
+        fi
+        dnl we don't need HAVE_STD_STRING, we just suppose it's available if
+        dnl wxUSE_STD_STRING==yes
+    else
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([if std::basic_string<$char_type> works],
+            wx_cv_class_stdbasicstring,
+            [
+                AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+                    #ifdef HAVE_WCHAR_H
+                    #  ifdef __CYGWIN__
+                    #    include <stddef.h>
+                    #  endif
+                    #  include <wchar.h>
+                    #endif
+                    #ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
+                    #  include <stdlib.h>
+                    #endif
+                    #include <stdio.h>
+                    #include <string>
+                    ],
+                    [std::basic_string<$char_type> foo;
+                     const $char_type* dummy = foo.c_str();],
+                    wx_cv_class_stdbasicstring=yes,
+                    wx_cv_class_stdbasicstring=no
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+
+        if test "$wx_cv_class_stdbasicstring" != yes; then
+            if test "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't use --enable-stl without $std_string or std::basic_string<$char_type>])
+            elif grep wxUSE_STD_STRING $wx_arg_cache_file >/dev/null; then
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't use --enable-std_string without $std_string or std::basic_string<$char_type>])
+            else
+                AC_MSG_WARN([No $std_string or std::basic_string<$char_type>, switching to --disable-std_string])
+                wxUSE_STD_STRING=no
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM" = "yes"; then
@@ -2202,61 +2228,92 @@ fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
     dnl check for basic STL functionality
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for basic STL functionality])
-    AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <string>
-                    #include <functional>
-                    #include <algorithm>
-                    #include <vector>
-                    #include <list>],
-                    [std::vector<int> moo;
-                     std::list<int> foo;
-                     std::vector<int>::iterator it =
-                         std::find_if(moo.begin(), moo.end(),
-                                      std::bind2nd(std::less<int>(), 3));],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-                     AC_MSG_ERROR([Basic STL functionality missing])])
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for basic STL functionality],
+        wx_cv_lib_stl,
+        [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <string>
+            #include <functional>
+            #include <algorithm>
+            #include <vector>
+            #include <list>],
+            [std::vector<int> moo;
+             std::list<int> foo;
+             std::vector<int>::iterator it =
+                 std::find_if(moo.begin(), moo.end(),
+                              std::bind2nd(std::less<int>(), 3));],
+            wx_cv_lib_stl=yes,
+            wx_cv_lib_stl=no
+        )]
+    )
+
+    if test "$wx_cv_lib_stl" != yes; then
+         AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't use --enable-stl as basic STL functionality is missing])
+    fi
 
     dnl check for compliant std::string::compare
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for compliant std::string::compare])
-    AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <string>],
-                   [std::string foo, bar;
-                    foo.compare(bar);
-                    foo.compare(1, 1, bar);
-                    foo.compare(1, 1, bar, 1, 1);
-                    foo.compare("");
-                    foo.compare(1, 1, "");
-                    foo.compare(1, 1, "", 2);],
-                   [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-                    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_STRING_COMPARE)],
-                   [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for compliant std::string::compare],
+        wx_cv_func_stdstring_compare,
+        [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <string>],
+            [std::string foo, bar;
+            foo.compare(bar);
+            foo.compare(1, 1, bar);
+            foo.compare(1, 1, bar, 1, 1);
+            foo.compare("");
+            foo.compare(1, 1, "");
+            foo.compare(1, 1, "", 2);],
+            wx_cv_func_stdstring_compare=yes,
+            wx_cv_func_stdstring_compare=no
+        )]
+    )
+
+    if test "$wx_cv_func_stdstring_compare" = yes; then
+        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_STRING_COMPARE)
+    fi
 
     dnl check for hash_map and hash_set headers
     AC_CHECK_HEADER([hash_map],
-                    [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for hash_map and hash_set])
-                     AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <hash_map>
-                                     #include <hash_set>],
-                                    [std::hash_map<double*, char*, std::hash<double*>, std::equal_to<double*> > test1;
-                                     std::hash_set<char*, std::hash<char*>, std::equal_to<char*> > test2;],
-                                    [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-                                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HASH_MAP)
-                                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_HASH_MAP)],
-                                    [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
-                     ])
+        [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for standard hash_map and hash_set],
+            wx_cv_class_stdhashmapset,
+            [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <hash_map>
+                #include <hash_set>],
+                [std::hash_map<double*, char*, std::hash<double*>, std::equal_to<double*> > test1;
+                 std::hash_set<char*, std::hash<char*>, std::equal_to<char*> > test2;],
+                wx_cv_class_stdhashmapset=yes,
+                wx_cv_class_stdhashmapset=no)
+            ]
+        )],
+        [],
+        [ ]
+    )
+
+    if test "$wx_cv_class_stdhashmapset" = yes; then
+        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HASH_MAP)
+        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STD_HASH_MAP)
+    fi
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADER([ext/hash_map],
-                    [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for hash_map and hash_set])
-                     AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <ext/hash_map>
-                                     #include <ext/hash_set>],
-                                    [__gnu_cxx::hash_map<double*, char*, __gnu_cxx::hash<double*>, std::equal_to<double*> > test1;
-                                     __gnu_cxx::hash_set<char*, __gnu_cxx::hash<char*>, std::equal_to<char*> > test2;],
-                                    [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-                                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EXT_HASH_MAP)
-                                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GNU_CXX_HASH_MAP)],
-                                    [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
-                     ])
+        [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for GNU hash_map and hash_set],
+            wx_cv_class_gnuhashmapset,
+            [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <ext/hash_map>
+                #include <ext/hash_set>],
+                [__gnu_cxx::hash_map<double*, char*, __gnu_cxx::hash<double*>, std::equal_to<double*> > test1;
+                 __gnu_cxx::hash_set<char*, __gnu_cxx::hash<char*>, std::equal_to<char*> > test2;],
+                wx_cv_class_gnuhashmapset=yes,
+                wx_cv_class_gnuhashmapset=no)
+            ]
+        )],
+        [],
+        [ ]
+    )
+
+    if test "$wx_cv_class_gnuhashmapset" = yes; then
+         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EXT_HASH_MAP)
+         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GNU_CXX_HASH_MAP)
+    fi
 fi
 
+dnl pop C++
+AC_LANG_POP()
+
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Define search path for includes and libraries: all headers and libs will be
 dnl looked for in all directories of this path
@@ -2494,11 +2551,16 @@ fi
 
 dnl check for C99 string to long long conversion functions, assume that if we
 dnl have the unsigned variants, then we have the signed ones as well
+dnl
+dnl at least under SGI these functions are only available in C99 code and not
+dnl in C++ so do these tests using C++ compiler
+AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
 if test "wxUSE_UNICODE" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(wcstoull)
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(wcstoull)
 else
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strtoull)
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(strtoull)
 fi
+AC_LANG_POP()
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Optional libraries
@@ -2535,7 +2597,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_REGEX" != "no"; then
     if test "$wxUSE_REGEX" = "sys" -o "$wxUSE_REGEX" = "yes" ; then
         dnl according to Unix 98 specs, regcomp() is in libc but I believe that
         dnl on some old systems it may be in libregex - check for it too?
-        AC_CHECK_HEADER(regex.h, [AC_CHECK_FUNCS(regcomp re_search)])
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER(regex.h, [AC_CHECK_FUNCS(regcomp re_search)],, [ ])
 
         if test "x$ac_cv_func_regcomp" != "xyes"; then
             if test "$wxUSE_REGEX" = "sys" ; then
@@ -2603,7 +2665,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_ZLIB" != "no" ; then
             )
             dnl If the test above did not come up with a value (e.g. cross
             dnl compiling) then this should give a definitive answer
-            AC_CHECK_HEADER(zlib.h)
+            AC_CHECK_HEADER(zlib.h,,, [ ])
 
             system_zlib_h_ok=$ac_cv_header_zlib_h
         fi
@@ -2674,7 +2736,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_LIBPNG" != "no" ; then
                     unset ac_cv_header_png_h
                 )]
             )
-            AC_CHECK_HEADER(png.h)
+            AC_CHECK_HEADER(png.h,,, [ ])
 
             if test "$ac_cv_header_png_h" = "yes"; then
                 AC_CHECK_LIB(png, png_check_sig, PNG_LINK=" -lpng -lz", , [-lz -lm])
@@ -2746,6 +2808,30 @@ if test "$wxUSE_LIBJPEG" != "no" ; then
             else
                 dnl we are using the system library
                 wxUSE_LIBJPEG=sys
+
+                if test "$wxUSE_MSW" = 1; then
+                    dnl boolean is defined by the jpeg headers and also by the
+                    dnl Windows headers of some compilers. This type has been
+                    dnl renamed in the builtin, so it is only an issue when
+                    dnl using an external jpeg lib on Windows.
+                    AC_CHECK_TYPES(
+                        [boolean],
+                        [
+                            AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(
+                                [boolean],
+                                [],
+                                [
+                                    #undef HAVE_BOOLEAN
+                                    #include <stdio.h>
+                                    #include <jpeglib.h>
+                                ])
+                            AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(
+                                [wxHACK_BOOLEAN],
+                                [wxInt`expr 8 \* $ac_cv_sizeof_boolean`])
+                        ],
+                        [],
+                        [#include <windows.h>])
+                fi
             fi
         fi
     fi
@@ -2775,7 +2861,9 @@ if test "$wxUSE_LIBTIFF" != "no" ; then
                                          TIFF_LINK=" -ltiff",
                                          ,
                                          $TIFF_PREREQ_LINKS)
-                        ]
+                        ],
+                        [],
+                        [ ]
                        )
 
         if test "x$TIFF_LINK" = "x" ; then
@@ -2813,16 +2901,18 @@ if test "$wxUSE_EXPAT" != "no"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_XML)
 
     if test "$wxUSE_EXPAT" = "sys" -o "$wxUSE_EXPAT" = "yes" ; then
-        AC_CHECK_HEADER([expat.h], [found_expat_h=1])
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER([expat.h], [found_expat_h=1],, [ ])
         if test "x$found_expat_h" = "x1"; then
             dnl Expat 1.95.6 comes with broken expat.h:
             AC_CACHE_CHECK([if expat.h is valid C++ header],
                 wx_cv_expat_is_not_broken,
                 [
+                AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                 AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <expat.h>],[],
                     wx_cv_expat_is_not_broken=yes,
                     wx_cv_expat_is_not_broken=no
                 )
+                AC_LANG_POP()
                 ]
             )
             if test "$wx_cv_expat_is_not_broken" = "yes" ; then
@@ -2853,7 +2943,7 @@ dnl Check for libmspack
 dnl ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if test "$wxUSE_LIBMSPACK" != "no"; then
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER([mspack.h], [found_mspack_h=1])
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER([mspack.h], [found_mspack_h=1],, [ ])
     if test "x$found_mspack_h" = "x1"; then
         AC_CHECK_LIB(mspack, mspack_create_chm_decompressor,
                      MSPACK_LINK=" -lmspack")
@@ -2882,11 +2972,12 @@ WIDGET_SET=
 dnl are we building for a win32 target environment?
 dnl If so, setup common stuff needed for both GUI and Base libs.
 if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS(w32api.h)
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER(windows.h, [],
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(w32api.h,,, [ ])
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(windows.h,,
     [
         AC_MSG_ERROR(please set CFLAGS to contain the location of windows.h)
-    ])
+    ],
+    [ ])
 
     dnl --- FIXME: This is still a somewhat random list of libs,
     dnl ---        some of them should probably be included conditionally.
@@ -2924,14 +3015,8 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
     dnl install Win32-specific files in "make install"
     WIN32INSTALL=win32install
 
-    dnl the jpeg header jmorecfg.h delcares the type boolean, which conflicts
-    dnl on systems which declare it in the system headers. If HAVE_BOOLEAN is
-    dnl defined then jmorecfg.h doesn't declare it, so checking for it here
-    dnl solves the problem.
-    AC_CHECK_TYPES(boolean, [], [], [#include <windows.h>])
-
     dnl pbt.h is missing on Wine at least
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pbt.h, [], [AC_DEFINE(NEED_PBT_H)])
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(pbt.h,, [AC_DEFINE(NEED_PBT_H)], [ ])
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
@@ -2954,7 +3039,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
             wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP=no
         fi
         if test "$wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE" = "yes"; then
-            AC_MSG_WARN([Drag Image and DandD not supported under wxCocoa yet, disabled])
+            AC_MSG_WARN([wxDragImage not supported under wxCocoa yet, disabled])
             wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE=no
         fi
     fi
@@ -2972,8 +3057,6 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
 
     if test "$wxUSE_GTK" = 1; then
         dnl GTK+ test program must be compiled with C compiler
-        AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
-
         AC_MSG_CHECKING([for GTK+ version])
 
         gtk_version_cached=1
@@ -3084,45 +3167,70 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                            [AC_DEFINE(NEED_GTK_ICON_SIZE_LOOKUP)],
                            [#include <gtk/gtk.h>])
 
-            dnl test if we have at least GTK+ 2.6:
-            AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version >= 2.6])
+
+            dnl test if we have at least GTK+ 2.10:
+            AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version >= 2.10])
             AC_TRY_COMPILE([
                             #include <gtk/gtk.h>
                            ],
                            [
-                            #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,6,0)
-                            Not GTK+ 2.6
+                            #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+                            Not GTK+ 2.10
                             #endif
                            ],
                            [
+                            AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK210__)
                             AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK26__)
                             AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK24__)
                             AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-                            ac_wxgtk26=1
+                            ac_wxgtk210=1
                            ],
                            [
                             AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-                            ac_wxgtk26=0
+                            ac_wxgtk210=0
                            ])
 
+            if test "$ac_wxgtk210" = 0; then
+                dnl test if we have at least GTK+ 2.6:
+                AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version >= 2.6])
+                AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+                                #include <gtk/gtk.h>
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,6,0)
+                                Not GTK+ 2.6
+                                #endif
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK26__)
+                                AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK24__)
+                                AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+                                ac_wxgtk26=1
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+                                ac_wxgtk26=0
+                            ])
+            fi
+
             if test "$ac_wxgtk26" = 0; then
-            dnl test if we have at least GTK+ 2.4:
-            AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version >= 2.4])
-            AC_TRY_COMPILE([
-                            #include <gtk/gtk.h>
-                           ],
-                           [
-                            #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,4,0)
-                            Not GTK+ 2.4
-                            #endif
-                           ],
-                           [
-                            AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK24__)
-                            AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-                           ],
-                           [
-                            AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-                           ])
+                dnl test if we have at least GTK+ 2.4:
+                AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version >= 2.4])
+                AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+                                #include <gtk/gtk.h>
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,4,0)
+                                Not GTK+ 2.4
+                                #endif
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                AC_DEFINE(__WXGTK24__)
+                                AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+                            ])
             fi
 
             CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
@@ -3135,14 +3243,12 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
 
             dnl test for XIM support in libgdk
             AC_CHECK_LIB(gdk, gdk_im_open, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XIM))
-        fi
 
-        AC_LANG_POP
-
-        dnl we need poll() in src/gtk/app.cpp (we know that Darwin doesn't
-        dnl have it but we do the check for the others)
-        if test "$USE_DARWIN" != 1; then
-            AC_CHECK_FUNCS(poll)
+            dnl we need poll() in src/gtk1/app.cpp (we know that Darwin doesn't
+            dnl have it but we do the check for the others)
+            if test "$USE_DARWIN" != 1; then
+                AC_CHECK_FUNCS(poll)
+            fi
         fi
 
         TOOLKIT_INCLUDE="$wx_cv_cflags_gtk"
@@ -3251,7 +3357,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
        PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
 
        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DIRECTFB,
-                         [directfb >= 0.9.22],
+                         [directfb >= 0.9.23],
                          [
                            wxUSE_UNIVERSAL="yes"
                            TOOLKIT_INCLUDE="$DIRECTFB_CFLAGS"
@@ -3330,6 +3436,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
 
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOX, pangox,
                 [
+                    CFLAGS="$PANGOX_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$PANGOX_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PANGOX_LIBS"
                 ],
@@ -3339,6 +3446,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             )
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOFT2, pangoft2,
                 [
+                    CFLAGS="$PANGOFT2_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$PANGOFT2_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PANGOFT2_LIBS"
                 ],
@@ -3350,6 +3458,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOXFT, pangoxft,
                 [
                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PANGO_XFT)
+                    CFLAGS="$PANGOXFT_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$PANGOXFT_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PANGOXFT_LIBS"
                 ],
@@ -3357,12 +3466,9 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                     AC_MSG_WARN([pangoxft library not found, library will be compiled without anti-aliasing support])
                 ]
             )
-            save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
             save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-            CXXFLAGS="$PANGOX_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
             LIBS="$LIBS $PANGOX_LIBS"
             AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pango_font_family_is_monospace])
-            CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
             LIBS="$save_LIBS"
         fi
 
@@ -3392,8 +3498,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             WX_INCLUDE_PATH_EXIST($ac_find_includes, $TOOLKIT_INCLUDE)
             TOOLKIT_INCLUDE="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE$ac_path_to_include"
         else
-            save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-            CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+            save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+            CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
             AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                 [
@@ -3413,7 +3519,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                 ]
             )
 
-            CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+            CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
         fi
 
 
@@ -3429,8 +3535,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             dnl it might happen that we found headers in one of the standard
             dnl paths but the libs are elsewhere but still in default (linker)
             dnl path -- try to compile a test program to check for this
-            save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-            CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+            save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+            CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
             save_LIBS="$LIBS"
             LIBS="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lXm -lXmu -lXext -lX11"
 
@@ -3452,7 +3558,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                 ]
             )
 
-            CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+            CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
             LIBS="$save_LIBS"
         fi
 
@@ -3466,8 +3572,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                     if test "$libs_found" = "0"; then
                         save_LIBS="$LIBS"
                         LIBS="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lXm ${libp} -lXmu -lXext -lXt${libsm_ice} -lX11"
-                        save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-                        CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+                        save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
                         AC_TRY_LINK(
                             [
@@ -3490,7 +3596,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                         )
 
                         LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-                        CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
                     fi
                 done
             fi
@@ -3505,8 +3611,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
         dnl elsewhere
         AC_CHECK_LIB(Sgm, [SgCreateList], [libsgm_link=" -lSgm"])
 
-        save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-        CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+        save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+        CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([for Motif 2],
             wx_cv_lib_motif2,
@@ -3545,7 +3651,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
             AC_DEFINE(__WXLESSTIF__,0)
         fi
 
-        CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+        CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
 
         GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY${libsgm_link} -lXm${libp_link} -lXmu -lXext -lXt${libsm_ice_link} -lX11"
         TOOLKIT=MOTIF
@@ -3566,8 +3672,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for X11/xpm.h],
                     wx_cv_x11_xpm_h,
                     [
-                        save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
-                        CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+                        save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                             [
@@ -3581,7 +3687,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                             wx_cv_x11_xpm_h=no
                         )
 
-                        CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+                        CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
                     ]
                 )
 
@@ -3604,8 +3710,8 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                      [], [$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lX11])
 
         if test "$wxHAVE_XEXT_LIB" = 1; then
-            save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
-            CXXFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CXXFLAGS"
+            save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+            CFLAGS="$TOOLKIT_INCLUDE $CFLAGS"
 
             AC_MSG_CHECKING([for X11/extensions/shape.h])
             AC_TRY_COMPILE([
@@ -3624,7 +3730,7 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
                            [
                             AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
                            ])
-            CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
+            CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
 
         fi
     fi
@@ -3728,8 +3834,8 @@ dnl do this after test for X11 above so that we have a chance of finding Xlib.h
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
     if test "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_PM" != 1; then
         dnl defines HAVE_X11_XKBLIB_H
-        AC_CHECK_HEADERS(X11/Xlib.h)
-        AC_CHECK_HEADERS([X11/XKBlib.h], [], [],
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER(X11/Xlib.h,,, [ ])
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER([X11/XKBlib.h],,,
                          [
                           #if HAVE_X11_XLIB_H
                             #include <X11/Xlib.h>
@@ -3753,7 +3859,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" ; then
         dnl This is not ideal we really ough to use the unixodbc-config
         dnl  or iodbc-config if they exist.
 
-        AC_CHECK_HEADER([sql.h], [found_sql_h=1])
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER([sql.h], [found_sql_h=1],, [ ])
         if test "x$found_sql_h" = "x1" ; then
             AC_CHECK_LIB(iodbc, SQLAllocEnv, ODBC_LINK=" -liodbc",
             [
@@ -3812,7 +3918,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
             WX_PATH_FIND_LIBRARIES([$SEARCH_LIB],Xxf86vm)
             if test "$ac_find_libraries" != "" ; then
                 AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-                AC_CHECK_HEADERS([X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h],
+                AC_CHECK_HEADER([X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h],
                                  [
                                   GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY -lXxf86vm"
                                  ],
@@ -3835,7 +3941,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl DirectDraw for MSW - optionally used by WxDisplay.
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ddraw.h], [], [], [#include <windows.h>])
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER([ddraw.h], [], [], [#include <windows.h>])
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -3870,7 +3976,10 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 USE_OPENGL=0
 if test "$wxUSE_OPENGL" = "yes"; then
-    if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_COCOA" = "1"; then
+    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_DFB" = "1"; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([wxGLCanvas not implemented for this port, library will be compiled without it.])
+        wxUSE_OPENGL="no"
+    elif test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_COCOA" = "1"; then
         OPENGL_LIBS="-framework OpenGL -framework AGL"
     elif test "$wxUSE_MSW" = 1; then
         OPENGL_LIBS="-lopengl32 -lglu32"
@@ -3936,7 +4045,9 @@ if test "$wxUSE_OPENGL" = "yes"; then
                     fi
                 fi
             ])
-        ])
+        ],
+        [],
+        [ ])
 
         if test "x$OPENGL_LIBS" = "x"; then
             dnl it should be an error and not a warning because OpenGL is not on
@@ -4211,6 +4322,7 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPES(ssize_t)
 
 dnl check what exactly size_t is on this machine - this is necessary to avoid
 dnl ambiguous overloads in several places, notably wx/string.h and wx/array.h
+AC_LANG_PUSH(C++) dnl tests below use overloaded functions and so need C++
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([if size_t is unsigned int],
     wx_cv_size_t_is_uint,
     [
@@ -4257,6 +4369,8 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+AC_LANG_POP() dnl C++
+
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Checks for structures
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4339,6 +4453,8 @@ dnl stupidly, provides a dummy function declaration inside its extension)
 dnl succeeds, even with C++ compiler, but the compilation of wxWidgets fails
 dnl
 dnl so we first check if the function is in the library
+dnl
+dnl FIXME: replace this mess with WX_CHECK_FUNCS()
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(snprintf vsnprintf)
 
 if test "$ac_cv_func_vsnprintf" = "yes"; then
@@ -4482,7 +4598,7 @@ if test "$ac_cv_func_snprintf" = "yes"; then
                         int main (void)
                         {
                             char buffer[128];
-                            snprintf (buffer, 128, "%2\$d %3\$d %1\$d", 1, 2, 3);
+                            snprintf (buffer, 128, "%2$d %3$d %1$d", 1, 2, 3);
                             if (strcmp ("2 3 1", buffer) == 0)
                                 exit (0);
                             exit (1);
@@ -4540,8 +4656,21 @@ if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = yes; then
         fi
     fi
 
-    dnl also look if we have wide char IO functions
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(wputc wputchar putws fputws wprintf vswprintf)
+    dnl also look if we have wide char IO functions, notice that [f]putws are
+    dnl declared in special widec.h under Solaris
+    wchar_headers="#include <stdio.h>
+#include <wchar.h>"
+    case "${host}" in
+        *-*-solaris2* )
+            AC_CHECK_HEADER(widec.h,,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()])
+            if test "$ac_cv_header_widec_h" = "yes"; then
+                wchar_headers="$wchar_headers
+#include <widec.h>"
+            fi
+    esac
+
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(wputc wputchar putws fputws wprintf vswprintf,,,
+                   [$wchar_headers])
 
     dnl MinGW has a vswprintf with a different prototype, and
     dnl a _vsnwprintf with the correct prototype, but AC_CHECK_FUNCS
@@ -4555,18 +4684,14 @@ if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = yes; then
 fi
 
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_fnmatch_h" = "xyes"; then
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fnmatch)
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(fnmatch,,,[#include <fnmatch.h>])
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_FILE" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fsync)
-fi
-
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(round)
-if test "$ac_cv_func_round" = yes; then
-    AC_CHECK_DECLS(round,,,[#include <math.h>])
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(fsync)
 fi
 
+WX_CHECK_FUNCS(round,,,[#include <math.h>])
 
 dnl the following tests are for Unix(like) systems only
 if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW"; then
@@ -4588,6 +4713,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
     if test "$wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION" = "yes"; then
       AC_CACHE_CHECK([for sa_handler type], wx_cv_type_sa_handler,
       [
+        dnl C compiler happily compiles the code even if there is type mismatch
+        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
         AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <signal.h>],
                      [
                         extern void testSigHandler(int);
@@ -4599,6 +4726,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
                      ], [
                         wx_cv_type_sa_handler=void
                      ])
+        AC_LANG_POP()
       ])
 
       AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(wxTYPE_SA_HANDLER, $wx_cv_type_sa_handler)
@@ -4609,6 +4737,7 @@ dnl backtrace() and backtrace_symbols() for wxStackWalker
 if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
     AC_CACHE_CHECK([for backtrace() in <execinfo.h>], wx_cv_func_backtrace,
         [
+            AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
             AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <execinfo.h>],
                 [
                     void *trace[1];
@@ -4620,6 +4749,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
                 wx_cv_func_backtrace=yes,
                 wx_cv_func_backtrace=no
             )
+            AC_LANG_POP()
         ]
     )
 
@@ -4630,6 +4760,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
     else
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([for __cxa_demangle() in <cxxabi.h>], wx_cv_func_cxa_demangle,
             [
+                AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                 AC_TRY_LINK([#include <cxxabi.h>],
                     [
                         int rc;
@@ -4638,6 +4769,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
                     wx_cv_func_cxa_demangle=yes,
                     wx_cv_func_cxa_demangle=no
                 )
+                AC_LANG_POP()
             ]
         )
 
@@ -4684,6 +4816,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK(for statfs, wx_cv_func_statfs,
 if test "$wx_cv_func_statfs" = "yes"; then
     dnl check whether we have its dcelaration too: some systems (AIX 4) lack it
     AC_CACHE_CHECK(for statfs declaration, wx_cv_func_statfs_decl,
+        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
             [
                  #if defined(__BSD__)
@@ -4700,6 +4833,7 @@ if test "$wx_cv_func_statfs" = "yes"; then
             wx_cv_func_statfs_decl=yes,
             wx_cv_func_statfs_decl=no
         )
+        AC_LANG_POP()
     )
 
     if test "$wx_cv_func_statfs_decl" = "yes"; then
@@ -4732,6 +4866,7 @@ else
         dnl for this check C++ compiler has to be used as passing incompatible
         dnl pointers is just a warning and not an error in C
         AC_CACHE_CHECK(for statvfs argument type, wx_cv_type_statvfs_t,
+            AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
             AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                 [
                     #include <sys/statvfs.h>
@@ -4763,6 +4898,7 @@ else
                     )
                 ]
             )
+            AC_LANG_POP()
         )
 
         if test "$wx_cv_type_statvfs_t" != "unknown"; then
@@ -4824,9 +4960,8 @@ if test "$HAVE_SOME_SLEEP_FUNC" != 1; then
                     POSIX4_LINK=" -lposix4"
                 ],
                 [
-                    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(usleep,
-                        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_USLEEP),
-                        AC_MSG_WARN([wxSleep() function will not work])
+                    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(usleep,,
+                                    AC_MSG_WARN([wxSleep() function will not work])
                     )
                 ]
             )
@@ -4835,7 +4970,10 @@ if test "$HAVE_SOME_SLEEP_FUNC" != 1; then
 fi
 
 dnl check for uname (POSIX) and gethostname (BSD)
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(uname gethostname, break)
+WX_CHECK_FUNCS(uname,,,[#include <sys/utsname.h>])
+if test "$wx_cv_func_uname" != yes; then
+    WX_CHECK_FUNCS(gethostname)  
+fi
 
 WX_CHECK_FUNCS(strtok_r, [], [], [#define _REENTRANT])
 
@@ -4877,35 +5015,6 @@ WX_CHECK_FUNCS(fdopen)
 
 fi
 
-dnl if !MSW
-
-
-dnl ------------------------------------------
-dnl Checks specific to contrib libs (MMedia)
-dnl ------------------------------------------
-
-dnl Check for ESD:
-EXTRALIBS_ESD=
-AC_CHECK_LIB(esd, esd_close, [
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([esd.h], [
-    EXTRALIBS_ESD="-lesd"
-  ])
-])
-AC_SUBST(EXTRALIBS_ESD)
-
-dnl check for known CD-ROM interface
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for known CD-ROM interface])
-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#ifdef __linux__
-                #include <linux/cdrom.h>
-                #else
-                /* For Solaris */
-                #include <sys/cdio.h>
-                #endif
-                ],
-               [struct cdrom_tocentry entry, old_entry;],
-               [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-                AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KNOWN_CDROM_INTERFACE)],
-               [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
 
 dnl ===========================================================================
 dnl Now we have all the info we need - use it!
@@ -4924,14 +5033,14 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
 
     dnl the code below:
     dnl
-    dnl   defines THREADS_LINK and THREADS_CXXFLAGS which are the options
+    dnl   defines THREADS_LINK and THREADS_CFLAGS which are the options
     dnl   necessary to build the MT programs for the linker and compiler
     dnl   respectively
     dnl
     dnl   sets wxUSE_THREADS=1 if thread support is activated
 
     THREADS_LINK=
-    THREADS_CXXFLAGS=
+    THREADS_CFLAGS=
 
     if test "$wxUSE_THREADS" = "yes" ; then
         if test "$USE_BEOS" = 1; then
@@ -5022,7 +5131,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
 
                 -*)
                     AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether pthreads work with $flag])
-                    THREADS_CXXFLAGS="$flag"
+                    THREADS_CFLAGS="$flag"
                     ;;
 
                 *)
@@ -5032,16 +5141,16 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
               esac
 
               save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-              save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+              save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
               LIBS="$THREADS_LINK $LIBS"
-              CXXFLAGS="$THREADS_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+              CFLAGS="$THREADS_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
 
               AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>],
                           [pthread_create(0,0,0,0);],
                           THREADS_OK=yes)
 
               LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-              CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
+              CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
 
               AC_MSG_RESULT($THREADS_OK)
               if test "x$THREADS_OK" = "xyes"; then
@@ -5049,7 +5158,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
               fi
 
               THREADS_LINK=""
-              THREADS_CXXFLAGS=""
+              THREADS_CFLAGS=""
       done
 
       if test "x$THREADS_OK" != "xyes"; then
@@ -5058,7 +5167,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
       else
           dnl yes, these special compiler flags should be used with the
           dnl linker as well
-          LDFLAGS="$THREADS_CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+          LDFLAGS="$THREADS_CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
           LIBS="$THREADS_LINK $LIBS"
 
           AC_MSG_CHECKING([if more special flags are required for pthreads])
@@ -5090,11 +5199,11 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
           esac
           AC_MSG_RESULT(${flag})
           if test "x$flag" != xno; then
-              THREADS_CXXFLAGS="$THREADS_CXXFLAGS $flag"
+              THREADS_CFLAGS="$THREADS_CFLAGS $flag"
           fi
 
           dnl don't add these options to CPPFLAGS as cpp might not know them
-          WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS $THREADS_CXXFLAGS"
+          WXCONFIG_CFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CFLAGS $THREADS_CFLAGS"
       fi
     fi
 
@@ -5124,7 +5233,7 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
         AC_DEFINE(wxHAVE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP)
       fi
 
-      AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sched.h)
+      AC_CHECK_HEADER(sched.h,,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()])
       if test "$ac_cv_header_sched_h" = "yes"; then
           AC_CHECK_FUNC(sched_yield,
             AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCHED_YIELD),
@@ -5169,6 +5278,10 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW" -a "$USE_OS2" != 1; then
                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD_CANCEL),
                     AC_MSG_WARN([wxThread::Kill() will not work properly]))
 
+      AC_CHECK_FUNC(pthread_mutex_timedlock,
+                    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMEDLOCK),
+                    AC_MSG_WARN([wxMutex::LockTimeout() will not work]))
+
       AC_CHECK_FUNC(pthread_attr_setstacksize,
                     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_SETSTACKSIZE))
 
@@ -5245,8 +5358,8 @@ else
             AC_CACHE_CHECK([if compiler supports -mthreads],
                 wx_cv_cflags_mthread,
                 [
-                    CXXFLAGS_OLD="$CXXFLAGS"
-                    CXXFLAGS="-mthreads $CXXFLAGS"
+                    CFLAGS_OLD="$CFLAGS"
+                    CFLAGS="-mthreads $CFLAGS"
                     AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [],
                         wx_cv_cflags_mthread=yes,
                         wx_cv_cflags_mthread=no
@@ -5256,16 +5369,15 @@ else
 
             if test "$wx_cv_cflags_mthread" = "yes"; then
                 dnl it does, use it
-                WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS -mthreads"
+                WXCONFIG_CFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CFLAGS -mthreads"
                 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -mthreads"
             else
                 dnl it doesn't
-                CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_OLD"
+                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_OLD"
             fi
         ;;
         *-pc-os2*emx )
             WXCONFIG_CFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CFLAGS -Zmt -D__ST_MT_ERRNO__"
-            WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS="$WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS -Zmt -D__ST_MT_ERRNO__"
             LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Zmt"
         ;;
       esac
@@ -5450,14 +5562,14 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl compatibility level
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-if test "x$WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4" = "xyes"; then
-    AC_DEFINE(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4)
+if test "x$WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6)
 
-    WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6="yes"
+    WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8="yes"
 fi
 
-if test "x$WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6" != "xno"; then
-    AC_DEFINE(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6)
+if test "x$WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8" != "xno"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8)
 fi
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5598,6 +5710,10 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STL" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_STL)
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI" = "yes"; then
+  AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI)
+fi
+
 if test "$wxUSE_APPLE_IEEE" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_APPLE_IEEE)
 fi
@@ -5609,44 +5725,46 @@ fi
 dnl Unix implementation needs additional checks because audio support
 dnl comes in many favours:
 if test "$USE_UNIX" = "1" ; then
-    dnl it's not enough to check for just the header because OSS under NetBSD
-    dnl redefines ioctl as oss_ioctrl inside it and so we also need to test
-    dnl whether we need -lossaudio at link-time
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED in sys/soundcard.h], ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard, [
-        AC_TRY_LINK([
-                #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-                #include <sys/soundcard.h>
-            ],
-            [
-                ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
-            ],
-            ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
-            [
-                saveLibs="$LIBS"
-                LIBS="$saveLibs -lossaudio"
-                AC_TRY_LINK([
-                        #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-                        #include <sys/soundcard.h>
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
-                    ],
-                    ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
-                    [
-                        LIBS="$saveLibs"
-                        ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=no
-                    ]
-                )
-            ]
-        )
-    ])
+    dnl mmedia doesn't compile with wxMGL, remove this if this is ever fixed
+    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" != 1; then
+        dnl it's not enough to check for just the header because OSS under NetBSD
+        dnl redefines ioctl as oss_ioctrl inside it and so we also need to test
+        dnl whether we need -lossaudio at link-time
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED in sys/soundcard.h], ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard, [
+            AC_TRY_LINK([
+                    #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+                    #include <sys/soundcard.h>
+                ],
+                [
+                    ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
+                ],
+                ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
+                [
+                    saveLibs="$LIBS"
+                    LIBS="$saveLibs -lossaudio"
+                    AC_TRY_LINK([
+                            #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+                            #include <sys/soundcard.h>
+                        ],
+                        [
+                            ioctl(0, SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED, 0);
+                        ],
+                        ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=yes,
+                        [
+                            LIBS="$saveLibs"
+                            ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard=no
+                        ]
+                    )
+                ]
+            )
+        ])
+    fi
 
     if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard" = "yes"; then
         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H)
-    else
-        DISABLED_CONTRIB="$DISABLED_CONTRIB mmedia"
     fi
 fi
+
 WITH_PLUGIN_SDL=0
 if test "$wxUSE_SOUND" = "yes"; then
   if test "$USE_UNIX" = "1" ; then
@@ -5654,6 +5772,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOUND" = "yes"; then
       AM_PATH_SDL([1.2.0],
                   [
                     EXTRALIBS_SDL="$SDL_LIBS"
+                    CFLAGS="$SDL_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                     CXXFLAGS="$SDL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBSDL)
                   ],
@@ -5685,6 +5804,7 @@ if test "$WXGTK20" = 1; then
                 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGNOMEPRINTUI,
                                   [libgnomeprintui-2.2 >= 2.8],
                     [
+                        CFLAGS="$LIBGNOMEPRINTUI_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                         CXXFLAGS="$LIBGNOMEPRINTUI_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBGNOMEPRINT)
                     ],
@@ -5702,6 +5822,7 @@ if test "$WXGTK20" = 1; then
                 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNOMEVFS,
                                   [gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.0],
                     [
+                        CFLAGS="$GNOMEVFS_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
                         CXXFLAGS="$GNOMEVFS_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBGNOMEVFS)
                     ],
@@ -5718,6 +5839,7 @@ if test "$WXGTK20" = 1; then
                           [hildon-lgpl >= 0.9],
             [
                 EXTRALIBS_HILDON="$HILDON_LIBS"
+                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $HILDON_CFLAGS"
                 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $HILDON_CFLAGS"
                 AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBHILDON)
             ],
@@ -5920,10 +6042,12 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if test "$wxUSE_DATETIME" = "yes"; then
     dnl check for strptime and for its declaration as some systems lack it
+    dnl FIXME: use WX_CHECK_FUNCS instead
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strptime)
     if test "$ac_cv_func_strptime" = "yes"; then
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([for strptime declaration], wx_cv_func_strptime_decl,
             [
+                AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                 AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                     [
                         #include <time.h>
@@ -5935,6 +6059,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_DATETIME" = "yes"; then
                     wx_cv_func_strptime_decl=yes,
                     wx_cv_func_strptime_decl=no
                 )
+                AC_LANG_POP()
             ]
         )
     fi
@@ -5947,6 +6072,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_DATETIME" = "yes"; then
     AC_CACHE_CHECK(for timezone variable in <time.h>,
                    wx_cv_var_timezone,
                    [
+                        AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                             [
                                 #include <time.h>
@@ -5992,6 +6118,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_DATETIME" = "yes"; then
                                 )
                             ]
                         )
+                        AC_LANG_POP()
                    ]
     )
 
@@ -6116,6 +6243,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([what is the type of the third argument of getsockname],
                        wx_cv_type_getsockname3,
             [
+                AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                 AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                     [
                         #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6133,9 +6261,9 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                         dnl converting between incompatible pointer types, so
                         dnl try to use it to get the correct behaviour at
                         dnl least with gcc (otherwise we'd always use size_t)
-                        CXXFLAGS_OLD="$CXXFLAGS"
+                        CFLAGS_OLD="$CFLAGS"
                         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-                            CXXFLAGS="-Werror $CXXFLAGS"
+                            CFLAGS="-Werror $CFLAGS"
                         fi
 
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
@@ -6162,9 +6290,10 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                             )
                         )
 
-                        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_OLD"
+                        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_OLD"
                     ]
                 )
+                AC_LANG_POP()
             ])
 
         if test "$wx_cv_type_getsockname3" = "unknown"; then
@@ -6177,6 +6306,12 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([what is the type of the fifth argument of getsockopt],
                        wx_cv_type_getsockopt5,
             [
+                dnl Note that the rules for compatibility of pointers
+                dnl are somewhat different between C and C++, so code 
+                dnl that fails in C++ may not even give a warning about
+                dnl converting between incompatible pointer types in C.
+                dnl So this test needs to be done in C++ mode.
+                AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
                 AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                     [
                         #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6188,17 +6323,6 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                     ],
                     wx_cv_type_getsockopt5=socklen_t,
                     [
-                        dnl the compiler will compile the version with size_t
-                        dnl even if the real type of the last parameter is int
-                        dnl but it should give at least a warning about
-                        dnl converting between incompatible pointer types, so
-                        dnl try to use it to get the correct behaviour at
-                        dnl least with gcc (otherwise we'd always use size_t)
-                        CXXFLAGS_OLD="$CXXFLAGS"
-                        if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
-                            CXXFLAGS="-Werror $CXXFLAGS"
-                        fi
-
                         AC_TRY_COMPILE(
                             [
                                 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6222,10 +6346,9 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes" ; then
                                 wx_cv_type_getsockopt5=unknown
                             )
                         )
-
-                        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_OLD"
                     ]
                 )
+                AC_LANG_POP()
             ])
 
         if test "$wx_cv_type_getsockopt5" = "unknown"; then
@@ -6302,12 +6425,14 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_JOYSTICK" = "yes"; then
         if test "$USE_DARWIN" = 1; then
             dnl check for a bug in the headers, some have bad setEventCallout
             AC_MSG_CHECKING([headers have declarations needed for joystick support])
+            AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
             AC_TRY_COMPILE( [ #include <IOKit/hid/IOHIDLib.h> ],
                             [ IOHIDQueueInterface *qi = NULL;
                               IOHIDCallbackFunction cb = NULL;
                               qi->setEventCallout(NULL, cb, NULL, NULL); ],
                             [ wxUSE_JOYSTICK=yes ]
                           )
+            AC_LANG_POP()
             AC_MSG_RESULT($wxUSE_JOYSTICK)
         fi
 
@@ -6315,7 +6440,13 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_JOYSTICK" = "yes"; then
     else
         dnl wxJoystick not supported by wxMGL at all
         if test "$wxUSE_MGL" != "1"; then
-            AC_CHECK_HEADERS(linux/joystick.h, wxUSE_JOYSTICK=yes)
+            dnl notice the dummy includes argument: without it, AC_CHECK_HEADER
+            dnl checks only whether the header can be preprocessed, not that it
+            dnl can be compiled and in Linux 2.6.16 joystick.h is present but
+            dnl can't be compiled because of an error and with the default
+            dnl AC_CHECK_HEADER semantics we'd still detect it in this case and
+            dnl build would fail later
+            AC_CHECK_HEADER(linux/joystick.h, [wxUSE_JOYSTICK=yes],, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()])
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -6356,6 +6487,10 @@ if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = "yes" ; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8" = "yes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8)
+fi
+
 if test "$wxUSE_wxUSE_EXPERIMENTAL_PRINTF" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_EXPERIMENTAL_PRINTF)
 fi
@@ -6427,9 +6562,6 @@ if test "$wxUSE_PRINTING_ARCHITECTURE" = "yes" ; then
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS printing"
 fi
 
-if test "$wxUSE_PROLOGIO" = "yes" -o  "$wxUSE_RESOURCES" = "yes"; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([wxExpr and old-style resources are now available in contrib only])
-fi
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl wxMetafile availability
@@ -6452,7 +6584,7 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 -a \( "$wxUSE_DATAOBJ"       = "yes" \
                           -o "$wxUSE_CLIPBOARD"     = "yes" \
                           -o "$wxUSE_OLE"     = "yes" \
                           -o "$wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP" = "yes" \) ; then
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ole2.h)
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(ole2.h,,, [ ])
 
     if test "$ac_cv_header_ole2_h" = "yes" ; then
         if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
@@ -6467,7 +6599,7 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 -a \( "$wxUSE_DATAOBJ"       = "yes" \
             if test "$wxUSE_OLE" = "yes" ; then
                 AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_OLE)
                 AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_OLE_AUTOMATION)
-                AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_OLE_ACTIVEX)
+                AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_ACTIVEX)
                 SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS oleauto"
             fi
         fi
@@ -6506,8 +6638,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_IPC" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_DATAOBJ" = "yes"; then
-    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1; then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([wxDataObject not yet supported under MGL... disabled])
+    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_DFB" = 1; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([wxDataObject not yet supported under $TOOLKIT... disabled])
         wxUSE_DATAOBJ=no
     else
         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_DATAOBJ)
@@ -6519,8 +6651,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_CLIPBOARD" = "yes"; then
-    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1; then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Clipboard not yet supported under MGL... disabled])
+    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_DFB" = 1; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([Clipboard not yet supported under $TOOLKIT... disabled])
         wxUSE_CLIPBOARD=no
     fi
 
@@ -6537,18 +6669,9 @@ if test "$wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP" = "yes" ; then
         fi
     fi
 
-    if test "$wxUSE_MOTIF" = 1; then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Drag and drop not yet supported under Motif... disabled])
-        wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP=no
-    fi
-
-    if test "$wxUSE_X11" = 1; then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Drag and drop not yet supported under X11... disabled])
-        wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP=no
-    fi
-
-    if test "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1; then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Drag and drop not yet supported under MGL... disabled])
+    if test "$wxUSE_MOTIF" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_X11" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1 -o \
+            "$wxUSE_DFB" = 1; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([Drag and drop not yet supported under $TOOLKIT... disabled])
         wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP=no
     fi
 
@@ -6675,8 +6798,13 @@ if test "$wxUSE_FONTPICKERCTRL" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_DISPLAY" = "yes"; then
-    AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_DISPLAY)
-    SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS display multimon"
+    if test "$wxUSE_DFB" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_MGL" = 1; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([wxDisplay not yet supported under $TOOLKIT... disabled])
+        wxUSE_DISPLAY=no
+    else
+        AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_DISPLAY)
+        SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS display multimon"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_DETECT_SM" = "yes"; then
@@ -6774,6 +6902,11 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SCROLLBAR" = "yes"; then
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS scroll scrollsub"
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL" = "yes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_SEARCHCTRL)
+    USES_CONTROLS=1
+fi
+
 if test "$wxUSE_SLIDER" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_SLIDER)
     USES_CONTROLS=1
@@ -6977,7 +7110,10 @@ if test "$wxUSE_WEBKIT" = "yes"; then
                            AC_MSG_WARN([WebKit headers not found; disabling wxWebKit])
                            wxUSE_WEBKIT=no
                         ],
-                        [#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>])
+                        [
+                           #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+                           #include <WebKit/WebKit.h>
+                        ])
         CPPFLAGS="$old_CPPFLAGS"
     elif test "$wxUSE_COCOA" = 1; then
         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_WEBKIT)
@@ -7005,6 +7141,13 @@ if test "$wxUSE_AUI" = "yes"; then
    SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS aui"
 fi
 
+USE_STC=0
+if test "$wxUSE_STC" = "yes"; then
+   AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_STC)
+   USE_STC=1
+   SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS stc"
+fi
+
 if test "$wxUSE_MENUS" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_MENUS)
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS menu"
@@ -7038,7 +7181,12 @@ if test "$wxUSE_VALIDATORS" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_PALETTE" = "yes" ; then
-  AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_PALETTE)
+    if test "$wxUSE_DFB" = 1; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([wxPalette not yet supported under DFB... disabled])
+        wxUSE_PALETTE=no
+    else
+        AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_PALETTE)
+    fi
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_UNICODE" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU" = "yes" ; then
@@ -7316,6 +7464,9 @@ fi
 if test "$wxUSE_AUI" = "yes" ; then
     CORE_GUI_LIBS="aui $CORE_GUI_LIBS"
 fi
+if test "$wxUSE_STC" = "yes" ; then
+    CORE_GUI_LIBS="stc $CORE_GUI_LIBS"
+fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" != "yes"; then
     CORE_GUI_LIBS=""
@@ -7328,9 +7479,6 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Output the makefiles and such from the results found above
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-dnl no more tests from here
-AC_LANG_POP
-
 dnl all additional libraries (except wxWidgets itself) we link with
 
 if test "$wxUSE_MAC" = 1 ; then
@@ -7368,7 +7516,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS artprov controls dialogs drawing \
                      dynamic erase event exec font image minimal mobile \
                      mobile/wxedit mobile/styles propsize render \
-                     rotate shaped vscroll widgets"
+                     rotate shaped svg taborder vscroll widgets"
 
     if test "$wxUSE_MONOLITHIC" != "yes"; then
         SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS console"
@@ -7473,6 +7621,7 @@ EXTRALIBS="$LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_VERSIONING $LIBS $DMALLOC_LIBS"
 EXTRALIBS_XML="$EXPAT_LINK"
 EXTRALIBS_HTML="$MSPACK_LINK"
 EXTRALIBS_ODBC="$ODBC_LINK"
+EXTRALIBS_STC="-lwxscintilla${lib_debug_suffix}${WX_LIB_FLAVOUR}-${WX_RELEASE}${HOST_SUFFIX}"
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
     EXTRALIBS_GUI=`echo $GUI_TK_LIBRARY $PNG_LINK $JPEG_LINK $TIFF_LINK $WEBKIT_LINK $EXTRALIBS_HILDON $EXTRALIBS_GNOMEVFS $EXTRALIBS_GNOMEPRINT`
 fi
@@ -7904,7 +8053,10 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([ lib/wx/config/inplace-${TOOLCHAIN_FULLNAME}:wx-config-inplace.
                 [ chmod +x lib/wx/config/inplace-${TOOLCHAIN_FULLNAME} ],
                 [ TOOLCHAIN_FULLNAME="${TOOLCHAIN_FULLNAME}" ])
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([ version-script Makefile ])
+if test "$wx_cv_version_script" = "yes"; then
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES(version-script)
+fi
+AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile)
 
 AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([wx-config],
                    [ rm -f wx-config
@@ -7919,23 +8071,18 @@ dnl resembles an installed wx in prefix=$builddir.  It is troublesome
 dnl though in this form because AC_CONFIG_LINKS will fail for directories
 dnl on platforms that do not have symlinks.
 dnl AC_CONFIG_LINKS([ include/wx-$WX_RELEASE$WX_FLAVOUR:include ])
-dnl AC_CONFIG_LINKS([ contrib/include ])
 
 if test "$wxWITH_SUBDIRS" != "no"; then
-dnl Configure samples, contrib etc. directories, but only if they are present:
+dnl Configure samples, demos etc. directories, but only if they are present:
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
-    SUBDIRS="samples demos utils contrib"
+    SUBDIRS="samples demos utils"
 else dnl we build wxBase only
-    dnl there are no wxBase programs in contrib nor demos
+    dnl there are no wxBase programs in demos
     SUBDIRS="samples utils"
 fi
 dnl Add tests to the list of subdirs if cppunit 1.8.0+ is detected
 AM_PATH_CPPUNIT(1.8.0, [SUBDIRS="$SUBDIRS tests"])
 
-if test "$USE_UNIX" != "1" -a "$USE_WIN32" != "1"; then
-    DISABLED_CONTRIB="$DISABLED_CONTRIB net"
-fi
-
 for subdir in `echo $SUBDIRS`; do
     if test -d ${srcdir}/${subdir} ; then
         if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
@@ -7951,11 +8098,11 @@ for subdir in `echo $SUBDIRS`; do
             else
                 dnl assume that everything compiles for utils &c
                 dnl any that shouldn't be built can be added to
-                dnl DISABLED_UTILS, DISABLED_CONTRIB or DISABLED_DEMOS
+                dnl DISABLED_UTILS, DISABLED_DEMOS
                 disabled_var=DISABLED_`echo $subdir | tr [[a-z]] [[A-Z]]`;
                 eval "disabled=\$$disabled_var"
                 disabled=/`echo X $disabled | sed 's@ @/|/@g'`/
-                makefiles=`(cd $srcdir ; find $subdir -name Makefile.in) | egrep -v "$disabled"`
+                makefiles=`(cd $srcdir ; find $subdir -name Makefile.in) | $EGREP -v "$disabled"`
             fi
         else dnl we build wxBase only
             dnl don't take all samples/utils, just those which build with
@@ -7998,8 +8145,8 @@ echo "  Should wxWidgets be linked as a shared library?         ${wxUSE_SHARED:-
 echo "  Should wxWidgets be compiled in Unicode mode?           ${wxUSE_UNICODE:-no}"
 
 echo "  What level of wxWidgets compatibility should be enabled?"
-echo "                                       wxWidgets 2.4      ${WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4:-no}"
-echo "                                       wxWidgets 2.6      ${WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6:-yes}"
+echo "                                       wxWidgets 2.6      ${WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6:-no}"
+echo "                                       wxWidgets 2.8      ${WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8:-yes}"
 
 echo "  Which libraries should wxWidgets use?"
 echo "                                       jpeg               ${wxUSE_LIBJPEG-none}"