AC_INIT(myconfig, version-0.1) AC_MSG_NOTICE([Hello, world.]) m4_include([ax_have_select.m4]) # from https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_have_select.html AX_HAVE_SELECT( [AX_CONFIG_FEATURE_ENABLE(select)], [AX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DISABLE(select)]) AX_CONFIG_FEATURE( [select], [This platform supports select(7)], [HAVE_SELECT], [This platform supports select(7).])