SDL: revert replace AM_PATH_SDL2 usage with corresponding PKG_CHECK_MODULES.

From db01016dd6c07c861a8ba286ae0664af34f7f35f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ozkan Sezer <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2022 21:15:30 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] revert replace AM_PATH_SDL2 usage with corresponding
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES.

Reference issue: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/issues/6494 .
---
 test/acinclude.m4 | 183 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 test/configure    | 333 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 test/configure.ac |   5 +-
 3 files changed, 507 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/acinclude.m4 b/test/acinclude.m4
index c8d8f72ab4c0..0fdf353ea29a 100644
--- a/test/acinclude.m4
+++ b/test/acinclude.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,186 @@
+# Configure paths for SDL
+# Sam Lantinga 9/21/99
+# stolen from Manish Singh
+# stolen back from Frank Belew
+# stolen from Manish Singh
+# Shamelessly stolen from Owen Taylor
+
+# serial 2
+
+dnl AM_PATH_SDL2([MINIMUM-VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]]])
+dnl Test for SDL, and define SDL_CFLAGS and SDL_LIBS
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_SDL2],
+[dnl
+dnl Get the cflags and libraries from the sdl2-config script
+dnl
+AC_ARG_WITH(sdl-prefix,[  --with-sdl-prefix=PFX   Prefix where SDL is installed (optional)],
+            sdl_prefix="$withval", sdl_prefix="")
+AC_ARG_WITH(sdl-exec-prefix,[  --with-sdl-exec-prefix=PFX Exec prefix where SDL is installed (optional)],
+            sdl_exec_prefix="$withval", sdl_exec_prefix="")
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(sdltest, [  --disable-sdltest       Do not try to compile and run a test SDL program],
+		    , enable_sdltest=yes)
+
+  min_sdl_version=ifelse([$1], ,2.0.0,$1)
+
+  if test "x$sdl_prefix$sdl_exec_prefix" = x ; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version],
+           [sdl_pc=yes],
+           [sdl_pc=no])
+  else
+    sdl_pc=no
+    if test x$sdl_exec_prefix != x ; then
+      sdl_config_args="$sdl_config_args --exec-prefix=$sdl_exec_prefix"
+      if test x${SDL2_CONFIG+set} != xset ; then
+        SDL2_CONFIG=$sdl_exec_prefix/bin/sdl2-config
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test x$sdl_prefix != x ; then
+      sdl_config_args="$sdl_config_args --prefix=$sdl_prefix"
+      if test x${SDL2_CONFIG+set} != xset ; then
+        SDL2_CONFIG=$sdl_prefix/bin/sdl2-config
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if test "x$sdl_pc" = xyes ; then
+    no_sdl=""
+    SDL2_CONFIG="pkg-config sdl2"
+  else
+    as_save_PATH="$PATH"
+    if test "x$prefix" != xNONE && test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
+      PATH="$prefix/bin:$prefix/usr/bin:$PATH"
+    fi
+    AC_PATH_PROG(SDL2_CONFIG, sdl2-config, no, [$PATH])
+    PATH="$as_save_PATH"
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for SDL - version >= $min_sdl_version)
+    no_sdl=""
+
+    if test "$SDL2_CONFIG" = "no" ; then
+      no_sdl=yes
+    else
+      SDL_CFLAGS=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --cflags`
+      SDL_LIBS=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --libs`
+
+      sdl_major_version=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --version | \
+             sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\)/\1/'`
+      sdl_minor_version=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --version | \
+             sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\)/\2/'`
+      sdl_micro_version=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --version | \
+             sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\).\([[0-9]]*\)/\3/'`
+      if test "x$enable_sdltest" = "xyes" ; then
+        ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+        ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+        LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
+dnl
+dnl Now check if the installed SDL is sufficiently new. (Also sanity
+dnl checks the results of sdl2-config to some extent
+dnl
+      rm -f conf.sdltest
+      AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "SDL.h"
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  int major, minor, micro;
+  FILE *fp = fopen("conf.sdltest", "w");
+
+  if (fp) fclose(fp);
+
+  if (sscanf("$min_sdl_version", "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
+     printf("%s, bad version string\n", "$min_sdl_version");
+     exit(1);
+   }
+
+   if (($sdl_major_version > major) ||
+      (($sdl_major_version == major) && ($sdl_minor_version > minor)) ||
+      (($sdl_major_version == major) && ($sdl_minor_version == minor) && ($sdl_micro_version >= micro)))
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      printf("\n*** 'sdl2-config --version' returned %d.%d.%d, but the minimum version\n", $sdl_major_version, $sdl_minor_version, $sdl_micro_version);
+      printf("*** of SDL required is %d.%d.%d. If sdl2-config is correct, then it is\n", major, minor, micro);
+      printf("*** best to upgrade to the required version.\n");
+      printf("*** If sdl2-config was wrong, set the environment variable SDL2_CONFIG\n");
+      printf("*** to point to the correct copy of sdl2-config, and remove the file\n");
+      printf("*** config.cache before re-running configure\n");
+      return 1;
+    }
+}
+
+]])], [], [no_sdl=yes], [echo $ac_n "cross compiling; assumed OK... $ac_c"])
+        CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+        CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
+        LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test "x$no_sdl" = x ; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+    fi
+  fi
+  if test "x$no_sdl" = x ; then
+     ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+  else
+     if test "$SDL2_CONFIG" = "no" ; then
+       echo "*** The sdl2-config script installed by SDL could not be found"
+       echo "*** If SDL was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in"
+       echo "*** your path, or set the SDL2_CONFIG environment variable to the"
+       echo "*** full path to sdl2-config."
+     else
+       if test -f conf.sdltest ; then
+        :
+       else
+          echo "*** Could not run SDL test program, checking why..."
+          CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+          CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+          LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
+          AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "SDL.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{ return 0; }
+#undef  main
+#define main K_and_R_C_main
+]], [[ return 0; ]])],
+        [ echo "*** The test program compiled, but did not run. This usually means"
+          echo "*** that the run-time linker is not finding SDL or finding the wrong"
+          echo "*** version of SDL. If it is not finding SDL, you'll need to set your"
+          echo "*** LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or edit /etc/ld.so.conf to point"
+          echo "*** to the installed location  Also, make sure you have run ldconfig if that"
+          echo "*** is required on your system"
+	  echo "***"
+          echo "*** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although"
+          echo "*** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH"],
+        [ echo "*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the"
+          echo "*** exact error that occured. This usually means SDL was incorrectly installed"
+          echo "*** or that you have moved SDL since it was installed. In the latter case, you"
+          echo "*** may want to edit the sdl2-config script: $SDL2_CONFIG" ])
+          CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+          CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
+          LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+       fi
+     fi
+     SDL_CFLAGS=""
+     SDL_LIBS=""
+     ifelse([$3], , :, [$3])
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(SDL_CFLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(SDL_LIBS)
+  rm -f conf.sdltest
+])
 # pkg.m4 - Macros to locate and utilise pkg-config.            -*- Autoconf -*-
 # serial 1 (pkg-config-0.24)
-#
+# 
 # Copyright © 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -90,6 +270,7 @@ else
 fi[]dnl
 ])# _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
 
+
 # PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND],
 # [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
 #
diff --git a/test/configure b/test/configure
index 41c5f7460cff..c71abe48977f 100755
--- a/test/configure
+++ b/test/configure
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ OPENGLES2_TARGETS
 OPENGLES1_TARGETS
 CPP
 XMKMF
+SDL2_CONFIG
 SDL_LIBS
 SDL_CFLAGS
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
@@ -696,6 +697,9 @@ SHELL'
 ac_subst_files=''
 ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
+with_sdl_prefix
+with_sdl_exec_prefix
+enable_sdltest
 with_x
 enable_werror
 '
@@ -1340,11 +1344,14 @@ Optional Features:
   --disable-option-checking  ignore unrecognized --enable/--with options
   --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
   --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
+  --disable-sdltest       Do not try to compile and run a test SDL program
   --enable-werror         treat warnings as errors [default=no]
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
   --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
+  --with-sdl-prefix=PFX   Prefix where SDL is installed (optional)
+  --with-sdl-exec-prefix=PFX Exec prefix where SDL is installed (optional)
   --with-x                use the X Window System
 
 Some influential environment variables:
@@ -1536,6 +1543,49 @@ fi
 
 } # ac_fn_c_try_link
 
+# ac_fn_c_try_run LINENO
+# ----------------------
+# Try to run conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded. Assumes that
+# executables *can* be run.
+ac_fn_c_try_run ()
+{
+  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
+  if { { ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: $ac_try_echo\""
+printf "%s\n" "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { { case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: $ac_try_echo\""
+printf "%s\n" "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; }
+then :
+  ac_retval=0
+else $as_nop
+  printf "%s\n" "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
+       printf "%s\n" "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+       ac_retval=$ac_status
+fi
+  rm -rf conftest.dSYM conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo
+  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
+  as_fn_set_status $ac_retval
+
+} # ac_fn_c_try_run
+
 # ac_fn_c_try_cpp LINENO
 # ----------------------
 # Try to preprocess conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded.
@@ -3800,20 +3850,50 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 	fi
 fi
 
+# Check whether --with-sdl-prefix was given.
+if test ${with_sdl_prefix+y}
+then :
+  withval=$with_sdl_prefix; sdl_prefix="$withval"
+else $as_nop
+  sdl_prefix=""
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-sdl-exec-prefix was given.
+if test ${with_sdl_exec_prefix+y}
+then :
+  withval=$with_sdl_exec_prefix; sdl_exec_prefix="$withval"
+else $as_nop
+  sdl_exec_prefix=""
+fi
+
+# Check whether --enable-sdltest was given.
+if test ${enable_sdltest+y}
+then :
+  enableval=$enable_sdltest;
+else $as_nop
+  enable_sdltest=yes
+fi
+
+
+  min_sdl_version=$SDL_VERSION
+
+  if test "x$sdl_prefix$sdl_exec_prefix" = x ; then
+
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION" >&5
-printf %s "checking for sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version" >&5
+printf %s "checking for sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$SDL_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_SDL_CFLAGS="$SDL_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sdl2 >= \$SDL_VERSION\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sdl2 >= \$min_sdl_version\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SDL_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_SDL_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version" 2>/dev/null`
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
 fi
@@ -3824,12 +3904,12 @@ if test -n "$SDL_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_SDL_LIBS="$SDL_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sdl2 >= \$SDL_VERSION\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sdl2 >= \$min_sdl_version\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SDL_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_SDL_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version" 2>/dev/null`
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
 fi
@@ -3849,25 +3929,254 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SDL_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors "sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION" 2>&1`
+	        SDL_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors "sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version" 2>&1`
         else
-	        SDL_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors "sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION" 2>&1`
+	        SDL_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors "sdl2 >= $min_sdl_version" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$SDL_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
-	as_fn_error $? "*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!" "$LINENO" 5
+	sdl_pc=no
 elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
      	{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
-	as_fn_error $? "*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!" "$LINENO" 5
+	sdl_pc=no
 else
 	SDL_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SDL_CFLAGS
 	SDL_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SDL_LIBS
         { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+	sdl_pc=yes
+fi
+  else
+    sdl_pc=no
+    if test x$sdl_exec_prefix != x ; then
+      sdl_config_args="$sdl_config_args --exec-prefix=$sdl_exec_prefix"
+      if test x${SDL2_CONFIG+set} != xset ; then
+        SDL2_CONFIG=$sdl_exec_prefix/bin/sdl2-config
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test x$sdl_prefix != x ; then
+      sdl_config_args="$sdl_config_args --prefix=$sdl_prefix"
+      if test x${SDL2_CONFIG+set} != xset ; then
+        SDL2_CONFIG=$sdl_prefix/bin/sdl2-config
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
 
+  if test "x$sdl_pc" = xyes ; then
+    no_sdl=""
+    SDL2_CONFIG="pkg-config sdl2"
+  else
+    as_save_PATH="$PATH"
+    if test "x$prefix" != xNONE && test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
+      PATH="$prefix/bin:$prefix/usr/bin:$PATH"
+    fi
+    # Extract the first word of "sdl2-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy sdl2-config; ac_word=$2
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if test ${ac_cv_path_SDL2_CONFIG+y}
+then :
+  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
+else $as_nop
+  case $SDL2_CONFIG in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_SDL2_CONFIG="$SDL2_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  case $as_dir in #(((
+    '') as_dir=./ ;;
+    */) ;;
+    *) as_dir=$as_dir/ ;;
+  esac
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_path_SDL2_CONFIG="$as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  test -z "$ac_cv_path_SDL2_CONFIG" && ac_cv_path_SDL2_CONFIG="no"
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+SDL2_CONFIG=$ac_cv_path_SDL2_CONFIG
+if test -n "$SDL2_CONFIG"; then
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $SDL2_CONFIG" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "$SDL2_CONFIG" >&6; }
+else
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+    PATH="$as_save_PATH"
+    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SDL - version >= $min_sdl_version" >&5
+printf %s "checking for SDL - version >= $min_sdl_version... " >&6; }
+    no_sdl=""
+
+    if test "$SDL2_CONFIG" = "no" ; then
+      no_sdl=yes
+    else
+      SDL_CFLAGS=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --cflags`
+      SDL_LIBS=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --libs`
+
+      sdl_major_version=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --version | \
+             sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\1/'`
+      sdl_minor_version=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --version | \
+             sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\2/'`
+      sdl_micro_version=`$SDL2_CONFIG $sdl_config_args --version | \
+             sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\3/'`
+      if test "x$enable_sdltest" = "xyes" ; then
+        ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+        ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+        LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
+      rm -f conf.sdltest
+      if test "$cross_compiling" = yes
+then :
+  echo $ac_n "cross compiling; assumed OK... $ac_c"
+else $as_nop
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "SDL.h"
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  int major, minor, micro;
+  FILE *fp = fopen("conf.sdltest", "w");
+
+  if (fp) fclose(fp);
+
+  if (sscanf("$min_sdl_version", "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
+     printf("%s, bad version string\n", "$min_sdl_version");
+     exit(1);
+   }
+
+   if (($sdl_major_version > major) ||
+      (($sdl_major_version == major) && ($sdl_minor_version > minor)) ||
+      (($sdl_major_version == major) && ($sdl_minor_version == minor) && ($sdl_micro_version >= micro)))
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      printf("\n*** 'sdl2-config --version' returned %d.%d.%d, but the minimum version\n", $sdl_major_version, $sdl_minor_version, $sdl_micro_version);
+      printf("*** of SDL required is %d.%d.%d. If sdl2-config is correct, then it is\n", major, minor, micro);
+      printf("*** best to upgrade to the required version.\n");
+      printf("*** If sdl2-config was wrong, set the environment variable SDL2_CONFIG\n");
+      printf("*** to point to the correct copy of sdl2-config, and remove the file\n");
+      printf("*** config.cache before re-running configure\n");
+      return 1;
+    }
+}
+
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"
+then :
+
+else $as_nop
+  no_sdl=yes
+fi
+rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
+  conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+        CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+        CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
+        LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test "x$no_sdl" = x ; then
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+    else
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+    fi
+  fi
+  if test "x$no_sdl" = x ; then
+     :
+  else
+     if test "$SDL2_CONFIG" = "no" ; then
+       echo "*** The sdl2-config script installed by SDL could not be found"
+       echo "*** If SDL was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in"
+       echo "*** your path, or set the SDL2_CONFIG environment variable to the"
+       echo "*** full path to sdl2-config."
+     else
+       if test -f conf.sdltest ; then
+        :
+       else
+          echo "*** Could not run SDL test program, checking why..."
+          CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+          CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+          LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
+          cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "SDL.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{ return 0; }
+#undef  main
+#define main K_and_R_C_main
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+ return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+   echo "*** The test program compiled, but did not run. This usually means"
+          echo "*** that the run-time linker is not finding SDL or finding the wrong"
+          echo "*** version of SDL. If it is not finding SDL, you'll need to set your"
+          echo "*** LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or edit /etc/ld.so.conf to point"
+          echo "*** to the installed location  Also, make sure you have run ldconfig if that"
+          echo "*** is required on your system"
+	  echo "***"
+          echo "*** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although"
+          echo "*** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+else $as_nop
+   echo "*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the"
+          echo "*** exact error that occured. This usually means SDL was incorrectly installed"
+          echo "*** or that you have moved SDL since it was installed. In the latter case, you"
+          echo "*** may want to edit the sdl2-config script: $SDL2_CONFIG"
 fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+          CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+          CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
+          LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+       fi
+     fi
+     SDL_CFLAGS=""
+     SDL_LIBS=""
+     as_fn_error $? "*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!" "$LINENO" 5
+
+  fi
+
+
+  rm -f conf.sdltest
+
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$LIBS -lSDL2_test $SDL_LIBS"
 
diff --git a/test/configure.ac b/test/configure.ac
index a613e9f9db79..e9890163e699 100644
--- a/test/configure.ac
+++ b/test/configure.ac
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ AC_SUBST(ISOS2)
 
 dnl Check for SDL
 SDL_VERSION=2.0.18
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl2 >= $SDL_VERSION],, AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!]))
+AM_PATH_SDL2($SDL_VERSION,
+            :,
+	    AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!])
+)
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$LIBS -lSDL2_test $SDL_LIBS"