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.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 petratc
 obj/
+config.log
+config.status
+autom4te.cache/

Makefile.in

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-CC = gcc
+CC = @CC@
 CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -O2 -pipe 
-LDLIBS = -lncurses
+LDLIBS = @CURSES_LIB@
 TARGET = petratc
+CONF = configure configure~ config.log config.status Makefile autom4te.cache/
 SRC = petratc.c rat.c $(wildcard games/*.c)
 OBJ = $(SRC:%.c=obj/%.o)
 PREFIX = /usr/local
@@ -21,3 +22,6 @@ obj/%.o: %.c
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET) $(OBJ)
+
+bigclean: 
+	rm -rf $(TARGET) $(OBJ) $(CONF)

README.md

@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@
 
 # installing: 
 ```term
-make && sudo make install
+./confugure && make && sudo make install
 ```
 also, you'll need `ncurses-devel` to compile it
 
 that's pretty much it lol
 
-you have no clue what sudo is? check the [wiki](https://github.com/davideldios7/petratc/wiki) out!
+# IF IT FAILS
+if for whatever reason `./configure` fails try running this
+```term
+make bigclean && autoconf && ./configure && make
+```
+you will need autoconf installed though 
+
+
+
+# you have no clue what sudo is? check the [wiki](https://github.com/davideldios7/petratc/wiki) out!
+
 # if someone wants to make a game please make a pull request i don't know how to code

configure.ac

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+AC_INIT([petratc], [1.0])
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([petratc.c])
+AC_PROG_CC
+
+#what if i have pdcurses or just curses and not ncurses idk
+#this will be useful only when i decide to port it to widnows 
+CURSES_LIB=""
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lncursesw"])
+AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],
+  [AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lncurses"])])
+AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],
+  [AC_CHECK_LIB([curses], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lcurses"])])
+AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],
+  [AC_CHECK_LIB([pdcurses], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lpdcurses"])])
+AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],
+  [AC_MSG_ERROR([no curses library found (tried ncursesw, ncurses, curses, pdcurses)])])
+
+#in mac having -ltinfo in your makefile gives you a linker error
+#whereas in linux you need it
+AC_CHECK_LIB([tinfo], [setupterm], [CURSES_LIB="$CURSES_LIB -ltinfo"])
+
+AC_SUBST([CURSES_LIB])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT