From 4a564a6b0f9d4ee7a804b9dbb391e7421187014b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rafael Senties Martinelli <rafael@rsm92.fr>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:08:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add option to ignore building bin2c

---
 Makefile.am  |  9 +++++++++
 configure.ac | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7696c8f5..8d0fcdcd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ CLEANFILES =                          \
   resources/js/charts.js.tmp          \
   resources/js/app.js.tmp
 
+# Prevent rebuilding bin2c if binary already exists
+bin2c$(EXEEXT):
+if USE_PREBUILT_BIN2C
+	@echo "Using prebuilt bin2c from $(BIN2C_PATH)"
+	cp $(BIN2C_PATH) bin2c$(EXEEXT)
+else
+	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(bin2c_OBJECTS) $(bin2c_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+endif
+
 # Tpls
 src/tpls.h: bin2c$(EXEEXT) $(srcdir)/resources/tpls.html
 if HAS_SEDTR
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 790499ce..feaf72d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ if test "$with_getline" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE([WITH_GETLINE], 1, [Build using GNU getline.])
 fi
 
+# bin2c
+AC_ARG_WITH([bin2c-path],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-bin2c-path=PATH], [Use prebuilt bin2c binary at PATH])],
+    [BIN2C_PATH="$withval"],
+    [BIN2C_PATH=""])
+
+if test -n "$BIN2C_PATH"; then
+    USE_PREBUILT_BIN2C=true
+else
+    USE_PREBUILT_BIN2C=false
+fi
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_PREBUILT_BIN2C], [test "$USE_PREBUILT_BIN2C" = true])
+AC_SUBST([BIN2C_PATH])
+
+
 # UTF8
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([utf8],[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-utf8],[Enable ncurses library that handles wide characters. Default is disabled])],[utf8="$enableval"],[utf8=no])
 
-- 
2.51.1.dirty