+echo "checking for api stuff ..."
+api_dir="0"
+if [ -z "$apidir" ]; then
+ for i in ../api ../../api; do
+ if [ -f $i/CHANGELOG ]; then
+ api_dir=$i
+ fi
+ done
+else
+ if [ -f $apidir/CHANGELOG ]; then
+ api_dir=$apidir
+ fi
+fi
+if [ "$api_dir" = "0" ]; then
+ echo "api files not found ..."
+ echo "WARNING: your build will fail."
+ echo "please get the api files first (see README file)."
+ api_dir="./"
+fi
+