-AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_generate_time_safe], [], \
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([Function uuid_generate_time_safe was not found in libuuid.
-Is uuid-dev installed? Try running 'sudo apt-get install uuid-dev'.])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
+ [UUID],
+ [uuid],
+)
+test -z "${UUID_LIBS}" && AC_MSG_ERROR([libuuid required but not found. Try installing 'uuid-dev' or 'libuuid-devel'.])
+AC_DEFINE([NETDATA_WITH_UUID], [1], [uuid settings])
+OPTIONAL_UUID_CLFAGS="${UUID_CFLAGS}"
+OPTIONAL_UUID_LIBS="${UUID_LIBS}"