Hello Stephen, * Stephen Torri wrote on Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 06:02:21PM CET: > I am looking for a portable method that will allow me to change the > location of files installed into the sysconfir ($prefix/etc). Right now > my Makefile.am contains: > > dist_sysconf_DATA = \ > db_config.xml \ > file_config.xml \ > memory_config.xml > > I want to install them to a named sub-directory in $prefix/etc. As developer, you could for example pkgsysconfdir = $(sysconfdir)/$(PACKAGE) dist_pkgsysconf_DATA = \ db_config.xml \ file_config.xml \ memory_config.xml As user, you can ./configure --sysconfdir=/where/ever > Also I > would like to have a entry made into config.h giving this location as > well or a flag used by the preprocessor. This way the program knows > where the default directory is to start looking for the configuration > files. Several methods listed here: <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Defining-Directories.html> You can also use the gnulib module configmake (for the standard directory names). Cheers, Ralf _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
