2009/12/15 Alfred M. Szmidt <ams@xxxxxxx>: > But right now, I've a little problem because my server has a > configuration file. I thought that the best place to place it would > be the /etc folder... It seems that it's precisely the default > value of $(sysconfigdir), but I don't know if it's possible to my > server (my programm) knows this value from the header config.h. > > Furthermore, the configuration file should be placed in > $(sysconfigdir) at the install process. > > Please don't, that would overwrite any local changes. > > So, Makefile should receive the value of $(sysconfigdir) from the > configuration process. > > You can pass something like `-DCONFFILE=$(sysconfdir)/foo.conf' in > Makefile.am when compiling via foo_CPPFLAGS so that the program can > find the configuration file in the right spot. > > What do you suggest ? > > Not installing it, period; that is what we do for inetutils with for > example inetd which requires $(sysconfdir)/inetd.conf to work. Put a > note in the documentation, with an example configuration file. Anyone > installing a program should have read the README, INSTALL and the > manual Thanks, Alfred, I think that this is all I need. I'll test it. Thanks to all, (and excuse me). Glus _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
