I tried to exact an option from php-config using: php-config --configure-options | sed -n 's|.*--with-config-file-scan-dir=\([^ ]*\).*|\1|p' It works on shell, and outputs "/etc/php5/conf.d/" on opensuse. And I tired it in configure.ac, as following: PHPINC=`php-config --includes` PHPCDIR=`php-config --configure-options | sed -n 's|.*--with-config-file-scan-dir=\([^ ]*\).*|\1|p'` AC_SUBST([PHPINC]) AC_SUBST([PHPCDIR]) After subsitution in Makefile, the PHPCDIR is emptyï meanwhile PHPINC get the correct result. What' the correct way to use it? _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf