Re: How to reflect variables like "sysconfdir" in an executable.

[Hans Deragon]

Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, Hans Deragon wrote:
>
>
> >   I am working on a project where the executable is a Python script, so no
> > building is required.  However, since it has to read a configuration file,
> > like /etc/<file>, my script needs to be modified so that the sysconfdir
> > directory is reflected somewhere.
> >
> >   Are there any means with Automake such that an executable script would be
> > parsed and modified with the $sysconfdir variable hardcoded so it knows where
> > to read the configuration file?  Couldn't find anything for this in the doc.
>
>
> This is an Autoconf issue, not Automake.  Provide a ".in" version of
> your script, and then list the desired output file in configure.ac's
> AC_OUTPUT() statement.
>
> Then earlier in configure.ac:
>
> FOO=/bar
> AC_SUBST(FOO)
>
> an in the .in file
>
> @FOO@
>
> will be substituted with the value of FOO.
>
> Bob
> ======================================

Thanks.  It almost works.  The problem is that it substitute "@datadir@" with 
"${prefix}/share".  That is not right.  ${prefix} must be expanded.  Python 
does not understand ${prefix}.  Any suggestions?  In should be something like 
"/usr/share" in my script.


Best regards,
Hans Deragon
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