<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.26.0"> </HEAD> <BODY> On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 17:34 +0100, Julien Cristau wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 08:31:23 -0500, Gaetan Nadon wrote: > The path substitution in x11perfcomp script can be done at configuration > time using Autoconf. This is an alternative to using sed and requires > less Makefile work. > > Signed-off-by: Gaetan Nadon <<A HREF="mailto:memsize@videotron.ca">memsize@videotron.ca</A>> > --- > Makefile.am | 14 +------ > configure.ac | 6 +++- > x11pcomp.cpp | 103 ------------------------------------------------------ > x11perfcomp.in | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 4 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 116 deletions(-) > delete mode 100644 x11pcomp.cpp > create mode 100644 x11perfcomp.in > I'm not sure. Using autoconf means you get the non-expanded version of the variable, which means you need to keep track of which variables have to be defined in x11perfcomp.in. At least in theory that could change in a new autoconf version. </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> Good question, always check if what you are using is part of the public interface and not some internal implementation. The variables and thier relationships are all part of the public interface. These values are the default values, a user can override with --bindir or --libdir. <PRE> <TT>exec_prefix</TT> </PRE> <DL> A prefix used in constructing the default values of some of the variables listed below. The default value of <TT>exec_prefix</TT> should be <TT>$(prefix)</TT>. (If you are using Autoconf, write it as ‘@exec_prefix@’.) </DL> <PRE> ‘libdir’ </PRE> <DL> The directory for object files and libraries of object code. [...] The value of <TT>libdir</TT> should normally be ‘<TT>/usr/local/lib</TT>’, but write it as ‘<TT>$(exec_prefix)/lib</TT>’. (If you are using Autoconf, write it as ‘@libdir@’.) </DL> In theory it could change, and it has in the past. The <TT>datarootdir</TT> variable was introduced upon which <TT>datadir</TT> is based. This change was done in a way that was backward compatible. I am confident that using these variables is safe in the long run. It also correctly supports a configuration making use of --libdir. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> Cheers, Julien </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>