Re: Portable method to change sysconfdir

[Ralf Wildenhues]

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