Re: config.h variable substitution

[Gary Vaughan]

Look up the documentation for Autoconf's AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED.

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On 6 Feb 2008, at 22:55, Jules Colding <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I want to specify a default location for a configuration file so  
> that my
> program can find it from a define in config.h.
>
> I want to install the file as "/etc/lorica.conf". So I'll like to do
> something like this to get a defined value that can be used at compile
> time:
>
> AC_DEFINE([LORICA_CONF_FILE], ["$sysconfdir/lorica.conf"], [Full  
> path to Lorica configuration file])
>
>
> Unfortunately this doesn't work. In config.h I get:
>
> /* Full path to Lorica configuration file */
> #define LORICA_CONF_FILE "$sysconfdir/lorica.conf"
>
>
> but I want:
>
> /* Full path to Lorica configuration file */
> #define LORICA_CONF_FILE "/etc/lorica.conf"
>
>
> Is it possible to do this?