Re: Including sysconfdir in CPPFLAGS

[Fredrik Tolf]

Peter Eisentraut writes:
 > Fredrik Tolf writes:
 > 
 > > How do I get the sysconfdir into a cpp macro if I use automake as
 > > well? Should I do it through a config header, or should I do it via
 > > some automake contraption? Should I just add it to CPPFLAGS? Please
 > > tell me.
 > 
 > The Autoconf manual tells the tale:
 > 
 >    A corollary is that you should not use these variables except in
 > Makefiles.  For instance, instead of trying to evaluate `datadir' in
 > `configure' and hardcoding it in Makefiles using e.g.
 > `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DATADIR, "$datadir")', you should add
 > `-DDATADIR="$(datadir)"' to your `CPPFLAGS'.

Thank you. One more thing though: would you please tell where in the
manual I can find that? I have been looking like crazy in it.

Fredrik Tolf