>From what you gave ...
configure.in:
AC_INIT(test.in)
PACKAGE=test
CP_PREFIX=/usr/local
CP_LIBDIR=$CP_PREFIX/lib
CP_PKGLIBDIR=$CP_LIBDIR/$PACKAGE
AC_SUBST(CP_PREFIX)
AC_SUBST(CP_LIBDIR)
AC_SUBST(CP_PKGLIBDIR)
AC_OUTPUT(test)
test.in:
@CP_PREFIX@
@CP_LIBDIR@
@CP_PKGLIBDIR@
$ ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
updating cache ./config.cache
creating ./config.status
creating test
$ cat test
/usr/local
/usr/local/lib
/usr/local/lib/test
This is what you want isn't it?
--
Paul
Ti Leggett wrote:
> I'm reposting my original message because I never heard from anyone on
> this. Does anyone have any idea on this. I looked through autoconf's m4
> macros and couldn't figure out how to make this happen. Thanks.
>
> ---Original
> I'm curious if there is a way to make autoconf expand variables
> completely. Take the following example:
>
> CP_PREFIX = /usr/local
> CP_LIBDIR = $CP_PREFIX/lib
> CP_PKGLIBDIR = $CP_LIBDIR/$PACKAGE
>
> AC_SUBST(CP_PREFIX)
> AC_SUBST(CP_LIBDIR)
> AC_SUBST(CP_PKGLIBDIR)
>
> Now, using this, I have this in one of my files (not a Makefile):
>
> ...@CP_PREFIX@...
> ...@CP_LIBDIR@...
> ...@CP_PKGLIBDIR@...
>
> And when configure parses this file, those get substituted with:
>
> .../usr/local...
> ...$CP_PREFIX/lib...
> ...$CP_LIBDIR/package/...
>
> But what I want is this:
>
> .../usr/local...
> .../usr/local/lib...
> .../usr/local/lib/package...
>
> If you try this in a regular shell script, this happens. Is there a way
> to make autoconf do this as well? Thanks!
>
> --
> -Ti Leggett
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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