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1dnl as-ac-expand.m4 0.2.0
2dnl autostars m4 macro for expanding directories using configure's prefix
3dnl thomas@apestaart.org
4
5dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(VAR, CONFIGURE_VAR)
6dnl example
7dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
8dnl will set SYSCONFDIR to /usr/local/etc if prefix=/usr/local
9
10AC_DEFUN([AS_AC_EXPAND],
11[
12  EXP_VAR=[$1]
13  FROM_VAR=[$2]
14
15  dnl first expand prefix and exec_prefix if necessary
16  prefix_save=$prefix
17  exec_prefix_save=$exec_prefix
18
19  dnl if no prefix given, then use /usr/local, the default prefix
20  if test "x$prefix" = "xNONE"; then
21    prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
22  fi
23  dnl if no exec_prefix given, then use prefix
24  if test "x$exec_prefix" = "xNONE"; then
25    exec_prefix=$prefix
26  fi
27
28  full_var="$FROM_VAR"
29  dnl loop until it doesn't change anymore
30  while true; do
31    new_full_var="`eval echo $full_var`"
32    if test "x$new_full_var" = "x$full_var"; then break; fi
33    full_var=$new_full_var
34  done
35
36  dnl clean up
37  full_var=$new_full_var
38  AC_SUBST([$1], "$full_var")
39
40  dnl restore prefix and exec_prefix
41  prefix=$prefix_save
42  exec_prefix=$exec_prefix_save
43])
44