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Add AS_AC_EXPAND
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rossburton committed Jul 30, 2009
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dnl as-ac-expand.m4 0.2.0 -*- autoconf -*-
dnl autostars m4 macro for expanding directories using configure's prefix

dnl (C) 2003, 2004, 2005 Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>

dnl Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
dnl are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
dnl notice and this notice are preserved.

dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(VAR, CONFIGURE_VAR)

dnl example:
dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
dnl will set SYSCONFDIR to /usr/local/etc if prefix=/usr/local

AC_DEFUN([AS_AC_EXPAND],
[
EXP_VAR=[$1]
FROM_VAR=[$2]
dnl first expand prefix and exec_prefix if necessary
prefix_save=$prefix
exec_prefix_save=$exec_prefix
dnl if no prefix given, then use /usr/local, the default prefix
if test "x$prefix" = "xNONE"; then
prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
fi
dnl if no exec_prefix given, then use prefix
if test "x$exec_prefix" = "xNONE"; then
exec_prefix=$prefix
fi
full_var="$FROM_VAR"
dnl loop until it doesn't change anymore
while true; do
new_full_var="`eval echo $full_var`"
if test "x$new_full_var" = "x$full_var"; then break; fi
full_var=$new_full_var
done
dnl clean up
full_var=$new_full_var
AC_SUBST([$1], "$full_var")
dnl restore prefix and exec_prefix
prefix=$prefix_save
exec_prefix=$exec_prefix_save
])

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