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      1 dnl as-ac-expand.m4 0.2.0                                   -*- autoconf -*-
      2 dnl autostars m4 macro for expanding directories using configure's prefix
      3 
      4 dnl (C) 2003, 2004, 2005 Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
      5 
      6 dnl Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
      7 dnl are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
      8 dnl notice and this notice are preserved.
      9 
     10 dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(VAR, CONFIGURE_VAR)
     11 
     12 dnl example:
     13 dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
     14 dnl will set SYSCONFDIR to /usr/local/etc if prefix=/usr/local
     15 
     16 AC_DEFUN([AS_AC_EXPAND],
     17 [
     18   EXP_VAR=[$1]
     19   FROM_VAR=[$2]
     20 
     21   dnl first expand prefix and exec_prefix if necessary
     22   prefix_save=$prefix
     23   exec_prefix_save=$exec_prefix
     24 
     25   dnl if no prefix given, then use /usr/local, the default prefix
     26   if test "x$prefix" = "xNONE"; then
     27     prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
     28   fi
     29   dnl if no exec_prefix given, then use prefix
     30   if test "x$exec_prefix" = "xNONE"; then
     31     exec_prefix=$prefix
     32   fi
     33 
     34   full_var="$FROM_VAR"
     35   dnl loop until it doesn't change anymore
     36   while true; do
     37     new_full_var="`eval echo $full_var`"
     38     if test "x$new_full_var" = "x$full_var"; then break; fi
     39     full_var=$new_full_var
     40   done
     41 
     42   dnl clean up
     43   full_var=$new_full_var
     44   AC_SUBST([$1], "$full_var")
     45 
     46   dnl restore prefix and exec_prefix
     47   prefix=$prefix_save
     48   exec_prefix=$exec_prefix_save
     49 ])
     50