PREFIX   = @prefix@
BINDIR   = @bindir@
MANDIR   = @mandir@

test    :
        @echo 'PREFIX           $(PREFIX)'
        @echo 'BINDIR           $(BINDIR)'
        @echo 'MANDIR           $(MANDIR)'

... and a configure.in file like this:

AC_INIT(foo.txt)
AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)

... and I do a ./configure, then the resulting Makefile's @-variables
aren't fully expanded:

PREFIX   = /usr/local
BINDIR   = ${exec_prefix}/bin
MANDIR   = ${prefix}/man

test    :
        @echo 'PREFIX           $(PREFIX)'
        @echo 'BINDIR           $(BINDIR)'
        @echo 'MANDIR           $(MANDIR)'

... so that the wrong values are in $(BINDIR) and $(MANDIR).  They are
/bin and /man respectively when make is run.  $(PREFIX) is the only
make variable that is valid.  That doesn't seem right.  What can I do
to make them fully expanded in the resulting Makefile?

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Ed> Hi.  I have whittled my problem down to a simple example.  If I
Ed> have a Makefile.in like this:

Ed> PREFIX    = @prefix@
Ed> BINDIR    = @bindir@
Ed> MANDIR    = @mandir@

Ed> test     :
Ed>  @echo 'PREFIX           $(PREFIX)'
Ed>  @echo 'BINDIR           $(BINDIR)'
Ed>  @echo 'MANDIR           $(MANDIR)'

Ed> ... and a configure.in file like this:

Ed> AC_INIT(foo.txt)
Ed> AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)

Ed> ... and I do a ./configure, then the resulting Makefile's
Ed> @-variables aren't fully expanded:

Ed> PREFIX   = /usr/local
Ed> BINDIR   = ${exec_prefix}/bin
Ed> MANDIR   = ${prefix}/man

Ed> test    :
Ed>         @echo 'PREFIX           $(PREFIX)'
Ed>         @echo 'BINDIR           $(BINDIR)'
Ed>         @echo 'MANDIR           $(MANDIR)'

Ed> ... so that the wrong values are in $(BINDIR) and $(MANDIR).  They
Ed> are /bin and /man respectively when make is run.  $(PREFIX) is the
Ed> only make variable that is valid.  That doesn't seem right.  What
Ed> can I do to make them fully expanded in the resulting Makefile?

To use autoconf you must adhere to the GNU makefile conventions.

Quoting standards.info:

standards>    These two variables set the root for the installation.
standards> All the other installation directories should be
standards> subdirectories of one of these two, and nothing should be
standards> directly installed into these two directories.

standards> `prefix' A prefix used in constructing the default values
standards>      of the variables listed below.  The default value of
standards>      `prefix' should be `/usr/local'.  When building the
standards>      complete GNU system, the prefix will be empty and
standards>      `/usr' will be a symbolic link to `/'.  (If you are
standards>      using Autoconf, write it as `@prefix@'.)

standards>      Running `make install' with a different value of
standards>      `prefix' from the one used to build the program should
standards>      _not_ recompile the program.

standards> `exec_prefix' A prefix used in constructing the default
standards>      values of some of the variables listed below.  The
standards>      default value of `exec_prefix' should be `$(prefix)'.
standards>      (If you are using Autoconf, write it as
standards>      `@exec_prefix@'.)

standards>      Generally, `$(exec_prefix)' is used for directories
standards>      that contain machine-specific files (such as
standards>      executables and subroutine libraries), while
standards>      `$(prefix)' is used directly for other directories.

standards>      Running `make install' with a different value of
standards>      `exec_prefix' from the one used to build the program
standards>      should _not_ recompile the program.

(Note the spelling of `prefix' i.e. lowercase.)

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That's what I have in the variable assignment quoted above,
"@prefix@".

Hmm.  Did you notice that I assigned the value of @prefix@ to the make
variable $(PREFIX)?  I am just asking why @prefix@ doesn't expand
fully.  It doesn't expand fully whether I assign it to a non-standard
variable (as many autoconf users do) or use @prefix@ directly
throughout the "Makefile.in" file.

I just found the address for the autoconf mailing list, so I'm going
to try asking there.

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I didn't understand what you were suggesting.  Adding the following
lines to the top of the Makefile.in resulted in full expansion of all
the variables:

prefix        = @prefix@
exec_prefix   = @exec_prefix@

Thanks very much for the help!  :)

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