help with config.m4 !

sylbert

Hi,

I need some help with config.m4 files. I have my own module & i do not want to accept a path during configure.

I want to use --enable-mymodule instead of --with-mymodule=path-to-my-libraries. However I do have libraries which i want to use, which will reside in the same folder as my extension. So how do I trap or retrieve the current path to my module ?

EG:
My libraries are installed at this location :
/usr/public/php-4.2.3/ext/mymodule/lib

I want to trap the above path in my config.m4 file. I know its possible .. but how ?

Any help will be greatly appreciated ..

Thanks a bunch guys ..

sylbert

Instead of trying to derive the current path from a particular variable, I'm giving the forward path instead.

EG:
My libraries are installed at this location :
/usr/public/php-4.2.3/ext/mymodule/lib

PHP_ADD_LIBRARY_WITH_PATH(mymodule, "ext/mymodule/lib")

This is just one of the many ways to do it. I would still like to know how to retrieve the path & other values from variables.

Can anyone point me to any help on m4 files ? Any good place to start ?

sylbert

doesn't anyone really use this forum ? or am I posting to the wrong forum ?

This is quite comprehensive, though not enough:

http://www.gnu.org/manual/m4/html_chapter/m4_toc.html