automake - autoconf substitute path in script -

Do I have to call a project where many assistant script worthy Chief Executive with various command-line options available, the script Executable thinks that is in the same directory, so the executable call in the script looks like ./ my_program . This, however, is not very flexible, if the program is installed in the / usr / bin directory, and not in the current directory, what will happen?

./ my_program or just my_program Transfers the call of executable with, depending on whether the executable is already installed or not?

must autotools the IMO the simplest solution with: Under the

• m4 / create a new m4 macro that finds the path to your program, and sets it in a variable.

  For example, you create a macro:

    MY_PROGRAM_PATH_CHECK ([action-if-found],   
   If this path is found then this macro creates  MY_PROGRAM_PATH  variable.  
    Configure .ac   
    MY_PROGRAM_PATH_CHECK (, [AC_MSG_ERROR (did not [my_program path, woot?]) AC_SUBST (MY_PROGRAM_PATH) AC_CONFIG_FILES ( [Src / script1.sh], [chmod + x Src / script1.sh]) AC_CONFIG_FILES ([src / script2.sh], [chmod + x src / script2.sh])    
   
   To convert your script  .en  files, then the replacement will be:  
    src / Makefile.am  < / p> 
    bin_SCRIPTS = script1. sh script2.sh   
    src / script1.sh   
    @ MY_PROGRAM_PATH @ / my_program --option1   
    src / script2.sh   
    @ MY_PROGRAM_PATH @ / my_program --option2 < / Code>