Re: [Mingw-users] fopen in msys/mingw

[Lorenzo B. <be...@ds...>]

Earnie Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Lorenzo Bettini <be...@ds...>:
> 
>> the problem is configure script defaults $prefix to /usr/local. How can
>> you make sure that any user downloads my program and by simply running
>> configure it will build a working program, i.e., one where the hardcoded
>> path works?  This package builds a library, where the $prefix is
>> hardcoded; how can this library use relative paths?  It must start from
>> a hardcoded one?
>>
> 
> The onus belongs to the executor of configure to follow the directions. 
>   You can't guard against the idiots that don't follow the directions.

mh... I don't think that's the case since we're talking about the 
default configuration...

> 
> You determine the relative path based on the location of the executing 
> binary or dll.  I do this for MSYS.  GCC does it for finding its 
> libraries.  Functions exist to return where the binary executes from.

OK, any suggestion about this?  I mean, how to find the location of the 
executing binary from with the program itself?  And also for libraries?

thanks in advance
	Lorenzo

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