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19.5 How Do I #define Installation Directories?

     My program needs library files, installed in datadir and
     similar.  If I use
     
          AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([DATADIR], [$datadir],
            [Define to the read-only architecture-independent
             data directory.])
     

I get

          #define DATADIR "${prefix}/share"
     

As already explained, this behavior is on purpose, mandated by the GNU Coding Standards, see Installation Directory Variables. There are several means to achieve a similar goal: