This does not play well with --prefix. As Tomi notes in id:m2k2p2rwth.fsf@guru.guru-group.fi, people still have the option of e.g. % ./configure ---emacslispdir=`pkg-config emacs --variable sitepkglispdir` --- oops, I missed a second use of pkg-config emacs configure | 12 ++---------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/configure b/configure index 440d678..abd28da 100755 --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -472,19 +472,11 @@ else fi if [ -z "${EMACSLISPDIR}" ]; then - if pkg-config --exists emacs; then - EMACSLISPDIR=$(pkg-config emacs --variable sitepkglispdir) - else - EMACSLISPDIR='$(prefix)/share/emacs/site-lisp' - fi + EMACSLISPDIR='$(prefix)/share/emacs/site-lisp' fi if [ -z "${EMACSETCDIR}" ]; then - if pkg-config --exists emacs; then - EMACSETCDIR=$(pkg-config emacs --variable sitepkglispdir) - else - EMACSETCDIR='$(prefix)/share/emacs/site-lisp' - fi + EMACSETCDIR='$(prefix)/share/emacs/site-lisp' fi printf "Checking if emacs is available... " -- 2.6.2