Adding $(prefix) in Makefile.am, as we were doing, means that
it would be prepended even when using --with-ws-plugindir,
which is something we don't want to happen.
Instead, we add it beforehand but take care that it doesn't
get expanded until make is called.
---
m4/virt-wireshark.m4 | 6 +++++-
tools/Makefile.am | 2 +-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/m4/virt-wireshark.m4 b/m4/virt-wireshark.m4
index 90d731e..c949f8a 100644
--- a/m4/virt-wireshark.m4
+++ b/m4/virt-wireshark.m4
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_CHECK_WIRESHARK],[
dnl /usr is our best bet
ws_prefix="/usr"
fi
- plugindir="${plugindir#$ws_prefix}"
+ dnl Replace the wireshark prefix with our own.
+ dnl Note that $(prefix) is kept verbatim at this point in time, and will
+ dnl only be expanded later, when make is called: this makes it possible
+ dnl to override the prefix at compilation or installation time
+ plugindir='$(prefix)'"${plugindir#$ws_prefix}"
elif test "x$with_ws_plugindir" = "xno" || test
"x$with_ws_plugindir" = "xyes"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([ws-plugindir must be used only with valid path])
else
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 08e1680..981be31 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
if WITH_WIRESHARK_DISSECTOR
-ws_plugindir = $(prefix)$(plugindir)
+ws_plugindir = @plugindir@
ws_plugin_LTLIBRARIES = wireshark/src/libvirt.la
wireshark_src_libvirt_la_CPPFLAGS = \
-I wireshark/src $(WIRESHARK_DISSECTOR_CFLAGS)
--
2.7.4