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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: How to find directory where the program is?
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nickroberts@ukf.net (Nick Roberts) writes:

> On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:10:21 +0200, "Sergey Koshcheyev"
> <serko84@hotmail.com> strongly typed:
> 
> >"Preben Randhol" <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote in message
> >news:slrnacfc16.145.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no...
> >> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:08:28 GMT, Nick Roberts wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Furthermore, one has to ask the question "why?" (Why do you wish your
> >>
> >> Basicly so that the program can find out where it's other files are like
> >> the help files and graphics etc...
> >
> >I believe most GPLed C/C++ programs for Unix have such paths hard-coded into
> >them, configured at build-time, using autoconf. You might consider that
> >approach too.
> 
> Surely that's the exact opposite of what should be recommended!

It is the recommended approach, _if_ you are distributing source, not
binary. Which is what most "GPLed C/C++ programs for Unix" do.

If you are distributing binaries, a different approach is required.

-- 
-- Stephe