No need to fatal () on startup if $PWD doesn't exist; chdir to "/" instead. src/ChangeLog addition: 2009-11-08 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * sysfile.h (DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_FALLBACK): New #define, "/" on Unix and "C:\\" on Win32 native, a directory that should "always" be available. * fileio.c (Fexpand_file_name): Use DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_FALLBACK here, instead of conditionalising on WIN32_NATIVE. * editfns.c (get_home_directory): Use DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_FALLBACK if looking up the home directory fails, on both Windows and Unix. * buffer.c (init_initial_directory): Don't give a fatal error if the current directory doesn't exist, chdir to DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_FALLBACK instead.

# This part should appear unchanged in every module configure.ac
AC_SUBST(PROGNAME, "module")
AC_SUBST(MOD_CC, "@ELLCC@")
AC_SUBST(MODARCHDIR, "\$(shell @ELLCC@ --mod-archdir)")
AC_SUBST(MAKE_DOCFILE, "\$(MODARCHDIR)/make-docfile")
AC_SUBST(MODCFLAGS, "\$(CFLAGS) --mode=compile --mod-output=\$@ -I\$(MODARCHDIR)/include")
AC_SUBST(INSTALLPATH, "\$(shell @ELLCC@ --mod-site-location)")
AC_SUBST(MOD_INSTALL_PROGRAM, "@INSTALL_PROGRAM@")
AC_SUBST(OBJECT_TO_BUILD, "\$(MODNAME).ell")

AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile.in Makefile])
AC_OUTPUT