diff --git a/cf/destdirs.m4 b/cf/destdirs.m4
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+dnl
+dnl $Id$
+dnl
+
+AC_DEFUN([rk_DESTDIRS], 
+[
+# This is done by AC_OUTPUT but we need the result here.
+test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
+test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
+
+for i in bin lib libexec sbin; do
+	i=${i}dir
+	foo=AS_TR_CPP($i)
+	x="\$${i}"
+	eval y="$x"
+	while test "x$y" != "x$x"; do
+		x="$y"
+		eval y="$x"
+	done
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($foo,"$x")
+done
+AH_BOTTOM([#undef BINDIR 
+#undef LIBDIR
+#undef LIBEXECDIR
+#undef SBINDIR])
+])
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