1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3ca0b4e..fbf373b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
 AC_INIT([napkin], [0.0], [napkin-bugs@klever.net])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([aux.d])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/napkin.cc])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2])
 
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
+onegetcwd=false
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([get_current_dir_name getcwd],[onegetcwd=true;break])
+$onegetcwd || AC_MSG_ERROR([no function to get current directory found. weird.])
+
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([XSLTPROC],[xsltproc],[true])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MODULES],[gtkmm-2.4 sqlite3],,[
  AC_MSG_ERROR([not all dependencies could be satisfied])
 ])
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable debugging code])
 ndebug=true
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
  AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[enable debugging/development code]),