upstream: http://trac.gajim.org/ticket/4770

diff -r 15ddf05b958b -r 6c0f28cde899 configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac	Tue Feb 03 21:18:37 2009 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	Tue Feb 03 21:39:50 2009 +0100
@@ -174,18 +174,12 @@
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_INCLUDES])
 
 AS_AC_EXPAND(DATADIR, "${datadir}")
-
-AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBDIR, ${libdir})
-
+AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBDIR, "${libdir}")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(DOCDIR, "${docdir}")
+AS_AC_EXPAND(LOCALEDIR, "${localedir}")
 
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
-AC_SUBST(DATADIR)
-AC_SUBST(LIBDIR)
-AS_AC_EXPAND(DATADIR, "${DATADIR}")
-AC_SUBST(DOCDIR)
-AS_AC_EXPAND(DOCDIR, "${DOCDIR}")
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([ 
 	Makefile
diff -r 15ddf05b958b -r 6c0f28cde899 data/defs.py.in
--- a/data/defs.py.in	Tue Feb 03 21:18:37 2009 +0100
+++ b/data/defs.py.in	Tue Feb 03 21:39:50 2009 +0100
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 datadir = "@DATADIR@"
 
+localedir = "@LOCALEDIR@"
+
 version = "@VERSION@"
diff -r 15ddf05b958b -r 6c0f28cde899 m4/acinclude.m4
--- a/m4/acinclude.m4	Tue Feb 03 21:18:37 2009 +0100
+++ b/m4/acinclude.m4	Tue Feb 03 21:39:50 2009 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+dnl as-ac-expand.m4 0.2.0                                   -*- autoconf -*-
+dnl autostars m4 macro for expanding directories using configure's prefix
+
+dnl (C) 2003, 2004, 2005 Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+dnl Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+dnl are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+dnl notice and this notice are preserved.
+
 dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(VAR, CONFIGURE_VAR)
-dnl
-dnl example
+
+dnl example:
 dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
 dnl will set SYSCONFDIR to /usr/local/etc if prefix=/usr/local
 
@@ -15,7 +24,7 @@
 
   dnl if no prefix given, then use /usr/local, the default prefix
   if test "x$prefix" = "xNONE"; then
-    prefix=$ac_default_prefix
+    prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
   fi
   dnl if no exec_prefix given, then use prefix
   if test "x$exec_prefix" = "xNONE"; then
@@ -26,7 +35,7 @@
   dnl loop until it doesn't change anymore
   while true; do
     new_full_var="`eval echo $full_var`"
-    if test "x$new_full_var"="x$full_var"; then break; fi
+    if test "x$new_full_var" = "x$full_var"; then break; fi
     full_var=$new_full_var
   done
 
diff -r 15ddf05b958b -r 6c0f28cde899 src/common/defs.py
--- a/src/common/defs.py	Tue Feb 03 21:18:37 2009 +0100
+++ b/src/common/defs.py	Tue Feb 03 21:39:50 2009 +0100
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 docdir = '../'
 datadir = '../'
+localedir = '../po'
 
 version = '0.12.1.2-svn'
 
diff -r 15ddf05b958b -r 6c0f28cde899 src/common/i18n.py
--- a/src/common/i18n.py	Tue Feb 03 21:18:37 2009 +0100
+++ b/src/common/i18n.py	Tue Feb 03 21:39:50 2009 +0100
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@
 import os
 
 APP = 'gajim'
-if os.path.isdir('../po'):
-	DIR = '../po'
-else:
-	DIR = '../../locale'
+import defs
+DIR = defs.localedir
 
 # set '' so each part of the locale that should be modified is set
 # according to the environment variables
diff -r 15ddf05b958b -r 6c0f28cde899 src/gtkgui_helpers.py
--- a/src/gtkgui_helpers.py	Tue Feb 03 21:18:37 2009 +0100
+++ b/src/gtkgui_helpers.py	Tue Feb 03 21:39:50 2009 +0100
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 screen_w = gtk.gdk.screen_width()
 screen_h = gtk.gdk.screen_height()
 
-GLADE_DIR = os.path.join('..', 'data', 'glade')
+GLADE_DIR = os.path.join(gajim.DATA_DIR, 'glade')
 def get_glade(file_name, root = None):
 	file_path = os.path.join(GLADE_DIR, file_name)
 	return gtk.glade.XML(file_path, root=root, domain=i18n.APP)