--- h5utils-1.7.2/configure.in.orig	2002-07-16 00:29:35.000000000 +0700
+++ h5utils-1.7.2/configure.in	2005-10-18 15:30:35.000000000 +0700
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@
 
 	# try to find installation directory
 	AC_CHECK_PROGS(OCTAVE, octave, echo)
+	AC_CHECK_PROGS(OCTAVE_CONFIG, octave-config, echo)
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(where octave plugins go)
-	OCT_INSTALL_DIR=`echo "DEFAULT_LOADPATH" | $OCTAVE -q | tr ':' '\n' | grep "site/oct" | head -1`
+	OCT_INSTALL_DIR=`$OCTAVE_CONFIG --oct-site-dir|sed -e "s:^${prefix}/::"`
 	if test -n "$OCT_INSTALL_DIR"; then
 		H5READ_INSTALL_TARGET="h5read-install"
 		H5READ_UNINSTALL_TARGET="h5read-uninstall"
-		AC_MSG_RESULT($OCT_INSTALL_DIR)
+		AC_MSG_RESULT($prefix/$OCT_INSTALL_DIR)
 	else
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(unknown)
 	fi