Found a solution, even if I don't know if it is the recommended one, since this way I ended up creating the variable manually:
Just include the following lines into your configure.ac file: {{{ configure.ac:top_builddir=`pwd` configure.ac:AC_SUBST(top_builddir) }}} -- gettextize does not create Makefiles correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/122343 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs