diff -r 0e1bf3c199bf -r a8a5f3dd5c3d make/configure.vm
--- a/make/configure.vm	Thu Oct 31 12:15:45 2024 +0100
+++ b/make/configure.vm	Thu Oct 31 13:24:39 2024 +0100
@@ -1,52 +1,48 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# create temporary directory
-TEMP_DIR=".tmp-`uname -n`"
-rm -Rf "$TEMP_DIR"
-if mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR"; then
-    :
-else
-    echo "Cannot create tmp dir $TEMP_DIR"
-    echo "Abort"
-    exit 1
-fi
-touch "$TEMP_DIR/options"
-touch "$TEMP_DIR/features"
-
-# define standard variables
-# also define standard prefix (this is where we will search for config.site)
-prefix=/usr
-exec_prefix=
-bindir=
-sbindir=
-libdir=
-libexecdir=
-datarootdir=
-datadir=
-sysconfdir=
-sharedstatedir=
-localstatedir=
-runstatedir=
-includedir=
-infodir=
-localedir=
-mandir=
-
-# custom variables
-#foreach( $var in $vars )
-#if( $var.exec )
-${var.varName}=`${var.value}`
-#else
-${var.varName}="${var.value}"
-#end
-#end
-
-# features
-#foreach( $feature in $features )
-#if( ${feature.auto} )
-${feature.varName}=auto
-#end
-#end
+#set( $D = '$' )
+#[[
+# some utility functions
+isplatform()
+{
+    for p in $PLATFORM
+    do
+        if [ "$p" = "$1" ]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+    return 1
+}
+notisplatform()
+{
+    for p in $PLATFORM
+    do
+        if [ "$p" = "$1" ]; then
+            return 1
+        fi
+    done
+    return 0
+}
+istoolchain()
+{
+    for t in $TOOLCHAIN
+    do
+        if [ "$t" = "$1" ]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+    return 1
+}
+notistoolchain()
+{
+    for t in $TOOLCHAIN
+    do
+        if [ "$t" = "$1" ]; then
+            return 1
+        fi
+    done
+    return 0
+}
 
 # clean abort
 abort_configure()
@@ -55,6 +51,36 @@
     exit 1
 }
 
+# Test for availability of pkg-config
+PKG_CONFIG=`command -v pkg-config`
+: ${PKG_CONFIG:="false"}
+
+# Simple uname based platform detection
+# $PLATFORM is used for platform dependent dependency selection
+OS=`uname -s`
+OS_VERSION=`uname -r`
+printf "detect platform... "
+if [ "$OS" = "SunOS" ]; then
+    PLATFORM="solaris sunos unix svr4"
+elif [ "$OS" = "Linux" ]; then
+    PLATFORM="linux unix"
+elif [ "$OS" = "FreeBSD" ]; then
+    PLATFORM="freebsd bsd unix"
+elif [ "$OS" = "OpenBSD" ]; then
+    PLATFORM="openbsd bsd unix"
+elif [ "$OS" = "NetBSD" ]; then
+    PLATFORM="netbsd bsd unix"
+elif [ "$OS" = "Darwin" ]; then
+    PLATFORM="macos osx bsd unix"
+elif echo "$OS" | grep -i "MINGW" > /dev/null; then
+    PLATFORM="windows mingw"
+fi
+: ${PLATFORM:="unix"}
+
+PLATFORM_NAME=`echo "$PLATFORM" | cut -f1 -d' ' -`
+echo "$PLATFORM_NAME"
+]]#
+
 # help text
 printhelp()
 {
@@ -62,7 +88,7 @@
     cat << __EOF__
 Installation directories:
   --prefix=PREFIX         path prefix for architecture-independent files
-                          [/usr]
+                          [${D}prefix]
   --exec-prefix=EPREFIX   path prefix for architecture-dependent files
                           [PREFIX]
 
@@ -100,11 +126,69 @@
 __EOF__
 }
 
+# create temporary directory
+TEMP_DIR=".tmp-`uname -n`"
+rm -Rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+if mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR"; then
+    :
+else
+    echo "Cannot create tmp dir $TEMP_DIR"
+    echo "Abort"
+    exit 1
+fi
+touch "$TEMP_DIR/options"
+touch "$TEMP_DIR/features"
+
+# define standard variables
+# also define standard prefix (this is where we will search for config.site)
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=
+bindir=
+sbindir=
+libdir=
+libexecdir=
+datarootdir=
+datadir=
+sysconfdir=
+sharedstatedir=
+localstatedir=
+runstatedir=
+includedir=
+infodir=
+localedir=
+mandir=
+
+# custom variables
+#foreach( $cfg in $config )
+if true \
+#if( $cfg.platform )
+    && isplatform "${cfg.platform}" \
+#end
+#foreach( $np in $cfg.notList )
+      && notisplatform "${np}" \
+#end
+      ; then
+    #foreach( $var in $cfg.vars )
+    #if( $var.exec )
+    ${var.varName}=`${var.value}`
+    #else
+    ${var.varName}="${var.value}"
+    #end
+    #end
+fi
+#end
+
+# features
+#foreach( $feature in $features )
+#if( ${feature.auto} )
+${feature.varName}=auto
+#end
+#end
+
 #
 # parse arguments
 #
 BUILD_TYPE="default"
-#set( $D = '$' )
 for ARG in "$@"
 do
     case "$ARG" in
@@ -174,76 +258,6 @@
     . "$prefix/etc/config.site"
     echo ok
 fi
-
-# Test for availability of pkg-config
-PKG_CONFIG=`command -v pkg-config`
-: ${PKG_CONFIG:="false"}
-
-# Simple uname based platform detection
-# $PLATFORM is used for platform dependent dependency selection
-OS=`uname -s`
-OS_VERSION=`uname -r`
-printf "detect platform... "
-if [ "$OS" = "SunOS" ]; then
-    PLATFORM="solaris sunos unix svr4"
-elif [ "$OS" = "Linux" ]; then
-    PLATFORM="linux unix"
-elif [ "$OS" = "FreeBSD" ]; then
-    PLATFORM="freebsd bsd unix"
-elif [ "$OS" = "OpenBSD" ]; then
-    PLATFORM="openbsd bsd unix"
-elif [ "$OS" = "NetBSD" ]; then
-    PLATFORM="netbsd bsd unix"
-elif [ "$OS" = "Darwin" ]; then
-    PLATFORM="macos osx bsd unix"
-elif echo "$OS" | grep -i "MINGW" > /dev/null; then
-    PLATFORM="windows mingw"
-fi
-: ${PLATFORM:="unix"}
-
-PLATFORM_NAME=`echo "$PLATFORM" | cut -f1 -d' ' -`
-echo "$PLATFORM_NAME"
-
-isplatform()
-{
-    for p in $PLATFORM
-    do
-        if [ "$p" = "$1" ]; then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-    return 1
-}
-notisplatform()
-{
-    for p in $PLATFORM
-    do
-        if [ "$p" = "$1" ]; then
-            return 1
-        fi
-    done
-    return 0
-}
-istoolchain()
-{
-    for t in $TOOLCHAIN
-    do
-        if [ "$t" = "$1" ]; then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-    return 1
-}
-notistoolchain()
-{
-    for t in $TOOLCHAIN
-    do
-        if [ "$t" = "$1" ]; then
-            return 1
-        fi
-    done
-    return 0
-}
 ]]#
 ## End of unparsed content **