-AC_MSG_WARN(Where should I put the downloaded library? Note: the directory and all the files and subdirectories recursively in it should be world writeable)
-read HELM_LIBRARY_PREFIX
+AC_MSG_CHECKING("for the library path")
+RES=""
+AC_CACHE_VAL(helm_cv_HELM_LIBRARY_DIR,
+ echo "Where should I put the downloaded library? Note: the \"library\" subdirectory and all the files and subdirectories recursively in it should be world writeable"
+ read helm_cv_HELM_LIBRARY_DIR
+ RES="Asked"
+)
+HELM_LIBRARY_DIR=$helm_cv_HELM_LIBRARY_DIR
+if test "$RES" != "Asked" ; then
+ HELM_LIBRARY_DIR=`eval "echo $HELM_LIBRARY_DIR"`
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($HELM_LIBRARY_DIR)
+fi
+AC_CACHE_SAVE
+
+
+CONFIGURATION_HELM_DIR=$HELM_LIBRARY_DIR/library