+### Some information on what just happened
+real_bindir=`eval "echo \`eval \"echo ${bindir}\"\`"`
+real_datadir=`eval "echo \`eval \"echo ${datadir}/${PACKAGE}\"\`"`
+VERSION_INFO=`cat <<EOF
+Configuration\n\
+ Host type: ${host_alias}\n\
+ Special build flags: ${lyx_flags}\n\
+ C Compiler: ${CC}\n\
+ C Compiler flags: ${CFLAGS}\n\
+ C++ Compiler: ${CXX} ${CXX_VERSION}\n\
+ C++ Compiler flags: ${CXXFLAGS}\n\
+ Linker flags: ${LDFLAGS}\n\
+ Frontend: ${lyx_use_frontend}\n\
+${FRONTEND_INFO}\
+ LyX binary dir: ${real_bindir}\n\
+ LyX files dir: ${real_datadir}\n
+`
+
+AC_SUBST(VERSION_INFO)
+