Don't hardcode /usr, use @prefix@. Author: Bjørn Forsman diff -uNr espeakedit-1.48.03.orig/src/speech.h espeakedit-1.48.03/src/speech.h --- espeakedit-1.48.03.orig/src/speech.h 2014-03-04 17:48:12.000000000 +0100 +++ espeakedit-1.48.03/src/speech.h 2014-07-22 18:21:40.860790719 +0200 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ // will look for espeak_data directory here, and also in user's home directory #ifndef PATH_ESPEAK_DATA - #define PATH_ESPEAK_DATA "/usr/share/espeak-data" + #define PATH_ESPEAK_DATA "@prefix@/share/espeak-data" #endif typedef unsigned short USHORT;