3 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index b117b99ce..cbb68c725 100644
--- a/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ INCLUDE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/CMakeLists.txt)
 ########################################################################
 # Append to the list of sources for lib uhd
 ########################################################################
-FILE(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PKG_DATA_DIR} FULL_PKG_DATA_DIR)
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Full package data directory: ${FULL_PKG_DATA_DIR}")
+FILE(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PKG_DATA_DIR} LOCAL_PKG_DATA_DIR)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Local package data directory: ${LOCAL_PKG_DATA_DIR}")
+
+IF(UNIX)
+    #on unix systems, installers will use this directory for the package data
+    FILE(TO_NATIVE_PATH /usr/${PKG_DATA_DIR} INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Installer package data directory: ${INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR}")
+ENDIF(UNIX)
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE(
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/constants.hpp.in
diff --git a/host/lib/constants.hpp.in b/host/lib/constants.hpp.in
index 2ed4e302f..4aedb6d4a 100644
--- a/host/lib/constants.hpp.in
+++ b/host/lib/constants.hpp.in
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDED_LIBUHD_CONSTANTS_HPP
 #define INCLUDED_LIBUHD_CONSTANTS_HPP
 
-#include <uhd/config.hpp>
-#include <string>
-
 //these should be pre-processor macros to avoid static initialization issues
 #define UHD_VERSION_STRING "@CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION@"
-#define FULL_PKG_DATA_DIR "@FULL_PKG_DATA_DIR@"
+#define LOCAL_PKG_DATA_DIR "@LOCAL_PKG_DATA_DIR@"
+#define INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR "@INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR@"
 
 #endif /* INCLUDED_LIBUHD_CONSTANTS_HPP */
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp b/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp
index 3f29945dd..6ad12d3cc 100644
--- a/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp
@@ -72,13 +72,17 @@ static std::vector<fs::path> get_env_paths(const std::string &var_name){
  **********************************************************************/
 std::vector<fs::path> get_image_paths(void){
     std::vector<fs::path> paths = get_env_paths("UHD_IMAGE_PATH");
-    paths.push_back(fs::path(FULL_PKG_DATA_DIR) / "images");
+    paths.push_back(fs::path(LOCAL_PKG_DATA_DIR) / "images");
+    if (not std::string(INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR).empty())
+        paths.push_back(fs::path(INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR) / "images");
     return paths;
 }
 
 std::vector<fs::path> get_module_paths(void){
     std::vector<fs::path> paths = get_env_paths("UHD_MODULE_PATH");
-    paths.push_back(fs::path(FULL_PKG_DATA_DIR) / "modules");
+    paths.push_back(fs::path(LOCAL_PKG_DATA_DIR) / "modules");
+    if (not std::string(INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR).empty())
+        paths.push_back(fs::path(INSTALLER_PKG_DATA_DIR) / "modules");
     return paths;
 }