AC_CACHE_CHECK([where to put Wireshark plugins],
[mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir], [
mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir=$(
- $PKG_CONFIG --variable=plugindir "wireshark >= 1.12.1")])
+ $PKG_CONFIG --variable=plugindir "wireshark >= 1.12.1")
+ dnl It seems that the Debian package has a habit of bungling the
+ dnl plugin path (#779788, #857729, ...).
+ case "$mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir" in
+ /usr//usr/*)
+ mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir=${mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir#/usr/}
+ ;;
+ esac])
case "$mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir" in
/*)
if test ! -d "$mdw_cv_wireshark_plugin_dir"; then