--- postgresql-7.3.1/configure.in-orig	Thu Jan 16 19:53:28 2003
+++ postgresql-7.3.1/configure.in	Thu Jan 16 19:54:20 2003
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
 
 
 
-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $INCLUDES"
+CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DALLOW_ABSOLUTE_DBPATHS $INCLUDES"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBDIRS"
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([using CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS])