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+#!/bin/sh -e
+# Find OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR and print it to stdout. Print where it was taken from to stderr.
+
+# Find it in env, pkg-conf and ../../../osmo-gsm-manuals
+RET="$OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR"
+if [ -n "$RET" ]; then
+	RET="$(realpath $RET)"
+	echo "OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR: $RET (from env)" >&2
+else
+	RET="$(pkg-config osmo-gsm-manuals --variable=osmogsmmanualsdir 2>/dev/null || true)"
+	if [ -n "$RET" ]; then
+		echo "OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR: $RET (from pkg-conf)" >&2
+	else
+		RET="$(realpath $(realpath $(dirname $0))/../../../osmo-gsm-manuals)"
+		echo "OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR: $RET (fallback)" >&2
+	fi
+fi
+
+# Print the result or error message
+if [ -d "$RET" ]; then
+	echo "$RET"
+else
+	echo "ERROR: OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR does not exist!" >&2
+	echo "Install osmo-gsm-manuals or set OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi