+# set the major version, which might be used by drivers and libraries
+# depending on the configuration options
+pver = meson.project_version().split('.')
+major_version = '@0@.@1@'.format(pver.get(0), pver.get(1))
+
+# extract all version information into the build configuration
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_VER_YEAR', pver.get(0).to_int())
+dpdk_conf.set('RTE_VER_MONTH', pver.get(1).to_int())
+if pver.get(2).contains('-rc')
+ rc_ver = pver.get(2).split('-rc')
+ dpdk_conf.set('RTE_VER_MINOR', rc_ver.get(0).to_int())
+ dpdk_conf.set_quoted('RTE_VER_SUFFIX', '-rc')
+ dpdk_conf.set('RTE_VER_RELEASE', rc_ver.get(1).to_int())
+else
+ dpdk_conf.set('RTE_VER_MINOR', pver.get(2).to_int())
+ dpdk_conf.set_quoted('RTE_VER_SUFFIX', '')
+# for actual, non-rc releases, set the release value to 99 to ensure releases
+# have higher version numbers than their respective release candidates
+ dpdk_conf.set('RTE_VER_RELEASE', 99)
+endif
+
+pmd_subdir_opt = get_option('drivers_install_subdir')
+if pmd_subdir_opt.contains('<VERSION>')
+ pmd_subdir_opt = major_version.join(pmd_subdir_opt.split('<VERSION>'))
+endif
+driver_install_path = join_paths(get_option('libdir'), pmd_subdir_opt)
+eal_pmd_path = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), driver_install_path)
+