Subfolder for the configure script

conan/tools/gnu/autotools.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from conan.tools.files import load_toolchain_args
 from conan.tools.gnu.make import make_jobs_cmd_line_arg
 from conan.tools.microsoft import unix_path
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ def __init__(self, conanfile):
         self._configure_args = toolchain_file_content.get("configure_args")
         self._make_args = toolchain_file_content.get("make_args")
 
-    def configure(self):
+    def configure(self, source_folder=None):
         """
         http://jingfenghanmax.blogspot.com.es/2010/09/configure-with-host-target-and-build.html
         https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Configure-Terms.html
@@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ def configure(self):
         if not self._conanfile.should_configure:
             return
 
-        configure_cmd = "{}/configure".format(self._conanfile.source_folder)
+        source = self._conanfile.source_folder
+        if source_folder:
+            source = os.path.join(self._conanfile.source_folder, source_folder)
+
+        configure_cmd = "{}/configure".format(source)
         configure_cmd = unix_path(self._conanfile, configure_cmd)
         cmd = "{} {}".format(configure_cmd, self._configure_args)
         self._conanfile.output.info("Calling:\n > %s" % cmd)

conans/test/unittests/tools/gnu/autotools_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+import textwrap
+
+from conan.tools.files import save_toolchain_args
+from conan.tools.gnu import Autotools
+from conans.test.utils.mocks import ConanFileMock
+from conans.test.utils.test_files import temp_folder
+
+
+def test_source_folder_works():
+    folder = temp_folder()
+    os.chdir(folder)
+    save_toolchain_args({
+        "configure_args": "-foo bar",
+        "make_args": ""}
+    )
+    conanfile = ConanFileMock()
+    conanfile.folders.set_base_install(folder)
+    sources = "/path/to/sources"
+    conanfile.folders.set_base_source(sources)
+    autotools = Autotools(conanfile)
+    autotools.configure(source_folder="subfolder")
+    assert conanfile.command.replace("\\", "/") == "/path/to/sources/subfolder/configure -foo bar"
+
+    autotools.configure()
+    assert conanfile.command.replace("\\", "/") == "/path/to/sources/configure -foo bar"