Would this be right? (Not sure about texinfo syntax...)
Cheers,
Patrick
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index bb83443..cc4043a 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -5084,7 +5084,7 @@ If the system has the @code{getloadavg} function, define
@code{HAVE_GETLOADAVG}, and set @code{GETLOADAVG_LIBS} to any libraries
necessary to get that function. Also add @code{GETLOADAVG_LIBS} to
@code{LIBS}. Otherwise, require an @code{AC_LIBOBJ} replacement for
-@samp{getloadavg} with source code in @file{@var{dir}/getloadavg.c}, and
+@samp{getloadavg} with source code in @file{$@{LIBOBJDIR@}/getloadavg.c}, and
possibly define several other C preprocessor macros and output
variables: