Give 3.2.x users some directory hints if they try to do things the 3.2.x way.

configure

@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ ac_includes_default="\
 
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
+BUILDDIR
 UNRLINCDIR
 URL
 PTHREAD_CFLAGS
@@ -7987,6 +7988,9 @@ fi
 UNRLINCDIR="`pwd`/include"
 
 
+BUILDDIR="`pwd`"
+
+
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile src/modules/Makefile src/modules/chanmodes/Makefile src/modules/usermodes/Makefile src/modules/snomasks/Makefile src/modules/extbans/Makefile unrealircd extras/ircdcron/ircdchk extras/ircdcron/ircd.cron"
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF

configure.ac

@@ -784,6 +784,9 @@ CHECK_LIBCURL
 UNRLINCDIR="`pwd`/include"
 AC_SUBST(UNRLINCDIR)
 
+BUILDDIR="`pwd`"
+AC_SUBST(BUILDDIR)
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 	src/modules/Makefile
 	src/modules/chanmodes/Makefile

unrealircd.in

@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ if [ "$1" = "start" ] ; then
 	if [ -r $PID_FILE ] ; then
 		mv -f $PID_FILE $PID_BACKUP
 	fi
+	# Check if ~/Unreal3.4.x/unrealircd.conf exists but the file
+	# ~/unrealircd/conf/unrealircd.conf does not.
+	# If so, then assume a user-build and give the user a nice hint...
+	if [ ! -f @CONFDIR@/unrealircd.conf -a -f @BUILDDIR@/unrealircd.conf ]; then
+		echo ""
+		echo "There is no unrealircd.conf in @CONFDIR@"
+		echo "However I did find an unrealircd.conf in @BUILDDIR@"
+		echo "With UnrealIRCd 3.4.x you should no longer run the IRCd from @BUILDDIR@."
+		echo "You should 'cd @SCRIPTDIR@' and work from there."
+		echo "See https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/UnrealIRCd_files_and_directories"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 	@BINDIR@/unrealircd
 	sleep 1
 	if [ ! -r $PID_FILE ] ; then