Just added the maintainer in the configuration :)

Makefile.vars

@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ endif
 	$(if $(STATIC),-Dis_static,-fPIC) $(if $(OPTIMIZE_SIZE),-Os,-O2) \
  	$(if $(USE_LIBUSB),,-DP7_DISABLED_LIBUSB) \
 	-D LOGLEVEL="ll_$(LOG_LEVEL)" -D INIT_TRIES="$(INIT_TRIES)" \
-	-D MAINTAINER="$(MAINTAINER_NAME) <$(MAINTAINER_MAIL)>" \
-	-D VERSION="$(VERSION)" \
 	$(shell $(PKGCONFIG) --cflags $(LIBS) 2>/dev/null) \
 	$(CMOREFLAGS)
 

configure

@@ -238,9 +238,10 @@ fi
 make mrproper MAKE_FULL_LOG=y 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 
 # Create the configuration header
-opt="--version=${version} "
-[ "$no_file" ] && opt+="--no-file "
-tools/write-header-config $opt >include/libp7/config.h
+tools/write-header-config --version=${version} \
+	--maintainer="$(echo ${maintainer} | sed 's/"/\\"/g')" \
+	$([ "$no_file" ] && echo --no-file) \
+	>include/${name}/config.h
 
 # Do it!
 exec 3>&1 1>Makefile.cfg

src/core/version.c

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 #ifndef is_static
 # include <unistd.h>
 
-# define Q(x) #x
-# define QUOTE(x) Q(x)
-
 /* get loglevel string */
 # if LOGLEVEL == ll_info
 #  define LLS "info"
@@ -46,8 +43,8 @@
  */
 
 static const char version_message[] =
-"libp7 v" QUOTE(VERSION) " (licensed under LGPL3)\n"
-"Maintained by " QUOTE(MAINTAINER) ".\n"
+"libp7 v" LIBP7_VERSION " (licensed under LGPL3)\n"
+"Maintained by " LIBP7_MAINTAINER ".\n"
 "\n"
 "Compiled with the '" LLS "' loglevel.\n"
 "\n"

tools/write-header-config

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 # Initialize the variables
 no_file=
 version=
+maintainer='anon <anon@localhost>'
 
 # Read the arguments
 for arg ; do case "$arg" in
 --no-file) no_file=y ;;
 --version=*) version="${arg#*=}" ;;
+--maintainer=*) maintainer="${arg#*=}" ;;
 *) echo "'${arg}': Did not read." >&2 ;;
 esac; done
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ cat <<_EOF
 # define LIBP7_MINOR ${version_minor}
 # define LIBP7_REV ${version_rev}
 # define LIBP7_INDEV ${version_indev}
+# define LIBP7_MAINTAINER \\
+  "${maintainer}"
 
 _EOF