Re: What *target* use for non-source files want to add to package like DATA?

[cs]

Roger

Thanks so much!! This is great help.  I /really/ want
to learn this and do it right!

Can I ask you follow up questions to your comments?

What is $pkgdatadir?? Is that predefined by Autotools?

Is there some implicit understanding that in order
to do

xyz_DATA = ...

you must first define

xyzdir = ... ???

Will "make install" put all that xyz_DATA stuff in
$(xyzdir)?

Your html and xml examples were essentially the same.
Were you suggesting html would *not* be installed but
*xml* example files would be?? What makes the difference?
I don't see it.

Thanks again.

Chris


 -------- Original Message --------
   Subject: Re: What *target* use for non-source files want to add to
package like DATA?
   From: Roger Leigh <address@hidden>
   Date: Tue, April 29, 2003 8:20 am
   To: <address@hidden>

   <address@hidden> writes:

   > I have been reading Automake docs and found
   > target for extra non-compiled junk like this one:
   >
   > EXTRA_mypgrogram_SOURCES

   That's not for "non-compiled junk", it's for conditionally compiled
   sources that may or may not need to be built.

   > I'm not sure if this is the one to use for stuff like
   > DATA that isn't compiled but you still want to
   > drag it around with your program.
   >
   > Which is best for non-source code stuff like data files?

   EXTRA_DIST, to distribute, but not install anywhere.  If it's
   e.g. HTML docs, I do this:

   htmldatadir = $(pkgdatadir)/doc/html
   htmldata_DATA = index.html ...
   EXTRA_DIST = $(htmldata_DATA) ...

   For installed program data files, I'd do something very similar:

   xmldatadir = $(pkgdatadir)/xml
   xmldata_DATA = foo.xml bar.xml ...
   EXTRA_DIST = $(xmldata_DATA)

   etc.


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   Roger Leigh

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