Re: Is nobase_include_HEADERS supposed to precreate directories?

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Jeremy,

* Jeremy C. Reed wrote on Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 06:58:43PM CEST:
> 
> nobase_include_HEADERS = histedit.h editline/readline.h
> 
> The Makefile.in (generated by automake 1.9.5) does:
> 
> nobase_include_HEADERS = histedit.h editline/readline.h
> ...
> install-nobase_includeHEADERS: $(nobase_include_HEADERS)
>         @$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
>         test -z "$(includedir)" || $(mkdir_p) "$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)"
>         @$(am__vpath_adj_setup) \
>         list='$(nobase_include_HEADERS)'; for p in $$list; do \
>           if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
>           $(am__vpath_adj) \
>           echo " $(nobase_includeHEADERS_INSTALL) '$$d$$p' 
>           '$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$f'"; \
>           $(nobase_includeHEADERS_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" 
>           "$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$f"; \
>         done
> 
> 
> Should it also precreate the "editline" subdirectory also?

I believe it should:  Quoting docs:

|    The `nobase_' prefix is also supported,
| 
|      nobase_include_HEADERS = foo.h bar/bar.h
| 
| will install the two files as `$(includedir)/foo.h' and
| `$(includedir)/bar/bar.h' (*note Alternative::).

If the intermediate directories were intended to be created manually,
the documentation should state so, IMVHO.  I'd regard that as an
inconvenience, though.

Regards,
Ralf