Re: need to install (but not build or distribute) something to the bin directory...

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 07:30:47PM -0600, Ed Hartnett wrote:
> [...] gcc to produce an extra output file, called libnetcdf.def.
...
> So how do I tell automake that there is a file I would like installed,
> but not specially built nor included in the distribution?
> 
> I'm sure there is something very easy I am missing here...

my wild guess is that you need

bin_DATA = libnetcdf.def

Or you can use nodist_bin_DATA, if it makes it more readable for you.
(*_DATA are not distributed by default.)

You might face complaints that there is no rule for the file; in that
case, write one:

libnetcdf.def: libnetcdf.dll
        @:

HTH,
        Stepan