Re: deploying libraries and executables from a staging area

[Noel Yap]

On 9/19/06, Albert Chin <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 03:32:58PM -0700, Noel Yap wrote:
> > What are the proper incantations to deploy libraries and executables
> > from a staging area (such that the rpath correctly points to the
> > deployment area)?
> >
> > The following doesn't seem to work:
> >
> >            ./libtool --mode=install install ${la} ${destination}/lib/${l}
> >            ./libtool --mode=finish ${destination}/lib/${l}
> >
> >            ./libtool --mode=install install ${exe} ${destination}/bin/${x}
> >            ./libtool --mode=finish ${destination}/bin/${x}
>
> Look at the libtool documentation for -inst-prefix and DESTDIR.

I read that documentation.  It's not that clear to someone new to
libtool and automake especially since the canonical way to release the
product is via configure and make.

Noel