Re: Creating some directory at install time.

[Richard Dawe]

Hello.

Lucas Brasilino wrote:
[snip]
>     I'm wondering how can I create '$(localstatedir)/lib/$(PACKAGE)'
> directory at install time. Am I right in redefining "install-confDATA"
> target at Makefile.am??? Something like this:

You could use an install-*-local target in your Makefile.am. See the 
following info page:

  info automake extending

> install-confDATA: $(conf_DATA)
>     @$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
>     $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(confdir)
>     $(mkinstalldirs) $(localstatedir)/lib/$(PACKAGE) # added by me

This would need to be:

  $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/$(PACKAGE)

so that DESTDIR installs are supported. These are where the package 
installed under a different prefix than it was configured. E.g.: it may 
be installed like this:

  make install DESTDIR=/some/path

See the section "Staged Installs" under:

  info automake install

>     @list='$(conf_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
>       if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
>       f="`echo $$p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
>       echo " $(confDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(confdir)/$$f"; \
>       $(confDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(confdir)/$$f; \
>     done   

Hope that helps, regards,

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