Re: Easy way to have a make target that omits some files?

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Harald Dunkel wrote on Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 08:24:45AM CEST:
> Kevin Teich wrote:
> > 
> > I would like to add a target to our source tree that only installs
> > certain files such 'make install' will install everything normally, but
> > 'make release' will only install certain files.
> 
> I would be interested in something like this, too.

Stab in the dark:
Idea 1)
Put only everything to be installed both times in
  bin_PROGRAMS
etc, the other stuff in
  noinst_PROGRAMS
etc.  Use install-data-local and install-exec-local for installing the
extra stuff within `make install', but only if some variable, say,
RELEASE is not set.  Then make your release target like

release: release-data release-exec

release-data:
        RELEASE=X $(MAKE) install-data
etc.

For your own install rules, look at how Automake writes them, they are a
bit tricky.  You will have problems if you use Libtool libraries,
though, and need to adjust (hint: -rpath).  Further trouble might loom
elsewhere.

Tell us how it goes (I have not tried the above at all).

Idea 2)
If you don't have to be able to do a `make release' from the same build
tree as you do `make install', you can just use Automake conditionals
and then

if RELEASE
bin_PROGRAMS = ...
else
noinst_PROGRAMS = ..
endif

and adjust configure.ac (use AM_CONDITIONAL).  This path will surely be
much less error-prone if it suits your needs.

> release: install_bin install_lib install_include install_data
> 
> The "old" install target could work as before.

This already exists almost like you want:
  make install-data, make install-exec.

Regards,
Ralf