Re: separating source and install name

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Perrog,

* Perrog wrote on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:59:11PM CEST:
> 
> I want to write a complex makefile that separate the source (or build
> name) and install name. I.e the original name of one file is say
> Ddd_config, and I want to install it as Ddd. The way install works
> makes it natural. How do I do that with automake? Should I add a new
> target rule, and how should that rule look like?

If all to-be-name-transformed files are programs (listed in a *_PROGRAMS
variable), then you can use Autoconf's program_transform_name, see
<http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Transforming-Names.html>.

For general files, I'd just
  EXTRA_DIST = foo bar
  install-data-local:
        $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/foo $(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Foo
        $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/bar $(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Bar
  uninstall-data-local:
        -rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Foo $(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Bar

Or you can do your approach as post-processing of normal install:

> dddapp_DATA = Ddd_config
> # post-install hook
> install-dddappDATA-post:
>  mv "$(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Ddd_config" $(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Ddd"
> 
> uninstall-dddappDATA-pre:
>  mv "$(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Ddd" "$(DESTDIR)$(dddappdir)/Ddd_config"

Add:
  install-data-hook: install-dddappDATA-post
  uninstall-hook: uninstall-dddappDATA-pre

> I've search automake manual, but could not find it touch this issue.

<http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Install>
<http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending>

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Ralf