Re: Installing something nonstandard in $(libdir)

[Nick Bowler]

On 2020-02-07, Tom Tromey <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>> "Zack" == Zack Weinberg <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Zack> Makefile.am:158: error: 'libfoo$(SOEXT).1' is not a standard library
> name
> Zack> Makefile.am:158: did you mean 'libfoo$(SOEXT).a'?
>
> Zack> and lib_DATA is the obvious alternative but that doesn't work either:
>
> Zack> Makefile.am:145: error: 'libdir' is not a legitimate directory for
> 'DATA'
>
> Zack> So, the question is, is there a lib_SOMETHING variable that I can use
> Zack> to install to $(libdir) arbitrary stuff that automake doesn't
> Zack> understand?  If not, is there some other option?
>
> I believe you can work around the checks by providing your own install
> directory variable, like:
>
> myexeclibdir = $(libdir)
> myexeclib_DATA = ...
>
> The "exec" is in the name to ensure that "make install-exec" installs
> these files, see (info "(automake) The Two Parts of Install") for this
> detail.

Nice!

The install-exec versus install-data was actually why I didn't suggest a
similar trick, I had no idea that simply putting "exec" in the directory
variable name has this effect.

Learn something every day!

Cheers,
  Nick