Re: dlopen, DESTDIR, library dependencies and "cannot install" error

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Fri, 6 Jan 2012, Diab Jerius wrote:
> and the installation is performed via
>
> make AM_MAKEFLAGS="DESTDIR=/proj/axaf/simul/pkgs prefix=/lua_udunits2-0.1.2_01 
> exec_prefix=/lua_udunits2-0.1.2_01/x86_64-linux_debian-5.0" install

Why do you use

  make AM_MAKEFLAGS="DESTDIR=...

rather than

  make DESTDIR=...

?

Where is such use of AM_MAKEFLAGS documented?

> This results in a libtool invocation of
>
> /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c udunits2.la 
> '/proj/axaf/simul/pkgs/lua_udunits2-0.1.2_01/x86_64-linux_debian-5.0/lib/lua/5.1'
>
> which fails with:
>
> libtool: install: error: cannot install `udunits2.la' to a directory 
> not ending in /proj/axaf/simul/x86_64-linux_debian-5.0/lib/lua/5.1
>
> I believe the problem is that I'm linking the dlopen'able module against
> a library which hasn't yet been installed (as it is part of the
> distribution).  I haven't been able to distill anything from the libtool
> documentation which would touches upon this issue.

It seems more like libtool is refusing to install the .la file to a 
directory other than where it is supposed to reside.  If you look 
inside the .la file, you will see that it even records the directory 
where it is supposed to reside.

> Is this the correct diagnosis and is there a fix?

I suggest trying the 'make DESTDIR' approach instead.

Bob
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