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Re: Installing from install-data-local
- From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <aduret at src dot lip6 dot fr>
- To: Braden McDaniel <braden at endoframe dot com>
- Cc: "automake at gnu dot org" <automake at gnu dot org>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:34:09 +0200
- Subject: Re: Installing from install-data-local
- References: <1064766114.7110.14.camel@catalyst>
>>> "Braden" == Braden McDaniel <braden@endoframe.com> writes:
Braden> I have this rule in my Makefile.am:
Braden> install-data-local:
Braden> $(mkinstalldirs) $(docdir)/manual
Braden> $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/manual/* $(docdir)/manual
Braden> This breaks the "distcheck" target; because apparently
Braden> distcheck's _inst directory is not writable when this
Braden> rule is run.
[...]
Braden> Why is _inst not writable?
This allows distcheck to catch user rules that do not honor $(DESTDIR).
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz