[vorbis-dev] Makefile.in for installing headers

[wrobell]

On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 07:14:29PM +0200, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 01:35:44PM +0200, wrobell wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 12:31:47PM +0200, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
> > [...]
> > > install: all
> > > 	mkdir -p @prefix@/include/vorbis
> > > 	mkdir -p @prefix@/include/vorbis/book
> > > 	cp -a vorbis/*.h @prefix@/include/vorbis/
> > > 	cp -a vorbis/book/*.vqh @prefix@/include/vorbis/book/
> > > 
> > > uninstall:
> > > 	rm -R @prefix@/include/vorbis
> > 
> > What about using "install" instead of mkdir and cp?
> 
> <I'm asking, not claiming you're wrong.>
i know :)
> Is there any benefit of doing so ?
minimal set of tools... and it is nice i think

> > And maybe all install lines i.e.
> > 
> > 	install -d @prefix@/include/vorbis
> > 
> > change to
> > 
> > 	install -d $DESTDIR at prefix@/include/vorbis
> >                     ^^^
> > 
> > so one can install with
> > 
> >   make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
> > 
> > It is very useful when creating rpm packages (.deb too?).
> 
> <I'm asking, not claiming you're wrong.>
i know :)
> Any reason not to add parameter --prefix to ./configure ?
> @prefix@ isn't used by sources, only by Makefile's.
with prefix you specify where binaries are installed in
system, but DESTDIR is useful when creating distro packages,
only then, i am sure that one or two in near future will make
such patch, so you see my proposal

  wrobell <wrobell at posexperts.com.pl>

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