Re: how to install data directories

[Eric Blake]

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According to Matej Tyc on 8/28/2008 1:53 PM:
> Hello,
> I have a project that I adapt to use Autotools and it is a game. It has
> several directories with data that are required by the program that need
> to be installed somwhere.
> I have used AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\"$(datadir)\" trick and I have
> modified the source files accordingly; however the install fails with a
> message about omitted directories that are not copied... It is true that
> in the corresponding Makefile.am data_DATA=beat/ gfx/ wavs/ are
> directories, but I have to install those directories and I would like to
> do it in a smart way with as little of work as possible.
> Any suggestions?

The fact that you mention AM_CPPFLAGS makes this sound more like an
automake question than an autoconf one.  That said, you may want to look
into using dist-hook:
http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Dist.html#Dist

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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