On 12/11/19, Georg-Johann Lay <a...@gjlay.de> wrote: >> On Tue, 10 Dec 2019, Georg-Johann Lay wrote: [...] >>> Will this also work with same file names? Like >>> >>> avrfoo_LIBRARIES = libfoo.a >>> >>> avrbar_LIBRARIES = libfoo.a >>> >>> or would that confuse the tools? [...] > It appears to work though, and even if the libs are built multiple > times, I could reduce the number of Makefile.am's from ~1200 to ~250.
Another option is to use an install hook to copy a file installed in one location into all the other locations. Using a hook would also enable you to e.g., link the files instead of copying them when that is possible. Cheers, Nick