On 1/8/16, Simon McVittie <simon.mcvit...@collabora.co.uk> wrote: > I'm using Automake 1.15 (Debian's automake package version 1:1.15-3) and > Autoconf 2.69 (autoconf 2.69-9). > > If I generate a header file at runtime, and I want it installed in a > subdirectory, it makes sense to use both the nobase_ and nodist_ > prefixes. However, these only work as I'd expect if nobase_ is first. [...] > Alternative result which would also be OK: > > * Documentation mentions that nobase_ must come before nodist_ if both > are used
The manual /does/ mention this: 7.3 "An Alternative Approach to Subdirectories"[1] 'nobase_' should be specified first when used in conjunction with either 'dist_' or 'nodist_' ... For instance: nobase_dist_pkgdata_DATA = images/vortex.pgm sounds/whirl.ogg [1] https://gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Alternative Cheers, Nick