Hi David,
On 8/11/2009 7:28 AM, David Liebman wrote:
Hello,
This is a newbie question.
I have a simple project that I'm using automake and autoconf on. It
involves a simple c program, but uses a png image. The png image is in a
directory called 'pics' and I want it copied to a certain directory on
the system when the user calls the 'install' target.
I suspect the proper thing to do is to make a Makefile in the 'pics'
directory and have that makefile install the png. How do I go about
doing that? Does anyone have a link to a good example of how this is
done? If I am creating a Makefile in the pics directory I would like the
Makefile to be auto-generated.
You may create a new Makefile.am file in the pics directory if you wish,
or you don't have to. Here's how to do this if you don't create a new
Makefile.am. Add this code to the parent directory's Makefile.am:
picdir = $(datadir)/pics # assuming you want png's installed in
/usr/local/share/pics
pic_DATA = mypicture.png
That's it! Regarding the location where you want to install - try to use
standard places if you can, but if you can't then try to build on
standard places defined in the automake provided environment variables.
Regards,
John
