[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Gary V. Vaughan wrote: >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2001 at 10:03:38PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > Is there a way to tell libtool that it needs to set some additional >> > runtime variables in addition to LD_LIBRARY_PATH when trying to test run >> > an executible before its installed? I have some data files and the path >> > gets built into the binary, but can be overridden with an environment >> > variable. >> >> You could use a wrapper script that sets the environment up and then execs the >> real binary... CVS autoconf does this in the tests dir. >> >> Or you could set Automake's TESTS_ENVIRONMENT (sp?) variable in your >> Makefile.am. > > This isn't part of the tests target, its more of a `let the user try it > before they install it'. Basically, I want the wrapper script setup by > libtool to contain an additional variable.
It just happens that the 'autoconf' wrapper scripts are in the 'tests' directory. You can use that approach in other places too. - Hari -- Raja R Harinath ------------------------------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] "When all else fails, read the instructions." -- Cahn's Axiom "Our policy is, when in doubt, do the right thing." -- Roy L Ash
