you still need to specifically document something like this for users of
your package:
Good point. The issue doesn't actually arise in my particular case, but
it would if we made a general feature.
is it possible for your package to just use the uninstalled programs
for this post-installation action, and hook things into
install-data-hook?
Hmm, maybe. I should certainly try that before changing anything in
Automake.
Also, what does your current workaround do if
the user uses $(DESTDIR) at `make install' time, or overwrites
prefix (as in `make install prefix=/tmp/dest') temporarily?
Probably fails completely.
to get a feeling for how important and realistic an example this is.
Well, it's "realistic" in the sense that it does exist in the real world,
but it's not "important" in the sense that it's widely needed
(obviously).
We shouldn't add to the Automake API without good need.
Agreed. Let's forget the whole thing. Thanks for putting up with my
persistence.
