Hi all,
Missing install target in Makefiles is a significant gap in support of
Unix-like systems by Premake. I'd like to fill it.
In forum discussion [1] generic API for file installation was discussed. Here
is the version I'm considering to use for now:
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install {
["/usr/local/share"] = { "A", "B" }, -- 'A' and 'B' are files or project
names, using default file permissions
["/usr/local/bin"] = { "C", "D", perms=755 }
}
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However, there are two issues:
1. We need to support what autotools call "DESTDIR" and some others call
"installation prefix" or "INSTALL_ROOT" - root directory, defining base path
for installation. In Makefile, it should probably be $(DESTDIR) variable. Is it
OK to expose raw Makefile synatax here:
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install {
["$(DESTDIR)/share"] = { "A", "B" }, -- default perms
["$(DESTDIR)/bin"] = { "C", "D", perms=755 }
}
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or should it be some Makefile-independent pattern like
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install {
["%prefix/share"] = { "A", "B" }, -- default perms
["%prefix/bin"] = { "C", "D", perms=755 }
}
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?
2. Simplest case of installation is exactly one file (library or executable)
per project, and it could be more easy to use. Probably something like
installpath API with kind = "string" and scope = "config". How DESTDIR issue
should be handled here?
P.S. Considering Premake is not a make-centric tool, I'm also planning to add
"install" action accepting option like "--prefix" or "--destdir", doing similar
thing as "make install" in makefile.
[1] http://industriousone.com/topic/concatenation-lists-api
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Regards,
Konstantin
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