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Re: install rule in Makefile



On 2013-03-09 18:15 +0100, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:

> Alfonso Sabato Siciliano <alfix86@gmail.com> writes:
>> I am making a package, the original Makefile has not install rule so
>> it install anything then I have to add it.
>> Where must I install this rule?
>> -Patching  original Makefile
>
> A good solution if you can send the patch upstream.
>
>> -In debian/rules
>
> Probably best if the above fails.
>
>> -In debian/package.install
>
> This is just for copying files from debian/tmp to debian/package in the
> case where you have multiple binary packages. It won't be enough since
> you also need something that installs the files to debian/tmp first.

Huh?  Certainly debian/package.install can be used to install files from
anywhere in the source tree, not just from debian/tmp.

Cheers,
       Sven


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