Re: How to deal with arch-specific paths in .install files

[phil@reseau-libre.net]

On 2017-05-03 20:36, Shawn Sörbom wrote:
> Hi
> I have a package .install file where a library expects to go into 
> /usr/lib/
> x86_64-gnu/[subdirectory] on amd64 systems. I realize this is not 
> portable.
> What regex can I use to substitute for the arch directory in my 
> .install file?
> Thanks,
> shawn

I didn't manage to use the install file for this. Globbing is too 
restrictive an there are various subdirs in /usr/lib. I update the rules 
file as below:

-----------8<-----------
export DEB_TARGET_GNU_CPU = $(shell dpkg-architecture 
-qDEB_TARGET_GNU_CPU)
export DEB_TARGET_GNU_SYSTEM = $(shell dpkg-architecture 
-qDEB_TARGET_GNU_SYSTEM)

override_dh_install:
	dh_install
	dh_install -p<pkg_name> <source_file> 
/usr/lib/$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_CPU)-$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_SYSTEM)/
-----------8<-----------

The source_file should not be in the .install file. dh_install will 
install all others files using (among others) the install files content.
Then this very file will be installed using the tuples given by 
dpkg-architecture.

--
Philippe THIERRY.