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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Installation Makefile Target +============================ + + # make install + +This command takes into account several environment variables: + + * PREFIX default: /usr + * DESTDIR default: + * BINDIR default: $(PREFIX)/bin + * LIBDIR default: $(PREFIX)/lib + * MANDIR default: $(PREFIX)/share/man + * BASHCOMPDIR default: $(PREFIX)/share/bash-completion/completions + * RUNSTATEDIR default: /var/run + * PKG_CONFIG default: pkg-config + + * WITH_BASHCOMPLETION default: [auto-detect] + +The first section is rather standard. The second section is not: + + * WITH_BASHCOMPLETION decides whether or not bash completion files for the + tools are installed. This is just a nice thing for people who have bash. + If you don't have bash, or don't want this, set the environment variable + to `no'. If you'd like to force its use, even if bash-completion isn't + detected in DESTDIR, then set it to `yes'. + +If you're a simple `make && make install` kind of user, you can get away with +not setting these variables and relying on the auto-detection. However, if +you're writing a package for a distro, you'll want to explicitly set these, +depending on what you want. |