RE: [Java-gnome-developer] @INSTALL_TARGETS@ confusion

[Jeffrey M. <Jef...@Br...>]

I have checked in a fix for this problem.  I know it is not
the most robust solution for this problem but it is all I
have the time for at this point.

-Jeff

> Hello,
> 
> I am using the CVS java-gnome version. I noticed the 
> following problem 
> in the installation targets:
> 
> $ make install
> make: *** No rule to make target `gnome', needed by `install'.  Stop.
> 
> This is caused by a line in Makefile:
> 
> install: gnome glade_install
> 
> because there is no "gnome" target. Why? Because the original 
> Makefile.in line is:
> 
> install: @INSTALL_TARGETS@_install
> 
> and INSTALL_TARGETS is defined as "gnome glade". Clearly, appending 
> _install to a @ substitution will not work when the 
> substituted variable 
> contains more than one element...
> 
> This would be simple to fix:
> 
> install: $(addsuffix _install,@INSTALL_TARGETS@)
> 
> Except that this requires a GNU make to be used. If a requirement for 
> GNU make is not wanted, then the other approach is to modify all 
> INSTALL_TARGET variable assignments in configure.in to themselves 
> include the _install prefix.
> 
> PS. This applies to the uninstall target as well.
> 
> PPS. A wish: remove @ from all commands for install/uninstall 
> targets. 
> It is always disconcerting when "make install" does something that is 
> not shown. It makes finding the real culprit for this harder:
> 
> $ make install
> /usr/bin/install -c -m644 lib/libGTKJava.so.0.8.0 /l/beta/lib
> ln: `/l/beta/lib/libGTKJava.so': File exists
> 
> (the real culprit is not any "ln" that might be called by 
> /usr/bin/install, but the next line, which is @ln ...)
> 
> PPPS. And one should always add a "-rm -f xxxx" before using $(LN_S) 
> just in case the target already exists.
> 
> -- 
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> destroyer of the worlds.
> 
> 
> 
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